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Former Ryder Cup golfer Peter Oosterhuis has died astatine nan property of 75.
The Englishman was doubly a runner-up astatine The Open, successful 1974 and 1982, and topped nan European Tour's Order of Merit from 1971 to 1974.
He later became a TV commentator and was diagnosed pinch Alzheimer's illness successful 2014.
His erstwhile Ryder Cup team-mate Bernard Gallacher said: "This is an incredibly sad time for everyone who was fortunate capable to cognize Peter, but besides for nan crippled of play arsenic a whole."
Following a successful amateur career, Oosterhuis turned master successful 1968 and vanished successful a necktie for sixth successful nan 1970 Open astatine St Andrews, wherever Jack Nicklaus hit Doug Sanders successful a play-off.
He took a three-shot lead into nan last information of nan 1973 Masters, but a closing 74 near him successful a necktie for third, 2 shots down victor Tommy Aaron.
All six of his Ryder Cup appearances ended successful conclusion astatine a clip of American power but he hit Arnold Palmer, Johnny Miller, JC Snead and Gene Littler successful singles.
"I played alongside Peter astatine boys, youths and elder amateur level each nan measurement done to being his partner successful nan 1971 Ryder Cup successful Missouri, wherever we mixed to hit Lee Trevino and Billy Casper earlier he went connected to triumph some his singles matches, including beating Arnold Palmer," Gallacher said.
"Peter was an incredibly intelligent golfer, dedicated to his trade and to practice. He excelled successful people guidance and putting which made him a very difficult force to get nan amended of.
"He was besides a very intelligent man and a beautiful personification to beryllium pinch successful company."
