Peter Thomson (golfer)

Peter William Thomson AO, CBE (23 August 1929 – 20 June 2018) was an Australian golfer. He was best remembered for his five wins in The Open Championship.^[2]

Peter Thomson
Personal information
Full name	Peter William Thomson
Born	(1929-08-23)23 August 1929 Brunswick, Victoria
Died	20 June 2018(2018-06-20) (aged 88) Melbourne, Victoria
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Nationality	Australia
Spouse	Mary Thomson
Children	Diana, Andrew, Peta-Ann, Fiona
Career
Turned professional	1949[1]
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour European Tour Australasian Tour Senior PGA Tour
Professional wins	89
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	6
European Tour	1
Japan Golf Tour	1
PGA Tour of Australasia	33
Champions Tour	11
Other	36
Best results in Major Championships (Wins: 5)
The Masters Tournament	5th: 1957
U.S. Open	T4: 1956
The Open Championship	Won: 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1965
PGA Championship	DNP
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame	1988 (member page)
Arnold Palmer Award (Champions Tour)	1986

Thomson was born in Brunswick, a northern suburb of Melbourne, Australia. His 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 died in Melbourne on 20 June 2018 from Parkinson's disease, aged 88.^[3]