Editing Doug Sanders

{{Short description|American professional golfer (1933–2020)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox golfer
| name          = Doug Sanders
| image         = Doug Sanders (cropped).jpg
| image_size    = 180px
| alt           =
| caption       = Sanders, circa 1960s
| fullname      = George Douglas Sanders
| nickname      = Peacock of the Fairways
| birth_date    = {{Birth date|1933|7|24|mf=y}}
| birth_place   = [[Cedartown, Georgia]], U.S.
| death_date    = {{death date and age|2020|4|12|1933|7|24|mf=y}}
| death_place   = [[Houston, Texas]], U.S.
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| spouse        = 
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| nationality   = {{USA}}
| college       = [[Florida Gators men's golf|University of Florida]]
| yearpro       = 1956
| extour        = [[PGA Tour]]<br>[[Champions Tour]]
| prowins       = 24
| pgawins       = 20
| champwins     = 1
| otherwins     = 3
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| masters       = T4: [[1966 Masters Tournament|1966]]
| usopen        = T2: [[1961 U.S. Open (golf)|1961]]
| open          = T2/2nd: [[1966 Open Championship|1966]], [[1970 Open Championship|1970]]
| pga           = T2: [[1959 PGA Championship|1959]]
| usamateur     = R64: 1956
| britamateur   = R256: 1956
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'''George Douglas Sanders''' (July 24, 1933 – April 12, 2020)<ref>{{cite news |title=Doug Sanders obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/apr/14/doug-sanders-obituary |access-date=14 April 2020 |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Peter |last=Mason |date=14 April 2020}}</ref> was an American [[professional golfer]] who won 20 events on the [[PGA Tour]] and had four runner-up finishes at [[Men's major golf championships|major championships]].

==Early years==
He was born into a poor family in [[Cedartown, Georgia]], northwest of [[Atlanta]], where his father farmed and drove trucks.<ref>{{cite news |last=Goldstein |first=Richard |title=Doug Sanders, 'Peacock of the Fairways,' Dies at 86 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/12/obituaries/doug-sanders-dead.html |access-date=June 1, 2020 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 12, 2020}}</ref><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> Sanders was the fourth of five children and picked [[cotton]] as a teenager. The family home was near a nine-hole course and he was a self-taught golfer.<ref name=sijan62>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/vault/1962/01/22/590485/the-badform-champion-of-golf |magazine=Sports Illustrated |last=Wright |first=Alfred |title=The bad-form champion of golf |date=January 22, 1962 |page=36 }}</ref>

==Amateur career==
Sanders accepted an athletic scholarship to the [[University of Florida]] in [[Gainesville, Florida|Gainesville]],<ref name=sijan62/> where he played for the [[Florida Gators men's golf|Gators golf]] team in [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) competition in 1955.<ref name=ufmediasupplement>{{cite web |url=http://www.gatorzone.com/golf/men/media/2012/supplement.pdf |title=Florida Men's Golf 2013 Media Supplement |publisher=University Athletic Association |location=Gainesville, Florida |pages=36–37 |access-date=December 24, 2013}}</ref>  In his single year as a Gator golfer, Sanders and the team won a [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) championship and earned a sixth-place finish at the NCAA championship tournament—the Gators' best national championship finish at that time.<ref name=ufmediasupplement/> Sanders won the 1956 [[Canadian Open (golf)|Canadian Open]] as an amateur—the only amateur ever to do so—and turned professional shortly thereafter.<ref name=gshofprofile>{{cite web |publisher=Georgia Sports Hall of Fame |url=http://www.gshf.org/pdf_files/inductees/golf/doug_sanders.pdf |title=Inductees – Doug Sanders |access-date=July 19, 2011 |archive-date=July 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719014458/http://www.gshf.org/pdf_files/inductees/golf/doug_sanders.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> Sanders was the last amateur to win on the PGA Tour until [[Scott Verplank]] in 1985.

==Professional career==
Sanders had thirteen top-ten finishes in [[Men's major golf championships|major championships]], including four second-place finishes: [[1959 PGA Championship]], [[1961 U.S. Open (golf)|1961 U.S. Open]], [[1966 Open Championship|1966]] and [[1970 Open Championship|1970 Open]]s. In 1966, he became one of the few players in history to finish in the top ten of all four major championships in a single season, despite winning none of them. He took four shots from just 74 yards as the leader playing the final hole of the 1970 Open Championship at [[Old Course at St Andrews|St Andrews]], missing a sidehill {{convert|3|ft|1|adj=on}} putt to win, then lost the resulting 18-hole playoff by a single stroke the next day to [[Jack Nicklaus]].<ref name=kelley>{{cite web |first=Brent |last=Kelley |url=http://golf.about.com/od/golfersmen/p/doug_sanders.htm |title=Doug Sanders |publisher=About.com |access-date=July 19, 2011 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233053/http://golf.about.com/od/golfersmen/p/doug_sanders.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> His final victory on tour came in June [[1972 PGA Tour|1972]] at the [[Kemper Open]], one stroke ahead of runner-up [[Lee Trevino]].<ref name=sntikg>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DEsNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2684%2C555550 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |agency=Associated Press |title=Sanders nips Trevino in Kemper golf |date=June 5, 1972 |page=22}}</ref>

