| Peter Thomson  AKA Peter William Thomson
Born: 23-Aug-1929
Birthplace: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died: 20-Jun-2018
Location of death: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of death: Parkinson's
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Golf Nationality: Australia
Executive summary: Five-time British Open winner Retired 1979. Father: Arthur Thomson
Mother: Grace Watson
Wife: Los Brauer (m. 1952, div., one daughter)
Daughter: Deirdre
Wife: Mary (m. 1960, until his death, one son, two daughters)
Son: Andrew
Daughter: Fiona Stanway
Daughter: Peta Ann Prendergast
Winner, British Open 1954
Winner, British Open 1955
Winner, British Open 1956
Winner, British Open 1958
Winner, British Open 1965
Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews
Australian Professional Golfers Association President (1962-94)
World Golf Hall of Fame 1988
Commander of the British Empire 1979
Officer of the British Empire 1980
Order of Australia 2001
Risk Factors: Parkinson's
Author of books:
This Wonderful World of Golf (1969, sports, with Desmond Zwar)
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