Dave Thomas (golfer)

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Dave Thomas (born 16 August 1934) is a Welsh golfer.

Dave Thomas was one of Britain's foremost golfers of the 1950s and 1960s, winning over a dozen tournaments in Britain and Europe, and twice finishing second in Open Championship. In 1958, he tied with Peter Thomson at Lytham before narrowly losing the playoff, and in 1966, finished just one shot behind Jack Nicklaus. He represented Great Britain in the Ryder Cup in 1959, 1963, 1965 and 1967, accumulating a 3-10-5 win-loss-half record, but was only once beaten in five singles matches. He was renowned for his long, straight, driving, once hitting a drive at Hoylake onto the green at the 420-yard second hole.

After retiring he set up a golf course design business. His dozens of original designs include the Brabazon, Derby and PGA National courses at Ryder Cup venue The Belfry, and his redesigns include the Open Championship venue Turnberry.

[edit] Professional wins

This list may be incomplete.
Source where2golf.com (List may be incomplete as where2golf's database only covers events which have been official money tournaments in the formal Tour era.)

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