Peter Oosterhuis, a revered golfer and broadcaster who was well-known for his work with CBS throughout the Masters, has died at 75 – in the future shy of his 76th birthday.
Oosterhuis was a six-time Ryder Cup participant, three-time European Tour winner and one-time PGA Tour winner who got here near successful a number of majors throughout his enjoying profession.
Oosterhuis had been coping with Alzheimer’s illness, which he was recognized with in 2014.
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British golfer Peter Oosterhuis tees off throughout day two of the Kemper Open at TPC Avenal on June 7, 1988, in Potomac, Maryland. (Mitchell Layton/Getty Photographs)
“Peter was an integral a part of our golf protection and an unbelievable teammate for practically twenty years,” CBS Sports activities mentioned in an announcement. “… Peter introduced a novel model and distinct perspective to our broadcasts which made him one of the crucial revered analysts within the sport.”
Oosterhuis gained recognition throughout his enjoying profession in Europe, the place he was ranked No. 1 for 4 years earlier than incomes his spot on the PGA Tour.
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However the Ryder Cup is the place he actually thrived. Oosterhuis remains to be tied for the all-time singles victories in Ryder Cup historical past with six.
English golfer Peter Oosterhuis through the 1973 Open Championship at Troon in Scotland, July 1973. (Night Normal/Hulton Archive/Getty Photographs)
Although he solely had one PGA Tour victory on the 1981 Canadian Open, Oosterhuis completed tied-third within the 1973 Masters, and he completed in second twice at The Open Championship, which he would’ve liked to have captured, given his loyalty to Nice Britain.
Oosterhuis’s golf profession additionally took him world wide to the Sunshine Tour in South Africa amongst different international locations like Mexico for sure occasions.
When his enjoying days had been finished, Oosterhuis rapidly went into broadcasting, the place his voice would grow to be synonymous with the closing holes on the Masters for years. It was the seventeenth gap at Augusta Nationwide the place Oosterhuis’s commentary can be heard from 1997 to 2014.
English golfer Peter Oosterhuis stands on the golf course in London, England, October 11, 1973. (TPLP/Getty Photographs)
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Oosterhuis would announce his retirement from broadcasting, although, when he was recognized with early-onset Alzheimer’s illness in the summertime of 2014.
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