Peter Thomson on the best golfers he has seen

[18tangles]

When thommo said about hogan not writing anything I think he was referring to newspaper articles about the game or tournaments not his power golf and other books . Thomson had columns here and in the U.K. papers all thru his golfing career. If he said snead was the best he seen then that is his right. Some on this site think hogan was better but I saw snead being competitive at 60 odd in sydney at the Lakes, Thommo won 3 opens in a row, in the 20th century no one else did.

[llynfach]

I am an admirer of Peter Thomson's, but he said a few odd things that puzzle me, as this clip illustrates. Hogan is not revered? He never wrote anything? Snead never missed the fairway from one year to the next? In a book I have he suggests that Locke was not the putter history proves he was. Damned if I can understand such utterances. Great golfer, Peter. Such a simple swing.

[golfzoner001]

Concur with all you say tangles. I was privileged enough to interview this great man just recently for our up coming TV series to air in Australia. An absolute thrill to be able to sit next to the great man and have some if his time and insights. A thorough Gentleman with humility and class.

An Australian legend.

[stevepising]

That is strange that Thompson would say he wasn't revered. Hogan is obviously still hugely revered in the modern era. Maybe the MOST revered golfer of the 20th century precisely because he was such a quiet, enigmatic figure who achieved so much. And where are the follow up questions? the interviewer should have jumped all over him after that statement.

Spot on about Tony Lema though.

[18tangles]

@stevepising your so called revered hogan was one of the instigaters to ban locke from playing in the U.S. because locke was giving the americans a hiding and taking their money.

[llynfach]

@18tangles "So-called revered" Hogan? There is no more revered golfer than he. I am fully conversant with the reaction of the US pros after Locke plundered the money in 1947/8, but I have never seen any report of Hogan's involvement to ban him. Can you provide such evidence? If not, shut the f*ck up. Respond, please.

[18tangles]

@llynfach mate up yours too, the book was either jack pollards history of australian golf or Masters Of Golf a book in our library probably 1980 vintage. Maybe you should stop looking at Ben thru rose coloured glasses it was an american pro who retorted after someone asked about Bens friends " what friends he had a two bedroom house " Try to get a book that is not U.S. you are a biased lot and some books are very forgiving of your sporting greats and he was great, but flawed, as are we all

[silowhore]

@stevepising yeah, spot on. and to say he didn't write anything? so five lessons, one the most important pieces of sporting literature in the 20th century didn't count as writing? lol

[thatwilldonicely]

Hogan not revered? what planet is he from

[Golfzoner]

This man was great golfer,beautiful golf swing and genuine superstar; 5 British Opens say no more.

Got a dvd of him playing a young Gary Player at Royal Melbourne; he made Player look like a Hacker.

A real gentleman and always the first to give someone a leg up.

You are a legend Thommo.

[18tangles]

@Golfzoner mate anyone who can win 5 brit opens is not too bad remember he beat the big 3 yes gary player in his 65 win.Also when he played the seniors in the U.S. I think he won 9 tournaments. Not bad.

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[TheSmartjackson]

im playing at Camden Lakeside tomorrow a course designed by Thomson...

[Dreama40]

Thomo Ben Hogan did write 5 lessons so you cant say he NEVER wrote anything.....

[Rick102667]

What about Byron Nelson?

[moneygob]

best 5 golfers ever are

Nicklaus

Woods

Ballesteros

Watson

Faldo.

[giugnhgbvinierngvb89]

drop faldo please

[moneygob]

Faldo was just as good as the others at his best and was the best putter out of all of them!

[giugnhgbvinierngvb89]

@moneygob and the most BORING golfer EVER. he dominated the golf world when nobody good was out there....

[moneygob]

Well he was out there when Watson, Ballesteros, Norman, Langer, Strange and many more were about. He wasn't boring he played the game the way it should be played.

[giugnhgbvinierngvb89]

@moneygob watson was GONE, seve downhill,, curtis GONE and Langer was never number 1... and norman is just norman...none of those at their peak.

u think playing to the middle of the green is the way it should be played? playing save is for boring players.

[moneygob]

@giugnhgbvinierngvb89

Hang on a moment. Faldo was winning tournaments in 1979. Seve downhill when he won his last major in 1988, and Watson won his last major in 1983 and almost in 2009. Langer was right there throughout Faldo's career. Please check your facts!

[giugnhgbvinierngvb89]

Faldo was winning in 79 and so was seve, so what? seve after 88 brit open (i was there) went downhill, yes. watson was over after 83 (i said it before)...etc etc...SO WHAT??? FALDO WAS BORING AS HELL. same as fucking Ivan Lendl in tennis. i rather watch seve shoot 75 than faldo shoot 65.

[moneygob]

@giugnhgbvinierngvb89 My original comment was that Faldo was in my top five best players of all time. I did not say most exciting did I.

[giugnhgbvinierngvb89]

and my orginal comment was "drop faldo, please"....so drop Faldo right now.

[moneygob]

I'm not dropping Faldo. He remains on the list. I'm right and you're not!

[giugnhgbvinierngvb89]

D-R-O-P FECKEN FALDO!

[moneygob]

@giugnhgbvinierngvb89

FECKEN NEVER!

[giugnhgbvinierngvb89]

ok, so put Treviño in the list...above Nick "ZZZzzz..." Faldo

[moneygob]

Trevino was a great player, I like your choice and give you some credit for making it. I would still put Faldo in the list and that isn't going to surprise you I know. Other players who would be close are Hogan, Player, Snead, and probably about 4 or 5 others.

[giugnhgbvinierngvb89]

@moneygob NO, drop faldo...gary player kicks faldos ass anyday. he had to play nicklaus at his peak. faldo played nobody at their peaks.even curtis strange is better than faldo

[tatchy1001]

@giugnhgbvinierngvb89 Seve won 12 more Tttles after 1988 and was still contesting in Majors so didn't exactly disappear all that despite serios back problems

[emncaity]

Where was the interviewer on followup questions?

Hogan "not revered"? "Never wrote anything"? What the hell?

[ReillyVids]

Yeah... Ben Hogan wrote two of the best books on golf I've read. This guy's got some senility or is bitter.

[1tontomato]

Hogan was all business on the course, no time for chit chatting. He was a private man and I respect that, who cares what the world thinks.

[lagpressure]

Very well said Peter Thomson.

It's a great thing when we can hear from someone who has direct and personal knowledge on the topic of great golfers, past and present.

His point ring loud and clear.

[Noallegiance]

Ben Hogan? Never wrote anything? Only two of the best-selling instructional books ever.

[reflectivegoat]

That was a strange comment from Peter Thompson. Five Fundamentals was surely a recognizable book at the time of this interview!

[maxjwinters007]

Champagne Tony Lema belongs in the Hall of Fame.

[sretsam68]

Agreed!

[sevam1]

So great to hear Peter Thomson talk. Brilliant, eloquent and underappreciated. Mr. Thomson you were a great champion and you are clearly also a fine gentleman. Thank you for posting this at YouTube. My hat is off.