Former Ryder Cup player and five-time European Tour winner Barry Lane has died aged 62 after a short illness, the DP World Tour said in a statement on Sunday.
Lane began 693 times on the European Tour, which is now often called the DP World Tour, and is fourth on the list of all-time appearances on the Tour.
“We’re deeply saddened by the news of Barry Lane’s passing,” said Keith Pelley, European Tour CEO.
“Seeing this level of success on each the European Tour and now the Legends Tour shows his dedication to the game of golf and he was a much loved character on each tours. Renaming the Legends Tour Rookie of the Yr trophy in his honor is a fitting tribute, and I’m delighted he got the likelihood to present it in December.
He won the Scottish Open in 1988 by three strokes at Gleneagles. Lane’s final victory got here at the 2004 British Masters – greater than a decade after he previously won the tournament.”
Barry Lane was the dude’s prince. He might be missed. RIP,” fellow British player and two-time major champion Tony Jacklin tweeted.
The Englishman also played in the 1993 Ryder Cup where Team Europe were defeated by the United States at The Belfry.
“RIP Barry – sweetest guy to the end and arrived in Mauritius a few weeks ago, despite very poor health, saying goodbye to all the Tour family says a lot about his courage and the close kinship and friendships all of us have Form on tour,” he wrote on Irish golf veteran Paul McGinley tweeted.
– With Reuters