I started playing at 14-and-a-half and turned pro at 16 after playing in a few medals and getting my handicap down.” If you wanted a snapshot of both Barry Lane’s modesty and god-given talent, then this is it.
Lane would represent Europe at the 1993 Ryder Cup, play in 23 Majors and win 20 times around the world. One of those wins came at Crans-sur-Sierre in 1993. That was the year Seve Ballesteros played his wonder shot from behind the wall at the 18th before then chipping in, but it was Lane who finished on top that week.
Throughout his phenomenal career, he was universally loved and respected by his peers. In December, he was in Mauritius to present the Legends Tour’s renamed Barry Lane Rookie of the Year trophy to Brazil’s Adilson Da Silva and also say a final
