Editing Sandy Lyle (section)

==Legacy==
As a player, Lyle is known for his cool temperament and placid exterior. In his peak years, he was very long from the tee and through the set, and had enough accuracy to master any course. His achievements inspired fellow rivals such as [[Nick Faldo]] and [[Ian Woosnam]] to raise their games, and go on to win the [[Men's major golf championships|majors]]. Lyle published his first book, "To the Fairway Born" in 2006. In the same year he was assistant captain to [[Ian Woosnam]] when Europe won the [[Ryder Cup]]. He had been hoping to be picked as the captain for the 2010 European Ryder Cup team but missed out to [[Colin Montgomerie]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/7857780.stm |title=Lyle downcast over Cup decision |work=BBC News |date=29 January 2009 |access-date=28 May 2011}}</ref>

In July 2009, Lyle became involved in a public row with Colin Montgomerie where he unfavourably compared Montgomerie's actions at the [[Indonesia Open (golf)|Indonesian Open]] four years previously with his own actions in not completing a round at the [[2008 Open Championship]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Lawrence |last=Donegan |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/jul/14/sandy-lyle-colin-montgomerie-cheating |title=Sandy Lyle accuses Colin Montgomerie of a 'form of cheating' |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=28 May 2011 |date=12 July 2009}}</ref> Reaction to this was mixed with some players supporting Lyle while other players and commentators felt that Lyle's timing was unfortunate and that any point he may have had was lost in the ensuing controversy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/sports/lyles+montgomerie+outburst+condemned/3265727 |title=Lyle's Montgomerie outburst condemned |publisher=Channel 4 |date=23 May 2011 |access-date=28 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090718042933/http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/sports/lyles+montgomerie+outburst+condemned/3265727 |archive-date=18 July 2009}}</ref>