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