Australia's Jarrod Lyle dies following long cancer battle

ByReuters

Updated 09/08/2018 at 08:48 GMT

Australian golfer Jarrod Lyle has died at the age of 36 after a long battle with cancer.

Jarrod Lyle

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Lyle, who had two wins on the feeder Web.com tour in 2008 and played 121 U.S. PGA Tour tournaments, was diagnosed with leukaemia as a teenager and suffered a relapse in 2012.

He chose to halt all treatment last week.

His wife Briony issued a statement on Thursday, saying:

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It breaks my heart to tell everyone that Jarrod is no longer with us. He passed away peacefully ... last night having spent his final week in Torquay among his family and close friends. Lusi, Jemma and I are filled with grief and now must confront our lives without the greatest husband and father we could ever have wished for.

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