Editing Sandy Lyle

{{short description|Scottish professional golfer}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox golfer
| name              = Sandy Lyle<br>{{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE}}
| image             = Sandy Lyle.jpg
| caption           = Lyle in 2006
| imagesize         = <!-- Optional, default is 200px -->
| fullname          = Alexander Walter Barr Lyle
| nickname          =
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1958|2|9|df=y}}
| birth_place       = [[Shrewsbury]], [[Shropshire]], England
| death_date        = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1958|2|9|df=y}} -->
| death_place       =
| height            = 6 ft 0 in
| weight            =
| nationality       = {{SCO}}
| residence         = [[Balquhidder]], [[Perthshire]], Scotland<br>[[Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida]], U.S.
| spouse            = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Christine|1981|1987|reason=div}}
* {{marriage|Jolande|1989}}
}}
| partner           =
| children          = 4
| college           =
| yearpro           = 1977
| tour              = [[European Senior Tour]]<br>[[Champions Tour]]
| extour            = [[European Tour]]<br>[[PGA Tour]]
| prowins           = 30
| pgawins           = 6
| eurowins          = 18
| champwins         = <!-- Number of Champions Tour wins -->
| japwins           = 1
| asiawins          = <!-- Number of Asian Tour wins -->
| sunwins           = <!-- Number of Sunshine Tour wins -->
| auswins           = <!-- Number of PGA Tour of Australasia wins -->
| seneurowins       = 1
| otherwins         = 6
| majorwins         = 2
| masters           = '''Won''': [[1988 Masters Tournament|1988]]
| usopen            = T16: 1991
| open              = '''Won''': [[1985 Open Championship|1985]]
| pga               = T16: 1991
| wghofid           = sandy-lyle
| wghofyear         = 2012
| award1            = [[Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year|Sir Henry Cotton<br>Rookie of the Year]]
| year1             = [[1978 European Tour|1978]]
| award2            = [[Harry Vardon Trophy#Winners|European Tour<br>Order of Merit winner/<br>Official money list winner]]
| year2             = [[1979 European Tour|1979]], [[1980 European Tour|1980]], [[1985 European Tour|1985]]
| awardssection     = <!-- location of awards page or section -->
}}
'''Alexander Walter Barr''' "'''Sandy'''" '''Lyle''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE}} (born 9 February 1958) is a Scottish [[professional golfer]]. He has won two major championships during his career. Along with [[Nick Faldo]] and [[Ian Woosnam]], he became one of Britain's top golfers during the 1980s. He spent 167 weeks in the top-10 of the [[Official World Golf Ranking]] from its introduction, in 1986, until 1989.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/2007%20Stats/86TO0810.pdf |title=69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking |publisher=Official World Golf Ranking |access-date=29 October 2013}}</ref> 

==Early life==
Lyle was born in [[Shrewsbury]], England<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandy Lyle |url=http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/17/17/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080103234046/http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/17/17/ |archive-date=3 January 2008 |access-date=16 January 2008 |website=PGATOUR.com |df=dmy-all}}</ref> and now lives in Scotland with his wife Jolande and children Lonneke and Quintin. He represented [[Scotland]] during his professional career. He was introduced to golf by his father, Alex, who had taken the family from Scotland to England in 1955 when he became resident professional at [[Hawkstone Park]] golf course.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hawkstone Park Golf Club |url=https://www.nationalclubgolfer.com/ncgtop100s-course/hawkstone-park-hotel-golf-club-shropshire/ |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=National Club Golfer}}</ref> Their family home was just 40 yards from the pro-shop and 18th green. He began playing with miniature clubs at the age of 3. At schoolboy, junior and amateur level Lyle represented England.

== Amateur career ==
In the summer of 1974, Lyle received a golf scholarship to the [[University of Houston]]. However, he did not pass the entrance examination and was not allowed to attend the university. Lyle returned to Britain "to find another route into professional golf."<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Sydney Morning Herald 23 Jul 1985, page Page 27 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/121148238/ |access-date=2023-03-15 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref>

As an amateur Lyle made his debut in [[The Open Championship]] at age 16 in 1974 and won the [[Brabazon Trophy]] in 1975 and 1977. He was a member of the [[Walker Cup]] team in 1977.

