Jarrod Lyle was an Australian professional golfer.
| FactSnippet No. 1,787,659 |
20 Facts About Jarrod Lyle
1.
2.
Jarrod Lyle played a number of seasons on the PGA Tour; his best finish being tied for 4th place in the 2012 Northern Trust Open.
| FactSnippet No. 1,787,660 |
3.
Jarrod Lyle got his start in golf at age six when he caddied for his father.
| FactSnippet No. 1,787,661 |
4.
At the age of 17, Jarrod Lyle 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.
| FactSnippet No. 1,787,662 |
5.
Jarrod Lyle began a friendship during that time with PGA Tour member and fellow Australian Robert Allenby.
| FactSnippet No. 1,787,663 |
6.
Jarrod Lyle was diagnosed with a recurrence of the disease in March 2012.
| FactSnippet No. 1,787,664 |
7.
In July 2017, Jarrod Lyle began treatment for another recurrence of the leukemia, but a year later decided to end treatment and begin palliative care.
| FactSnippet No. 1,787,665 |
8.
Jarrod Lyle died on 8 August 2018, less than two weeks before his 37th birthday.
| FactSnippet No. 1,787,666 |
9.
Jarrod Lyle married his long-time partner Briony Harper in December 2011.
| FactSnippet No. 1,787,667 |
11.
Jarrod Lyle was runner-up in the 2006 ING New Zealand PGA Championship, an early season event co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour.
| FactSnippet No. 1,787,669 |
12.
Jarrod Lyle played on the remainder of 2006 Nationwide Tour and finished 18th on the money list and earning his PGA Tour card for 2007.
| FactSnippet No. 1,787,670 |
13.
Jarrod Lyle made only three top-25 finishes on the PGA Tour in 2007 and finished 164th on the money list and lost his Tour card.
| FactSnippet No. 1,787,671 |
14.
Jarrod Lyle finished 4th on the money list and earned his 2009 PGA Tour card.
| FactSnippet No. 1,787,672 |
16.
Jarrod 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.
| FactSnippet No. 1,787,674 |
17.
Jarrod Lyle regained his card with another good performance in the Q-School and played on the PGA Tour again 2012.
| FactSnippet No. 1,787,675 |
18.
Jarrod Lyle had his best finish in a PGA Tour event in February 2012 when he tied for 4th place in the Northern Trust Open.
| FactSnippet No. 1,787,676 |
19.
Jarrod Lyle made his first PGA Tour start since 2012 after Monday qualifying for the Frys.
| FactSnippet No. 1,787,677 |
20.
Jarrod Lyle was unable to meet the terms of his medical exemption and his leukemia returned in July 2017.
| FactSnippet No. 1,787,678 |