Lyle Rowe

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Lyle Rowe
Personal information
Born (1987-06-13) 13 June 1987 (age 36)
Sporting nationalityFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Residence Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Career
Turned professional2009
Current tour(s) Sunshine Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour3
Other2

Lyle Rowe (born 13 June 1987) is a South African professional golfer.

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Rowe plays on the Sunshine Tour and won his first tournament in June 2014 at the inaugural Zambia Sugar Open. [1]

Professional wins (5)

Sunshine Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner-up
18 Jun 2014 Zambia Sugar Open 76-69-66-68=279−134 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Neil Schietekat
217 Apr 2016 Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open 69-69-72-67=277−112 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Dylan Frittelli
316 Oct 2021 Blue Label Challenge 33 pts (6-10-8-9=33)4 points Flag of South Africa.svg Dylan Mostert

Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2013 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Parys Flag of South Africa.svg Andrew Curlewis Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Big Easy Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner-up
119 Aug 2011 Benoni Country Club69-69=138−6Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Vaughn Groenewald

Jamega Pro Golf Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner-up
112 Jul 2010South Winchester66-69=135−91 stroke Flag of England.svg Daniel Brooks

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References

  1. "Lyle's sweet victory in Zambia Sugar Open". SuperSport. 8 June 2014.