George Lyon (golfer)

George Seymour Lyon was a Canadian golfer, an Olympic gold medallist, an eighttime Canadian Amateur Championship winner, and a member of Canadas Sports Hall of Fame.

Lyon was born in Richmond, Ontario, near Ottawa. His early sporting career was in cricket, where, as a batsman he represented Canada eight times, averaging 14.07 and scoring 238 not out in a club game, at that time the highest score ever made in Canada.

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