Peter Oosterhuis

He played Eric Brown in the final of the Piccadilly Medal, Brown conceding the match at the 34th hole because of a wrist injury, with Oosterhuis 6 strokes ahead after 33 holes.

These, together a number of other high finishes, including being runner-up in the Carroll's International and the Dunlop Masters, gave Oosterhuis the Order of Merit title with 1292.5 points, beating Neil Coles who finished just 7 points behind.

In September he represented Great Britain and Ireland for the first time in the Ryder Cup in St. Louis, having finished second in the points list.

In his singles matches he defeated Gene Littler and Arnold Palmer.

In November he made his only appearance in the World Cup.

Playing with Tony Jacklin, the pair finished tied for 6th place.

Peter Arthur Oosterhuis (born 3 May 1948) is an English professional golfer and golf broadcaster.

Oosterhuis won the 1966 Berkshire Trophy by a stroke from Michael Bonallack, after a final round 67 which included nine 3s in 11 holes, with seven 3s in succession.

Later in 1966 he won the British Youths Open Amateur Championship by four strokes.

He made his senior debut for England in the 1966 Home Internationals.

Oosterhuis represented Great Britain in the 1967 Walker Cup.

Playing with Ronnie Shade in the foursomes they halved one match and won the other.

However, Oosterhuis lost both his singles matches.

In 1968 Oosterhuis was a runner-up in the Golf Illustrated Gold Vase behind Michael Bonallack and tied with Ted Dexter.

Oosterhuis was a regular competitor for English and British teams at the boys (under-18) and youth (under-21) levels.

He also played in the 1968 Eisenhower Trophy where Great Britain and Ireland won the silver medal.

Great Britain and Ireland led the United States by 7 strokes after three rounds, but the Americans scored 73, 73 and 75 in the final round to Great Britain and Ireland's 76, 76, and 77 to win by a stroke.

Oosterhuis turned professional in November 1968.

Oosterhuis turned professional in November 1968.

Oosterhuis played on the European circuit from 1969 to 1974, winning 10 tournaments and taking the Harry Vardon Trophy for heading the Order of Merit for four consecutive seasons from 1971 to 1974.

He played in South Africa in early 1969, finishing runner-up to Bobby Cole in the Natal Open.

In 1970 Oosterhuis won two age-restricted events, Lord Derby’s Under-23 Professional Tournament and the Coca-Cola Young Professionals' Championship.

Later in the season he finished tied for sixth in the Open Championship, and third in the Dunlop Masters.

Oosterhuis had won the General Motors Open in South Africa in February, an event which served as the South African qualifier for the Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship.

In the Alcan event he finished tied for third place in that event with Neil Coles and Lee Trevino, winning £2,487.

In April 1971, Oosterhuis made his debut on the PGA Tour at the 1971 Greater Greensboro Open, the week before competing in his first Masters.

The following month Oosterhuis won his first important British event, the Agfa-Gevaert Tournament, and followed this up by winning the Sunbeam Electric Tournament and the Piccadilly Medal later in the season.

The European Tour started in 1972.

Oosterhuis won the Penfold-Bournemouth Tournament, after beating Christy O'Connor Jnr in a sudden-death playoff, and the Coca-Cola Young Professionals' Championship, a non-tour event.

He was runner-up in the Dutch Open, the Viyella PGA Championship and the John Player Classic.

He won the Order of Merit title with 1,751 points, ahead of Guy Hunt on 1,710, although his performances in the big money events put him well ahead as the leading money winner with £18,525.

In February 1973 Oosterhuis played on the Caribbean Tour, winning the Ford Maracaibo Open and finishing runner-up in the Caracas Open and the Panama Open, before playing a number of events on the PGA Tour.

He was twice runner-up in the Open Championship, in 1974 and 1982.

Later he became a golf analyst on TV, initially in Europe and then in the United States.

From 1975 he played on the PGA Tour, winning the Canadian Open in 1981.

In 2015, Oosterhuis announced that he had Alzheimer's disease.

He seemed a likely winner but dropped a shot at the 17th and then took 7 at the final hole.

Later in the year he started the British season by winning the Sunningdale Foursomes, playing with the amateur Peter Benka.

He finished runner-up in the Gor-Ray Under-24 Championship and, playing with Nigel Paul, won the Whitbread professional-amateur foursomes.

He was awarded the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year award.