Jarrod Lyle | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born | Shepparton, Victoria, Australia | 21 August 1981||
Died | 8 August 2018 Torquay, Victoria, Australia | (aged 36)||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Weight | 235 lb (107 kg; 16.8 st) | ||
Sporting nationality | Australia | ||
Spouse |
Briony Harper (m. 2011) | ||
Children | 2 | ||
Career | |||
Turned professional | 2004 | ||
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour PGA Tour of Australasia Nationwide Tour | ||
Professional wins | 2 | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
Korn Ferry Tour | 2 | ||
Best results in major championships | |||
Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
PGA Championship | DNP | ||
U.S. Open | T48: 2008 | ||
The Open Championship | CUT: 2006 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Jarrod Lyle (21 August 1981 – 8 August 2018) was an Australian professional golfer. He won twice on the 2008 Nationwide Tour. He played a number of seasons on the PGA Tour; his best finish being tied for 4th place in the 2012 Northern Trust Open. Soon after this performance, Lyle was diagnosed with a recurrence of leukemia, with which he was diagnosed as a teenager. Subsequent treatment limited his playing time and in July 2018, Lyle decided to stop treatment. Lyle died on 8 August 2018 at the age of 36.[1][2][3]