1965 British Open: Thomson's Fifth Win
The 1965 British Open was the 94th time the tournament was played. It was the fifth time winning for the champion.
Winner: Peter Thomson, 285
Where it was played: Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England
Tournament dates: July 7-9, 1965
Leader after first round: Tony Lema, 68
Leader after second round: Tony Lema and Bruce Devlin, 140
Leader after third round: Peter Thomson, 214
Notable Notes: In the 1950s, Peter Thomson won four British Opens, including three in row from 1954-56. His fifth and final win happened here. Thomson scored a modest 72 in the third round, but in tough scoring conditions that was enough to send him into the lead. A final-round 71 gave Thompson the 2-stroke victory over Brian Huggett and Christy O'Connor Sr.
Final Scores
| Peter Thomson | 74-68-72-71—285 |
| Brian Huggett | 73-68-76-70—287 |
| Christy O'Connor Sr. | 69-73-74-71—287 |
| Roberto De Vicenzo | 74-69-73-72—288 |
| Bernard Hunt | 74-74-70-71—289 |
| Tony Lema | 68-72-75-74—289 |
| Kel Nagle | 74-70-73-72—289 |
| Bruce Devlin | 71-69-75-75—290 |
| Sebastian Miguel | 72-73-72-73—290 |
| Max Faulkner | 74-72-74-73—293 |
| John Panton | 74-74-75-70—293 |
| Hugh Boyle | 73-69-76-76—294 |
| Neil Coles | 73-74-77-70—294 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 73-71-77-73—294 |
| Lionel Platts | 72-72-73-77—294 |
| Arnold Palmer | 70-71-75-79—295 |
| Eric Brown | 72-70-77-77—296 |
| Tommy Horton | 75-73-76-72—296 |
| Cobie Legrange | 76-73-75-72—296 |
| Guy Wolstenholme | 72-75-77-72—296 |
| Brian Bamford | 72-76-74-75—297 |
| Christy Green | 72-77-74-74—297 |
| Denis Hutchinson | 74-72-76-75—297 |
| George Will | 75-69-74-79—297 |
| Fred Boobyer | 74-73-73-78—298 |
| Tony Jacklin | 75-73-73-77—298 |
| Doug Sewell | 72-75-74-77—298 |
| Ramon Sota | 75-70-78-75—298 |
| a-Michael Burgess | 74-73-78-74—299 |
| Harry Weetman | 76-69-80-74—299 |
| Tony Coop | 78-71-78-74—301 |
| Bill Large | 76-73-74-78—301 |
| Doug Beattie | 73-74-76-79—302 |
| a-Michael Bonallack | 75-72-79-76—302 |
| a-Joe Carr | 70-72-81-79—302 |
| David Miller | 77-70-76-79—302 |
| Bill Hector | 76-70-79-78—303 |
| George Low | 74-75-77-77—303 |
| Dave Thomas | 73-73-78-80—304 |
| Terry Dill | 75-72-79-79—305 |
| Angel Galladrod | 77-71-80-77—305 |
| Robert Mandeville | 72-76-77-80—305 |
| David Talbot | 75-72-76-82—305 |
| Gordon Cunningham | 74-75-79-78—306 |
| Jim McAlister | 72-75-77-82—306 |
| Ross Newdick | 75-72-80-80—307 |
| Peter Alliss | 73-73-82-80—308 |
| Barry Franklin | 77-70-84-77—308 |
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 75-74-85-76—310 |
