There has been no more learned person in Australian golf than the late Peter Thomson.
His articulate observations on the game always had a passion for golf at their heart. No area of the game went unnoticed by the five-time Open Champion.
In particular, his views and theories on course architecture – gleaned over nearly five decades as a course designer – were the foundation of more than 180 designed courses across 30 countries.
One of Thomson’s last Australian designs before his retirement can be found at Ballarat Golf Club – a club that originated in 1895 and remains Australia’s oldest layout still played on part of the original course.
With approval given to a large residential development adjoining the club, Thomson and design partner, Ross Perrett, were commissioned to create an almost completely new course, covering some of the original layout as well as new land adjacent to the property. The result of their work opened
