Peter Thomson, one of the greatest golfers of the post-war era, and a five-time Open champion, has died aged 88. Thomson had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease for more than four years and died at his home in Melbourne on June 20. In 1954, he became the first Australian to claim the Open Championship, and is one of only three other golfers – JH Taylor, James Braid and Tom Watson – to have won five Claret Jugs, while the only […]
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Peter Thomson, one of the greatest golfers of the post-war era, and a five-time Open champion, has died aged 88. Thomson had...
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Peter Thomson, one of the greatest golfers of the post-war era, and a five-time Open champion, has died aged 88. Thomson had...
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Kent professional Chris Gane won the PGA EuroPro Tour’s Eagle Orchid Scottish Masters after heavy winds at Montrose Golf Links meant the final round could not be played. The former PGA Southern Region champion was the overnight leader heading into the final round, after carding consecutive rounds of 66 to lead by two. And, in the end, it was enough to give the 44-year-old his second EuroPro Tour victory on the Scottish coast. Gane’s ten-under-par total for 36 holes saw […]
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Kent professional Chris Gane won the PGA EuroPro Tour’s Eagle Orchid Scottish Masters after heavy winds at Montrose Golf Links meant the...
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