US PGA card before wedding thrills Lyle

The 30-year-old Lyle is flying home from California to marry fiancee Briony in his grandparent's backyard in country Victoria, triumphant after battling through six rounds of pressure golf.
He did it in style, easing to a tie for fifth place at 14-under-par -- three shots behind American winner Brendon Todd but six inside the eventual qualifying mark.
Fellow Aussie Nathan Green also salvaged his US PGA Tour career, coming from the clouds on the final day of Q-School.
Green conjured a bogey-free closing six-under 66, including two clutch birdies in his final three holes to sneak in.
Lyle lost his playing privileges this season after finishing 167th on the money list.

His form turnaround coincides with a shift in perspective that comes with his upcoming nuptials and the impending arrival of the couple's first child early next year.
"It doesn't get much better than this," he said. "Knowing I have my card and I'm flying home to marry the woman I love who I'm about to share a child with. It's just awesome."
Lyle survived cancer as a teenager and already had a good perspective, but the upcoming major life events have added maturity and stability.
"I never thought having kids would be possible after the illness and for it to happen naturally has just made me realise there is so much more than golf," Lyle said.
"I already knew this, having spent nine months in hospital, but just the thought of coming home and having a child smiling at me it just makes me a more complete person.
"Q-School is a stressful week but I feel like all of the wedding dress I have been working on off the course and with all the good things happening in my life I am in a much better place than I have been and its starting to show."
Lyle was grateful to his fiancee and family for handling the wedding organisation without him.
"Obviously I wish I could be home helping with the wedding plans but to be able to come home with a card makes it all worthwhile," Lyle said.
"I was trying not to think about the wedding but Briony was stressing over make-up, cancellations and calling me every night so it was hard not to.
"In saying that Briony sent me a text last night that simply said, 'You're bloody awesome' and strangely enough it got rid of all my nerves and gave me tons of confidence and now here I am."
Green, 36, started the sixth and final round at La Quinta in a tie for 63rd and wasn't on the radar to make the magic top 25 mark.
He was resigned to relegation to the Nationwide Tour, so nervous and desperate after two weak opening rounds that he switched to putting cross-handed.
Green had registered just one top-10 on the US tour in the past two years -- back in January, 2010 -- and his two-year exemption for winning the 2009 Canadian Open ran out as he finished 168th on the 2011 money list.
But while others crumbled under the last day pressure, Green saved his best for the final day.
"I can't believe I am where I am to be honest," admitted Green. "It's a bit of a miracle.
"I played the way I used to play and I played desperate and came up good. I haven't had that feeling for a long while. It's good to know there is still the competitive drive inside me."
Green said he would probably switch to a belly putter next season to overcome his issues.
"I was resigned to the fact last night that I would be on the Nationwide Tour next year and I had made my peace with it," he said.
"But to finish the year like this, after playing poorly, is great and I'm excited I get the chance to compete with the best again."
Green actually finished 27th. But while the rules state the top 25 players and ties gain cards, he was the beneficiary of two players above him being already exempt through Nationwide Tour status.