Get email updates with the day's biggest stories Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Aussie golfer Jarrod Lyle has decided to stop active treatment of his third bout of leukemia and enter palliative care. He will now spend his remaining days close to his wife Bryony and young children Lusi and Jemma. The PGA Tour pro, now 36, was first diagnosed aged 17 in 1999 and underwent extensive chemotherapy. But Lyle recovered to turn professional in 2004 and he won twice on the second-tier Web.com Tour in the United States before earning his PGA Tour card in 2009. He survived another out of acute myeloid leukemia in 2012 after finishing fourth at the Northern Trust Open but the cancer returned in July 2017. (Image: Getty Images AsiaPac) (Image: jarrod.lyle/Instagram) Today Bryony posted on Instagram: “This will be the final post on Jarrod’s page. Earlier today we started palliative care for him as his body is no longer able to fight. "We will take him closer to home to be near his girls. He has put up a courageous fight and he is surrounded by love.” She also posted on Facebook : “My heart breaks as I type this message. (Image: Getty Images AsiaPac) “Earlier today Jarrod made the decision to stop active treatment and begin palliative care. He has given everything that he’s got to give, and his poor body cannot take anymore. "We’ll be taking him closer to home in the next couple of days so he can finally leave the hospital. (Image: jarrod.lyle/Instagram) “There is simply not enough time to get this message out to everyone individually, so for some of our really close friends and family I cannot apologise enough for breaking the news in this way. “We have done our best to ‘control’ the narrative surrounding Jarrod’s illness and treatment, and as more and more people become involved in this final process I’m not sure how much longer this development will remain private. (Image: Getty Images AsiaPac) (Image: jarrod.lyle/Instagram) “Jarrod knows he is loved, and the thousands of prayers and well wishes that have been sent his way have kept him going through some incredibly tough times. "But he has reached his limit, and the docs have finally agreed that they can no longer strive for a positive outcome. (Image: Getty Images AsiaPac) “My focus as of today is on our girls and doing whatever I can to get them through the challenges ahead. Jarrod will be closer to them very soon, and will spend as much time as he can with them. “When it’s appropriate, I will post details of a memorial service. In the meantime we ask that you respect our privacy at this difficult time.”<doc-sep>Brentley Romine Golfweek Jarrod Lyle put up a courageous fight against acute myeloid leukemia, but on Tuesday, Lyle’s wife, Bri, announced that the 36-year-old former PGA Tour golfer has been placed in palliative care. “My heart breaks as I type this message,” Bri Lyle wrote on Facebook. “Earlier today Jarrod made the decision to stop active treatment and begin palliative care. He has given everything that he’s got to give, and his poor body cannot take anymore. We’ll be taking him closer to home in the next couple of days so he can finally leave the hospital.” Lyle was first diagnosed with leukemia as a teenager, but overcame the disease to earn his PGA Tour card for the first time in 2007. Lyle won twice on the Web.com Tour in 2008 and competed in 253 world-ranked events in his playing career. His cancer returned in 2012, but Lyle again beat the disease and returned to pro golf, where he competed in 42 tournaments, including 20 Tour events. His last tournament was the Western Australia PGA Championship in May 2017, where he tied for 45th. Lyle’s leukemia returned last year. He underwent a haploidentical transplant and stem cell therapy last December. However, in June, the Lyles announced that Jarrod had lost his vision, and that doctors were puzzled as to why. “I realize no matter how bad it gets there is always that light at the end of the tunnel, and I’m looking for that light, and while I just can’t see it at the moment I know it is there,” Lyle said last year. “And I know I have to keep fighting to get there.” But Lyle can’t fight anymore. “Jarrod knows he is loved, and the thousands of prayers and well wishes that have been sent his way have kept him going through some incredibly tough times,” Bri Lyle said. “But he has reached his limit, and the docs have finally agreed that they can no longer strive for a positive outcome. “My focus as of today is on our girls and doing whatever I can to get them through the challenges ahead. Jarrod will be closer to them very soon, and will spend as much time as he can with them.”<doc-sep>The professional golf community is paying tribute to Australian golfer Jarrod Lyle after his wife announced the heartbreaking news that he is stopping treatment after his third bout of leukemia. Bri Lyle wrote on Facebook Tuesday that Jarrod's doctors have agreed they can "no longer strive for a positive outcome,'' and so he will return home for palliative care. "My heart breaks as I type this message,'' she wrote. "He has given everything that he’s got to give, and his poor body cannot take anymore. We’ll be taking him closer to home in the next couple of days so he can finally leave the hospital." Lyle, 36, was first diagnosed with cancer at 17 in 1999. It has returned twice since the initial treatment, most recently in July 2017. He has struggled with vision issues, slow and slurred speech and muscle weakness, according to his personal website. The father of two girls played in 20 PGA Tour events in 2015 and 2016 between treatments, reaching a ranking of 142nd in the world. He has received an outpouring of support from current and former professional golfers since the announcement, some of whom have organized a fundraising effort for his family. Just heard the news about Jarrod Lyle. Life is very precious and you have been so strong. We are thinking and praying for you and your family now more than ever. - Ernie, Liezl, Samantha and Ben — Ernie Els (@TheBig_Easy) July 31, 2018 Jarrod has fought with the heart of a lion, always with dignity and a smile surrounded by his loving family. We Love You...please rest peacefully knowing how inspirational and beloved you remain in all our