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Willie Thomson
Personal information
Bornc. 1851
Scotland
Sporting nationality Scotland
Career
StatusProfessional
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT4: 1876

Willie Thomson (born c. 1851) was a Scottish professional golfer who played during the late 19th century.

Early life

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Thomson was born in Scotland c. 1851.

Golf career

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In total, Thomson had three top-10 finishes in The Open Championship. In the 1874 Open Championship and 1889 Open Championship he finished tied for sixth and tenth, respectively. His best performance came in the 1876 Open Championship where he finished tied for fourth place.[1]

Death

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Thomson's place and date of death are unknown.

Results in The Open Championship

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Tournament 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889
The Open Championship T6 T4 ? T22 T16 23 T10

Note: Thomson played only in The Open Championship.

  Top 10
  Did not play

? = played, finish unknown
"T" indicates a tie for a place

References

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  1. ^ Brenner, Morgan G. (2009). The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008. Vol. 1. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.