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PGA Tour Legend Doug Sanders Dies at 86 from Natural Causes

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Former PGA Tour star Doug Sanders died of natural causes Sunday at the age of 86, according to PGATour.com.

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 the 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 the World Seniors Invitational in 1983.

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