| 1956 British Open | |
Australian great Peter Thomson made it three in a row in the British Open, winning the 1956 British Open by three strokes after previously winning in 1954 and 1955.
In winning, Thomson became the only golfer in the 20th century to win the Open three straight years. Young Tom Morris won four straight in the 1860s-70s; Jamie Anderson won three straight in the 1870s; and Bob Ferguson took three in a row in the 1880s.
The 1956 British Open is also notable as the tournament debut of Gary Player. And it was a great debut for the 21-year-old Player, who finished in solo fourth. Player won the British Open in 1959, 1968 and 1974.
1956 British Open Golf Tournament Scores
Results from the 1956 British Open golf tournament played at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England (a-amateur):
| Peter Thomson | 70-70-72-74--286 |
| Flory Van Donck | 71-74-70-74--289 |
| Roberto De Vicenzo | 71-70-79-70--290 |
| Gary Player | 71-76-73-71--291 |
| John Panton | 74-76-72-70--292 |
| Enrique Bertolino | 69-72-76-76--293 |
| Henry Cotton | 72-76-71-74--293 |
| Antonio Cerda | 72-81-68-73--294 |
| Mike Souchak | 74-74-74-72--294 |
| Christy O'Connor Sr. | 73-78-74-70--295 |
| Harry Weetman | 72-76-75-72--295 |
| a-Frank Stranahan | 72-76-72-76--296 |
| Bruce Crampton | 76-77-72-72--297 |
| Miguel Angel Martin | 71-74-75-77--297 |
| Dai Rees | 75-74-75-73--297 |
| John Jacobs | 73-77-76-72--298 |
| Al Balding | 70-81-76-73--300 |
| Jack Hargreaves | 72-80-75-73--300 |
| Ricardo Rossi | 75-77-72-76--300 |
| David Thomas | 70-78-77-75--300 |
| Charlie Ward | 73-75-78-74--300 |
| Ken Bousfield | 73-77-76-75--301 |
| Gerry De Wit | 76-73-74-78--301 |
| Ted Lester | 70-76-77-78--301 |
| Jimmy Adams | 75-76-76-75--302 |
| Laurie Ayton Jr. | 74-78-78-72--302 |
| Eric Moore | 75-75-78-74--302 |
| Ken Adwick | 77-76-74-76--303 |
| Syd Scott | 78-74-74-77--303 |
| Dennis Smalldon | 68-79-78-78--303 |
| Alfonso Angelini | 73-80-76-75--304 |
| Bernard Hunt | 75-73-81-75--304 |
| Ching-Po Chen | 78-74-77-76--305 |
| Marion Gonzalez | 72-81-75-77--305 |
| Roberto Salas | 79-72-78-76--305 |
| a-Joe Carr | 73-77-79-77--306 |
| Christy Greene | 76-75-79-76--306 |
| Michio Ishii | 74-77-77-78--306 |
| James Martin | 74-79-78-75--306 |
| Carlos Celles | 71-82-78-76--307 |
| Sebastian Miguel | 72-78-84-73--307 |
| Bill Shankland | 72-78-79-78--307 |
| Harry Bradshaw | 76-76-81-75--308 |
| T.H.T. Fairbairn | 80-73-81-74--308 |
| Frank Miller | 72-78-78-80--308 |
| Tevor Wilkes | 74-78-85-75--312 |
| Jack Wilkshire | 77-74-85-77--313 |
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