==Professional career==
In 1977 he turned professional and decided to represent Scotland. He was medalist at the 1977 Qualifying School tournament for the [[European Tour]]. His first professional win came in the 1978 Nigerian Open, and he also won the Sir [[Henry Cotton (golfer)|Henry Cotton]] Award as European Rookie of the Year that season. Lyle attained the first of an eventual 18 European Tour titles in 1979.

Lyle, for Scotland, finished runner-up at the [[World Cup of Golf]] team event in 1979, 1980 and 1987; in the latter year Lyle captured the low individual trophy in that event.

Lyle showed his quality by winning [[The Open Championship]] at [[Royal St George's Golf Club]] in 1985. He was the first British winner since [[Tony Jacklin]] in 1969, and continued the rise of European golfers in the world scene.

Lyle was a member of five European [[Ryder Cup]] teams, from 1979 to 1987 inclusive. Highlights from those years included the team that was victorious at the [[The De Vere Belfry|Belfry]] in the autumn of 1985, and the 1987 team which won for the first time ever on American soil, at [[Muirfield Village]].

For many golf fans he is best known for the fairway [[bunker shot]] and the subsequent birdie putt at the 18th hole in the final round of the [[Masters Tournament|Masters]] in 1988 when he became the first Briton to wear the green jacket.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/golf/sandy-lyle-i-dont-know-whether-theres-ever-been-a-better-shot-in-a-major-801647.html |title=Sandy Lyle: 'I don't know whether there's ever been a better shot in a major' |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |first=Brian |last=Viner |date=28 March 2008 |access-date=29 October 2013}}</ref> He also won two other events on the PGA Tour that season, along with the [[HSBC World Match Play Championship|World Match Play Championship]], after being a losing finalist on several occasions.

Lyle topped the [[European Tour Order of Merit]] in 1979, 1980 and 1985. He finished in the top ten nine times between 1979 and 1992. He was also a member of the [[PGA Tour]] for several years and finished seventh on the US money list in 1988, despite a limited playing schedule. He won the 1987 [[Tournament Players Championship]], one of the most prestigious American titles. Lyle's form dropped after 1992, when he was 34, and he has not won a significant event since.

=== Senior career ===
On turning 50 in 2008, Lyle played on the [[Champions Tour]]<ref>{{cite web |title=PGA Tour profile |url=http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.01717.sandy-lyle.html |access-date=29 October 2013 |publisher=PGA Tour}}</ref> and the [[European Senior Tour]].

Lyle won his first tournament in 19 years when he captured his first European Senior Tour title at the 2011 ISPS Handa Senior World Championship, held in China.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ballengee |first=Ryan |date=13 March 2011 |title=Sandy Lyle wins for first time in nearly two decades |url=http://progolftalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/13/sandy-lyle-wins-for-first-time-in-nearly-two-decades/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110417180353/http://progolftalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/13/sandy-lyle-wins-for-first-time-in-nearly-two-decades |archive-date=17 April 2011 |access-date=13 March 2011 |work=[[NBC Sports]]}}</ref>

He took up [[hickory golf]], winning the World Hickory Open in his native Scotland in 2014 and 2016. Lyle referred to the 2016 victory as his "fourth major" to go along with the 2014 crown, as well as the 1988 Masters and 1985 Open titles. <ref>{{cite web |title=Sandy Lyle Adds to 'Major' Titles with Another World Hickory Open Victory |url=https://www.hickorygolfers.com/sandy-lyle-adds-to-major-titles-with-another-world-hickory-open-victory/ |access-date=7 October 2018 |publisher=Society of Hickory Golfers}}</ref>

