Peter Thomson on the best golfers he has seen

Peter Thomson, the 5 times British Open champion talks about his some of the best golfers that he has played with and seen. www.tpl.eu.com

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[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.

[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

[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.

[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.

[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

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[thatwilldonicely]

Hogan not revered? what planet is he from