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Australian pro golfer Jarrod Lyledied on Wednesday night at his home in Torquay, Victoria, after deciding to end treatment for acute myeloid leukemia, his wife, Briony,announced. He was 36.
“It breaks my heart to tell everyone that Jarrod is no longer with us,” Briony said in a statement, according toThe Sydney Morning Herald.
The news comes just a week after the family announced that Lyle had chosen tocease treatment and enter palliative care at his home.
In a heart-wrenching Instagram post on August 2, Briony said her husband had “reached his limit” in his third bout with cancer in two decades. She added that Lyle’s focus was on spending “as much time” as he could with the couple’s children, daughters Lusi, 6, and Jemma, 2.
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While Lyle continued to play in the PGA tour and in Australia in between each diagnosis, last year’s reoccurrence caused his health to worsen,CNNreported before his death.
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The golferturned professional back in 2004, and — according to CNN — won the U.S.’ second-tier tour twice.His career high world ranking was 142nd.
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After the news of his death was announced, golfers and fans from around the world paid tribute to Lyle over social media.
Tripp Isenhour, a Golf Channel commentator, called Lyle “a champion of a human,” in a tweet.
source: people.com