==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>

== Awards and honors ==

* Lyle was inducted to the [[World Golf Hall of Fame]] in May 2012.<ref>{{cite news |date=15 December 2011 |title=Sandy Lyle, Peter Alliss picked for Hall |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/7355035/world-golf-hall-fame-sandy-lyle-peter-alliss-join-class-2012 |access-date=29 October 2013 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

* Lyle was appointed [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in the [[2024 Birthday Honours]] for services to golf.<ref>{{cite web |title=Awards for Birthday Honours List 2024 |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6669879843c77d8616f76033/Birthday_Honours_List_2024.pdf}}</ref>

==Amateur wins==
*1975 [[Brabazon Trophy]], [[Carris Trophy]]
*1977 [[Brabazon Trophy]], [[Berkshire Trophy]], [[British Youths Open Amateur Championship]], Berkhamsted Trophy, Hampshire Hog

==Professional wins (30)==
===PGA Tour wins (6)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Legend
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|Major championships (2)
|- style="background:#f2ecce;"
| Players Championships (1)
|- 
|Other PGA Tour (3)
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner-up
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|1
|align=right|21 Jul [[1985 PGA Tour|1985]]
|'''[[1985 Open Championship|The Open Championship]]'''
| +2 (68-71-73-70=282)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Payne Stewart]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|6 Apr [[1986 PGA Tour|1986]]
|[[Greater Greensboro Open]]
|−13 (68-64-73-70=275)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Andy Bean (golfer)|Andy Bean]]
|- style="background:#f2ecce;"
|align=center|3
|align=right|29 Mar [[1987 PGA Tour|1987]]
|[[1987 Tournament Players Championship|Tournament Players Championship]]
|−14 (67-71-66-70=274)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Sluman]]
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|31 Jan [[1988 PGA Tour|1988]]
|[[Phoenix Open]]
|−15 (68-68-68-65=269)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred Couples]]
|-
|align=center|5
|align=right|3 Apr 1988
|[[KMart Greater Greensboro Open]] (2)
|−17 (68-63-68-72=271)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ken Green (golfer)|Ken Green]]
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|6
|align=right|10 Apr 1988
|'''[[1988 Masters Tournament|Masters Tournament]]'''
|−7 (71-67-72-71=281)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Calcavecchia]]
|}

'''PGA Tour playoff record (3–1)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result
|- style="background:#d0f0c0;"
|align=center|1
|[[1987 PGA Tour|1987]]
|[[1987 Tournament Players Championship|Tournament Players Championship]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Sluman]]
|Won with par on third extra hole
|- style="background:#d0f0c0;"
|align=center|2
|[[1988 PGA Tour|1988]]
|[[Phoenix Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred Couples]]
|Won with bogey on third extra hole
|- style="background:#d0f0c0;"
|align=center|3
|1988
|[[KMart Greater Greensboro Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ken Green (golfer)|Ken Green]]
|Won with birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|4
|[[1989 PGA Tour|1989]]
|[[Bob Hope Chrysler Classic]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Paul Azinger]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Jones (golfer)|Steve Jones]]
|Jones won with birdie on first extra hole
|}

