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PETER THOMSON
AUSTRALIA
Height:
5 ft, 9 in
Weight:
170 lbs
Birthday:
08/23/1929
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Turned Pro:1950
Birthplace:Melbourne, Australia
Residence:Melbourne, Australia
Champions Tour - Media Guide
| PGA TOUR VICTORIES | (6) |
| 1954 British Open Championship. 1955 British Open Championship. 1956 Texas International Open, British Open Championship. 1958 British Open Championship. 1965 British Open Championship. | |
| Champions Tour VICTORIES | (11) |
| 1984 WBTV World Seniors Invitational, General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship. 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 Virgina Bank Seniors, Suntree Senior Classic. | |
| INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES | |
| (1): 1988 British Seniors' Championship. | |
| Best PGA TOUR Finishes | |
| 1-- British Open Championship, British Open Championship, Texas International Open, British Open Championship, British Open Championship, British Open Championship. | |
| Best Champions Tour Finishes | |
| 1-- WBTV World Seniors Invitational, General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship, 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 Virgina Bank Seniors, Suntree Senior Classic. | |
| Career Highlights | |
| PGA TOURPlayoff Record | |
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| Champions TourPlayoff Record | |
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| Other Information | |
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Involved in design and development of more than 30 golf courses, mainly in Japan. Set the original Champions Tour record for victories in a year, with nine in 1985. Won British Open five times (1954-56, 1958 and 1965), a feat matched by Tom Watson and bettered only by the legendary Harry Vardon's six titles. Played part-time on the PGA TOUR in the 1950s and 1960s and collected his only win at the 1956 Texas International Open, when he beat Gene Littler and Cary Middlecoff in a playoff. Ran for Australian Parliament in 1982 and lost by only four percent of the vote. Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1988. Captain of the International Team in the 1996, 1998 and 2000 Presidents Cups. |
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