Peter Oosterhuis

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Peter Oosterhuis (born May 3, 1948) is an English golfer and golf analyst.

Oosterhuis was born in London. Before turning professional, Oosterhuis represented Great Britain in the 1967 Walker Cup and in the 1968 Eisenhower Trophy. He played on the European Tour in the early years of his professional career, and won four consecutive Order of Merit titles from 1971 to 1974. He was also the leading money winner in 1972 and 1974 (the two did not necessarily coincide at that time, because the Order of Merit was based on a points system). He then moved to the U.S.-based PGA Tour, which he played full time from 1975 until 1986, winning the Canadian Open in 1981. In all he collected 20 victories worldwide. He was the runner-up in The Open Championship in 1974 and 1982, and in 1973 led The Masters after three rounds before finishing third. He also led The Open Championship after the first and second rounds in 1975 before finishing tied for seventh, just three shots off the lead.

Oosterhuis played on six Ryder Cup teams for Great Britain or Europe from 1971 to 1981. His notable Ryder Cup singles victories include wins over Arnold Palmer and Johnny Miller.

From 1987 to 1993, he was Director of Golf at Forsgate Country Club in Jamesburg, New Jersey, and at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California.

In 1994, Oosterhuis was hired to cover the PGA Tour by Britain's Sky Sports and covered two Open Championships for the BBC. From 1995 to 1997, he was the lead analyst for the Golf Channel's coverage of the European Tour.

In 1998, Oosterhuis joined the CBS Sports golf announcer team full time. In addition to his CBS analyst duties, he also serves as a contributing analyst for the Golf Channel's Pre and Post-Game Show.

Oosterhuis lives in Scottsdale, Arizona in the United States with his wife, Ruth Ann.