Thomson, Peter William

Personal data:
NAME:	Peter William Thomson
DATE OF BIRTH:	August 23, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH:	Melbourne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION:	Australian professional golfer World Golf Hall of Fame (1988) President of the Australian PGA (1962 - 1994)
NATIONALITY:	Australia
PRO SINCE:	1949

Career

Peter William Thomson has won The Open Championship five times.
In the 20th century he became the only golfer to win the Open Championship three times in
episode (1954 to 1956). In 1958 and 1965 he recorded the other two victories.
His global titles include ten different national
championships. He alone won the New Zealand nine times and the
Australian Championships.
In the USA, Peter Thomson only won one event on the PGA Tour.
His best placement was fourth in the majors held there
at the 1956 US Open and fifth place at the 1957 Masters. At the PGA
Championship he never took part.
In North America, Thomson played as a senior and won the 1985 season at the
Champions Tour (then Senior PGA Tour) nine times, which has never happened before and
won the money ranking by a superior margin.
In 1988 Peter Thomson achieved his last win at the British PGA Senior Tournament, where
he was inducted into the Worlds Golf Hall of Fame that same year.
He is also an honorary member of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews.
From 1962 to 1994 Peter Thomson was President of the Australian PGA and led
the international team at the Presidents Cup in 1996, 1998 and 2000 as (non-playing) captain.

Tournament wins

• 1950 New Zealand Open
• 1951 Australian Open, New Zealand Open
• 1953 New Zealand Open, New Zealand PGA Championship
• 1954 The Open Championship, British PGA Championship, Canada Cup (with Kel Nagle)
• 1955 The Open Championship, New Zealand Open
• 1956 Texas International Open (PGA Tour), The Open Championship
• 1957 Yorkshire Evening News Tournament
• 1958 The Open Championship, Dunlop Tournament (United Kingdom), Daks Tournament
• 1959 Canada Cup (with Kel Nagle), New Zealand Open, Italian Open, Spanish Open
  
• 1960 Yorkshire Evening News Tournament, New Zealand Open, Daks Tournament,
  
Bowmaker Tournament, New Zealand Open, German Open, Hong Kong Open
• 1961 British PGA Match Play Championship, Yorkshire Evening News Tournament,
  
Dunlop Masters, Esso Golden, New Zealand Open
• 1962 Piccadilly Tournament, Martini International
• 1963 Indian Open
• 1964 Philippines Open
• 1965 The Open Championship, Daks Tournament, Hong Kong Open, New Zealand Open
• 1966 British PGA Match Play Championship
• 1967 New Zealand Caltex Tournament, British PGA Match Play Championship,
  
Alcan International, Australian PGA Championship, Australian Open
• 1968 Dunlop Masters (UK)
• 1972 Australian Open, Wills Tournament (United Kingdom)
• 1973 Victorian Open (Australia)
• 1976 Indian Open

Senior Tournament Wins

Champions Tour

• 1984 WBTV World Seniors Invitational
• 1985 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 PGA Seniors` Championship
• 1988 Senior British Championship