With his flamboyant clothes and homespun swing, Doug Sanders was one of the most recognizable pros of his era :: Malcolm Emmons/USA Today With the British Open returning to St. Andrews for its ...

A colorful dresser who was a fan favorite on the PGA Tour, he won 20 events but no major tournaments, missing a crucial putt at the British Open. By Richard Goldstein Doug Sanders, who lit up the ...

American Doug Sanders, who was three feet away from beating Jack Nicklaus and winning the 1970 British Open at the home of golf, has died of natural causes aged 86, the PGA Tour said on Sunday.

(AP) – Doug Sanders brought a flamboyance to golf fashion ... the most memorable at St. Andrews in the 1970 British Open. He only needed par on the final hole of the Old Course to beat Jack ...

Sanders ducks out of the way of the putter Nicklaus tossed in celebration of his win. ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -- The final round of a British Open at St. Andrews is always a poignant day for Doug ...

Harry Vardon, Muirfield (1896): No man won more British Opens than Vardon’s ... One such challenger was Doug Sanders, who took Nicklaus all the way to an 18-hole playoff in 1970, only to lose ...

Doug Sanders brought a flamboyance to golf fashion ... the most memorable at St. Andrews in the 1970 British Open. He only needed par on the final hole of the Old Course to beat Jack Nicklaus ...

Doug Sanders’ fashion was stylishly bright ... “I feel very sick about the British Open,” Sanders told the Sporting News after the loss to Nicklaus, according to the PGA Tour.

Doug Sanders brought a flamboyance to golf fashion ... the most memorable at St. Andrews in the 1970 British Open. He only needed par on the final hole of the Old Course to beat Jack Nicklaus ...

Doug Sanders watches his shot during the 1993 ... the most memorable at St. Andrews in the 1970 British Open. He only needed par on the final hole of the Old Course to beat Jack Nicklaus, and ...