Jarrod Lyle Dies Aged 36 - Golfing World Pay Tribute

The Australian golfer had been suffering with a third bout of leukaemia

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The Australian golfer had been suffering with a third bout of leukaemia

Jarrod Lyle Dies Aged 36 - Golfing World Pay Tribute

Jarrod Lyle has sadly passed away aged 36 after losing his battle with cancer.

The Australian had previously beaten leukaemia twice before but was diagnosed with the disease for a third time last year.

Lyle's wife Briony had written on his Facebook page last week that he was ending his cancer treatment to begin palliative care at home.

The two-time Web.com Tour winner reached a career-high of 142nd in the world.

Watch Lyle make an ace in the Australian PGA Championship:

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He leaves two daughters - six-year-old Lusi and two-year-old Jemma.

A page has been setup to help the family financially and donations have come in from the likes of TGR (Tiger Woods' company), Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas and other golfing stars.

Hideki Matsuyama has donated $50,000 to the family and Bryson DeChambeau gave $25,000 after winning the USPGA Championship long drive contest.

Donate to Lyle's page here

"It breaks my heart to tell everyone that Jarrod is no longer with us," Briony Lyle said in a statement.

"He passed away peacefully at 8.20pm last night having spent his final week in Torquay among his family and close friends.

"He asked that I provide a simple message: 'Thanks for your support, it meant the world. My time was short, but if I've helped people think and act on behalf of those families who suffer through cancer, hopefully it wasn't wasted.'

Lyle and daughter Luci in 2014

"Lusi, Jemma and I are filled with grief and now must confront our lives without the greatest husband and father we could ever have wished for."

Lyle was very popular on Tour and tributes have been flooding in from the golf world.

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Elliott Heath
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Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!


Elliott is currently playing:


Driver: Titleist TSR4

3 wood: Titleist TSi2

Hybrids: Titleist 816 H1

Irons: Mizuno MP5 5-PW

Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58

Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5

Ball: Srixon Z Star XV