Peter Thomson
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Peter William Thomson (born August 23, 1929) is an Australian golfer. He is best remembered for his five wins in The Open Championship.
He was born in Melbourne. Thomson's Open Championship wins came in 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, and 1965. He was the only man to win the tournament for three consecutive years in the 20th century.
Thomson was a prolific tournament champion around the world, winning the national championships of ten countries, including the New Zealand Open nine times. He did not play in the United States very often, and he only won one event on the PGA Tour. His best finish in one of the three majors staged in the United States was a fourth place at the 1956 U.S. Open.
Thomson enjoyed a successful senior career. In 1985 he won nine times on the Senior PGA Tour in the United States, and finished top of the money list. His last tournament victory came at the 1988 British PGA Senior Tournament. He was president of the Australian PGA from 1962 to 1994 and a victorious non-playing captain of the international team in the 1998 Presidents Cup.
He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1988.
Thomson was a guest at the presentation ceremony of the 135th Open Championship, which was won by Tiger Woods. The event marked the 50th anniversary of Thomson's third Open victory.
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[edit] PGA Tour wins
- 1954 (1) The Open Championship
- 1955 (1) The Open Championship
- 1956 (2) Texas International Open, The Open Championship
- 1958 (1) The Open Championship
- 1965 (1) The Open Championship
Major championships are shown in bold.
[edit] Australasia wins
- 1947 Australian Foursomes Shield (with H.R. Payne)
- 1948 Victoria Amateur Championship
- 1950 New Zealand Open
- 1951 Australian Open, New Zealand Open
- 1953 New Zealand Open, New Zealand PGA Championship
- 1955 New Zealand Open
- 1959 New Zealand Open, Wills Masters
- 1960 New Zealand Open
- 1961 New Zealand Open
- 1965 New Zealand Open
- 1967 New Zealand Caltex Tournament, Australian PGA Championship, Australian Open
- 1968 West End Open
- 1971 New Zealand Open
- 1972 Australian Open
- 1973 Victorian Open (Australia)
[edit] European wins
- 1954 British PGA Championship
- 1957 Yorkshire Evening News Tournament
- 1958 Dunlop Tournament (United Kingdom), Daks Tournament (tied)
- 1959 Italian Open, Spanish Open
- 1960 Yorkshire Evening News Tournament, Daks Tournament, Bowmaker Tournament, German Open
- 1961 British PGA Match Play Championship, British Masters, Esso Golden (tied)
- 1962 Piccadilly Tournament, Martini International
- 1965 Daks Tournament
- 1966 British PGA Match Play Championship
- 1967 British PGA Match Play Championship, Alcan International
- 1968 British Masters
- 1972 Wills Tournament (United Kingdom)
[edit] Other wins
- 1954 Canada Cup (with Kel Nagle)
- 1959 Canada Cup (with Kel Nagle)
- 1960 Hong Kong Open
- 1963 Indian Open
- 1964 Philippine Open
- 1965 Hong Kong Open
- 1976 Indian Open
[edit] Senior PGA Tour wins
- 1984 (2) World Seniors Invitational, General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship
- 1985 (9) The Vintage Invitational, American Golf Carta Blanca Johnny Mathis Classic, MONY Senior Tournament of Champions, The Champions Classic, Senior Players Reunion Pro-Am, MONY Syracuse Senior’s Classic, du Maurier Champions, United Virginia Bank Seniors, Barnett Suntree Senior Classic
Senior major championship is shown in bold.
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | T36 | T16 | T18 | DNP | 5 | T23 | DQ |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | T26 | CUT | DNP | T4 | T22 | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T6 | 2 | T2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | T23 |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | T19 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| U.S. Open | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T9 | T7 | T6 | 5 | T24 | 1 | T8 | T8 | T24 | T3 |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T9 | T9 | T31 | T31 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T13 | T24 | T26 |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
DQ = Disqualified
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
