This Day in Golf History: July 9
On this date in 1965, Australian-born and eventual World Golf Hall of Famer Peter Thomson won his fifth Open Championship, winning at Birkdale with a score of 285, two ahead of Brian Huggett and Christy O’Connor, Sr.
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On this date in 1965, Australian-born and eventual World Golf Hall of Famer Peter Thomson won his fifth Open Championship, winning at Birkdale with a score of 285, two ahead of Brian Huggett and Christy O’Connor, Sr.