Early years, amateur golf

Oosterhuis was born in London and educated at Dulwich College. Before turning professional, he 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 round 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 joined of the CBS Sports announce team part time, working five events including the Masters and the PGA Championship. In 1998, he joined the CBS golf team full-time. Oosterhuis also has has worked on early-round coverage when CBS was covering the weekend, fulfilling this role for ESPN (2003-2006), Golf Channel (1998-2002, 2007-2014), and USA Network (1997-2007). In 2010, Oosterhuis began to work for CBS part-time, again calling around five events per year including the Masters and PGA Championship. Oosterhuis retired from broadcasting following the 2014 PGA Championship due to health concerns stemming from early-onset Alzheimer's disease.

Oosterhuis called the action at Augusta National's 17th hole for 18 consecutive years from 1997 through 2014.

Personal

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.

In May 2015, Oosterhuis announced that he was battling early-onset Alzheimer's disease.

Amateur wins

• 1966 Berkshire Trophy

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 with birdie 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

Tournament	1968	1969
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Masters Tournament	DNP	CUT	T38	T3	T31	CUT	T23	T46	T14	T34
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T7	T55	T10	T27	DNP
The Open Championship	T6	T18	T28	T18	2	T7	T42	DNP	6	T41
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T40	T38	DNP	T26	DNP

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	T24	T20	CUT	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	T30	T50	T25	56	69
The Open Championship	T23	CUT	T2	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT	CUT	T22	T47	CUT	DNP	DNP

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

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	1	1	1	5	12	9
U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	2	3	9	9
The Open Championship	0	2	0	2	5	8	15	11
PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	5
Totals	0	2	1	3	8	17	44	34

• 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
• Double Diamond International (representing England): 1973, 1974 (winners, captain)
• Sotogrande Match: (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1974 (winners)

[ Source: Wikipedia ]