SANDY LYLE THE TOAST OF SANDWICH
A month before the 114th Open Championship, Sandy Lyle’s game was in relative tatters. In the Irish Open at Royal Dublin, bedraggled by both the weather and his swing, the Scot would wave the white towel halfway up the 18th hole in his first round.
“It’s the highest score that I’ve taken since I was 12. I can’t blame the weather for the way it began. I took five putts on the 5th for a seven and that left me deflated,” explained Lyle. “I’ve been working on my swing, but this was not the place to get it right. When I hit my second into the ditch at the 14th and eventually took three putts for an eight, I knew there was no hope.”
Lyle would have needed to hole a 250-yard shot on the 18th to
