Sandy Lyle

Sandy Lyle
OBE
Lyle in 2006
Personal information
Full nameAlexander Walter Barr Lyle
Born (1958-02-09) 9 February 1958 (age 66)
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Sporting nationality Scotland
ResidenceBalquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, U.S.
Spouse
Christine
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(m. 1981; div. 1987)​
Jolande
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(m. 1989)​
Children4
Career
Turned professional1977
Current tour(s)European Senior Tour
Champions Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Professional wins30
Highest ranking2 (10 April 1988)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour6
European Tour18
Japan Golf Tour1
European Senior Tour1
Other6
Best results in major championships
(wins: 2)
Masters TournamentWon: 1988
PGA ChampionshipT16: 1991
U.S. OpenT16: 1991
The Open ChampionshipWon: 1985
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame2012 (member page)
Sir Henry Cotton
Rookie of the Year		1978
European Tour
Order of Merit winner/
Official money list winner		1979, 1980, 1985

Alexander Walter Barr "Sandy" Lyle OBE (born 9 February 1958) is a Scottish professional golfer. He 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.[2] Lyle was inducted to the World Golf Hall of Fame in May 2012.[3]

Lyle was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2024 Birthday Honours for services to golf.[4]

  1. ^ "Week 15 1988 Ending 10 Apr 1988" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  2. ^ "69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking" (PDF). Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Sandy Lyle, Peter Alliss picked for Hall". ESPN. Associated Press. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Awards for Birthday Honours List 2024" (PDF).