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Peter Alliss obituary: The colourful and controversial “voice of golf”

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golf' and gave lessons to James Bond. Alliss, who won more than 20 tournaments during his career and played on eight Ryder Cup teams before making a successful move into golf commentary, died suddenly and peacefully on Saturday evening at his home in Surrey.

Born on February 28, 1931 in Berlin - where his father Percy worked as a club pro - Alliss weighed 14 pounds and 11 ounces at birth, which he claimed was a European record at the time.

Percy was one of the best British golfers of the 1920s and 1930s and made four Ryder Cup teams, although he was left out by captain George Duncan for the home side's victory at Moortown in 1929.

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