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 | United States | 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 | United States | 278 (-2) playoff |
| 2008 | Pádraig Harrington | Ireland | 283 (+3) |
| 2007 | Pádraig Harrington | Ireland | 277 (-7) playoff |
| 2006 | Tiger Woods | United States | 270 (-18) |
| 2005 | Tiger Woods | United States | 274 (-14) |
| 2004 | Todd Hamilton | United States | 274 (-10) playoff |
| 2003 | Ben Curtis | United States | 283 (-1) |
| 2002 | Ernie Els | South Africa | 278 (-6) playoff |
| 2001 | David Duval | United States | 274 (-10) |
| 2000 | Tiger Woods | United States | 269 (-19) |
| 1999 | Paul Lawrie | Scotland | 290 (+6) playoff |
| 1998 | Mark O'Meara | United States | 280 (E) playoff |
| 1997 | Justin Leonard | United States | 272 (-12) |
| 1996 | Tom Lehman | United States | 271 (-13) |
| 1995 | John Daly | United States | 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 | United States | 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 | United States | 275 (-9) |
| 1982 | Tom Watson | United States | 284 (-4) |
| 1981 | Bill Rogers | United States | 276 (-4) |
| 1980 | Tom Watson | United States | 271 (-13) |
| 1979 | Seve Ballesteros | Spain | 283 (-1) |
| 1978 | Jack Nicklaus | United States | 281 (-7) |
| 1977 | Tom Watson | United States | 268 (-12) |
| 1976 | Johnny Miller | United States | 279 (-9) |
| 1975 | Tom Watson | United States | 279 (-5) playoff |
| 1974 | Gary Player | South Africa | 282 (-2) |
| 1973 | Tom Weiskopf | United States | 276 (-12) |
| 1972 | Lee Trevino | United States | 278 (-6) |
| 1971 | Lee Trevino | United States | 278 (-10) |
| 1970 | Jack Nicklaus | United States | 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 | United States | 282 (+2) |
| 1965 | Peter Thomson | Australia | 285 (-3) |
| 1964 | Tony Lema | United States | 279 (-9) |
| 1963 | Bob Charles | New Zealand | 277 (-7) playoff |
| 1962 | United States | 276 (-12) | |
| 1961 | United States | 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 | United States | 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 | United States | 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 | United States | 292 playoff |
| 1932 | Gene Sarazen | United States | 283 |
| 1931 | Tommy Armour | United States (nat) | 296 |
| 1930 | Bobby Jones (Amateur) | United States | 291 |
| 1929 | Walter Hagen | United States | 292 |
| 1928 | Walter Hagen | United States | 292 |
| 1927 | Bobby Jones (Am) | United States | 285 |
| 1926 | Bobby Jones (Am) | United States | 291 |
| 1925 | Jim Barnes | United States (nat) | 300 |
| 1924 | Walter Hagen | United States | 301 |
| 1923 | Arthur Havers | England | 295 |
| 1922 | Walter Hagen | United States | 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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