The Open Championship
Runner-up: Dave Thomas
Peter Thomson won his fourth Open Championship in a playoff against Dave Thomas of Wales. Both had finished at 278. Thomson won the 36-hole playoff 139-143. Thomson had now won four Opens in five years, one of the most dominant stretches in major championship history.
The Open Championship
1958
Royal Lytham & St Annes · Lytham St Annes, England
Champion
Peter Thomson
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Winning Score
E
Winning Margin
4 strokes
Course
Royal Lytham & St Annes
Location
Lytham St Annes, England
Field Size
196 players
Cut Score
Low Round
66