What happened to Sandy Lyle? A look at the golfer's dramatic 2023 Masters moments

Sandy Lyle is competing in the 42nd and, apparently, the last Masters of his career. He walked up the fairway to play on the last hole of the second day, but before he could start, heavy rainfall suspended the play.

As the weather reports suggested the possible threat of thunderstorms, all the players dropped their drivers and returned to the clubhouse. Poor weather suspended the game for the rest of the day, and the second round will now be completed on Saturday morning, followed by the third round later that day.

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Sandy Lyle's 2023 Masters journey so far

Sandy Lyle, still from The 2023 Masters - Round Two (Image via Getty)

Lyle, who was about to say goodbye to the Augusta course on Friday, will now return to play on the last hole on Saturday morning. He is one of the golfers who will miss the cut at the 2023 Masters after the second round. However, he is yet to play on the 18th hole.

The 65-year-old started his 2023 Masters journey with a bogey on the first hole on Thursday. He did not sink any birdies in the opening round and finished with seven bogeys and a double bogey.

He started the second round with a double bogey and made seven bogeys and a birdie before the game was suspended due to bad weather. Lyle sank a double bogey on the 17th hole before heading to play on the last hole.

Fans cheered and asked the official to let him play on the last hole, but the game was delayed, ruining his farewell.

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A look into Sandy Lyle's professional career

Sandy Lyle is a Scottish professional golfer. He was born on 9 February 1958 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, and his golfing journey began after being introduced to the game by his father Alex. Using miniature clubs, he began playing at the tender age of three.

He played amateur and junior-level golf in England before receiving a scholarship in 1974 to join the University of Houston. However, he struggled to pass the entrance exam and did not attend university.

Lyle made his amateur debut at The Open Championship in 1974 and went on to win the Brabazon Trophy in 1975.

Sandy Lyle, still from the Masters - Round One (Image via Getty)

In 1977, Lyle became a member of the Walker Cup to finally begin his professional career. Although he grew up in England, he represented Scotland in his professional tournaments.

His first professional win came in 1978 when he won the Nigerian Open and was awarded the Sir Henry Cotton Award for being adjudged Rookie of the Year.

Lyle has won 30 professional events in his career. Aside from 18 European Tours and 6 PGA Tours, he also won the Japan tour event and six other events.

Having competed in all four major tournaments, he won two of them - the Masters in 1988 and The Open Championship in 1985. He finished in 16th position at the PGA Championship and US Open in 1991.