Barry Douglas Lane (21 June 1960 – 31 December 2022) was an English professional golfer. He won five official European Tour events between 1988 and 2004. He played in the 1993 Ryder Cup and won the inaugural Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf in late 1995. After reaching 50 he had considerable success on the European Senior Tour, winning eight times between 2010 and 2019.
Early life
Lane was born in Hayes, Middlesex but grew up in Bracknell. He took up golf at age 14 and became an assistant professional at Downshire Golf Club in 1976, at age 16. He worked there for 8 years.
Professional career
Lane first played on the European Tour in 1982, after three failed attempts at Q-School. From 1982 to 1984 he had little success on the tour, playing only a small number of events, and failed to qualify for the tour in 1985. The win earned him a place in the World Assistants' Championship in Florida in December, which he won by 6 strokes.
Lane qualified for the European Tour again in 1986 and, playing 20 events, finished 71st in the Order of Merit.
Lane played 26 successive seasons, from 1986 to 2011, on the European Tour.
Professional wins (20)
European Tour wins (5)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of<br />victory
!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|9 Jul 1988
|Bell's Scottish Open
|−13 (70-67-66-68=271)
|3 strokes
| Sandy Lyle, José Rivero
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|4 Oct 1992
|Mercedes German Masters
|−16 (71-67-66-68=272)
|2 strokes
| Rodger Davis, Bernhard Langer,<br /> Ian Woosnam
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|5 Sep 1993
|Canon European Masters
|−18 (69-67-64-70=270)
|1 stroke
| Seve Ballesteros, Miguel Ángel Jiménez
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|13 Mar 1994
|Turespaña Open de Baleares
|−19 (64-70-66-69=269)
|2 strokes
| Jim Payne
|-
|align=center|5
|align=right|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)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1
|1988
|Torras Hostench Barcelona Open
| Nick Faldo, Mark Mouland,<br /> David Whelan
|Whelan won with par on fourth extra hole<br />Faldo and Mouland eliminated by birdie on first hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|2
|1992
|Roma Masters
| José María Cañizares
|Lost to birdie on second extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|3
|1995
|Smurfit European Open
| Bernhard Langer
|Lost to birdie on second extra hole
|}
Other wins (6)
- 1983 Footjoy PGA Assistants' Championship, Jamaica Open, Footjoy World Assistants' Championship
- 1987 Equity & Law Challenge
- 1995 Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf
- 2015 Farmfoods British Par 3 Championship
European Senior Tour wins (8)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Legend
|-style="background:thistle;"
| Tour Championships (2)
|-
| Other European Senior Tour (6)
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|22 Aug 2010
|Cleveland Golf/Srixon Scottish Senior Open
|−4 (69-71-72=212)
|4 strokes
| Glenn Ralph, Jim Rhodes
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|21 Aug 2011
|Cleveland Golf/Srixon Scottish Senior Open (2)
|−14 (67-69-66=202)
|2 strokes
| Gary Koch
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|18 Sep 2011
|Casa Serena Open
|−15 (67-62-69=198)
|2 strokes
| Peter Fowler
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|26 Aug 2012
|Speedy Services Wales Senior Open
|−7 (72-67-70=209)
|1 stroke
| Philip Golding
|-style="background:thistle;"
|align=center|5
|align=right|11 Dec 2016
|MCB Tour Championship
|−12 (67-67-68=204)
|1 stroke
| Paul Broadhurst
|-
|align=center|6
|align=right|27 Aug 2017
|Willow Senior Golf Classic
|−22 (67-60-67=194)
|5 strokes
| Gary Orr
|-
|align=center|7
|align=right|1 Jun 2019
|Senior Italian Open
|−8 (69-72-67=208)
|Playoff
| Marc Farry
|-style="background:thistle;"
|align=center|8
|align=right|1 Dec 2019
|MCB Tour Championship (Madagascar) (2)
|−3 (70-71-69=210)
|1 stroke
| Juan Quirós, Jean-François Remésy
|}
European Senior Tour playoff record (1–1)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1
|2014
|MCB Tour Championship
| Paul Wesselingh
|Lost to par on sixth extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|2
|2019
|Senior Italian Open
| Marc Farry
|Won with birdie on second extra hole
|}
Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (1)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|3 Nov 2018
|Fujifilm Senior Championship
|−10 (67-72-64=203)
|2 strokes
| Prayad Marksaeng
|}
Results in major championships
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1987
!1988
!1989
|-
|align=left|Masters Tournament
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|U.S. Open
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|The Open Championship
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|-
|align=left|PGA Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1990
!1991
!1992
!1993
!1994
!1995
!1996
!1997
!1998
!1999
|-
|align=left|Masters Tournament
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|U.S. Open
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T16
|T47
|44
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|The Open Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T17
|T51
|13
|CUT
|T20
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|PGA Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T71
|T25
|T63
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!2000
!2001
!2002
!2003
!2004
!2005
!2006
!2007
!2008
!2009
|-
|align=left|Masters Tournament
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|U.S. Open
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|The Open Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|29
|T50
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T14
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|PGA Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!2010
!2011
!2012
|-
|align=left|Masters Tournament
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|U.S. Open
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|The Open Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|-
|align=left|PGA Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
CUT = missed the halfway cut<br />
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Source:
Summary
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
|-
|align=left|Masters Tournament || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0
|-
|align=left|U.S. Open || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 3
|-
|align=left|The Open Championship || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 15 || 7
|-
|align=left|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
Results in World Golf Championships
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Tournament!!2004
|-
|align="left"|Match Play
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align="left"|Championship
|T23
|-
|align="left"|Invitational
|T55
|}
"T" = Tied
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 (tie), 2004
See also
- List of golfers with most European Senior Tour wins