Peter Oosterhuis says he has early onset Alzheimer's

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    Former star golfer Peter Oosterhuis says he has early onset Alzheimer's disease.

    The 67-year-old Oosterhuis went public with the news in Golf World's digital magazine Monday with the hope the news can bring attention and raise money toward finding a cure.

    Oosterhuis is a six-time Ryder Cup player from England who became part of the golf broadcast team for CBS Sports. He announced this year he was stepping away from television work.

    He first disclosed his diagnosis at a fundraiser last month at Pebble Beach for the Nantz National Alzheimer Center at Houston Methodist Neurological Center. It was founded in 2011 by CBS Sports host Jim Nantz, whose father had Alzheimer's for 13 years before he died in 2008.

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