Episode 19: 5 Times - Peter Thomson AO, CBE

The Firm & Fast Golf Podcast

Andrew Thomson joins us for a chat about his dad Peter from the early days in Melbourne, to the influence of Von Nida. A playing career that encompassed 98 professional career wins around the world including 5 Open Championships - three of which were won in succession.

Peter was also a dab hand at writing on golf, broadcasting and course desiging.

We also take a look at a very special, final journey that Andrew made on Peter's behalf in July 2022.

Many thanks to Andrew for his time, we hope you enjoy the episode.

https://books.slatterymedia.com/ are the publisher of My Life in Golf which was referenced during the episode, the book includes a collection of some of Peter's most inciteful writing over the years.

Link below to Peter Mitchell's biography of Peter Thomson:
https://petermitchellmedia.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Complete-Golfer-compressed.pdf

Link below to Stephen Proctor's book - The Long Golden Afternoon, which Andrew mentioned as a recommendation:
https://birlinn.co.uk/product/the-long-golden-afternoon/

You can also download Andrew's recent article on his 2022 UK trip for the Golf Society of Australia's Newsletter by following the link to my google drive folder for episode 19 below:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1uRoOgXKLfhEz-sqlWRNC1-MF7aNH--5n?usp=share_link

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Many thanks for listening!

Shane

Special Guest: Andrew Thomson.