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94th Open - Royal Birkdale 1965

Thomson wins his fifth Open

Peter Thomson’s fifth Open victory in 1965 at Royal Birkdale, the scene of his first win in 1954, was achieved against all the greatest players of the day. He joined James Braid and JH Taylor (and now Tom Watson) as a five-time Champion, with only Harry Vardon having ever gone better with six titles.

Tony Lema, the defending Champion, opened with a 68 and shared the halfway lead. But the American suffered in the bad weather of the final day, posting rounds of 75 and 74. His illustrious compatriots suffered as well: Arnold Palmer, the winner last time at Birkdale in 1961, scored 75-79 to fall to 16th place and Jack Nicklaus, already a four-time Major winner, scored 77-73 to drop to a share of 12th position.

Thomson used all his experience to defeat the conditions and his opponents. Recovering from an opening 74 with a 68 in the second round, he then went into the lead with a 72 on the third morning. He was three ahead late on the front nine of the final round but his playing partner, Lema, fought back to be one behind and only just missed a birdie putt on the 16th green to tie for the lead.

There was a three-shot swing between the pair over the last two holes, where Thomson secured two birdie-4s. His long approach at the 18th found the heart of the green while Lema’s went into a bunker and he took a 6. Thomson’s 71 left him on 285, while Lema dropped to fifth. Welshman Brian Huggett with a 70 and Ireland’s Christy O’Connor Snr, after a 71, shared second place, two behind, while Roberto de Vicenzo was fourth.

pos player ctry r1 r2 r3 r4 total
1 Peter THOMSON AUS 74 68 72 71 285
2 Brian HUGGETT GBR 73 68 76 70 287
2 Christy O'CONNOR SR IRL 69 73 74 71 287
4 Roberto DE VICENZO ARG 74 69 73 72 288
5 Bernard HUNT GBR 74 74 70 71 289
5 Tony LEMA USA 68 72 75 74 289
5 Kel NAGLE AUS 74 70 73 72 289
8 Bruce DEVLIN AUS 71 69 75 75 290
8 Sebastian MIGUEL ESP 72 73 72 73 290
10 John PANTON GBR 74 74 75 70 293

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