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Fine player, beat Arnie & Johnny M in Ryder Cup, won Eur Tour Order 4 strt yrs, + 81 Canadian. As a broadcaster, elegant simplicity. Sweet, gentle soul, he played and served golf w grace and ...
Peter Oosterhuis. Peter Arthur Oosterhuis (3 May 1948 – 2 May 2024) was an English professional golfer and broadcaster. He played on the European circuit from 1969 to 1974, winning 10 tournaments and taking the Harry Vardon Trophy for heading the Order of Merit for four consecutive seasons from 1971 to 1974.
Often overlooked was his stellar play in the Ryder Cup. Oosterhuis played on six consecutive teams and compiled 14-11-3 record, remarkable considering this was the 1970s during an era of U.S ...
The Ryder Cup was always covered on TV and radio by the BBC from 1927-1971. But in the 1970s, ITV gained the rights to cover the Ryder Cup on TV covering the 1973, 1975 and 1977 cups. ITV was also supposed to show the 1979 cup (the first with a European team) but were stopped from showing it due to the 1979 ITV strike. The BBC continued to ...
1964, 1966. Peter Alliss (28 February 1931 – 5 December 2020) was an English professional golfer, television presenter, commentator, author and golf course designer. Following the death of Henry Longhurst in 1978, he was regarded by many as the "Voice of golf". [1] [2] In 2012 he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in the Lifetime ...
David William Feherty (born 13 August 1958) is a Northern Irish-born former professional golfer and current golf broadcaster. As a touring professional he won five European Tour events, made the top 10 of the Open Championship twice (1989 and 1994), and played on Europe's 1991 Ryder Cup team. Late in his career he joined the PGA Tour.
From 1995 through 1997 Marr was a member of the NBC Sports Golf broadcast team covering the US Open, US Amateur and Ryder Cup. Past winners of the Dave Marr Award include Gene Sarazen , Byron Nelson , Jack Nicklaus , Judy Rankin , Gary Player , Former President George H. W. Bush and Arnold Palmer .
The United States regained the Ryder Cup in 1959 beating Great Britain 8 1⁄2 –3 1⁄2. The match was the last to be contested over 36 holes of foursomes and singles matches. The format changed to two 18 hole sets of foursomes and singles in 1961, doubling the number of points available from 12 to 24.