Sandy Lyle
Alexander Walter Barr Lyle MBE (born 9 February 1958) is a Scottish professional golfer. Lyle has won two major championships during his career. Along with Nick Faldo and Ian Woosnam, he became one of Britain's top golfers during the 1980s. He spent 167 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking from its introduction, in 1986, until 1989. Lyle was inducted to the World Golf Hall of Fame in May 2012.
| Sandy Lyle MBE | |||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||
| Full name | Alexander Walter Barr Lyle | ||||||
| Born | 9 February 1958 Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
| Sporting nationality | Scotland | ||||||
| Residence | Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
| Spouse | Christine
(m. 1981; div. 1987)Jolande (m. 1989) | ||||||
| Children | 4 | ||||||
| Career | |||||||
| Turned professional | 1977 | ||||||
| Current tour(s) | European Senior Tour Champions Tour | ||||||
| Former tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour | ||||||
| Professional wins | 30 | ||||||
| Highest ranking | 2 (10 April 1988) | ||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||
| PGA Tour | 6 | ||||||
| European Tour | 18 | ||||||
| Japan Golf Tour | 1 | ||||||
| European Senior Tour | 1 | ||||||
| Other | 6 | ||||||
| Best results in major championships (wins: 2) | |||||||
| Masters Tournament | Won: 1988 | ||||||
| PGA Championship | T16: 1991 | ||||||
| U.S. Open | T16: 1991 | ||||||
| The Open Championship | Won: 1985 | ||||||
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