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Peter Oosterhuis Dies: Golf Announcer For CBS Sports And The Golf Channel Was 75

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Peter Oosterhuis, a CBS golf analyst and two-time winner of the European Tour money title, died Thursday. He was 75 and no cause was given by the PGA Tour, which announced his passing.

Oosterhuis retired from broadcasting in 2014 with early onset Alzheimer’s disease. During his career, Oosterhuis won seven times on the European Tour, twice at the French Open.

He won the Canadian Open in 1981 on the PGA Tour, beating Jack Nicklaus, Andy North, and Bruce Lietzke by one shot. Oosterhuis played on six consecutive Ryder Cup teams and compiled a 14-11-3 record during an era of U.S.

dominance. Oosterhuis played on six losing teams and still had a winning record. He went 6-2-1 in singles, twice beating Arnold Palmer and once Johnny Miller.

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