Background
Lane, Barry was born on June 21, 1960 in Hayes, England.
Lane, Barry was born on June 21, 1960 in Hayes, England.
He turned professional in 1976 and first played on the European Tour in 1982. 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. This event was a precursor of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and Lane"s prize was United States$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 Union Bank of Switzerland Cup three times. On turning 50 in June 2010, Lane joined the European Seniors Tour.
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. European Tour wins (5) Other wins (5) European Seniors Tour wins (4) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut World Development = Withdrew "T" = tied Yellow background for top-10.
Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1991 Open Championship – 1993 Professional Golf Association) Longest streak of top-10s – 0 Dunhill Cup (representing England): 1988, 1994, 1995, 1996 World Cup (representing England): 1988, 1994 Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1993 Union Bank of Switzerland Cup (representing the Rest of the World): 2002, 2003, 2004.
Married Stephanie Lane. Children: Benjamin, Emma.