Royal Melbourne Golf Club. Thomson designed over a hundred golf courses in Australia and around the world. Death Thomson died in Melbourne on 20 June 2018 after a four-year battle with Parkinson's disease, at the age of 88. Amateur wins 1947 Australasian Foursomes Shield (with Dick Payne) 1948 Victorian Amateur Championship Professional wins (98) PGA Tour wins (6) PGA Tour playoff record (2–0) European Tour wins (1) Japan Golf Tour wins (1) *Note: The 1976 Pepsi-Wilson Tournament was shortened to 54 holes due to rain. Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0) PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1) Other European wins (28) Other Australia and New Zealand wins (45) 1949 Victorian Close Championship 1950 New Zealand Open 1951 Australian Open, New Zealand Open, Victorian Close Championship 1952 Victorian PGA Championship, Mobilco Tournament 1953 New Zealand Open, New Zealand PGA Championship, Victorian PGA Championship 1954 Ampol Tournament (Nov) 1955 Wiseman's Tournament, New Zealand Open, Caltex Tournament, Pelaco Tournament, Speedo Tournament 1956 Pelaco Tournament 1958 Victorian Open, Pelaco Tournament 1959 New Zealand Open, Pelaco Tournament, Coles Tournament, Caltex Tournament 1960 New Zealand Open, Wills Classic 1961 New Zealand Open, Adelaide Advertiser Tournament, New South Wales Open 1963 Lakes Open, Metalcraft Tournament (tie with Ted Ball) 1964 Forest Products Tournament 1965 New Zealand Open, Metalcraft Tournament, Caltex Tournament, BP Tournament (tie with Kel Nagle) 1966 New Zealand Wills Masters (tie with Tim Woolbank), Caltex Tournament (tie with Kel Nagle) 1967 Caltex Tournament (tie with Bob Charles), Australian PGA Championship, Australian Open 1968 South Australian Open, Victorian Open, Sax Altman Tournament (tie with Guy Wolstenholme) 1971 New Zealand Open 1972 Australian Open Asia Golf Circuit wins (5) 1962 Yomiuri International 1964 Philippine Open 1965 Hong Kong Open 1967 Hong Kong Open 1976 Indian Open Other Japan wins (5) 1969 Chunichi Crowns 1971 Dunlop Tournament, Wizard Tournament 1972 Chunichi Crowns, Pepsi Tournament Other wins (4) 1952 Mills Round Robin (South Africa) 1960 Hong Kong Open 1964 Indian Open 1966 Indian Open Senior PGA Tour wins (11) Senior PGA Tour playoff record (0–1) Other senior wins (1) Major championships Wins (5) 1Defeated Dave Thomas in 36-hole playoff; Thomson (139), Thomas (143) Results timeline Note: Thomson never played in the PGA Championship. CUT = missed the halfway cut (3rd round cut in 1975 and 1984 Open Championships) DQ = disqualified "T" indicates a tie for a place. Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (1954 Open Championship –