1954 British Open Winner and Scores
The 1954 British Open was the 83rd time the tournament was played. The champion here eventually won the tournament five times total.
Winner: Peter Thomson, 283
Where it was played: Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England
Tournament dates: July 7-9, 1954
Leader after first round: Sam King and Bill Spence, 69
Leader after second round: Bill Spence, 141
Leader after third round: Peter Thomson, Dai Rees and Syd Scott, 212
Notable Notes: The British Open was played at Royal Birkdale for the first time, and the course provided a stern scoring test. Peter Thomson passed that test with rounds of 69 and 71 on the final day, winning by one shot over Bobby Locke, Dai Rees and Syd Scott. It was the first major championship win for the Australian Thomson, who finished his career with five British Open victories.
Final Scores
| Peter Thomson | 72-71-69-71—283 |
| Bobby Locke | 74-71-69-70—284 |
| Dai Rees | 72-71-69-72—284 |
| Syd Scott | 76-67-69-72—284 |
| Jimmy Adams | 73-75-69-69—286 |
| Antonio Cerda | 71-71-73-71—286 |
| Jim Turnesa | 72-72-71-71—286 |
| Peter Alliss | 72-74-71-70—287 |
| Sam King | 69-74-74-70—287 |
| Jimmy Demaret | 73-71-74-71—289 |
| Flory Van Donck | 77-71-70-71—289 |
| Alfonso Angelini | 76-70-73-71—290 |
| Harry Bradshaw | 72-72-73-73—290 |
| Bill Spence | 69-72-74-75—290 |
| Bobby Halsall | 72-73-73-73—291 |
| a-Peter Toogood | 72-75-73-71—291 |
| Ugo Grappasonni | 72-75-74-71—292 |
| Christie Kane | 74-72-74-72—292 |
| Gene Sarazen | 75-74-73-70—292 |
| Norman Drew | 76-71-74-72—293 |
| Max Faulkner | 73-78-69-73—293 |
| Jack Hargreaves | 77-72-77-67—293 |
| John Jacobs | 71-73-80-69—293 |
| Eric Lester | 72-75-73-73—293 |
| Christy O'Connor Sr. | 74-72-72-75—293 |
| Lambert Topping | 75-76-69-73—293 |
| Norman Sutton | 70-80-72-72—294 |
| E.B. Williamson | 76-73-75-70—294 |
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 73-72-76-74—295 |
| Ben Shelton | 74-77-71-73—295 |
| a-Frank Stranahan | 73-75-71-76—295 |
| Jean Garaialde | 76-73-72-75—296 |
| Ralph Mills | 73-76-70-77—296 |
| T. Travena | 75-74-75-72—296 |
| Bill Branch | 73-78-71-75—297 |
| Fred Daly | 74-72-74-77—297 |
| Norman Von Nida | 76-74-74-73—297 |
| Jean-Baptiste Ado | 72-78-76-72—298 |
| Enrique Bertolino | 74-76-74-74—298 |
| Aldo Casera | 75-73-72-78—298 |
| Bill Shankland | 72-72-79-76—299 |
| William John Henderson | 74-72-76-78—300 |
| Al Watrous | 76-72-74-78—300 |
| Cecil Denny | 74-77-79-71—301 |
| Robert French | 75-75-77-75—302 |
| George Howard | 71-77-74-80—302 |
| Fred Bullock | 72-77-77-78—304 |
| Frank Jowle | 80-70-79-75—304 |
| Robert Mandeville | 74-73-78-79—304 |
| Hector Thomson | 76-75-74-79—304 |