August 21, 1981 – August 8, 2018
A COMMUNITY has been left in mourning after well-known Shepparton golfer, Jarrod Lyle lost his battle with cancer last week at the age of 36.
Lyle was better known around the world for his success in golfing but locally he spent many hours giving to local children, teaching them everything he knew and encouraging them to get involved with the sport he loved so much.
Some of his career highlights include being the 2003 winner of Lake Macquarie Amateur, 2004 winner of the Lake Macquarie Amateur, he tied third in the 2005 Heineken Classic at Royal Melbourne, competed in the 2006 British Open at Royal Liverpool, was the winner at the 2008 Mexican Open (Nationwide Tour), competed in the 2008 US Open at Torrey Pines, was the winner of the 2008 Knoxville Open (Nationwide Tour) and scored a hole-in-one on the 16th hole at the 2011 Waste Management Phoenix Open.
Lyle was diagnosed with Myeloid Leukaemia at the age of 17 and fought a strong battle, but made the decision to stop treatment of his third bout of cancer, and went into palliative care surrounded by his family, passing away on Wednesday last week.
Jarrod is survived by his wife, Briony and two daughters, Lusi and Jemma.
