Lane inches away from huge payday

Former Ryder Cup player Barry Lane was 10 inches away from winning a diamond tee worth £342,000 (€495,000) today.

Sun, 20 Apr, 2003 - 14:34

Former Ryder Cup player Barry Lane was 10 inches away from winning a diamond tee worth £342,000 (€495,000) today.

The tee was on offer for the first hole-in-one on the cliff-top 234-yard 11th in the final round of the Algarve Portuguese Open at Vale do Lobo.

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