Dave Thomas
Summary
Near misses
- 1957 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T5 · 286
- 1958 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · runner-up to Peter Thomson · 278 · lost playoff
- 1962 The Open Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished T8 · 293
- 1966 The Open Muirfield · runner-up to Jack Nicklaus · 283
Ryder Cup
4 Cups, 18 matches: 3 won, 10 lost, 5 halved, 5.5 points. Foursomes 3-2-2, four-ball 0-4-2, singles 0-4-1.
- 1959 Eldorado Country Club GB · USA won 8.5–3.5 · 0-1-1, 0.5 points · committee pick
- 1963 Atlanta Athletic Club (East Lake course) GB · USA won 23–9 · 0-4-2, 1 point · automatic
- 1965 Royal Birkdale Golf Club GB · USA won 19.5–12.5 · 1-4-0, 1 point · automatic
- 1967 Champions Golf Club GB · USA won 23.5–8.5 · 2-1-2, 3 points · automatic
Rivals
Beat him
Ryder Cup partners
Ryder Cup opponents
Next in the chain: Peter Thomson's rivals →
Results by championship
Best day
1966 The Open
Runner-up to Jack Nicklaus · 283.
Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1966.
Career line, 1957–1967
8 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Runner-up
- Top 10
- Ryder Cup, GB / Europe
Dave Thomas was born in 1934 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Thomas' best major finish was second, at the 1958 Open and the 1966 Open. Thomas played in 4 Ryder Cups for GB (1959, 1963, 1965, 1967), winning 3, losing 10 and halving 5 of 18 matches for 5.5 points.
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The record
Near misses
Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.
- 1957 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T5 · 286
- 1958 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · runner-up to Peter Thomson · 278 · lost playoff
- 1962 The Open Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished T8 · 293
- 1966 The Open Muirfield · runner-up to Jack Nicklaus · 283
Ryder Cup
Thomas played 4 Ryder Cups for GB: 18 matches, 3 won, 10 lost, 5 halved, 5.5 points (30.6% of those available). By format: foursomes 3-2-2, four-ball 0-4-2, singles 0-4-1 (won-lost-halved).
- 1959 Eldorado Country Club GB · USA won 8.5–3.5 · 0-1-1, 0.5 points · committee pick
- 1963 Atlanta Athletic Club (East Lake course) GB · USA won 23–9 · 0-4-2, 1 point · automatic
- 1965 Royal Birkdale Golf Club GB · USA won 19.5–12.5 · 1-4-0, 1 point · automatic
- 1967 Champions Golf Club GB · USA won 23.5–8.5 · 2-1-2, 3 points · automatic
Partners, with matches played together: George Will (4), Tony Jacklin (4), Harry Weetman (3), Brian Huggett (2).
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.