Sanders is remembered for an exceptionally short, flat golf swing — a consequence, it appears, of a painful neck condition that radically restricted his movements.<ref name=kelley/>

He was a member of the U.S. [[Ryder Cup]] team in [[1967 Ryder Cup|1967]], which won in [[Houston]].

==Personal life==
Sanders was a stylish, flamboyant dresser on the golf course, which earned him the nickname "[[Peafowl|Peacock]] of the Fairways."<ref name=kelley/> ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'' magazine named Sanders one of America's Ten Best Dressed Jocks in August 1972.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/39212451/?terms=%22doug%2Bsanders%22%2Besquire%2Bbest%2Bdressed |title=Esquire names Frazier |newspaper=The New Courier |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |date=September 2, 1972 |page=12 |quote=... Doug Sanders, a golf pro selected over the more publicized fashion plates of the game, complete the Esquire "10 Best-Dressed Jocks" |via=newspapers.com |url-access=subscription }}</ref>

Sanders identified himself as the lead character, a playboy PGA Tour golfer, in the golf novel ''Dead Solid Perfect'', by [[Dan Jenkins]].<ref>{{cite book |first=Curt |last=Sampson |title=The Eternal Summer: Palmer, Nicklaus, and Hogan in 1960, Golf's Golden Year |publisher=Villard Publishing |location=New York |year=2000 |isbn=978-0375753688}}</ref>

Sanders wrote a golf instruction book, "Compact Golf", published in 1964, the title of which linked to Sanders' short golf swing. His autobiography "Come swing with me" was published in 1974.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |title=Come Swing with Me by Doug Sanders |first1=Doug |last1=Sanders |first2=Larry |last2=Sheehan |publisher=Doubleday |year=1974 |isbn=978-0385056311 }}</ref>

In his autobiography, Sanders said he was invited and intended to accompany fellow pro golfer and [[1964 Open Championship|1964 Open]] winner [[Tony Lema]] on the flight in a private plane in 1966 that crashed with no survivors. Sanders changed his schedule at the last minute and did not join Lema on the flight.<ref name=":0" />

After retiring from competitive golf, Sanders was active in his own corporate golf entertainment company for nearly 20 years, and sponsored the Doug Sanders International Junior Golf Championship in [[Houston]], [[Texas]]. From 1988 to 1994, he also sponsored the [[Doug Sanders Celebrity Classic]].

Sanders died in his adopted hometown of Houston, Texas, on April 12, 2020, from natural causes.<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> He was 86.

==Honors==
Sanders was a member of the [[Florida Sports Hall of Fame]],<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Florida Sports Hall of Fame |url=http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Xo-VhRHuja8/TaWEeVPunHI/AAAAAAAAAW8/SZMnd3S2KsE/s1600/Member%20Slides%20-%201970s%20Doug%20Sanders%201972.jpg |title=Inductees – Doug Sanders (1972) |access-date=July 19, 2011}}</ref> [[Georgia Sports Hall of Fame]],<ref name=gshofprofile/> and the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame.<ref name=gghofprofile/>  He was also inducted into the [[List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members|University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame]] as a "Gator Great."<ref>{{cite web |publisher=F Club, Hall of Fame |url=http://www.gatorfclub.org/hall-of-fame/greats |title=Gator Greats |access-date=December 24, 2013}}</ref>

