Broadcasting Career
In 1994, Oosterhuis was hired to cover the PGA Tour by Britain's Sky Sports and covered two Open Championships for the BBC. From 1995 to 1997, he was the lead analyst for the Golf Channel's coverage of the European Tour. In 1998, Oosterhuis joined the CBS Sports golf announcer team full time. In addition to his CBS analyst duties, he also serves as a contributing analyst for the Golf Channel's Pre and Post-Game Show, and does some live announcing as well.
Oosterhuis lives in Charlotte, North Carolina in the United States with his wife, Ruth Ann. He is a member of the Quail Hollow Golf Club in that city.
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