| 1958 British Open | |
Peter Thomson won his fourth Open Championship title, defeating Dave Thomas in a 36-hole playoff at the 1958 British Open.
Thomson had a 2-stroke lead after the third round, but Thomas shot 71 to Thomson's 73 in the final round to force a tie at 278.
Thomas, from Wales, was a regular winner in Europe during the 1950s and 1960s, posting wins in tournaments such as the French Open and Dutch Open, and played in four Ryder Cups. He also finished second in the 1966 British Open.
Thomson previously won the British Open in 1954, 1955 and 1956; and he won again in 1965 to finish with five Open Championships.
Gene Sarazen, 56 years old, tied for 16th place in what turned out to be the last British Open in which he made the cut. Three-time Open champion Henry Cotton finished tied for eighth, his last Top 10 finish in the Open. Future British Open winner Bob Charles made his tournament debut as an amateur, missing the cut.
1958 British Open Golf Tournament Scores
Results from the 1958 British Open golf tournament played at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England (x-won playoff; a-amateur):
| x-Peter Thomson | 66-72-67-73--278 |
| Dave Thomas | 70-68-69-71--278 |
| Eric Brown | 73-70-65-71--279 |
| Christy O'Connor Sr. | 67-68-73-71--279 |
| Leopoldo Ruiz | 71-65-72-73--281 |
| Flory Van Donck | 70-70-67-74--281 |
| Gary Player | 68-74-70-71--283 |
| Henry Cotton | 68-75-69-72--284 |
| Eric Lester | 73-66-71-74--284 |
| Harry Weetman | 73-67-73-71--284 |
| Peter Alliss | 72-70-70-73--285 |
| a-Donald Swaelens | 74-67-74-70--285 |
| Harold Henning | 70-71-72-73--286 |
| Jean Garaialde | 69-74-72-72--287 |
| Dai Rees | 77-69-71-70--287 |
| Max Faulkner | 68-71-71-78--288 |
| Bobby Locke | 76-70-72-70--288 |
| Eric Moore | 72-72-70-74--288 |
| Gene Sarazen | 73-73-70-72--288 |
| Tony Coop | 69-71-75-75--290 |
| Fred Daly | 71-74-72-73--290 |
| Norman Drew | 69-72-75-74--290 |
| Christy Greene | 75-71-72-72--290 |
| Harry Bradshaw | 70-73-72-76--291 |
| Gerry De Wit | 71-75-72-73--291 |
| Antonio Cerda | 72-71-74-75--292 |
| Sebastian Miguel | 74-71-73-74--292 |
| Trevor Wilkes | 76-70-69-77--292 |
| Miguel Angel Martin | 71-70-75-77--293 |
| Bernard Hunt | 70-70-76-79--295 |
| Sam King | 71-73-76-75--295 |
| David Snell | 72-72-72-79--295 |
| Jack Wilkshire | 74-70-78-74--296 |
| Bruce Crampton | 73-73-75-76--297 |
| Syd Scott | 73-74-74-76--297 |
| Brian Wilkes | 73-73-75-76--297 |
| a-Joe Carr | 70-74-77-77--298 |
| David Melville | 76-71-76-79--302 |
| Cecil Denny | 74-73-77-79--303 |
| Bill Large | 70-72-81-80--303 |
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