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Sandy Lyle

1958 - Today

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Alexander Walter Barr "Sandy" Lyle (born 9 February 1958) is a Scottish professional golfer. He has won two major championships during his career. Along with Nick Faldo and Ian Woosnam, he became one of Britain's top golfers during the 1980s. He spent 167 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking from its introduction, in 1986, until 1989. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sandy Lyle is the 43rd most popular golfer (down from 39th in 2019), the 7,373rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,167th in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Golfer.

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Among GOLFERS

Among golfers, Sandy Lyle ranks 43 out of 71. Before him are Henrik Stenson, Ángel Cabrera, Hideki Matsuyama, Sergio García, Patty Sheehan, and Inbee Park. After him are Colin Montgomerie, Martin Kaymer, Adam Scott, Jon Rahm, Bubba Watson, and Dustin Johnson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Sandy Lyle ranks 778. Before him are Nassar, Alvin Martin, Mahesh Manjrekar, Michael Turtur, Roy Aitken, and Nancy Lieberman. After him are Mark Pavelich, Fred Stoller, Lucky Ali, Eve Plumb, Jay Triano, and Ardo Hansson.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sandy Lyle ranks 7,375 out of 8,785. Before him are Ashley Madekwe (1983), Scott Booth (1971), Danny Dyer (1977), Katherine Jenkins (1980), Oliver Stark (1991), and Anjem Choudary (1967). After him are Liv Boeree (1984), Katharine Gun (1974), James Gall (1808), Sanjeev Bhaskar (1963), Bat for Lashes (1979), and Nick Barmby (1974).

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Among GOLFERS In United Kingdom

Among golfers born in United Kingdom, Sandy Lyle ranks 5. Before him are Old Tom Morris (1821), Nick Faldo (1957), Rory McIlroy (1989), and Ian Woosnam (1958). After him are Colin Montgomerie (1963), Darren Clarke (1968), Luke Donald (1977), Lee Westwood (1973), Ian Poulter (1976), Graeme McDowell (1979), and Tommy Fleetwood (1991).

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