Sandy Lyle’s short game proving wonders for him – European Senior Tour News
Scotland’s top ranked player, Sandy Lyle is surely one of the purest strikers of the golf ball and has enjoyed playing competitive golf. Lyle says that the reason behind his success was his revived short game.
Lyle has two major victories in his career. The 53-year-old has worked hard on improving his short game from quite a while now.
He has been playing on the European Senior Tour with great success. The Scottish golfer currently leads the Senior Tour Order of Merit, after winning the Senior World Championship last month. Lyle has a total winnings amount of €51,783 this year. He is followed
by Boonchu Ruangkit of Thailand in the list.
Lyle’s last month victory came after a long period. He last won the European Tour event of the Volvo Masters in 1992. This year has been a good one for the Scottish professional, as he has had a couple of top ten finishes.
The Scottish player thoroughly enjoyed his victory, which came after almost nineteen years. Lyle believes that this was a break-through victory for him, as he looks forward to performing better in the upcoming tournaments.
The 53-year-old veteran won his first major of The Open Championship in 1985. He won by a margin of just a single stroke, over Payne Stewart of USA. Three years later, Lyle won the Masters tournament in 1988. He won his second major also by just one stroke,
over Mark Calcavecchia.
Currently, Lyle is playing well and has a scoring average of 69.25. This is a great come back from the veteran, who has had a total of 30 victories playing as a professional. Lyle has worked hard on his short game which has paid him great dividends. He thinks
that his short game has given him a lot of confidence.
Lyle, in his recent interview said, “It was a long wait for a victory and do wonder if you will ever win again but I felt confident about the little things I was working on, on my game. The golf striking is becoming better and the final piece of the jigsaw
was last year revamping my short game. I’ve put extra wedges in the bag and it is bringing the scores down.”
The Scottish player is hungry for more success in his career and plans to spend more hours on his short game. The two-time major winner has now set his eyes on the Spanish Senior Open, which will be held next month from May 18.
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