Lyle, who is entering into palliative care, spoke with good friend and Golf Australia media manager Mark Hayes and wanted to share a message to all the people that have given him so much thanks and well wishes, especially during the past six years that included his second and third fights with acute myeloid leukaemia.

“I feel like I’m the luckiest golfer goin’ around, because so many people took an interest in me and took an interest in my fight,” Lyle told Hayes in the interview, which is featured on the Inside The Ropes podcast on www.golf.org.au

“It’s going to be hard but … at some point … it’s going to happen … and they will get on with their lives and … I just feel very, very lucky.” - Jarrod Lyle

“You know, to have so many friends around the world, whether they’re spectators, whether they’re golfers, whether they’re marshalls …whatever, to have that kind of support … to go to every tournament, is a great feeling.

“It’s going to be hard to leave that behind but they know that I love them. They know that all the fighting I did do was to get back out and play golf again. And to have that support from all those people was just a tremendous feeling.”

An emotional Lyle added: “It’s going to be hard but … at some point … it’s going to happen … and they will get on with their lives and … I just feel very, very lucky.”

Lyle’s condition has deteriorated in hospital during the past few months, with the 36-year-old father-of-two losing eyesight and having speech difficulties. His wife, Briony, broke the news of the decision to end his treatment earlier today.

RIGHT: Jarrod Lyle with his two daughters, Lusi and Jemma. PHOTO: Facebook

Lyle was first diagnosed with leukaemia as a teenager in 1999 and after beating it relapsed in 2012 while playing on the PGA Tour. He bravely fought back to play pro golf on the US and Australasian Tours.

  • Want to make a difference? Challenge is a not-for-profit organisation that provides daily support for children and families living with cancer or a life-threatening blood disorder – from the time of diagnosis, through treatment and beyond. Jarrod Lyle has been an ambassador for the organisation since he first beat leukaemia, with Challenge’s support, as a teenager.