The golf community has paid tribute to former European Ryder Cup player Barry Lane, who’s died at the age of 62 after what’s been described as a “short illness”.
Lane made 693 starts on the European Tour – fourth all time – and won five times between 1988-2004.
He finished 13th at the 1993 Open Championship, won by Greg Norman. Later that year he represented Europe in the Ryder Cup.
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In December, Lane, accompanied by his wife Camilla, travelled to the Legends Tour’s season-ending MCB Tour Championship in Mauritius.
Despite his illness, he was able to farewell his friends from the tour.
“Sweetest guy to the very end and coming all the way to Mauritius a few weeks ago, despite very ill health, to say goodbye to all his tour family says a lot to his bravery and to the close kindship and friendships we all form on tour,” wrote fellow player Paul McGinley on Twitter.
DP World Tour boss Keith Pelley said Lane will be sorely missed.
“We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Barry Lane,” he said.
“To have seen such a level of success across both the European Tour and the now Legends Tour shows his dedication to the game of golf and he was a much-loved figure on both tours.
“The renaming of the Legends Tour’s Rookie of the Year Trophy in his honor is a fitting tribute, and I’m delighted he had the opportunity to present it in December. The thoughts of everyone at the European Tour group are with his wife Camilla, the Lane family and his many friends throughout the golfing world.”
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