The Open Championship Winners
Here is a list of all the winners of the British golf open since the first tournament held in 1860. The player with the most victories is Harry Vardon, with six (1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1911, 1914).
| Year | Champion | Country | Winning Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Brian Harman |
USA | 271 (−13) |
| 2022 | Cameron Smith | Australia | 268 (−20) |
| 2021 | Collin Morikawa |
USA | 265 (−15) |
| 2020 | not held | ||
| 2019 | Shane Lowry |
Ireland | 269 (−15) |
| 2018 | Francesco Molinari | Italy | 276 (−8) |
| 2017 | Jordan Spieth | USA | 268 (−12) |
| 2016 | Henrik Stenson | Sweden | 264 (−20) |
| 2015 | Zach Johnson | USA | 273 (−15) playoff |
| 2014 | Rory McIlroy | UK / Northern Ireland | 271 (–17) |
| 2013 | Phil Mickelson | USA | 281 (-3) |
| 2012 | Ernie Els | South Africa | 273 (-7) |
| 2011 | Darren Clarke | UK / Northern Ireland | 275 (-5) |
| 2010 | Louis Oosthuizen | South Africa | 272 (-16) |
| 2009 | Stewart Cink | USA | 278 (-2) playoff |
| 2008 | Pádraig Harrington | Ireland | 283 (+3) |
| 2007 | Pádraig Harrington | Ireland | 277 (-7) playoff |
| 2006 | Tiger Woods | USA | 270 (-18) |
| 2005 | Tiger Woods | USA | 274 (-14) |
| 2004 | Todd Hamilton | USA | 274 (-10) playoff |
| 2003 | Ben Curtis | USA | 283 (-1) |
| 2002 | Ernie Els | South Africa | 278 (-6) playoff |
| 2001 | David Duval | USA | 274 (-10) |
| 2000 | Tiger Woods | USA | 269 (-19) |
| 1999 | Paul Lawrie | Scotland | 290 (+6) playoff |
| 1998 | Mark O'Meara | USA | 280 (E) playoff |
| 1997 | Justin Leonard | USA | 272 (-12) |
| 1996 | Tom Lehman | USA | 271 (-13) |
| 1995 | John Daly | USA | 282 (-6) playoff |
| 1994 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 268 (-12) |
| 1993 | Greg Norman | Australia | 267 (-13) |
| 1992 | Nick Faldo | England | 272 (-12) |
| 1991 | Ian Baker-Finch | Australia | 272 (-8) |
| 1990 | Nick Faldo | England | 270 (-18) |
| 1989 | Mark Calcavecchia | USA | 275 (-13) playoff |
| 1988 | Seve Ballesteros | Spain | 273 (-11) |
| 1987 | Nick Faldo | England | 279 (-5) |
| 1986 | Greg Norman | Australia | 280 (E) |
| 1985 | Sandy Lyle | Scotland | 282 (+2) |
| 1984 | Seve Ballesteros | Spain | 276 (-12) |
| 1983 | Tom Watson | USA | 275 (-9) |
| 1982 | Tom Watson | USA | 284 (-4) |
| 1981 | Bill Rogers | USA | 276 (-4) |
| 1980 | Tom Watson | USA | 271 (-13) |
| 1979 | Seve Ballesteros | Spain | 283 (-1) |
| 1978 | Jack Nicklaus | USA | 281 (-7) |
| 1977 | Tom Watson | USA | 268 (-12) |
| 1976 | Johnny Miller | USA | 279 (-9) |
| 1975 | Tom Watson | USA | 279 (-5) playoff |
| 1974 | Gary Player | South Africa | 282 (-2) |
| 1973 | Tom Weiskopf | USA | 276 (-12) |
| 1972 | Lee Trevino | USA | 278 (-6) |
| 1971 | Lee Trevino | USA | 278 (-10) |
| 1970 | Jack Nicklaus | USA | 283 (-5) playoff |
| 1969 | Tony Jacklin | England | 280 (-4) |
| 1968 | Gary Player | South Africa | 289 (+1) |
| 1967 | Roberto DeVicenzo | Argentina | 278 (-10) |
| 1966 | Jack Nicklaus | USA | 282 (+2) |
| 1965 | Peter Thomson | Australia | 285 (-3) |
| 1964 | Tony Lema | USA | 279 (-9) |
| 1963 | Bob Charles | New Zealand | 277 (-7) playoff |
| 1962 | USA | 276 (-12) | |
| 1961 | USA | 284 (-4) | |
| 1960 | Kel Nagle | Australia | 278 (-10) |
| 1959 | Gary Player | South Africa | 284 (E) |
| 1958 | Peter Thomson | Australia | 274 (-10) playoff |
| 1957 | Bobby Locke | South Africa | 279 (-9) |
| 1956 | Peter Thomson | Australia | 286 (-2) |
| 1955 | Peter Thomson | Australia | 281 (-7) |
| 1954 | Peter Thomson | Australia | 283 (-5) |
| 1953 | Ben Hogan | USA | 282 (-6) |
| 1952 | Bobby Locke | South Africa | 287 (-1) |
