Sandy Lyle
Sandy Lyle | |
---|---|
Personnel | |
Nation: | Scotland |
Career data | |
Professional since: | 1977 |
Current tour: |
Champions Tour European Seniors Tour |
Tournament wins: | 28 |
Major wins : | 2 (1985, 1988) |
Awards: |
World Golf Hall of Fame (2012), MBE (1987), Winner of the European Tour Order of Merit (1979/80, 1985), Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Award (1978) |
Alexander Walter Lyle (Sandy Lyle) , MBE (born February 9, 1958 in Shrewsbury, England ) is a professional golfer who - although born in England - plays for Scotland . He is one of the "Big Five", a group of world-class golfers who were all born within 12 months, won at least one major and made Europe competitive in the Ryder Cup . The others are Seve Ballesteros , Nick Faldo , Bernhard Langer and Ian Woosnam .
Career
At the age of three, Lyle was brought to play golf by his father. In his amateur career, he won the English Amateur Stroke Play Championship in 1975 and 1977 and was a member of the Walker Cup team (the " Ryder Cup " for amateurs). Sandy Lyle turned pro in the fall of 1977 and received the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Award (best newcomer) in his first season .
He demonstrated his high quality with his win at the Open Championship in Sandwich (England) in 1985, as the first British winner since 1969 (then Tony Jacklin ). That same year Lyle was a member of the victorious European Ryder Cup team.
The most famous moment in his career was the legendary fairway bunker shot just under the flag of the last hole in the final round of the Masters in Augusta in 1988. He won this most prestigious golf tournament with a birdie and was the first Briton to the Green Jacket in reception was allowed to take. In the same year Lyle also won the World Match Play Championship .
He won the European Tour Order of Merit (money list) three times (1979, 1980 and 1985) and was among the top 10 a total of nine times between 1979 and 1992. Lyle was also a member of the US PGA Tour for a number of years and came 7th there in 1988 Place in the money list.
In 1989 he lost his form and - apart from 1992 in Europe - has not been able to match his consistently good performance since then. Since 2008, when he reached the age limit of 50, Lyle has been playing on the Champions Tour and the European Seniors Tour . His best year so far on the Champions Tour was 2015 when he finished 47th in the money list.
In 2012, Sandy Lyle was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame .
Victories in the PGA European Tour
- 1979 BA / Avis Open , Scandinavian Enterprise Open , European Open Championship
- 1980 Coral Welsh Classic
- 1981 Paco Rabanne Open de France , Lawrence Batley International
- 1982 Lawrence Batley International
- 1983 Cespa Madrid Open
- 1984 Italian Open , Lancome Trophy
- 1985 The Open Championship , Benson & Hedges International Open
- 1987 German Masters
- 1988 Dunhill British Masters
- 1991 BMW International Open
- 1992 Lancia Martini Italian Open , Volvo Masters
PGA Tour wins (USA)
- 1986 Greater Greensboro Open
- 1987 The PLAYERS Championship
- 1988 Phoenix Open , Masters Tournament , Greater Greensboro Open
Major championships are in bold .
Victories in the European Seniors Tour
- 2011 ISPS Handa Senior World Championship
Wins in other professional tournaments
- 1978 Nigerian Open
- 1979 Scottish Professional Championship
- 1984 Kapalua International (Hawaii), Casio World Open (Japan)
- 1989 Suntory World Match Play Championship (England)
Results in major tournaments
competition | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 48 | T28 | DNP | CUT | DNP | T25 | T11 | T17 | 1 | CUT |
US Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T45 | T36 | T25 | CUT |
The Open Championship | CUT | DNP | DNP | CUT | CUT | T19 | T12 | T14 | T8 | CUT | T14 | 1 | T30 | T17 | T7 | T46 |
PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
competition | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters | CUT | CUT | T37 | T21 | T38 | CUT | CUT | T34 | CUT | T48 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T37 | CUT | CUT | 43 | 45 | T20 |
US Open | CUT | T16 | T51 | T52 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
The Open Championship | T16 | DQ | T12 | CUT | 74 | T79 | T55 | CUT | T18 | CUT | CUT | T69 | T76 | CUT | 73 | T32 | CUT | T65 | WD | CUT |
PGA Championship | DNP | T16 | CUT | T56 | T73 | T39 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
competition | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Masters | CUT | CUT | CUT | T54 | T44 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
US Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | |
The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | 84 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | |
PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DQ = disqualified
WD = abandoned
DNP = not taken part
CUT = cut not made
"T" split placement
Green background for victories
Yellow background for top 10.
Victories as an amateur
- 1975 English Amateur Open Stroke-Play Championship (Brabazon Trophy), English Boys Amateur Stroke-Play Championship (Carris Trophy)
- 1977 English Amateur Open Stroke-Play Championship, British Youths Open Amateur Championship
Trivia
On the Schloss Wilkendorf golf course , an 18-hole course is named after Lyle, who was voted the 6th most beautiful golf course in Germany in 2010.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from May 25, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.golfclub-schloss-wilkendorf.com ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
personal data | |
---|---|
SURNAME | Lyle, Sandy |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lyle, Alexander Walter (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | scottish golfer |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1958 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Shrewsbury , England |