Barry Douglas Lane (born 21 June 1960) is an English professional golfer.
Lane was born in Hayes, Middlesex. He turned professional in 1976 and first played on the European Tour in 1982. For the first few seasons he failed to finish high enough on the Order of Merit to retain his card and he made several visits to the Qualifying School, but by 1986 he was established on the tour. His best years came in the early to mid nineties, when he made the top ten of the order of merit three times, with a best of fifth in 1992. He won four European Tour events between 1988 and 1994. He had a relatively bad period in his later thirties, but after the turn of the Millennium his form improved again and he picked up his fifth win on the Tour at the 2004 Daily Telegraph Damovo British Masters.
Lane has won several professional tournaments off of the European Tour, most lucratively the 1995 Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf. This event was a precursor of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and Lane's prize was US$1,000,000, which was a rare level of prize in golf at that time.
Lane made his only Ryder Cup appearance in Europe's home defeat at The Belfry in 1993, losing all three of his matches. He has represented England in the World Cup and the Alfred Dunhill Cup several times, and has played for the Rest of the World Team in the UBS Cup three times.
On turning 50 in June 2010, Lane joined the European Seniors Tour. He quickly claimed his first win at the Cleveland Golf/Srixon Scottish Senior Open that August. Lane continued his good form in 2011, playing a mixture of regular and senior European Tour events, culminating in the successful defence of the Cleveland Golf/Srixon Scottish Senior Open for his second senior title. He won his third title a month later at the Casa Serena Open.
Professional wins (14)
European Tour wins (5)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9 Jul 1988 | Bell's Scottish Open | −13 (70-67-66-68=271) | 3 strokes | Sandy Lyle, José Rivero |
2 | 4 Oct 1992 | Mercedes German Masters | −16 (71-67-66-68=272) | 2 strokes | Rodger Davis, Bernhard Langer, Ian Woosnam |
3 | 5 Sep 1993 | Canon European Masters | −18 (69-67-64-70=270) | 1 stroke | Seve Ballesteros, Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
4 | 13 Mar 1994 | Turespana Open de Baleares | −19 (64-70-66-69=269) | 2 strokes | Jim Payne |
5 | 9 May 2004 | Daily Telegraph Damovo British Masters | −16 (70-69-67-66=272) | 3 strokes | Ángel Cabrera, Eduardo Romero |
European Tour playoff record (0-3)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1988 | Torras Hostench Barcelona Open | Nick Faldo, Mark Mouland, David Whelan | Whelan won with par on fourth extra hole Faldo and Lane eliminated with birdie on first hole |
2 | 1992 | Roma Masters | José Maria Cañizares | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
3 | 1995 | Smurfit European Open | Bernhard Langer | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
Other wins (5)
- 1983 Jamaica Open, Footjoy PGA Assistants' Championship, Footjoy World Assistants' Championship
- 1987 Equity & Law Challenge
- 1995 Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf
European Seniors Tour wins (4)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 22 Aug 2010 | Cleveland Golf/Srixon Scottish Senior Open | −4 (69-71-72=212) | 4 strokes | Glenn Ralph, Jim Rhodes |
2 | 21 Aug 2011 | Cleveland Golf/Srixon Scottish Senior Open | −14 (67-69-66=202) | 2 strokes | Gary Koch |
3 | 18 Sep 2011 | Casa Serena Open | −15 (67-62-69=198) | 2 strokes | Peter Fowler |
4 | 26 Aug 2012 | Speedy Services Wales Senior Open | −7 (72-67-70=209) | 1 stroke | Philip Golding |
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP |
The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT |
PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | T16 | T47 | 44 | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP |
The Open Championship | DNP | T17 | T51 | 13 | CUT | T20 | CUT | DNP | CUT | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | T71 | T25 | T63 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
The Open Championship | DNP | 29 | T50 | DNP | T14 | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP |
The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | CUT |
PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 7 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 13 |
- Most consecutive cuts made - 6 (1991 Open Championship - 1993 PGA)
- Longest streak of top-10s - 0
Team appearances
- Dunhill Cup (representing England): 1988, 1994, 1995, 1996
- World Cup (representing England): 1988, 1994
- Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1993
- UBS Cup (representing the Rest of the World): 2002, 2003, 2004