July 24, 1933 George Douglas Sanders (born July 24, 1933) is a former American professional golfer who won twenty PGA Tour events during his career. The American golfer Doug Sanders, who has died aged 86, will go down in sporting history for missing a 30in putt to win the 1970 Open Championship at St Andrews, which he then lost in a play-off to Jack Nicklaus. the fourth-round battle was between Jack Nicklaus and Doug Sanders, The 1970 Open Championship was the 99th Open Championship, played 812 July at the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland. Jack Nicklaus won the second of his three Opens in an 18-hole Sunday playoff over Doug Sanders, 72 to 73. Sanders, who has died Doug Sanders : biography.
Perhaps no non-major champion (except for maybe Scott Hoch) experienced a more gut-wrenching major championship defeat than Doug Sanders. Doug Sanders, who missed a 30-inch putt to become an Open champion at St Andrews, has died from natural causes aged 86. Doug Sanders, who missed one of the most heartbreaking potential winning putts in British Open history, has died of natural causes. Sanders had thirteen top-ten finishes in major championships, including four second-place finishes: 1959 PGA Championship, 1961 U.S. Open, 1966 and 1970 Opens. Jack Nicklaus won the second of his three Opens in an 18-hole Sunday playoff over Doug Sanders, 72 to 73. The American golfer Doug Sanders, who has died aged 86, will go down in sporting history for missing a 30in putt to win the 1970 Open Championship at St Andrews, which he They were given as a gift to the late Cecil Whelan on the morning after he had lost a play-off to Jack Nicklaus for the 1970 Open Championship at St Andrews. Just 10 minutes before his infamous putt in the final round of the 1970 Championship, Sanders was in deep trouble on the 17th and deep in one of golfs most famous sandpits. With Nicklaus at that point a seven-time major winner and at the peak of his irresistible powers breathing down his neck, Sanders throat must have been dry. Hes best known for his near misses in the majors, But first, some context. The gallery were going wild. including 4 2nd place finishes: 1959 PGA Championship, 1961 In total, he had 13 top-10 finishes in major championships without recording a victory. His last victory was the 1972 Kemper Open by one shot over Lee Trevino.
Known as the "Peacock of the Fairways," Sanders was one of the most colourful personalities on golf's US PGA Tour, capturing 20 titles including the 1956 Canadian Open. Worst Open Golf Chokes #5: Doug Sanders, St Andrews, 1970.
As we remember the flamboyant golfer from Cedartown, Georgia we look back at an interview GolfPunk was lucky enough to have with the legend that is Sanders, Our Kinda Soldier! Four times a major championship runner-up, the most painful coming in the 1970 Open Championship at St. Andrews. With the opening of Hazeltine National Golf Club in 1962 the Twin Cites area has been blessed to have many high profile national golf events hosted by the club. On April 12, 2020, Doug Sanders, an estimable American tour pro, died at the age of 86. Somehow, he found a way to roll it The Bahamas National Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour in 1970 and 1971. Who could forget the 1970 Open Championship at St Andrews? He barely missed the heavily-breaking short putt on the final hole of the 1970 Open, ending up in a tie with Jack Nicklaus. Nicklaus defeated Sanders in an 18-hole playoff the next day. Even golf's greatest icons miss a tap-in once in a while. At Augusta in 1946, Ben Hogan needed a par on the final hole to get into a playoff with Herman Keiser. Doug Sanders, 1970 British Open. Jack Nicklaus (left) and Doug Sanders, at St Andrews for the 1970 Open (Getty) Doug Sanders , a four-time runner-up in major events, has died from natural causes aged 86, the PGA Tour has announced. Doug Sanders, a 20-time winner on the PGA tour, passed away Sunday, April 12, at age 86. He had four runner-up finishes in majors with the 1970 Open Championship engrained in most golf fans minds. This event is probably best known for the short putt to win missed by Doug Developing an outstanding short game with his pitch-and-run shots and low blasts with his irons, Sanders was often on the brink of stardom.
Recently a one hour highlight film of the 1970 Open Championship has been put up on YouTube. Doug Sanders was still an amateur when he won his first PGA Tour event in 1956 at the Canadian Open, and his best year was in 1961 when he won five times and finished third on the PGA Tour money list. Jack Nicklaus won the second of his three Opens I just made a big mistake trying to hurry up and get it done, said Sanders. The Open Championship 1970.
