Australian PGA Tour pro Jarrod Lyle has had a long and arduous battle with cancer beginning when he was just a teenager. Now, facing his third bout with the disease, the PGA Tour has stepped up to the plate to help Lyle’s family out.
A fundraising effort has been announced for PGA TOUR and @WebDotComTour veteran, @jarrodlylepga, who is battling a third recurrence of acute myeloid leukemia.https://t.co/ANPkb5QC4G
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) January 3, 2018
Dubbed “January for Jarrod,” all proceeds from the fundraiser will go directly to the family to offset day-to-day living, family and medical expenses. You can make a tax-free donation to the Lyle family directly at https://www.youcaring.com/jarrodlyle-1026982
Among the ways fundraising will be conducted is through auctions for signed posters of the top-12 players in the world, as GolfDigest.com’s Dave Sheklowski detailed. 25 posters were commissioned with 12 going to the top-12 players, one going to Lyle and the remaining 12 being auctioned off to benefit the Lyles.
Dave Shedlowski / Golf Digest
GolfDigest.com’s Joel Beall had some more information on the fundraiser.
The PGA Tour announced on Wednesday that it has launched a fundraising campaign for golfer Jarrod Lyle and his family to offset costs associated with Lyle’s third bone marrow transplant for acute myeloid leukemia.
“It’s of utmost importance for the PGA Tour family and the golf community to come together and help Jarrod and his family both spiritually and financially during ‘January for Jarrod’ month,” said PGA Tour EVP and chief tournaments and competitions officer Andy Pazder in a statement. “Jarrod would be the first player to support others in their time of need, and now it’s our turn to help he and his wife, Briony, and their two young children, Lusi and Jemma.”
Lyle first battled leukemia as a teenager. It returned in 2012 during a career campaign—he had made six of seven cuts on the PGA Tour to that point, highlighted by a T-4 at the Northern Trust Open. The Australian announced the disease had come back for a third time last summer.
The 36-year-old has made 121 starts on the PGA Tour, his last appearance coming at the 2016 Wyndham Championship. He’s currently a member of the Web.com Tour, where he owns two career wins. In 2015, Lyle was awarded the PGA Tour’s Courage Award for his perseverance and disposition in the face of adversity.
Lyle underwent surgery on Dec. 6, and currently has no timetable to return.
[YouCaring.com, GolfDigest.com]
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