1956 British Open: Three In a Row for Thomson
The 1956 British Open was the 85th time the tournament was played. The champion made it three wins in a row.
Winner: Peter Thomson, 286
Where it was played: Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England
Tournament dates: July 4-6, 1956
Leader after first round: Dennis Smalldon, 68
Leader after second round: Peter Thomson, 140
Leader after third round: Peter Thomson, 212
Notable Notes: Peter Thomson shot 140 over his opening two rounds, taking the lead, and he didn't give it up on the 36-hole final day. Thomson won for the third consecutive year, and is the only golfer in the 20th century to do that at the Open.
Final Scores
Peter Thomson | 70-70-72-74—286 |
Flory Van Donck | 71-74-70-74—289 |
Roberto De Vicenzo | 71-70-79-70—290 |
Gary Player | 71-76-73-71—291 |
John Panton | 74-76-72-70—292 |
Enrique Bertolino | 69-72-76-76—293 |
Henry Cotton | 72-76-71-74—293 |
Antonio Cerda | 72-81-68-73—294 |
Mike Souchak | 74-74-74-72—294 |
Christy O'Connor Sr. | 73-78-74-70—295 |
Harry Weetman | 72-76-75-72—295 |
a-Frank Stranahan | 72-76-72-76—296 |
Bruce Crampton | 76-77-72-72—297 |
Miguel Angel Martin | 71-74-75-77—297 |
Dai Rees | 75-74-75-73—297 |
John Jacobs | 73-77-76-72—298 |
Al Balding | 70-81-76-73—300 |
Jack Hargreaves | 72-80-75-73—300 |
Ricardo Rossi | 75-77-72-76—300 |
David Thomas | 70-78-77-75—300 |
Charlie Ward | 73-75-78-74—300 |
Ken Bousfield | 73-77-76-75—301 |
Gerry De Wit | 76-73-74-78—301 |
Ted Lester | 70-76-77-78—301 |
Jimmy Adams | 75-76-76-75—302 |
Laurie Ayton Jr. | 74-78-78-72—302 |
Eric Moore | 75-75-78-74—302 |
Ken Adwick | 77-76-74-76—303 |
Syd Scott | 78-74-74-77—303 |
Dennis Smalldon | 68-79-78-78—303 |
Alfonso Angelini | 73-80-76-75—304 |
Bernard Hunt | 75-73-81-75—304 |
Ching-Po Chen | 78-74-77-76—305 |
Marion Gonzalez | 72-81-75-77—305 |
Roberto Salas | 79-72-78-76—305 |
a-Joe Carr | 73-77-79-77—306 |
Christy Greene | 76-75-79-76—306 |
Michio Ishii | 74-77-77-78—306 |
James Martin | 74-79-78-75—306 |
Carlos Celles | 71-82-78-76—307 |
Sebastian Miguel | 72-78-84-73—307 |
Bill Shankland | 72-78-79-78—307 |
Harry Bradshaw | 76-76-81-75—308 |
T.H.T. Fairbairn | 80-73-81-74—308 |
Frank Miller | 72-78-78-80—308 |
Tevor Wilkes | 74-78-85-75—312 |
Jack Wilkshire | 77-74-85-77—313 |