Doug Sanders, who missed one of the most heartbreaking potential winning putts in British Open history, has died of natural causes. He was 86.
Known as the"Peacock of the Fairways," Sanders was one of the most colourful personalities on the PGA Tour, capturing 20 titles including the 1956 Canadian Open.He had four runner-up finishes in majors with the 1970 Open Championship engrained in most golf fans minds.
"I missed a 30-inch putt on the last green that would have won the 1970 British Open. It's all anybody wants to talk about," Sanders said. Sanders likewise finished a stroke behind Bob Rosburg in the 1959 PGA Championship at Minneapolis Golf Club; a stroke back of Gene Littler at the 1961 US Open at Oakland Hills, and one short of Nicklaus in the 1966 Open at Muirfield.
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