Peter Oosterhuis

Peter Oosterhuis
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Peter A. Oosterhuis
Born	(1948-05-03) 3 May 1948 London, England
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	230 lb (100 kg; 16 st)
Nationality	England
Residence	Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Career
Turned professional	1968
Former tour(s)	European Tour PGA Tour
Professional wins	18
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
European Tour	7
Other	10
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	T3: 1973
U.S. Open	T7: 1975
The Open Championship	2nd/T2: 1974, 1982
PGA Championship	T22: 1982
Achievements and awards
European Tour Order of Merit winner	1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year	1969

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

Early years, amateur golf

Oosterhuis was born in London. Before turning professional, Oosterhuis represented Great Britain in the 1967 Walker Cup and in the 1968 Eisenhower Trophy.

European Tour

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).

PGA Tour

Oosterhuis 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.

Ryder Cup

Oosterhuis played on six consecutive 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.

Club professional

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.

Broadcasting career

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 1997, Oosterhuis was a part of the CBS Sports announce team for the Masters and the PGA Championship. In 1998, he joined the CBS golf team full time. In addition to his CBS duties, he also served as a contributing analyst for the Golf Channel's Pre and Post-Game Show, and does some live announcing as well.

In 2010, Oosterhuis was moved to CBS' alternate announce team. He still worked the Masters and PGA Championship, but worked mostly on regular events covered by a skeleton CBS crew. Since then, he has rarely worked with the full CBS team outside of the majors, though he does often appear on cable coverage of these events as part of his Golf Channel deal.

Oosterhuis lives in Charlotte, North Carolina in the United States with his wife, Ruth Ann. He is a member of the Quail Hollow Golf Club in that city.

Professional wins (18)

European Tour wins (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	13 May 1972	Penfold Bournemouth Tournament	+1 (72-70-72-71=285)	Playoff	Christy O'Connor Jnr
2	28 Apr 1973	Piccadilly Medal	(67)	6 strokes	Terry Westbrook
3	3 Jun 1973	French Open	−4 (75-69-68-68=280)	1 stroke	Tony Jacklin
4	25 Aug 1973	Viyella PGA Championship	−4 (69-69-70-72=280)	3 strokes	Dale Hayes, Donald Swalens
5	5 May 1974	French Open	+4 (71-72-68-73=284)	2 strokes	Peter Townsend
6	20 Oct 1974	Italian Open	(37-72-70-72=249)	2 strokes	Dale Hayes
7	26 Oct 1974	El Paraiso Open	−4 (69-69-74=212)	Playoff	Manuel Ballesteros

European Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1972	Penfold Bournemouth Tournament	Christy O'Connor Jnr	Won on first extra hole
2	1974	German Open	Simon Owen	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3	1974	El Paraiso Open	Manuel Ballesteros	Won

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	2 Aug 1981	Canadian Open	−4 (69-69-72-70=280)	1 stroke	Bruce Lietzke, Jack Nicklaus, Andy North

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1974	Monsanto Open	Lee Elder	Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole

Other wins (10)

• 1970 Coca-Cola Young Professionals' Championship, Lord Derby’s Under-23 Professional Tournament
• 1971 Piccadilly Medal, Agfa-Gevaert Tournament, Sunbeam Electric Tournament
• 1972 Coca-Cola Young Professionals' Championship
• 1973 Maracaibo Open (Venezuela)
• 1983 Spalding Invitational
• 1985 Spalding Invitational
• 1989 New Jersey PGA Championship

Results in major championships

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1981 Open Championship)
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

• Most consecutive cuts made – 16 (1975 U.S. Open – 1980 Open Championship)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1975 U.S. Open – 1975 Open Championship)

Team appearances

Amateur

• Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1967
• Eisenhower Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1968

Professional

• Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland/Europe): 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981
• World Cup (representing England): 1971

External links

• Peter Oosterhuis at the European Tour official site
• Peter Oosterhuis at the PGA Tour official site

v t e European Ryder Cup team – 1979 Seve Ballesteros Brian Barnes Ken Brown Nick Faldo Bernard Gallacher Antonio Garrido Tony Jacklin Mark James Michael King Sandy Lyle Peter Oosterhuis Des Smyth John Jacobs (non-playing captain) Lost: 11 – 17

v t e European Ryder Cup team – 1981 José Maria Cañizares Howard Clark Eamonn Darcy Nick Faldo Bernard Gallacher Mark James Bernhard Langer Sandy Lyle Peter Oosterhuis Manuel Piñero Des Smyth Sam Torrance John Jacobs (non-playing captain) Lost: 9.5 – 18.5