The 43-year-old New Zealander was one of 13 Australasian players to earn a place in golf’s most feted major championship, yet in a heartbreaking Instagram post on May 15, he announced publicly for the first time that he had withdrawn after being diagnosed with leukaemia.
Aussie veteran Robert Allenby has urged golf fans around the world to flood Jarrod Lyle’s Facebook and Instagram with positive messages as the popular Victorian prepares for the toughest battle of his life.