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British Open Venues
Between 1860 and 1870, the British Open was played at Prestwick Golf Club. After not being held in 1871, it was then played at a number of courses in rotation, initially with three courses in the rotation - Prestwick, St Andrews, and Musselburgh. The tournament was also not held during the World Wars, 1915-1919 and 1940-1945.
| Year | Course | Location |
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| 2015 | ||
| 2014 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | Hoylake Merseyside England (July 17–20) |
| 2013 | Muirfield | Gullane East Lothian Scotland (July 18–21) |
| 2012 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | Lytham St Annes Lancashire England (July 19–22) |
| 2011 | Royal St George's Golf Club | Sandwich Kent England (July 14–17) |
| 2010 | The Old Course at St. Andrews | |
| 2009 | Ailsa Course at Turnberry | |
| 2008 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | |
| 2007 | Carnoustie Golf Links | |
| 2006 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | |
| 2005 | St Andrews | |
| 2004 | Royal Troon Golf Club | |
| 2003 | Royal St George's Golf Club | |
| 2002 | Muirfield | |
| 2001 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | |
| 2000 | St Andrews | |
| 1999 | Carnoustie Golf Links | |
| 1998 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | |
| 1997 | Royal Troon Golf Club | |
| 1996 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | |
| 1995 | St Andrews | |
| 1994 | Turnberry | |
| 1993 | Royal St George's Golf Club | |
| 1992 | Muirfield | |
| 1991 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | |
| 1990 | St Andrews | |
| 1989 | Royal Troon Golf Club | |
| 1988 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | |
| 1987 | Muirfield | |
| 1986 | Turnberry | |
| 1985 | Royal St George's Golf Club | |
| 1984 | St Andrews | |
| 1983 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | |
| 1982 | Royal Troon Golf Club | |
| 1981 | Royal St George's Golf Club | |
| 1980 | Muirfield | |
| 1979 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | |
| 1978 | St Andrews | |
| 1977 | Turnberry | |
| 1976 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | |
| 1975 | Carnoustie Golf Links | |
| 1974 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | |
| 1973 | Royal Troon Golf Club | |
| 1972 | Muirfield | |
| 1971 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | |
| 1970 | St Andrews | |
| 1969 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | |
| 1968 | Carnoustie Golf Links | |
| 1967 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | |
| 1966 | Muirfield | |
| 1965 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | |
| 1964 | St Andrews | |
| 1963 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | |
| 1962 | Royal Troon Golf Club | |
| 1961 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | |
| 1960 | St Andrews | |
| 1959 | Muirfield | |
| 1958 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | |
| 1957 | St Andrews | |
| 1956 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | |
| 1955 | St Andrews | |
| 1954 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | |
| 1953 | Carnoustie Golf Links | |
| 1952 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | |
| 1951 | Royal Portrush Golf Club | |
| 1950 | Royal Troon Golf Club | |
| 1949 | Royal St George's Golf Club | |
| 1948 | Muirfield | |
| 1947 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | |
| 1946 | St Andrews | |
| 1940-1945: No Championships due to World War II
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| 1939 | St Andrews | |
| 1938 | Royal St George's Golf Club | |
| 1937 | Carnoustie Golf Links | |
| 1936 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | |
| 1935 | Muirfield | |
| 1934 | Royal St George's Golf Club | |
| 1933 | St Andrews | |
| 1932 | Prince's Golf Club | |
| 1931 | Carnoustie Golf Links | |
| 1930 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | |
| 1929 | Muirfield | |
| 1928 | Royal St George's Golf Club | |
| 1927 | St Andrews | |
| 1926 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | |
| 1925 | Prestwick Golf Club | |
| 1924 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | |
| 1923 | Royal Troon Golf Club | |
| 1922 | Royal St George's Golf Club | |
| 1921 | St Andrews | |
| 1920 | Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club | |
| 1915-1919: No Championships due to World War I
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| 1914 | Prestwick Golf Club | |
| 1913 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | |
| 1912 | Muirfield | |
| 1911 | Royal St George's Golf Club | |
| 1910 | St Andrews | |
| 1909 | Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club | |
| 1908 | Prestwick Golf Club | |
| 1907 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | |
| 1906 | Muirfield | |
| 1905 | St Andrews | |
| 1904 | Royal St George's Golf Club | |
| 1903 | Prestwick Golf Club | |
| 1902 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | |
| 1901 | Muirfield | |
| 1900 | St. Andrews | |
| 1899 | Royal St George's Golf Club | |
| 1898 | Prestwick Golf Club | |
| 1897 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | |
| 1896 | Muirfield | |
| 1895 | St Andrews | |
| 1894 | Royal St George's Golf Club | |
| 1893 | Prestwick Golf Club | |
| 1892 | Muirfield | |
| 1891 | St Andrews | |
| 1890 | Prestwick Golf Club | |
| 1889 | Musselburgh Links | |
| 1888 | St Andrews | |
| 1887 | Prestwick Golf Club | |
| 1886 | Musselburgh Links | |
| 1885 | St Andrews | |
| 1884 | Prestwick Golf Club | |
| 1883 | Musselburgh Links | |
| 1882 | St Andrews | |
| 1881 | Prestwick Golf Club | |
| 1880 | Musselburgh Links | |
| 1879 | St Andrews | |
| 1878 | Prestwick Golf Club | |
| 1877 | Musselburgh Links | |
| 1876 | St Andrews | |
| 1875 | Prestwick Golf Club | |
| 1874 | Musselburgh Links | |
| 1873 | St Andrews | |
| 1872 | Prestwick Golf Club | |
| 1871 | No Championship held | |
| 1860 - 70 | Prestwick Golf Club | |
