British Open 1958 Finish:Single The amateurs of the Pic

The amateurs of the Pic Nic Society dressing and rehearsing

ladling coins into their mouths

In the foreground there are decorated barges on the River Thames packed full of figures and on the north bank crowds have gathered to watch the celebrations

Old Bailey with Newgate Prison in the background

with a menagerie on the right and a row of shops with signboards on the left

British Open 1958 Finish:Single The amateurs of the PicBritish Open 1958. Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club. Lancashire. Saturday 5th July 1958. Peter Thomson wins his fourth Claret Jug in five years in a 36 hole Saturday playoff, winning by four strokes, ahead of Dave Thomas.