===European Tour wins (18)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Legend
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|Major championships (2)
|- style="background:thistle"
|Tour Championships (1)
|- 
|Other European Tour (15)
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|3 Jun [[1979 European Tour|1979]]
|[[B.A./Avis Open]]
|−13 (66-71-66-68=271)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Howard Clark (golfer)|Howard Clark]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|8 Jul 1979
|[[Scandinavian Enterprise Open]]
|−12 (73-69-65-69=276)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Seve Ballesteros]]
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|9 Sep 1979
|[[European Open Championship]]
|−9 (71-67-72-65=275)
|7 strokes
|{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} [[Dale Hayes]], {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Townsend (golfer)|Peter Townsend]]
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|29 Jun [[1980 European Tour|1980]]
|[[Coral Welsh Classic]]
|−11 (72-69-67-69=277)
|5 strokes
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Martin Foster (golfer)|Martin Foster]]
|-
|align=center|5
|align=right|10 May [[1981 European Tour|1981]]
|[[Paco Rabanne Open de France]]
|−14 (70-66-67-67=270)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Bernhard Langer]]
|-
|align=center|6
|align=right|7 Jun 1981
|[[Lawrence Batley International]]
|−4 (70-70-69-71=280)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nick Faldo]]
|-
|align=center|7
|align=right|25 Jul [[1982 European Tour|1982]]
|[[Lawrence Batley International]] (2)
|−15 (70-66-67-66=269)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Manuel Piñero]]
|-
|align=center|8
|align=right|24 Apr [[1983 European Tour|1983]]
|[[Cepsa Madrid Open]]
|−3 (70-69-76-70=285)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gordon J. Brand]]
|-
|align=center|9
|align=right|6 May [[1984 European Tour|1984]]
|[[Italian Open (golf)|Italian Open]]
|−11 (71-70-68-68=277)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Clampett]]
|-
|align=center|10
|align=right|7 Oct 1984
|[[Trophée Lancôme]]
|−10 (74-70-67-67=278)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Seve Ballesteros]]
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|11
|align=right|21 Jul [[1985 European Tour|1985]]
|'''[[1985 Open Championship|The Open Championship]]'''
| +2 (68-71-73-70=282)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Payne Stewart]]
|-
|align=center|12
|align=right|18 Aug 1985
|[[Benson & Hedges International Open]]
|−14 (70-69-71-64=274)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ian Woosnam]]
|-
|align=center|13
|align=right|11 Oct [[1987 European Tour|1987]]
|[[German Masters (golf)|German Masters]]
|−10 (73-69-70-66=278)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Bernhard Langer]]
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|14
|align=right|10 Apr [[1988 European Tour|1988]]
|'''[[1988 Masters Tournament|Masters Tournament]]'''
|−7 (71-67-72-71=281)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Calcavecchia]]
|-
|align=center|15
|align=right|5 Jun 1988
|[[Dunhill British Masters]]
|−15 (66-68-68-71=273)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nick Faldo]], {{flagicon|ZWE}} [[Mark McNulty]]
|-
|align=center|16
|align=right|13 Oct [[1991 European Tour|1991]]
|[[BMW International Open]]
|−20 (65-65-71-67=268)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|ZWE}} [[Tony Johnstone]]
|-
|align=center|17
|align=right|3 May [[1992 European Tour|1992]]
|[[Lancia Martini Italian Open]] (2)
|−18 (66-71-65-68=270)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Colin Montgomerie]]
|-style="background:thistle"
|align=center|18
|align=right|1 Nov 1992
|[[Volvo Masters]]
| +3 (72-70-72-73=287)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Colin Montgomerie]]
|}

'''European Tour playoff record (3–3)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1
|[[1983 European Tour|1983]]
|[[Ebel European Masters Swiss Open]] 
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nick Faldo]]
|Lost to par on second extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|2
|[[1984 European Tour|1984]]
|[[Trophée Lancôme]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Seve Ballesteros]]
|Won with birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|3
|[[1985 European Tour|1985]]
|[[Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Way]]
|Lost to birdie on third extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|4
|1985
|[[Glasgow Open]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Howard Clark (golfer)|Howard Clark]]
|Lost to birdie on second extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|5
|[[1987 European Tour|1987]]
|[[German Masters (golf)|German Masters]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Bernhard Langer]]
|Won with par on second extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|6
|[[1992 European Tour|1992]]
|[[Volvo Masters]]
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Colin Montgomerie]]
|Won with par on first extra hole
|}

===PGA of Japan Tour wins (1)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|25 Nov [[1984 PGA of Japan Tour|1984]]
|[[Casio World Open]]
|−9 (68-69-71-71=279)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Gary Koch]]
|}

'''PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (1–0)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|1
|[[1984 PGA of Japan Tour|1984]]
|[[Casio World Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Gary Koch]]
|Won with birdie on first extra hole
|}

===Safari Circuit wins (1)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|27 Feb 1978
|[[Nigerian Open]]
|−15 (61-63-70-75=269)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Michael King (golfer)|Michael King]]
|}