hearts. https://t.co/DCR8rZEoN6 — Ian Baker-Finch (@IBFinchy) July 31, 2018 Hey PGA Tour family, please help me in supporting Jarrod Lyle's two girls by donating to this @gofundme page. Jarrod and his family deserve nothing but support in these times. Thanks to @TrippIsenhourGC for setting his up. https://t.co/UJnyXGcqPL — Zach Johnson (@ZachJohnsonPGA) August 2, 2018 Wish I had the yellow bucket hat but this will have to do today. We are with you @jarrodlylepga https://t.co/mHzpHhNJU1 pic.twitter.com/GQwWlvaJfX — Ben Everill (@BEverillPGATOUR) August 2, 2018 Players are also wearing yellow ribbons in his honor at this week's PGA Tour event, the WGC Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio, which began on Thursday. Lyle often wore a yellow bucket hat while competing. Tiger Woods is wearing a yellow ribbon in support of Jarrod Lyle at this week's PGA event. Sam Greenwood / Getty Images British golfer Ian Poulter also showed his support with a ribbon in Lyle's honor at this week's WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in Ohio. Sam Greenwood / Getty Images "Jarrod knows he is loved, and the thousands of prayers and well wishes that have been sent his way have kept him going through some incredibly tough times,'' his wife wrote. "But he has reached his limit, and the docs have finally agreed that they can no longer strive for a positive outcome. My focus as of today is on our girls and doing whatever I can to get them through the challenges ahead. "Jarrod will be closer to them very soon, and will spend as much time as he can with them." Follow TODAY.com writer Scott Stump on Twitter.<doc-sep>"My heart breaks as I type this message," his wife, Briony, wrote in the announcement The wife of Australian pro golfer Jarrod Lyle announced he will cease treatment in his more than two-decade battle with acute myeloid leukemia and enter palliative care at his home. In a heart-wrenching Instagram post on Tuesday, Bri Lyle said her 36-year-old husband “has reached his limit,” and doctors have “agreed that they can no longer strive for a positive outcome” in this third bout with cancer. Get push notifications with news, features and more. “My heart breaks as I type this message,” Bri wrote in the July 31 post. “Earlier today Jarrod made the decision to stop active treatment and begin palliative care. He has given everything that he’s got to give, and his poor body cannot take anymore. We’ll be taking him closer to home in the next couple of days so he can finally leave the hospital.” Lyle was initially diagnosed with leukemia when he was 17, but the cancer resurfaced twice more in 2012 and 2017, according to Fox News. While Lyle continued to play in the PGA tour and in Austrailia in between each diagnosis, last year’s reoccurrence caused his health to worsen over the past several weeks, CNN reports, and he has had trouble keeping food down and speaking. “Jarrod knows he is loved, and the thousands of prayers and well wishes that have been sent his way have kept him going through some incredibly tough times,” Bri wrote in the message, which was posted on Lyle’s account. “My focus as of today is on our girls and doing whatever I can to get them through the challenges ahead. Jarrod will be closer to them very soon, and will spend as much time as he can with them.” 2016 Australian PGA Championship - Day 1 Credit: Chris Hyde/Getty Images The announcement sparked an outpouring of support from the golfing world and beyond, as many took to social media to pay tribute to the beloved athlete. “Man this is a tough one,” Dwayne Johnson wrote on Twitter. “Sending so much love, light and strength to Jarrod and his Lyle family.” South African professional golfer Ernie Els also voiced his support. “Life is very precious and you have been so strong,” he tweeted. “We are thinking and praying for you and your family now more than ever.” “Jarrod has fought with the heart of a lion, always with dignity and a smile surrounded by his loving family. We Love You,” wrote Ian Baker-Finch, a golf commentator for CBS. “Please rest peacefully knowing how inspirational and beloved you remain in all our hearts.” Family friend Mark Hayes told ABC Australia that Lyle has been reading the kind messages sent his way, and plans to continue as long as he can.<doc-sep>
Australian golfer Jarrod Lyle has decided to stop cancer treatment and go into palliative care after his leukemia returned for the third time, his wife Bri said in a Facebook post. Lyle, 36, has been fighting acute myeloid leukemia since it recurred in 2015. He had been diagnosed with, and beaten, cancer two other times — once in 1998 when he was 17 and then again in 2012. “My heart breaks as I type this message,” she wrote on Tuesday. “Earlier today Jarrod made the decision to stop active treatment and begin palliative care. He has given everything that he’s got to give, and his poor body cannot take anymore. We’ll be taking him closer to home in the next couple of days so he can finally leave the hospital.” His condition had worsened in recent months. Lyle lost his vision last month, but doctors said they weren’t entirely sure why. “Jarrod knows he is loved, and the thousands of prayers and well wishes that have been sent his way have kept him going through some incredibly tough times,” Bri Lyle wrote. “But he has reached his limit, and the docs have finally agreed that they can no longer strive for a positive outcome.” Bri said she was focused for now on caring for their two daughters, Lusi, 6, and Gemma, 2, who Jarrod said last month gave him a “fighting spirit.” “My focus as of today is on our girls and doing whatever I can to get them through the challenges ahead,” Bri wrote. “Jarrod will be closer to them very soon, and will spend as much time as he can with them. “When it’s appropriate, I will post details of a memorial service. In the meantime we ask that you respect our privacy at this difficult time.” Lyle made 121 starts on the PGA Tour, in which his last appearance was at the 2016 Wyndham Championship. He had two professional wins on the Web.com tour and last played in the Western Australia PGA Championship in 2017. The PGA Tour set up a fund in January to help pay for Jarrod’s medical costs and family expenses that raised over $50,000.