British Open golf champions
The Open Championship, also known as the British Open or simply The Open, is the oldest of the four major championships in men’s golf. The Open is played on the weekend of the third Friday in July in Scotland or England.
The Open champions
| Year | Venue | Champion | Country | Score | £ Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | St Andrews | Louis Oosthuizen | RSA | 272 (-16) | 850000 |
| 2009 | Turnberry | Stewart Cink | USA | 278 (-2) PO | 750000 |
| 2008 | Royal Birkdale | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | 283 (+3) | 750000 |
| 2007 | Carnoustie Golf Links | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | 277 (-7) | 750000 |
| 2006 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | Tiger Woods (3) | USA | 270 (-18) | 720000 |
| 2005 | St Andrews Links | Tiger Woods (2) | USA | 274 (-14) | 720000 |
| 2004 | Royal Troon Golf Club | Todd Hamilton | USA | 274 (-10) PO | 720000 |
| 2003 | Royal St George’s Golf Club | Ben Curtis | USA | 283 (-1) | 700000 |
| 2002 | Muirfield | Ernie Els | South Africa | 278 (-6) PO | 700000 |
| 2001 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | David Duval | USA | 274 (-10) | 600000 |
| 2000 | St Andrews Links | Tiger Woods | USA | 269 (-19) | 500000 |
| 1999 | Carnoustie Golf Links | Paul Lawrie | Scotland | 290 (+6) PO | 350000 |
| 1998 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | Mark O’Meara | USA | 280 (E ) PO | 300000 |
| 1997 | Royal Troon Golf Club | Justin Leonard | USA | 272 (-12) | 250000 |
| 1996 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | Tom Lehman | USA | 271 (-13) | 200000 |
| 1995 | St Andrews Links | John Daly | USA | 282 (-6) PO | 125000 |
| 1994 | The Westin Turnberry Resort | Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 268 (-12) | 110000 |
| 1993 | Royal St George’s Golf Club | Greg Norman (2) | Australia | 267 (-13) | 100000 |
| 1992 | Muirfield | Nick Faldo (3) | England | 272 (-12) | 95000 |
| 1991 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | Ian Baker-Finch | Australia | 272 (-8) | 90000 |
| Year | Venue | Champion | Country | Score | £ Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | St Andrews Links | Nick Faldo (2) | England | 270 (-18) | 85000 |
| 1989 | Royal Troon Golf Club | Mark Calcavecchia | USA | 275 (-13) PO | 80000 |
| 1988 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | Seve Ballesteros (3) | Spain | 273 (-11) | 80000 |
| 1987 | Muirfield | Nick Faldo | England | 279 (-5) | 75000 |
| 1986 | The Westin Turnberry Resort | Greg Norman | Australia | 280 (E) | 70000 |
| 1985 | Royal St George’s Golf Club | Sandy Lyle | Scotland | 282 (+2) | 65000 |
| 1984 | St Andrews Links | Seve Ballesteros (2) | Spain | 276 (-12) | 55000 |
| 1983 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | Tom Watson (5) | USA | 275 (-9) | 40000 |
| 1982 | Royal Troon Golf Club | Tom Watson (4) | USA | 284 (-4) | 32000 |
| 1981 | Royal St George’s Golf Club | Bill Rogers | USA | 276 (-4) | 25000 |
| 1980 | Muirfield | Tom Watson (3) | USA | 271 (-13) | 25000 |
| 1979 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | Seve Ballesteros | Spain | 283 (-1) | 15000 |
| 1978 | St Andrews Links | Jack Nicklaus (3) | USA | 281 (-7) | 12500 |
| 1977 | The Westin Turnberry Resort | Tom Watson (2) | USA | 268 (-12) | 10000 |
| 1976 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | Johnny Miller | USA | 279 (-9) | 7500 |