== Amateur wins ==
*1955 Mexican Amateur

== Professional wins (24) ==
=== PGA Tour wins (20) ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!To par
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Jul 8, 1956
|[[Canadian Open (golf)|Canadian Open]]<br>(as an amateur)
|align=right|69-67-69-68=273
|align=center|−15
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dow Finsterwald]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|Jun 1, [[1958 PGA Tour|1958]]
|[[Western Open]] 
|align=right|69-68-70-68=275
|align=center|−13
|1 stroke
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Dow Finsterwald]]
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|Dec 6, [[1959 PGA Tour|1959]]
|[[Coral Gables Open Invitational]] 
|align=right|68-71-69-65=273
|align=center|−11
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dow Finsterwald]]
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|Mar 5, [[1961 PGA Tour|1961]]
|[[Greater New Orleans Open Invitational]]
|align=right|68-65-69-70=272
|align=center|−16
|5 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Gay Brewer]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mac Main]]
|-
|align=center|5
|align=right|May 14, 1961
|[[Colonial National Invitation]] 
|align=right|69-75-67-70=281
|align=center|+1
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kel Nagle]]
|-
|align=center|6
|align=right|May 21, 1961
|[[Hot Springs Open Invitational]]
|align=right|68-68-69-68=273
|align=center|−15
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Ragan]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jerry Steelsmith]]
|-
|align=center|7
|align=right|Aug 6, 1961
|[[Eastern Open Invitational]]
|align=right|72-66-68-69=275
|align=center|−13
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ken Venturi]]
|-
|align=center|8
|align=right|Nov 19, 1961
|[[Cajun Classic Open Invitational]]
|align=right|67-67-67-69=270
|align=center|−14
|6 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ken Still]]
|-
|align=center|9
|align=right|Mar 11, [[1962 PGA Tour|1962]]
|[[Pensacola Open Invitational]]
|align=right|67-67-67-69=270
|align=center|−18
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Don Fairfield]]
|-
|align=center|10
|align=right|Aug 19, 1962
|[[St. Paul Open Invitational]]
|align=right|66-69-69-65=269
|align=center|−19
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Hill (golfer)|Dave Hill]]
|-
|align=center|11
|align=right|Aug 26, 1962
|[[Oklahoma City Open Invitational]]
|align=right|70-69-74-67=280
|align=center|−8
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny Pott]]
|-
|align=center|12
|align=right|Apr 14, [[1963 PGA Tour|1963]]
|[[Greater Greensboro Open]]
|align=right|68-65-68-69=270
|align=center|−14
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Clark (golfer)|Jimmy Clark]] 
|-
|align=center|13
|align=right|Mar 7, [[1965 PGA Tour|1965]]
|[[Pensacola Open Invitational]] (2)
|align=right|68-71-65-73=277
|align=center|−11
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]]
|-
|align=center|14
|align=right|Mar 14, 1965
|[[Doral Open Invitational]] 
|align=right|65-71-71-67=274
|align=center|−14
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bruce Devlin]]
|-
|align=center|15
|align=right|Feb 6, [[1966 PGA Tour|1966]]
|[[Bob Hope Desert Classic]]
|align=right|70-72-68-73-66=349
|align=center|−11
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]]
|-
|align=center|16
|align=right|Mar 27, 1966
|[[Jacksonville Open Invitational]]
|align=right|71-65-66-71=273
|align=center|−15
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Gay Brewer]]
|-
|align=center|17
|align=right|Apr 3, 1966
|[[Greater Greensboro Open]] (2)
|align=right|65-70-71-70=276
|align=center|−8
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Weiskopf]]
|-
|align=center|18
|align=right|Mar 5, [[1967 PGA Tour|1967]]
|[[Doral Open Invitational]] (2)
|align=right|68-71-66-70=275
|align=center|−9
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} [[Harold Henning]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Art Wall Jr.]]
|-
|align=center|19
|align=right|Dec 13, [[1970 PGA Tour|1970]]
|[[Bahama Islands Open]]
|align=right|66-70-68-68=272
|align=center|−16
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Blocker]]
|-
|align=center|20
|align=right|Jun 4, [[1972 PGA Tour|1972]]
|[[Kemper Open]]
|align=right|71-68-68-68=275
|align=center|−13
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lee Trevino]]
|}

'''PGA Tour playoff record (5–5)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|1
|1956
|[[Canadian Open (golf)|Canadian Open]]<br>(as an amateur)
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dow Finsterwald]]
|Won with par on first extra hole 
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|2
|[[1961 PGA Tour|1961]]
|[[Phoenix Open Invitational]] 
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]]
|Lost 18-hole playoff;<br>Palmer: −3 (67),<br>Sanders: E (70) 
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|3
|[[1962 PGA Tour|1962]]
|[[West Palm Beach Open Invitational]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Ragan]]
|Lost to birdie on second extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|4
|[[1964 PGA Tour|1964]] 
|[[Greater Greensboro Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Julius Boros]]
|Lost to par on first extra hole  
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|5
|[[1965 PGA Tour|1965]]
|[[Pensacola Open Invitational]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]]
|Won with birdie on third extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|6
|1965
|[[Greater Seattle Open Invitational]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Gay Brewer]]
|Lost to par on first extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|7
|[[1966 PGA Tour|1966]]
|[[Bob Hope Desert Classic]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]]
|Won with birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|8
|1966
|[[Greater Greensboro Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Weiskopf]]
|Won with par on second extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|9
|[[1970 PGA Tour|1970]]
|'''[[1970 Open Championship|The Open Championship]]''' 
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]]
|Lost 18-hole playoff;<br>Nicklaus: E (72),<br>Sanders: +1 (73)
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|10
|1970
|[[Bahama Islands Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Blocker]]
|Won with par on second extra hole
|}

