Peter Arthur Oosterhuis was born on May 3, 1948, in Dulwich, an area of South London. His father, Hans, was a commodities broker who had fled the Netherlands after the German occupation.

Peter Oosterhuis, British golfer who blazed path in America, dies at 75 Mr. Oosterhuis was among the first Europeans to play full time on the PGA Tour and later became a longtime commentator on CBS.

Peter Oosterhuis, a two-time winner of the European Tour money title who later brought his distinguished British voice to CBS golf telecasts as an analyst, died Thursday. He was 75.

Said his longtime CBS colleague Ian Baker-Finch: “Peter Oosterhuis was one of the kindest gentlemen I’ve ever known, maybe the kindest. Never had a cross word. Always a smile.

Sad to hear of the passing of GC original/CBS mainstay Peter Oosterhuis. Fine player, beat Arnie & Johnny M in Ryder Cup, won Eur Tour Order 4 strt yrs, + 81 Canadian.

Peter Oosterhuis, a six-time Ryder Cupper who won 28 times professionally and was the longtime voice of the 17th hole during CBS’s Masters coverage, died on Thursday.

The Englishman Peter Oosterhuis was the dominant force in European golf during the European Tour’s formative years, winning the Order of Merit in the Tour’s first three seasons from 1972 to 1974.

Oosterhuis retired from broadcasting in 2014 to deal with early-onset of Alzheimer’s. The London native earned seven wins on the European Tour in a two-year span from 1972-74 and was the rookie ...