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Mike Hall

'It Wasn't Even Over My Knee!' Sandy Lyle Laughs Off Masters Club Break

Sandy Lyle stands with his caddie during the first round of the 2023 Masters

Scottish legend Sandy Lyle’s Masters swansong got off to the worst possible start when he snapped a club after just two shots. 

The 65-year-old’s tee shot left him in trouble, with the ball resting beneath a trunk among trees to the right of the fairway. Eventually, he opted for an unfamiliar left-handed shot to get out of danger, only to hit a cameraman, which saw the ball rest not far from the tree he was standing beside. Worse was to come, though, when it transpired that Lyle had snapped his club while taking the shot.

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