April 03, 2017. At the 1970 Open Championship, that anomaly In gusty winds during the fourth round on Saturday, Sanders saved par from the Road Hole bunker and led by one heading to the 72nd hole. The American had a three-foot putt He was 86. He won 20 times on the PGA Tour and three times finished second in a major championship, one agonising shot behind the winner at the USPGA Championship in 1959, the US Open in 1961 and the Open Championship in 1966. Nicklaus defeats Sanders in a playoff at the 1970 Open in this preview of 'Jack. Sanders lit up the otherwise staid golf circuit of his time with his colorful attire and became a fan favorite while winning 20 PGA Tour events, only to fall just short of capturing a major May 2 1970 United States Open. Doug Sanders, who missed one of the most heartbreaking potential winning putts in British Open history, has died of natural causes. In his defense, [] Sanders, the Peacock of the Fairways for his colorful attire, is well-known for four runnerup finishes in majors, including missing a 3-footer to win the 1970 British Open. Nicklaus took ample opportunity of his reprieve by winning an 18-hole playoff the following day to take possession of his second claret jug, having previously won the tournament at Muirfield in 1966. DOUG SANDERS >> Doug SandersHeight: 6 ft 1 inBorn: July 24, 1933College: University of FloridaTurned Pro: 1956Before Bubba Watson, there was George Douglas Sanders. Needing only a three-foot He had four runner-up finishes in majors with the 1970 Open Championship engrained in most golf fans minds. The pair then competed in The Opens first 18-hole play-off the next day, where the Golden Bear took The 1970 Open Championship was the 99th Open Championship, played 812 July at the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland. As we Sanders, known for his colourful wardrobe on the circuit, Jack: 1970 Open win over Sanders. Sanders would have won his first major if he hadn't three-putted the 18th green at the Old Course that afternoon in July, 1970. Credit: Getty Images. losing to Jack Nicklaus in a playoff at St. Andrews in the He was never the same golfer after that. Perhaps most heart-breaking was his playoff defeat by Jack Nicklaus in the 1970 Open Championship on the Old Course, St Andrews.
Doug Sanders, a four-time runner-up in major events, has died from natural causes aged 86, the PGA Tour has announced. The Open, greatest moments: it has to rank as one of the saddest sights in golf - Doug Sanders, three feet away from the highlight of his career, missing the putt and losing out From 1988 to 1994, he also sponsored the Doug Sanders Celebrity Classic. He came the closest at the 1970 Open Championship when he lost to Jack Nicklaus in a playoff. Most famously, he missed a three-foot putt for the 1970 British Open championship, then lost to Jack Nicklaus by one shot in an 18-hole playoff. May 2 1970 United States Open. The 1960 PGA Championship was the 42nd PGA Championship, played July 2124 at the South Course of Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. He only needed par on the final hole of the Old Course '. Doug Sanders missing out on victory at St Andrews in 1970 Cal Simmons. He came close to major victories, most famously missing a short putt for a win at the 1970 Open He had four runner-up finishes in the majors, the most memorable at St. Andrews in the 1970 British Open. Doug Sanders brought a flamboyance to golf fashion ahead of his time, a colorful character known as much for the 20 times he won on the PGA Tour as the majors that got away. Doug Sanders was a regular passenger of the once-a-year flight from Houston to Augusta, Georgia. It was Nicklaus' sixth career victory in a professional major, and with it he completed the career grand slam (wins in all four pro majors). The PGA Tour says Doug Sanders died Sunday morning in Houston at age 86 the most memorable at St. Andrews in the 1970 British Open. Go to YouTube and show them the 3-footer that cost Doug Sanders the 1970 British Open. I remember it like it was yesterday, the 1970 Open Championship at St. Sanders, the most colorful dresser in the history of professional golf, died Sunday morning in Houston at the age of 86. 1970 Open Championship: Doug Sanders.
But he is best known for four runner-up finishes in the majors, the most memorable at St. Andrews in the 1970 British Open. Close Calls: 2nd/T-2 1959 PGA Championship, 1961 U.S. Open, 1966 & 1970 Open Championship. 0. Doug Sanders was never hard to find on the course. The other day while doing research on an article about the yips, I happened to watch the replay of the 1970 Open Championship at St. Andrews with Henry Longhurst calling the play-by-play. Doug Sanders, who died on Sunday at age 86, was the first pro golfer our writer, John Feinstein, ever interviewed. An Open Championship golden moment of Doug Sanders at St. Andrews in 1970. Doug Sanders, colorful 20-time PGA Tour winner and 4-time major runner-up, dies at 86 1961 U.S. Open, and 1966 and 1970 Open Championships. His highest finish in The Masters was fourth place. Sanders took three, though, as he saw his lead disappear in the blink of an eye. He took four shots from just 74 yards as the leader playing the final hole of the 1970 Open Championship at St Andrews, missing a sidehill 3-foot (0.9 m) putt to win, then lost But a hot opponent or a flubbed shot would do him in. Out of the driver's door and moving to the back to open the trunk was an African-American, Jimmy. RIP Doug Sanders. He had four close runner-up finishes in majors with the 1970 Open Championship at St Andrews engrained in the memories of most golf fans. There have been many tournaments lost in some strange ways, but the 1970 Open Championship that Doug Sanders kicked away is one