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Does that impact picture look any good? Here are some more nuggets from Mr. Thomson. “Anyone who can walk can play golf. It is a walking game. To be a good golfer you must be a good walker; you must condition your legs.” And “Think simply about your swing and you will have a simple, uncomplicated swing. Think simply of drawing the club back, gathering your power and then hitting the ball precisely forward towards your target.” It is the swing born of these thoughts that won 5, THAT”S RIGHT 5 British Opens!

In The Open Championship from 1951 –1971 Thomson finished outside the top ten only three times and came second 4 times including a 2nd place finish to none other than Ben Hogan at Carnoustie in 1953. Thomson came either 1st or 2nd in every Britsh Open held between 1952 and 1958. In fact if it were not Bobby Locke and Ben Hogan, Thomson would have won 7 British Opens in succession. It goes without saying then that Thomson could play. Peter Thomson played a limited number of sorties in America during his prime, but as a Senior he popped over for a full go at it in 1985. He won 9 US Senior Tour events that year. Ho Humm. 9 Yes Peter Thomson could play. The clip below is brief, but great. Hit replay a few times. The picture above and the quotes came from Dick Aultman and Ken Bowden’s great book The Masters Of Golf – Learning From Their Methods. It is currently available at very low prices new and used through Amazon.com. I’ve put a link below. For info on Peter Thomson. Check out Wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Thomson_(Australian_golfer) and The World Golf Hall of Fame: http://www.wgv.com/hof/member.php?member=1113