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How many British Opens did Peter Thomson win?
Category: Champions of the Game
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Clue
Only one less than Harry Vardon who won the most British open titles ever.
Answer
Peter Thomson won the British Open five times.
More about Peter Thomson
Peter William Thomson (23 August 1929 – 20 June 2018), born in Australia and a proud member of Victoria GC in Melbourne won the British Open Championship five times between 1954 and 1965. He also was the only golfer to win a modern major three times in succession – The Open 1954, 1955, 1956.
Only one golfer, Harry Vardon, has won the British Open more than five times.
Peter Thomson was also a well renowned course architect with "Thomson Perrett Golf Course Architects" for 51 years, helping to develop more than 180 courses in over 30 countries.
Peter Thomson's Open Wins
- 1954 The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale
- 1955 The Open Championship at St Andrews
- 1956 The Open Championship at Royal Liverpool
- 1958 The Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes
- 1965 The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale
