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Sandy Lyle - Results in major championships

Golfer, born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, WC England, UK. His major championship successes have been the European Open in 1979, the French Open in 1981, the British Open in 1985, and the US Masters Championship in 1988. An extremely long hitter, he has largely been responsible, with Nick Faldo, for the revival of British professional golf at world level.

Results in major championships

Tournament 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship CUT DNP DNP CUT CUT T19
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Masters Tournament 48 T28 DNP CUT DNP T25 T11 T17 1 CUT
U.S. Open CUT CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP T45 T36 T25 CUT
The Open Championship T12 T14 T8 CUT T14 1 T30 T17 T7 T46
PGA Championship DNP CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Masters Tournament CUT CUT T37 T21 T38 CUT CUT T34 CUT T48
U.S. Open CUT T16 T51 T52 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship T16 DQ T12 CUT 74 T79 T56 CUT T19 CUT
PGA Championship DNP T16 CUT T56 T73 T39 DNP DNP DNP DNP
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Masters Tournament CUT CUT CUT CUT T37 CUT CUT
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship CUT T69 T76 CUT 73 T32 CUT
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half way cut
DQ = disqualified
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Green background for wins.

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