| 1975 | Carnoustie Golf Links | Tom Watson | USA | 279 (-5) PO | 7500 |
| 1974 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | Gary Player (3) | South Africa | 282 (-2) | 5500 |
| 1973 | Royal Troon Golf Club | Tom Weiskopf | USA | 276 (-12) | 5500 |
| 1972 | Muirfield | Lee Trevino (2) | USA | 278 (-6) | 5500 |
| 1971 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | Lee Trevino | USA | 278 (-10) | 5500 |
| 1970 | St Andrews Links | Jack Nicklaus (2) | USA | 283 (-5) PO | 5250 |
| 1969 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | Tony Jacklin | England | 280 | 4250 |
| 1968 | Carnoustie Golf Links | Gary Player (2) | South Africa | 289 | 3000 |
| 1967 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | Roberto DeVicenzo | Argentina | 278 | 2100 |
| 1966 | Muirfield | Jack Nicklaus | USA | 282 | 2100 |
| 1965 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | Peter Thomson (5) | Australia | 285 | 1750 |
| 1964 | St Andrews Links | Tony Lema | USA | 279 | 1500 |
| 1963 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | Bob Charles | New Zealand | 277 PO | 1500 |
| 1962 | Royal Troon Golf Club | Arnold Palmer (2) | USA | 276 | 1400 |
| 1961 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | Arnold Palmer | USA | 284 | 1400 |
| 1960 | St Andrews Links | Kel Nagle | Australia | 278 | 1250 |
| 1959 | Muirfield | Gary Player | South Africa | 284 | 1000 |
| 1958 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | Peter Thomson (4) | Australia | 274 PO | 1000 |
| 1957 | St Andrews Links | Bobby Locke (4) | South Africa | 279 | 1000 |
| 1956 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | Peter Thomson (3) | Australia | 286 | 1000 |
| 1955 | St Andrews Links | Peter Thomson (2) | Australia | 281 | 1000 |
| 1954 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | Peter Thomson | Australia | 283 | 750 |
| 1953 | Carnoustie Golf Links | Ben Hogan | USA | 282 | 500 |
| 1952 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | Bobby Locke (3) | South Africa | 287 | 300 |
| 1951 | Royal Portrush Golf Club | Max Faulkner | England | 285 | 300 |
| 1950 | Royal Troon Golf Club | Bobby Locke (2) | South Africa | 279 | 300 |
| 1949 | Royal St George’s Golf Club | Bobby Locke | South Africa | 283 | 300 |
| 1948 | Muirfield | Henry Cotton (3) | England | 284 | 150 |
| 1947 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | Fred Daly | Northern Ireland | 293 | 150 |
| 1946 | St Andrews Links | Sam Snead | USA | 290 | 150 |
| Year | Venue | Champion | Country | Score | £ Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1945: No Championships due to World War II | ||||
| 1939 | St Andrews Links | Richard Burton | England | 290 | 100 |
| 1938 | Royal St George’s Golf Club | Reg Whitcombe | England | 295 | 100 |
| 1937 | Carnoustie Golf Links | Henry Cotton (2) | England | 290 | 100 |
| 1936 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | Alf Padgham | England | 287 | 100 |
| 1935 | Muirfield | Alf Perry | England | 283 | 100 |
| 1934 | Royal St George’s Golf Club | Henry Cotton | England | 283 | 100 |
| 1933 | St Andrews Links | Denny Shute | USA | 292 PO | 100 |
| 1932 | Prince’s Golf Club | Gene Sarazen | USA | 283 | 100 |
| 1931 | Carnoustie Golf Links | Tommy Armour | USA | 296 | 100 |
| 1930 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | Bobby Jones (Am) (3) | USA | 291 | 100 |
