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Peter Thomson

1929 - 2018

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Peter William Thomson (23 August 1929 – 20 June 2018) was an Australian professional golfer, often cited as the greatest and most successful golfer in Australian golf history. In the late 1940s, Thomson turned professional and immediately had success on the Australasian circuits, culminating with a win at the 1951 Australian Open. Shortly thereafter, Thomson joined the PGA Tour but did not have much success and focused on Europe for the remainder of his regular career. In the UK, Thomson had extraordinary success, winning dozens of tournaments on the British PGA, including the Open Championship five times. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Thomson is the 32nd most popular golfer (down from 29th in 2019), the 665th most popular biography from Australia (down from 620th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Australian Golfer.

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Among GOLFERS

Among golfers, Peter Thomson ranks 32 out of 71. Before him are Jason Day, Nick Price, Justin Thomas, Ian Woosnam, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, and Fred Couples. After him are Justin Rose, Lorena Ochoa, Ernie Els, Henrik Stenson, Ángel Cabrera, and Hideki Matsuyama.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Peter Thomson ranks 561. Before him are Jimmy Adamson, Ila Arun, Barbara Murray, Eddie Garcia, Bobby Johnstone, and Thomas Eagleton. After him is Usha Kiran. Among people deceased in 2018, Peter Thomson ranks 611. Before him are Cyrille Regis, Kevin Beattie, Rouzan al-Najjar, Richard A. Searfoss, Ken Dodd, and Vlatko Ilievski. After him are Jung Jae-sung, Jlloyd Samuel, Meena Alexander, Rita Bhaduri, Goran Bunjevčević, and Juan Carlos García.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Peter Thomson ranks 665 out of 1,143. Before him are Rob Dougan (1969), Matthew Ryan (1964), Jai Hindley (1996), Gail Neall (1955), Tahyna MacManus (1986), and Debbie Flintoff-King (1960). After him are Rohan Dennis (1990), Timmy Trumpet (1982), Jennifer Hawkins (1983), Billie Kay (1989), Simon Fairweather (1969), and Milly Alcock (2000).

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Among GOLFERS In Australia

Among golfers born in Australia, Peter Thomson ranks 3. Before him are Greg Norman (1955), and Jason Day (1987). After him are Adam Scott (1980), and Karrie Webb (1974).

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