1958 British Open Results
The 1958 British Open was the 87th time the tournament was played; it ended in a 36-hole playoff.
Winner: Peter Thomson, 278
Where it was played: Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in Lytham St. Annes, England
Tournament dates: July 2-5, 1958
Leader after first round: Peter Thomson, 66
Leader after second round: Christy O'Connor Sr., 135
Leader after third round: Peter Thomson, 205
Notable Notes: Peter Thomson and Dave Thomas tied at 278 following 72 holes of play, so they returned the following day for a 36-hole playoff. Thomson held a 1-stroke lead after the first 18 holes of the playoff, then shot 71 to Thomas' 74 in the second 18, winning by four strokes (139 to 143). It was Thomson's fourth win at the British Open.
Final Scores
Peter Thomson | 66-72-67-73—278 |
Dave Thomas | 70-68-69-71—278 |
Eric Brown | 73-70-65-71—279 |
Christy O'Connor Sr. | 67-68-73-71—279 |
Leopoldo Ruiz | 71-65-72-73—281 |
Flory Van Donck | 70-70-67-74—281 |
Gary Player | 68-74-70-71—283 |
Henry Cotton | 68-75-69-72—284 |
Eric Lester | 73-66-71-74—284 |
Harry Weetman | 73-67-73-71—284 |
Peter Alliss | 72-70-70-73—285 |
a-Donald Swaelens | 74-67-74-70—285 |
Harold Henning | 70-71-72-73—286 |
Jean Garaialde | 69-74-72-72—287 |
Dai Rees | 77-69-71-70—287 |
Max Faulkner | 68-71-71-78—288 |
Bobby Locke | 76-70-72-70—288 |
Eric Moore | 72-72-70-74—288 |
Gene Sarazen | 73-73-70-72—288 |
Tony Coop | 69-71-75-75—290 |
Fred Daly | 71-74-72-73—290 |
Norman Drew | 69-72-75-74—290 |
Christy Greene | 75-71-72-72—290 |
Harry Bradshaw | 70-73-72-76—291 |
Gerry De Wit | 71-75-72-73—291 |
Antonio Cerda | 72-71-74-75—292 |
Sebastian Miguel | 74-71-73-74—292 |
Trevor Wilkes | 76-70-69-77—292 |
Miguel Angel Martin | 71-70-75-77—293 |
Bernard Hunt | 70-70-76-79—295 |
Sam King | 71-73-76-75—295 |
David Snell | 72-72-72-79—295 |
Jack Wilkshire | 74-70-78-74—296 |
Bruce Crampton | 73-73-75-76—297 |
Syd Scott | 73-74-74-76—297 |
Brian Wilkes | 73-73-75-76—297 |
a-Joe Carr | 70-74-77-77—298 |
David Melville | 76-71-76-79—302 |
Cecil Denny | 74-73-77-79—303 |
Bill Large | 70-72-81-80—303 |