What is Doug Sanders?
'''George Douglas Sanders''' (July 24, 1933 – April 12, 2020) was an American [[professional golfer]]. He won 20 events on the [[PGA Tour]] and had four runner-up finishes at [[Men's major golf championships|major championships]]. He was born in [[Cedartown, Georgia]].<ref name=gghofprofile>{{cite web |publisher=Georgia Golf Hall of Fame |url=http://www.gghof.com/sites/courses/custom.asp?id=1010&page=61433 |title=Georgia Golf Hall of Fame Member – Doug Sanders |access-date=July 18, 2011}}</ref> He was a member of the U.S. [[Ryder Cup]] team in [[1967 Ryder Cup|1967]], which won in [[Houston]]. Sanders died in Houston on April 12, 2020 from [[dementia]]-related problems, at the age of 86.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.bunkered.co.uk/golf-news/doug-sanders-tributes-paid-to-flamboyant-golf-great |magazine=bunkered |first=Michael |last=McEwan |title=Doug Sanders: Tributes paid to flamoyant golf great |date=April 13, 2020 |access-date=April 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2020/04/12/doug-sanders-winner-of-20-pga-tour-events-has-died/ |first=Adam |last=Schupak |date=April 12, 2020 |magazine=[[Golfweek]] |title=Doug Sanders, winner of 20 PGA Tour events, has died |access-date=2020-04-12}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanders, Doug}} [[Category:1933 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from dementia]] [[Category:American golfers]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Georgia (U.S. state)]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Houston]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}