Australian golfer Jarrod Lyle dies of cancer at 36
Australian golfer Jarrod Lyle died Wednesday at age 36 following a long fight with cancer.
Lyle — who would have turned 37 later this month — was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia when he was 17, and underwent treatment multiple times after suffering most severely from the disease in 2012 and 2017. He had a bone marrow transplant in December 2017.
The Australian twice won the Web.com Tour, back when it was called the Nationwide Tour.
SLIDESHOW: 30 Best Sports Instagrams!
Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter!
A week of sports news in your in-box.
We find the sports news you need to know, so you don't have to.
Lyle is survived by his wife Briony and two daughters.
Dozens of people from around the golf world, including Justin Rose and defending Masters champion Patrick Reed, paid tribute to Lyle on social media:
At Bellerive Country Club in Missouri — the site of this week’s PGA Championship — Bryson DeChambeau revealed Tuesday that he planned to donate his $25,00 prize money from the tournament’s Long Drive competition to Lyle’s family.
30 SPORTS FIGURES WHO DIED IN 2018 – TRIBUTE SLIDESHOW
Meanwhile, Tiger Woods pledged $10,000 to a GoFundMe campaign to help the late golfer’s daughters, according to ESPN. The page counts more than $145,000 in donations since it was launched last week.
Billy Ray Smith Jr., the College Football Hall of Fame linebacker who became one of…
Taysom Hill's nine-year run in the New Orleans Saints is over. The versatile utility man…
The WNBA found itself in an awkward spot Wednesday night after posting — and then…
Aaron Rodgers erased any lingering ambiguity about his football future this week, telling reporters at…
Patrick Mahomes opened the Kansas City Chiefs' training camp this weekend with a blunt self-assessment,…
Former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Anthony Smith was arrested Monday night in Sarpy County,…