Sandy Lyle
| Full Name : | Alexander Walter Barr Lyle |
| Public : | Sandy Lyle |
| Nickname : | |
| Country : | United Kingdom (UK)  |
| DOB : | February 9, 1958 (Age 52) |
| Place : | Shrewsbury, England |
| Height : | 6' 0" |
| Weight : | 187 lbs. |
| Sport : | Golf |
| Level : | Professional |
| Status : | Superstar |
| The Majors | ||
| Masters | 1 | Won 1988 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | T16 : 1991 |
| British Open | 1 | Won 1985 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | T16 : 1991 |
| PGA Tour | 6 | |
| Nationwide Tour | - | |
| European Tour | 17 | |
| Other | 5 | |
| Professional Wins | 28 | |
| Turned Pro | : 1977 | |
| Current Tours | : Champions Tour | |
| : European Seniors Tour | ||
| Former Tours | : PGA Tour | |
| : European Tour | ||
Achievements :
3x European Tour Order of Merit Winner (1979, 1980, 1985)
1978 Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year
Career Honor :
Order of the British Empire
(Stats as of April 12, 2009)
Alexander Walter Barr Lyle, MBE, famous as Sandy Lyle, is a Scottish professional golfer well-known for winning two Majors in golf: the 1988 Masters and the 1985 British Open.
By winning the 1988 Masters, he became the first Briton to wear the championship's green jacket. His bunker shot at the 18th hole in the final round of the 1988 Masters became his signature moment.
Lyle captured his first Major championship at the British Open at Sandwich in 1985. He defeated Payne Stewart by one stroke.
Along with Nick Faldo and Ian Woosnam, Lyle was regarded as one of the top English golfers during the 1980s. He spent 167 weeks in the Top-10 Official World Golf Rankings, from 1986 to 1989.
Lyle currently competes on the European Seniors Tour and on the Champions Tour.
Lyle published his first book, "To the Fairway Born" in 2006. In the same year he was assistant captain to Ian Woosnam when Europe won the Ryder Cup. He had been hoping to be picked as the captain for the 2010 European Ryder Cup team but missed out to Colin Montgomerie primarily due to the fact that he was no longer close enough to the players likely to be in that team.
