Peter Thomson (golfer)
| Peter Thomson | |
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| Nation: |
 Australia
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| Career data | |
| Professional since: | 1949 |
| Tournament wins: | 62 |
| Major wins : | 5 |
| Awards: | World Golf Hall of Fame (1988) |
Peter William Thomson (born August 23, 1929 in Melbourne ; † June 20, 2018 ibid) was an Australian professional golfer who won The Open Championship five times. He was the only golfer who won the Open Championship three times in a row (1954 to 1956) in the 20th century ; the two other victories came in 1958 and 1965.
His worldwide titles included ten different national championships, including nine times the New Zealand and three times the Australian. In the USA Thomson played rather little, he only won one event on the PGA TOUR and his best placings in the majors that are held there were fourth at the US Open in 1956 and fifth at the 1957 Masters He never played the PGA Championship .
As a senior, Thomson then played in North America, scored nine successes on the Champions Tour - at that time still the Senior PGA Tour - in the 1985 season (an unbroken record) and won the money list ranking.
His last win came in 1988 at the British PGA Senior Tournament . In the same year he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame . He was also an honorary member of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews .
Peter Thomson was President of the Australian PGA from 1962 to 1994 . He led the international team at the Presidents Cup in 1996, 1998 and 2000 as a non-playing captain .
Tournament victories
- 1950 (1) New Zealand Open
- 1951 (2) Australian Open , New Zealand Open
- 1953 (2) New Zealand Open, New Zealand PGA Championship
- 1954 (3) The Open Championship , News of the World Match Play , Canada Cup (with Kel Nagle )
- 1955 (2) The Open Championship , New Zealand Open
- 1956 (2) Texas International Open ( PGA Tour ), The Open Championship
- 1957 (1) Yorkshire Evening News Tournament
- 1958 (3) The Open Championship , Dunlop Tournament (United Kingdom), Daks Tournament
- 1959 (4) Canada Cup (with Kel Nagle ), New Zealand Open, Italian Open , Spanish Open
- 1960 (7) Yorkshire Evening News Tournament, New Zealand Open, Daks Tournament, Bowmaker Tournament, New Zealand Open, German Open, Hong Kong Open
- 1961 (5) British PGA Match Play Championship, Yorkshire Evening News Tournament, Dunlop Masters, Esso Golden, New Zealand Open
- 1962 (2) Piccadilly Tournament, Martini International
- 1963 (1) Indian Open
- 1964 (1) Philippine Open
- 1965 (4) The Open Championship , Daks Tournament, Hong Kong Open , New Zealand Open
- 1966 (1) British PGA Match Play Championship
- 1967 (5) New Zealand Caltex Tournament, British PGA Match Play Championship, Alcan International, Australian PGA Championship, Australian Open , Hong Kong Open
- 1968 (1) Dunlop Masters (United Kingdom)
- 1972 (2) Australian Open , Wills Tournament (United Kingdom)
- 1973 (1) Victorian Open (Australia)
- 1976 (1) Indian Open
Major championships are in bold .
Senior tournament victories
Champions Tour
- 1984 (1) WBTV World Seniors Invitational
- 1985 (9) Vintage Invitational, American Golf Carta Blanca Johnny Mathis, MONY Senior Tournament of Champions, Champions Classic, Senior Players Reunion Pro-Am, MONY Syracuse Senior Classic, du Maurier Champions, United Virginia Bank Seniors, Suntree Senior Classic
European Seniors Tour
- 1984 (1) PGA Seniors' Championship
- 1988 (1) Senior British Championship
See also
Web links
- Player profile at the World Golf Hall of Fame
- Thomson at Golflegends.org
- Golf legend Peter Thomson dies at 88 after battle with Parkinson's. Necrology on the Sydney Morning Herald website, June 20, 2018 (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Thomson, Peter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thomson, Peter William (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian golfer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 23, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Melbourne |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th June 2018 |
| Place of death | Melbourne |