===Far East Circuit wins (1)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Mar 25, [[1963 Far East Circuit|1963]]
|[[Yomiuri International]]
|align=right|68-77-71-73=289
|align=center|+1
|5 strokes
|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Hideyo Sugimoto]]
|}

'''Far East Circuit playoff record (0–1)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1
|[[1964 Far East Circuit|1964]]
|[[Philippine Open (golf)|Philippine Open]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter Thomson (golfer)|Peter Thomson]]
|Lost to bogey on first extra hole
|}

===Other wins (2)===
*1957 [[Colombian Open]]
*1959 [[Sahara Pro-Am]]

===Senior PGA Tour wins (1)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!To par
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Sep 25, [[1983 Senior PGA Tour|1983]]
|[[World Seniors Invitational]]
|align=right|70-70-73-70=283
|align=center|−5
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Miller Barber]]
|}

== Results in major championships ==
'''Amateur'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1955
!1956
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Amateur]]
|R128
|R64
|-
|align=left|[[The Amateur Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|R256
|}

'''Professional'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1957
!1958
!1959
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|T31
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|T2
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1960
!1961
!1962
!1963
!1964
!1965
!1966
!1967
!1968
!1969
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|T29
|T11
|T33
|T28
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T11
|style="background:yellow;"|T4
|T16
|T12
|T36
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|T46
|style="background:yellow;"|T2
|T11
|T21
|T32
|T11
|style="background:yellow;"|T8
|T34
|T37
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|11
|CUT
|style="background:yellow;"|T2
|T18
|34
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:yellow;"|T3
|style="background:yellow;"|3
|T15
|T17
|T28
|T20
|style="background:yellow;"|T6
|T28
|style="background:yellow;"|T8
|CUT
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1970
!1971
!1972
!1973
!1974
!1975
!1976
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T37
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T45
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:yellow;"|2
|style="background:yellow;"|T9
|style="background:yellow;"|4
|T28
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T28
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|T41
|CUT
|style="background:yellow;"|T7
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut<br>
R256, R128, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play<br>
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Sources: Masters Tournament,<ref>[http://www.masters.com/en_US/discover/past_winners.html Past Winners & Results] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012024707/http://www.masters.com/en_US/discover/past_winners.html |date=October 12, 2013 }}</ref> U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur,<ref>[http://champsdatabase.usga.org/ USGA Championship Database] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101221024412/http://champsdatabase.usga.org/ |date=December 21, 2010 }}</ref> Open Championship,<ref>[http://www.theopen.com/en/History/PreviousOpens.aspx?leaderboard=1&eventid=1976014&view=year 1976 Open Championship leaderboard]</ref> PGA Championship,<ref>[http://www.pgamediaguide.com/playersearch_detail.cfm?player_id=792 PGA Championship Media Guide - Doug Sanders]</ref> 1956 British Amateur<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19560529&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=May 29, 1956 |page=4 |title=Defeat of Leading American}}</ref>

===Summary===
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]         || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 ||  1 ||  5 || 11 || 10
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 ||  2 ||  5 || 13 || 11
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]      || 0 || 2 || 0 || 3 ||  4 ||  6 || 11 ||  9
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]           || 0 || 1 || 2 || 3 ||  6 ||  9 || 14 || 12
|-
!Totals                                    !! 0 !! 4 !! 2 !! 8 !! 13 !! 25 !! 49 !! 42
|}
*Most consecutive cuts made – 14 (1965 PGA – 1969 Masters)
*Longest streak of top-10s – 4 (1966 Masters – 1966 PGA)

== See also ==
{{Portal|Biography}}
*[[List of American Ryder Cup golfers]]
*[[List of Florida Gators men's golfers on the PGA Tour]]
*[[List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins]]
*[[List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{official website|http://www.dougsanders.org}}
*{{PGATour player|02042}}
*[http://www.gshf.org/pdf_files/inductees/golf/doug_sanders.pdf Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719014458/http://www.gshf.org/pdf_files/inductees/golf/doug_sanders.pdf |date=July 19, 2011 }}

{{1967 United States Ryder Cup team}}
{{Authority control}}

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