Peter Oosterhuis, golfer and broadcaster known for his Masters commentary, dead at 75

Peter Oosterhuis, a revered golfer and broadcaster who was good known for his activity pinch CBS during the Masters, has died astatine 75 – 1 time awkward of his 76th birthday. 

Oosterhuis was a six-time Ryder Cup participant, three-time European Tour victor and one-time PGA Tour victor who came adjacent to winning aggregate fields during his playing career. 

Oosterhuis had been dealing pinch Alzheimer’s disease, which he was diagnosed pinch successful 2014.

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British golfer Peter Oosterhuis tees disconnected during time 2 of nan Kemper Open astatine TPC Avenal connected June 7, 1988, successful Potomac, Maryland.  (Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

"Peter was an integral portion of our play sum and an unthinkable teammate for astir 2 decades," CBS Sports said successful a statement. "... Peter brought a unsocial style and chopped position to our broadcasts which made him 1 of nan astir respected analysts successful nan sport."

Oosterhuis gained fame during his playing profession successful Europe, wherever he was ranked No. 1 for 4 years earlier earning his spot connected nan PGA Tour. 

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But nan Ryder Cup is wherever he genuinely thrived. Oosterhuis is still tied for nan all-time singles victories successful Ryder Cup history pinch six. 

English golfer Peter Oosterhuis during nan 1973 Open Championship astatine Troon successful Scotland, July 1973. (Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Though he only had 1 PGA Tour triumph astatine nan 1981 Canadian Open, Oosterhuis vanished tied-third successful nan 1973 Masters, and he vanished successful 2nd doubly astatine The Open Championship, which he would’ve loved to person captured, fixed his loyalty to Great Britain. 

Oosterhuis’s play profession besides took him astir nan world to nan Sunshine Tour successful South Africa among different countries for illustration Mexico for definite events. 

When his playing days were done, Oosterhuis quickly went into broadcasting, wherever his sound would go synonymous pinch nan closing holes astatine nan Masters for years. It was nan 17th spread astatine Augusta National wherever Oosterhuis’s commentary would beryllium heard from 1997 to 2014. 

English golfer Peter Oosterhuis stands connected nan play people successful London, England, October 11, 1973. (TPLP/Getty Images)

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Oosterhuis would denote his status from broadcasting, though, erstwhile he was diagnosed pinch early-onset Alzheimer’s illness successful nan summertime of 2014. 

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