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"A light, tender, sensitive touch is worth a ton of brawn." -- Peter Thomson
Peter William Thomson (born 23 August 1929) is an Australian golfer. He is best remembered for his five wins in The Open Championship.

He was born in Melbourne. Thomson's 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 was a prolific tournament champion around the world, winning the national championships of ten countries, including the New Zealand Open nine times. He competed on the PGA Tour in 1953 and 1954 with relatively little success (finishing 44th and 25th on the Money List), and after that was an infrequent competitor. However in 1956, playing in just eight events, he won the rich Texas International, and achieved his best finish in one of the three majors staged in the United States (fourth at the U.S. Open), to finish ninth on the Money List.

In the era that Thomson won his first four Open Championships, it was true that very few of the leading professionals from the United States travelled to Britain to play in that event. At that time, the prize money in the Open was insufficient even for an American to cover expenses if he won. However, Thomson demonstrated with his win in 1965 that he could beat a field of the world's very best players, as that victory came against a field that included Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Tony Lema, three of the top four American golfers from the 1964 Money List.

Thomson enjoyed a successful senior career. In 1985 he won nine times on the Senior PGA Tour in the United States, and finished top of the money list. His last tournament victory came at the 1988 British PGA Seniors Championship. He was president of the Australian PGA from 1962 to 1994 and a victorious non-playing captain of the international team in the 1998 Presidents Cup.

He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1988.

Thomson was a guest at the presentation ceremony of the 135th Open Championship, which was won by Tiger Woods. The event marked the 50th anniversary of Thomson's third Open victory.

Among golf's top players, Thomson has perhaps been the most active as a golf writer, having contributed to the Melbourne Age for some 50 years, since the early 1950s. He was for many years the club professional at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club, one of the world's top courses. Thomson has designed several golf courses in Australia.

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Total Books: 62
117 Handy Haggling Hints How to Negotiate Win/Win/Win Deals
117 Handy Haggling Hints How to Negotiate Win/win/win Deals (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781898384014
ISBN-10: 1898384010
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117 Ways to Grab Your Life by the Throat and Really Make It Happen
Accomplishment
Accomplishment (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780684821269
ISBN-10: 0684821265
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Action to the Word
Action to the Word (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780859890908
ISBN-10: 0859890902
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Best Kept Secrets of the World's Greatest Achievers
The Best Kept Secrets of the World's Greatest Achievers (Audio CD)
ISBN-13: 9781906030377
ISBN-10: 1906030375
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The Book of Riches The 7 Secrets of Wealth You Were Never Told
The Book of Riches the 7 Secrets of Wealth You Were Never Told (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780956244819
ISBN-10: 0956244815
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Braunton Home of the Last Sailing Coasters
Braunton Home of the Last Sailing Coasters (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781902310046
ISBN-10: 1902310047
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Brecht
Brecht (Hardcover)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780631196105
ISBN-10: 0631196102
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Brecht Mother Courage and her Children
Brecht Mother Courage and Her Children [Plays in Production] (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780521454049
ISBN-10: 0521454042
Genres: Arts & Photography, Literature & Fiction, Substores
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The Cambridge Introduction to English Theatre 16601900
The Cambridge Introduction to English Theatre 16601900 [Cambridge Introductions to Literature] (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780521547901
ISBN-10: 0521547903
Genres: Arts & Photography, Literature & Fiction
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Complete Food Combining
Complete Food Combining (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780747552376
ISBN-10: 0747552371
Genre: Health, Fitness & Dieting
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Complete Food Combining All You Need to Know About the Hay Diet
Complete Food Combining All You Need to Know About the Hay Diet (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780747522683
ISBN-10: 0747522685
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The Cybersurgeon
The Cybersurgeon (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780099642916
ISBN-10: 0099642913
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Everyman Companion to the Theatre
The Everyman Companion to the Theatre (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780460044240
ISBN-10: 0460044249
Genres: Arts & Photography, Literature & Fiction
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Following the Fulham Around the Grounds
Following the Fulham Around the Grounds (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780953884070
ISBN-10: 0953884074
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Following the Fulham Survival and Celebration 19512001
Following the Fulham Survival and Celebration 19512001 (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780953884001
ISBN-10: 0953884007
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Future Work  Changing organizational culture for the new world of work
Future Work Changing Organizational Culture for the New World of Work [Expanded and Updated] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781137367150
ISBN-10: 1137367156
Genre: Business & Money
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Future Work How Businesses Can Adapt and Thrive In The New World Of Work
GlutenFree Cookery  The Complete Guide for GlutenFree or WheatFree Diets
GlutenFree Cookery The Complete Guide for GlutenFree or WheatFree Diets
Ideas in Action v 3
Ideas in Action V 3 (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780340177259
ISBN-10: 034017725X
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On Actors and Acting [Exeter Performance Studies] (Hardcover)Paperback