Peter Oosterhuis joined the CBS Sports golf announce team full-time in 1998 after serving as an analyst for the CBS Television Network's coverage of four tournaments in 1997, including the Masters® and PGA Championship. He will serve as the lead analyst alongside Jim Nantz for the majority of CBS's golf coverage in 2001.

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currently serves as a lead analyst for The Golf Channel's early-round coverage of the PGA TOUR. Before joining CBS he was the lead analyst for the Golf Channel's coverage of the European Tour from 1995 to 1997, reporting on almost 90 tournaments. Before that he covered the 1994 PGA TOUR for British Sky Broadcasting and two British Open Championships for the BBC.

A former player on the European and PGA TOUR, Oosterhuis amassed more than 20 victories worldwide, including the 1973 British PGA Championship, the 1973 and 1974 French Opens and the 1981 Canadian Open. He was runner-up in the British Open in 1974 and 1982 and led the European Tour Order of Merit in four consecutive years (1971 to 1974), a record that stood until broken by Colin Montgomerie in 1997. In 1984 he led the sand saves statistical category on the PGA TOUR.

Oosterhuis played on six Ryder Cup teams for Britain and Europe from 1971 to 1981. Unbeaten in his first seven singles matches, he holds the record for most wins in singles, six, with Nick Faldo, Arnold Palmer, Billy Casper, Sam Snead and Lee Trevino. His wins include victories over Palmer and Johnny Miller.

Before competing on the PGA TOUR full-time from 1975 to 1986, Oosterhuis played in Europe and around the world. In 1973 he competed in 43 tournaments in 17 different countries. As an amateur Oosterhuis played for Great Britain against the U.S. in the 1967 Walker Cup Match and represented Great Britain in the 1968 World Amateur Team Championship before turning professional. From 1987 to 1993 he served as Director of Golf at Forsgate Country Club in Jamesburg, N.J. and at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif.

Born May 3, 1948 in London, England, he lives in Scottsdale, Ariz., with his wife Ruth Ann.