Jarrod Lyle Still Has His Sense of Humor

I'm positive maximum of you heard that Jarrod Lyle Monday-certified for a gap at the Frys.Com Open this week. I trust Jarrod has 20 events to make up $324,123, which would same the one hundred twenty five spot at the 2012 cash listing. (It's the 2012 money list because he turned into qualified for the 2012 season but needed to leave in March that yr for his 2nd conflict with leukemia.) It's a nice tale, right?

But right here's some thing you could now not have heard, relayed by means of Marika Washchyshyn at golf.Com.

Apparently Jarrod had implemented for an exemption -- some thing most people might count on to be a no brainer, right? As T.J. Auclair at pga.Com placed it, "Many figured Lyle and his story might be sufficient to garner a sponsor's exemption." And given how nicely he played at the Web.Com Tour's Midwest Classic just a few weeks in the past (he finished T11), in addition to how popular Jarrod is amongst fanatics and gamers, you would have concept it changed into a completed deal.

As it turned out, it wasn't. But Jarrod told the Australian Associated Press (and Marika quoted):

?I turned into dissatisfied now not to get an invitation, normally due to the fact they didn?T even allow me recognise,? Lyle said. ?My spouse Briony was quite devastated however I informed her I had a hazard to qualify and what a higher manner to paste it to them.?

"They didn't even let me know... what a better way to stick it to them." I think that attitude pretty much explains how Jarrod Lyle managed to beat cancer Two times. It looks to me like the Frys.com folks have ended up with a little egg on their faces -- but if Jarrod plays really well, it could turn into an entire omelet!

For the document, Jarrod has already been granted a sponsor's exemption into the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open subsequent week. Wouldn't it's cool if he performed so properly this week that he failed to even need it to get his card back?

This story will certainly bear watching. GC will be carrying it, of course -- the pro-am airs tonight for an hour at 9pm ET, then on Thursday it re-airs at 3pm, the Pre-Game Show is at 4pm, and the tournament proper starts at 5pm ET. You can be sure that Jarrod will get some TV time, one way or another.

And Jarrod, we all desire you a whole lot of luck this week. Keep guffawing, friend!