| Jarrod Lyle | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 21, 1981 Shepparton, Victoria, Australia |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg; 16.8 st) |
| Nationality | Australia |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2004 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour of Australasia Nationwide Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Nationwide Tour | 2 |
| Best results in Major Championships |
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| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T48: 2008 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2006 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
Jarrod Lyle (born 21 August 1981) is an Australian professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.
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Lyle was born in Shepparton, Victoria, Australia. He got his start in golf at age six when he caddied for his father. He says teeing off in his first Australian tournament is his biggest thrill in golf. In 1999 at age 17, he was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia and was confined to his bed for nine months while undergoing chemotherapy treatments at the Royal Children's Hospital. It took another 12 months before he had the energy to walk a golf course again. He began a friendship during that time with PGA Tour member and fellow Australian Robert Allenby.
Lyle turned professional in 2004. He played on the Nationwide Tour in 2006, finishing 18th on the money list and earning his PGA Tour card for 2007. He made only three top-25 finishes on the PGA Tour in 2007 and finished 164th on the money list and lost his Tour card. Back on the Nationwide Tour in 2008, he won twice, at the Mexican Open and the Knoxville Open. He finished 4th on the money list and earned his 2009 PGA Tour card.
Lyle has also played on the PGA Tour of Australasia, where he was ninth on the 2006 money list with almost $200,000 in prize money.
Lyle scored a hole-in-one at the Waste Management Phoenix Open in 2011 on the par-3 16th 'Stadium Hole' winning $25,000 for a charity of his choice. This was the first hole-in-one on the 16th in the Phoenix Open for nine years.