When Peter Thomson won his fifth Claret Jug in 1965 it brought to an end an amazing era of success at the Open Championship for Australian golfers.
Thommo was either winning the tournament or in close contention between 1954 and 1965, while his good mate Kel Nagle was glorious in claiming the 1960 Open at St. Andrews.
Jack Newton went close in 1975, but it wasn’t until Greg Norman tamed Turnberry in 1986 that an Australian was reunited with the fabled trophy. Of course, Ian