Peter Oosterhuis
Summary
Near misses
- 1970 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T6 · 287 (-1)
- 1974 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · runner-up to Gary Player · 286
- 1975 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished T7 · 282 (-6)
- 1978 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished 6 · 284 (-4)
- 1982 The Open Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · runner-up to Tom Watson · 285
Ryder Cup
6 Cups, 28 matches: 14 won, 11 lost, 3 halved, 15.5 points. Foursomes 3-6-1, four-ball 5-3-1, singles 6-2-1.
- 1971 Old Warson Country Club GB · USA won 18.5–13.5 · 3-3-0, 3 points · automatic
- 1973 Muirfield GB&I · USA won 19–13 · 3-1-2, 4 points · automatic
- 1975 Laurel Valley Golf Club GB&I · USA won 21–11 · 3-2-1, 3.5 points · committee pick
- 1977 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club GB&I · USA won 12.5–7.5 · 3-0-0, 3 points
- 1979 The Greenbrier (Greenbrier Course) Europe · USA won 17–11 · 2-2-0, 2 points · captain's pick
- 1981 Walton Heath Golf Club Europe · USA won 18.5–9.5 · 0-3-0, 0 points · committee pick
Rivals
Beat him
Ryder Cup partners
Ryder Cup opponents
Next in the chain: Gary Player's rivals →
Moments
- 1971 Ryder Cup Peter Oosterhuis beat Arnold Palmer 3 & 2 in the afternoon singles, ending Palmer's 12-match unbeaten run.
Results by championship
Best day
1982 The Open
Runner-up to Tom Watson · 285.
Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1982.
Career line, 1970–1982
11 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Runner-up
- Top 10
- Ryder Cup, GB / Europe
Peter Oosterhuis was born in 1948 in Lambeth, London, England. Oosterhuis' best major finish was second, at the 1974 Open and the 1982 Open. Oosterhuis played in 6 Ryder Cups for GB and GB&I and Europe (1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981), winning 14, losing 11 and halving 3 of 28 matches for 15.5 points.
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The record
Near misses
Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.
- 1970 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T6 · 287 (-1)
- 1974 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · runner-up to Gary Player · 286
- 1975 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished T7 · 282 (-6)
- 1978 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished 6 · 284 (-4)
- 1982 The Open Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · runner-up to Tom Watson · 285
Ryder Cup
Oosterhuis played 6 Ryder Cups for GB and GB&I and Europe: 28 matches, 14 won, 11 lost, 3 halved, 15.5 points (55.4% of those available). By format: foursomes 3-6-1, four-ball 5-3-1, singles 6-2-1 (won-lost-halved).
- 1971 Old Warson Country Club GB · USA won 18.5–13.5 · 3-3-0, 3 points · automatic
- 1973 Muirfield GB&I · USA won 19–13 · 3-1-2, 4 points · automatic
- 1975 Laurel Valley Golf Club GB&I · USA won 21–11 · 3-2-1, 3.5 points · committee pick
- 1977 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club GB&I · USA won 12.5–7.5 · 3-0-0, 3 points
- 1979 The Greenbrier (Greenbrier Course) Europe · USA won 17–11 · 2-2-0, 2 points · captain's pick
- 1981 Walton Heath Golf Club Europe · USA won 18.5–9.5 · 0-3-0, 0 points · committee pick
Partners, with matches played together: Tony Jacklin (7), Nick Faldo (6), Peter Townsend (2), Bernard Gallacher (2), Maurice Bembridge (1), Sam Torrance (1).
Sources
Elsewhere: Wikipedia.
Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.