Former PGA Tour star Doug Sanders died of natural causes Sunday at the age of 86, according to PGATour.com.Ā
Sanders won 20 PGA Tour events during his career from 1956-1972, although he had zero major championships despite being a runner-up four different times with 13 total top-10 finishes in the four main tournaments. He came the closest at theĀ 1970 Open Championship when he lost to Jack Nicklaus in a playoff.
He also competed on the Champions Tour after turning 50 years old, winning theĀ World Seniors Invitational in 1983.
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In addition to his success on the course, Sanders was well known for his colorful personality, which extended to his outfits:
"The two most frequent questions on tour were, 'What did Arnold Palmer shoot?' and 'What's Doug Sanders wearing?'" Sanders said in an interview withĀ Golf Digest.
A Georgia native who went to the University of Florida, Sanders is a Hall of Fame member in both states.
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