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Peter Thomson (golfer)
| Peter Thomson AO CBE | |||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||
| Full name | Peter William Thomson | ||||||||
| Nickname | The Melbourne Tiger[1] | ||||||||
| Born | 23 August 1929 Brunswick, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||
| Died | 20 June 2018 (aged 88) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||
| Sporting nationality |  Australia | ||||||||
| Spouse |
Lois Brauer (m. 1952)Mary Kelly (m. 1960) | ||||||||
| Children | 4, including Andrew | ||||||||
| Career | |||||||||
| Turned professional | 1949[2] | ||||||||
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour Asia Golf Circuit PGA Tour of Australia New Zealand Golf Circuit Senior PGA Tour | ||||||||
| Professional wins | 99 | ||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||||
| PGA Tour | 6 | ||||||||
| European Tour | 1 | ||||||||
| Japan Golf Tour | 1 | ||||||||
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 1 | ||||||||
| PGA Tour Champions | 11 | ||||||||
| Other | 47 (Australia/New Zealand) 28 (Europe) 10 (Asia/Japan) 2 (other regular) 1 (other senior) | ||||||||
| Best results in major championships (wins: 5) | |||||||||
| Masters Tournament | 5th: 1957 | ||||||||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | T4: 1956 | ||||||||
| The Open Championship | Won: 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1965 | ||||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||||
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Peter William Thomson AO, CBE (23 August 1929 – 20 June 2018) was an Australian professional golfer. In the late 1940s, Thomson turned pro and had much success on the Australasian circuits, culminating with a win at the 1951 Australian Open. He then moved onto the PGA Tour, playing on the circuit in 1953 and 1954, but did not have much success, failing to win. He decided to focus on Europe thereafter with extraordinary success, winning dozens of tournaments on the British PGA, including the Open Championship five times. As a senior, Thomson continued with success, winning 11 times on the Senior PGA Tour. He is generally regarded as one of the greatest golfers of all-time.
- ^ Desmith, David. "Golf's Animal Kingdom of Player Nicknames". Links Magazine. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Peter Thomson Turns Professional". The Chronicle. Vol. 91, no. 51, 183. South Australia. 21 April 1949. p. 38. Retrieved 22 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
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