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Hoylake — 1956

Thompson Completes a Hat-Trick of Open Wins

The 1956 Open was held at Hoylake. Alongside the well-known names of Henry Cotton, Flory van Donck and Charlie Ward, a truly international field arrived to compete for the title including the young South African Gary Player, South Americans Roberto de Vincenzo and A...

Hoylake — 1956 Results

pos	player	ctry	r1	r2	r3	r4	total
1	Peter THOMSON	AUS	70	70	72	74	286
2	Flory VAN DONCK	BEL	71	74	70	74	289
3	Roberto DE VICENZO	ARG	71	70	79	70	290
4	Gary PLAYER	RSA	71	76	73	71	291
5	John PANTON	GBR	74	76	72	70	292
6	Henry COTTON	ENG	72	76	71	74	293
6	Enrique BERTOLINO	ARG	69	72	76	76	293
8	Antonio CERDA	ARG	72	81	68	73	294
8	Mike SOUCHAK	USA	74	74	74	72	294
10	Christy O'CONNOR SR	IRL	73	78	74	70	295