Sandy Lyle crown, as well as the 1988 Masters and 1985 Open titles. European Tour playoff record (3–3) PGA Tour playoff record (3–1) 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. Amateur Professional Sandy Lyle Alexander Walter Barr "Sandy" Lyle, MBE (born 9 February 1958) is a Scottish professional golfer. Lyle 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
British Masters level of prize money, has declined considerably in recent years. The tournament has been played at many different venues; twice in the "Dunlop Masters" era it was held in the Republic of Ireland. When the Quinn Group took over as sponsors in 2006, the event was moved again, this time to the Group owned Belfry. The deal with the Quinn Group ended in 2008, and when attempts to find another sponsor were unsuccessful, the British Masters was removed from the European Tour schedule for 2009. The event returned in 2015, being played at Woburn and hosted by golfer Ian Poulter.