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Along with his European Tour success, Barry Lane was an eight-time Legends Tour winnerFormer Ryder Cup subordinate Barry Lane has died astatine the property of 62 aft a abbreviated illness.
The Englishman was a five-time victor connected the European Tour and played successful the 1993 Ryder Cup decision by the United States astatine the Belfry.
He was 1 of the astir fashionable figures successful the nonrecreational crippled and made 693 starts connected the European Tour - present known arsenic the DP World Tour.
That fig puts Lane 4th connected the Tour's all-time quality list.
Lane took up play aged 14 and joined the Tour successful 1982. His archetypal triumph came successful the 1988 Scottish Open astatine Gleneagles and helium went connected to triumph the 1992 German Masters, the 1993 European Masters, the 1994 Turespana Open de Baleares and the 2004 British Masters.
The Englishman was 1 of 4 rookies successful Bernard Gallacher's Ryder Cup squad successful 1993.
European Tour main enforcement Keith Pelley said: "We are profoundly saddened to perceive of the passing of Barry Lane."
Pelley described Lane arsenic "a much-loved figure", adding: "The thoughts of everyone astatine the European Tour radical are with his woman Camilla, the Lane household and his galore friends passim the golfing world."
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