Hector Thomson
Summary
- Titles 1936 The Amateur
Wins
- 1936 The Amateur Championship St Andrews Links · 2 up
Results by championship
Best day
1936 The Amateur
St Andrews Links · won 2 up
Hector Thomson beat Australian Jim Ferrier 2 up in the final at St Andrews.
Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1936.
Career line, 1936–1936
1 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Other win
Hector Thomson was born on November 21, 1913, in Machrihanish, Argyll, Scotland. Thomson won the 1936 The Amateur.
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The record
Amateur titles (1)
- 1936 The Amateur Championship St Andrews Links · 2 up
Profile
Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.
Status
- professional, turned professional in 1939 Wikipedia
Died in
- Athens, Greece Wikidata
Beyond our rooms
- 1936 Walker Cup team (Great Britain)
- 1938 Walker Cup team (Great Britain)
- 1935 Scottish Amateur winner
- 1953 Scottish Professional Championship winner
Source: Wikipedia: Hector Thomson (golfer)
Known for
- Hector Thomson (21 November 1913 – March 1988) was a Scottish golfer. Wikipedia
Sources
Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.
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.