===Other wins (5)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|2 Sep 1979
|[[STV Scottish Professional Championship]]
|−10 (66-71-70-67=274)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Sam Torrance]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|14 Dec 1980
|[[1980 World Cup (men's golf)|World Cup International Trophy]]
|−6 (69-69-74-70=282)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Bernhard Langer]]
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|11 Nov 1984
|[[Kapalua International]]
|−18 (68-64-69-65=266)
|8 strokes
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Bernhard Langer]]
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|10 Nov 1985
|[[Nissan Cup (golf)|Nissan Cup Individual Trophy]]
|−21 (68-67-68-64=267)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Curtis Strange]]
|-
|align=center|5
|align=right|10 Oct 1988
|[[Suntory World Match Play Championship]]
|colspan=2 align=center|2 and 1
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nick Faldo]]
|}

'''Other playoff record (1–0)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|1
|1979
|[[STV Scottish Professional Championship]]
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Sam Torrance]]
|Won with par on third extra hole
|}

===European Senior Tour wins (1)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|13 Mar [[2011 European Senior Tour|2011]]
|[[ISPS Handa Senior World Championship]]
|−12 (68-66-70=204)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter Fowler]]
|}

==Playoff record==
'''Korean Tour playoff record (0–1)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1
|[[1997 Korean Tour|1997]]
|[[Hyundai Motor Masters]]
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ian Woosnam]]
|Lost to birdie on second extra hole
|}

==Major championships==

===Wins (2)===
{|class="wikitable"
!Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner-up
|- style="background:#abcdef;"
| [[1985 Open Championship|1985]] ||[[The Open Championship]] ||3 shot deficit || +2 (68-71-73-70=282) ||1 stroke ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Payne Stewart]]
|- style="background:#d0f0c0;"
| [[1988 Masters Tournament|1988]] ||[[Masters Tournament]] ||2 shot lead ||−7 (71-67-72-71=281) ||1 stroke ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Calcavecchia]]
|}

===Results timeline===
''Results not in chronological order in 2020.''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !! 1974 !! 1975 !! 1976 !! 1977 !! 1978 !! 1979
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|CUT
|T19
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
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|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !!1980 !! 1981 !! 1982 !! 1983 !! 1984 !! 1985 !! 1986 !! 1987 !! 1988 !! 1989
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|48
|T28
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T25
|T11
|T17
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T45
|T36
|T25
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|T12
|T14
|style="background:yellow;"|T8
|CUT
|T14
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|T30
|T17
|style="background:yellow;"|T7
|T46
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !! 1990 !! 1991 !! 1992 !! 1993 !! 1994 !! 1995 !! 1996 !! 1997 !! 1998 !! 1999
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|CUT
|CUT
|T37
|T21
|T38
|CUT
|CUT
|T34
|CUT
|T48
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|CUT
|T16
|T51
|T52
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|T16
|WD
|T12
|CUT
|74
|T79
|T56
|CUT
|T19
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T16
|CUT
|T56
|T73
|T39
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !! 2000 !! 2001 !! 2002 !! 2003 !! 2004 !! 2005 !! 2006 !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|T37
|CUT
|CUT
|43
|45
|T20
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|CUT
|T69
|T75
|CUT
|73
|T32
|CUT
|T65
|WD
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|T54
|T44
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|84
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!2019!!2020!!2021!!2022!!2023
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{{legend|lime|Win}}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half way cut (3rd round cut in 1974 and 1983 Open Championships)<br>
WD = withdrew<br>
"T" indicates a tie for a place<br>
NT = No tournament due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]]

===Summary===
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]         || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 ||  6 || 42 || 17
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]           || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 ||  1 ||  6 || 4
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 ||  2 || 10 || 6
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]      || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 11 || 43 || 22
|-
!Totals                                    !! 2 !! 0 !! 0 !! 2 !! 4 !! 20 !! 101 !! 49
|}
*Most consecutive cuts made – 12 (1984 Open Championship – 1988 Open Championship)
*Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (four times)