| 1951 | Max Faulkner | England | 285 (-3) |
| 1950 | Bobby Locke | South Africa | 279 (-9) |
| 1949 | Bobby Locke | South Africa | 283 (-5) |
| 1948 | Henry Cotton | England | 288 (E) |
| 1947 | Fred Daly | Northern Ireland | 293 (+5) |
| 1946 | Sam Snead | USA | 290 (+2) |
| 1940-1945
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not held due to World War II | ||
| 1939 | Richard Burton | England | 290 |
| 1938 | Reg Whitcombe | England | 295 |
| 1937 | Henry Cotton | England | 290 |
| 1936 | Alf Padgham | England | 287 |
| 1935 | Alf Perry | England | 283 |
| 1934 | Henry Cotton | England | 283 |
| 1933 | Denny Shute | USA | 292 playoff |
| 1932 | Gene Sarazen | USA | 283 |
| 1931 | Tommy Armour | United States (nat) | 296 |
| 1930 | Bobby Jones (Amateur) | USA | 291 |
| 1929 | Walter Hagen | USA | 292 |
| 1928 | Walter Hagen | USA | 292 |
| 1927 | Bobby Jones (Am) | USA | 285 |
| 1926 | Bobby Jones (Am) | USA | 291 |
| 1925 | Jim Barnes | United States (nat) | 300 |
| 1924 | Walter Hagen | USA | 301 |
| 1923 | Arthur Havers | England | 295 |
| 1922 | Walter Hagen | USA | 300 |
| 1921 | Jock Hutchison | United States (nat) | 296 playoff |
| 1920 | George Duncan | Scotland | 303 |
| 1915-1919 | Not held due to World War I
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| 1914 | Harry Vardon | Jersey | 306 |
| 1913 | John Henry Taylor | England | 304 |
| 1912 | Ted Ray | Jersey | 295 |
| 1911 | Harry Vardon | Jersey | 303 playoff |
| 1910 | James Braid | Scotland | 299 |
| 1909 | John Henry Taylor | England | 291 |
| 1908 | James Braid | Scotland | 291 |
| 1907 | Arnaud Massy | France | 312 |
| 1906 | James Braid | Scotland | 300 |
| 1905 | James Braid | Scotland | 318 |
| 1904 | Jack White | Scotland | 296 |
| 1903 | Harry Vardon | Jersey | 300 |
| 1902 | Sandy Herd | Scotland | 307 |
| 1901 | James Braid | Scotland | 309 |
| 1900 | John Henry Taylor | England | 309 |
| 1899 | Harry Vardon | Jersey | 310 |
| 1898 | Harry Vardon | Jersey | 307 |
| 1897 | Harold Hilton (Am) | England | 314 |
| 1896 | Harry Vardon | Jersey | 316 play off |
| 1895 | John Henry Taylor | England | 332 |
| 1894 | John Henry Taylor | England | 326 |
| 1893 | William Auchterlonie | Scotland | 322 |
| 1892 | Harold Hilton | England | 305 |
| 1891 | Hugh Kirkaldy | Scotland | 166 |
| 1890 | John Ball (Am) | England | 164 |
| 1889 | Willie Park, Jnr | Scotland | 155 playoff |
| 1888 | Jack Burns | Scotland | 171 |
| 1887 | Willie Park, Jnr | Scotland | 161 |
| 1886 | David Brown | Scotland | 157 |
| 1885 | Bob Martin | Scotland | 171 |
| 1884 | Jack Simpson | Scotland | 160 |
| 1883 | Willie Fernie | Scotland | 159 playoff |
| 1882 | Bob Ferguson | Scotland | 171 |
| 1881 | Bob Ferguson | Scotland | 170 |
| 1880 | Bob Ferguson | Scotland | 162 |
| 1879 | Jamie Anderson | Scotland | 169 |
| 1878 | Jamie Anderson | Scotland | 157 |
| 1877 | Jamie Anderson | Scotland | 160 |
| 1876 | Bob Martin | Scotland | 176 |
| 1875 | Willie Park, Snr | Scotland | 166 |
| 1874 | Scotland | 159 | |
| 1873 | Tom Kidd | Scotland | 179 |
| 1872 | Tom Morris, Jnr | Scotland | 166 |
| 1871 | |||
| 1870 | Tom Morris, Jnr | Scotland | 149 |
| 1869 | Tom Morris, Jnr | Scotland | 154 |
| 1868 | Tom Morris, Jnr | Scotland | 157 |
| 1867 | Tom Morris, Snr | Scotland | 170 |
| 1866 | Willie Park, Snr | Scotland | 169 |
| 1865 | Andrew Strath | Scotland | 162 |
| 1864 | Tom Morris, Snr | Scotland | 167 |
| 1863 | Willie Park, Snr | Scotland | 168 |
| 1862 | Tom Morris, Snr | Scotland | 163 |
| 1861 | Tom Morris, Snr | Scotland | 163 |
| 1860 | Willie Park, Snr | Scotland | 174 |
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