==The Players Championship==
===Wins (1)===
{|class="wikitable"
!Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner-up
|- style="background:#f2ecce;"
| [[1987 Tournament Players Championship|1987]] || [[Tournament Players Championship]] || 2 shot deficit || −14 (67-71-66-70=274) || Playoff || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Sluman]]
|}

===Results timeline===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1985
!1986
!1987
!1988
!1989
!1990
!1991
!1992
!1993
!1994
!1995
!1996
!1997
!1998
|-
|align=left|[[The Players Championship]]
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T74
|CUT
|CUT
|T70
|CUT
|}
{{legend|lime|Win}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the halfway cut<br>
"T" indicates a tie for a place

==Results in senior major championships==
''Results not in chronological order before 2021.''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament!!2008!!2009
|-
|align=left|[[The Tradition]]
|51
|T50
|-
|align=left|[[Senior PGA Championship]]
|T43
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Senior Open]]
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[Senior Players Championship]]
|T65
|T31
|-
|align=left|[[Senior British Open Championship]]
|CUT
|T13
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament!!2010!!2011!!2012!!2013!!2014!!2015!!2016!!2017!!2018!!2019
|-
|align=left|[[The Tradition]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T45
|T33
|T69
|T35
|T34
|T58
|T57
|T68
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[Senior PGA Championship]]
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:yellow;"|T4
|T42
|CUT
|style="background:yellow;"|T9
|CUT
|T63
|T64
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Senior Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[Senior Players Championship]]
|T67
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T30
|T22
|T65
|T64
|T72
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T68
|T60
|-
|align=left|[[Senior British Open Championship]]
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:yellow;"|7
|CUT
|T51
|CUT
|T45
|T43
|CUT
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament!!2020!!2021!!2022
|-
|align=left|[[The Tradition]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|73
|WD
|-
|align=left|[[Senior PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[Senior Players Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Senior Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[Senior British Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the halfway cut<br>
"T" indicates a tie for a place<br>
NT = No tournament due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]]

==Team appearances==
'''Amateur'''
*[[Walker Cup]] (representing Great Britain and Ireland): [[1977 Walker Cup|1977]]
*[[Commonwealth Tournament]] (representing Great Britain): 1975
*[[St Andrews Trophy]] (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1976 (winners)
*[[European Amateur Team Championship]] (representing England): [[1977 European Amateur Team Championship|1977]]

'''Professional'''
*[[Ryder Cup]] (representing Europe): [[1979 Ryder Cup|1979]], [[1981 Ryder Cup|1981]], [[1983 Ryder Cup|1983]], [[1985 Ryder Cup|1985]] (winners), [[1987 Ryder Cup|1987]] (winners)
*[[World Cup (men's golf)|World Cup]] (representing Scotland): [[1979 World Cup (men's golf)|1979]], [[1980 World Cup (men's golf)|1980]] (individual winner), [[1987 World Cup (men's golf)|1987]]
*[[Hennessy Cognac Cup]] (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1980 (winners), 1982 (winners), (representing Scotland) 1984 (individual winner)
*[[Dunhill Cup]] (representing Scotland): [[1985 Dunhill Cup|1985]], [[1986 Dunhill Cup|1986]], [[1987 Dunhill Cup|1987]], [[1988 Dunhill Cup|1988]], [[1989 Dunhill Cup|1989]], [[1990 Dunhill Cup|1990]], [[1992 Dunhill Cup|1992]]
*[[Four Tours World Championship|Nissan Cup/Kirin Cup]] (representing Europe): 1985 (individual winner), 1986, 1987
*[[UBS Cup]] (representing the Rest of the World): 2004

==See also==
*[[List of golfers with most European Tour wins]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{EuroTour player|108}}
* {{PGATour player|01717}}
* {{JapanTour player|10141}}
* {{OWGR|294}}
* {{World Golf Hall of Fame}}
* {{Scottish Sports Hall of Fame}}

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