| 1929 | Muirfield | Walter Hagen (4) | USA | 292 | 100 |
| 1928 | Royal St George’s Golf Club | Walter Hagen (3) | USA | 292 | 100 |
| 1927 | St Andrews Links | Bobby Jones (Am) (2) | USA | 285 | 100 |
| 1926 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | Bobby Jones (Am) | USA | 291 | 75 |
| 1925 | Prestwick Golf Club | Jim Barnes | USA | 300 | 75 |
| 1924 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | Walter Hagen (2) | USA | 301 | 75 |
| 1923 | Royal Troon Golf Club | Arthur Havers | England | 295 | 75 |
| 1922 | Royal St George’s Golf Club | Walter Hagen | USA | 300 | 75 |
| 1921 | St Andrews Links | Jock Hutchison | USA | 296 PO | 75 |
| 1920 | Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club | George Duncan | Scotland | 303 | 75 |
| Year | Venue | Champion | Country | Score | £ Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | -1919: No Championships due to WW I | ||||
| 1914 | Prestwick Golf Club | Harry Vardon (6) | England | 306 | 50 |
| 1913 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | John Henry Taylor (5) | England | 304 | 50 |
| 1912 | Muirfield | Edward Ray | England | 295 | 50 |
| 1911 | Royal St George’s Golf Club | Harry Vardon (5) | England | 303 PO | 50 |
| 1910 | St Andrews Links | James Braid (5) | Scotland | 299 | 50 |
| 1909 | Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club | John Henry Taylor (4) | England | 291 | 30 |
| 1908 | Prestwick Golf Club | James Braid (4) | Scotland | 291 | 30 |
| 1907 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | Arnaud Massy | France | 312 | 30 |
| 1906 | Muirfield | James Braid (3) | Scotland | 300 | 30 |
| 1905 | St Andrews Links | James Braid (2) | Scotland | 318 | 30 |
| 1904 | Royal St George’s Golf Club | Jack White | Scotland | 296 | 30 |
| 1903 | Prestwick Golf Club | Harry Vardon (4) | England | 300 | 30 |
| 1902 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | Alexander Herd | Scotland | 307 | 30 |
| 1901 | Muirfield | James Braid | Scotland | 309 | 30 |
| 1900 | St Andrews Links | John Henry Taylor (3) | England | 309 | 30 |
| 1899 | Royal St George’s Golf Club | Harry Vardon (3) | England | 310 | 30 |
| 1898 | Prestwick Golf Club | Harry Vardon (2) | England | 307 | 30 |
| 1897 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | Harold Hilton (Am) (2) | England | 314 | 30 |
| 1896 | Muirfield | Harry Vardon | England | 316 | 30 |
| 1895 | St Andrews Links | John Henry Taylor (2) | England | 332 | 30 |
| 1894 | Royal St George’s Golf Club | John Henry Taylor | England | 326 | 30 |
| 1893 | Prestwick Golf Club | William Auchterlonie | Scotland | 322 | 30 |
| 1892 | Muirfield | Harold Hilton (Am) | England | 305 | (Am) |
| 1891 | St Andrews Links | Hugh Kirkaldy | Scotland | 166 | 10 |
| 1890 | Prestwick Golf Club | John Ball, Jnr (Am) | England | 164 | 8 |
| 1889 | Musselburgh Links | Willie Park Jnr (2) | Scotland | 155 PO | 8 |
| 1888 | St Andrews Links | Jack Burns | Scotland | 171 | 10 |
| 1887 | Prestwick Golf Club | Willie Park Jnr | Scotland | 161 | 10 |
| 1886 | Musselburgh Links | David Brown | Scotland | 157 | 10 |
| 1885 | St Andrews Links | Bob Marin (2) | Scotland | 171 | 10 |
| 1884 | Prestwick Golf Club | Jack Simpson | Scotland | 160 | 10 |
| 1883 | Musselburgh Links | Willie Fernie | Scotland | 159 PO | 10 |
| 1882 | St Andrews Links | Bob Ferguson (3) | Scotland | 171 | 10 |
| 1881 | Prestwick Golf Club | Bob Ferguson (2) | Scotland | 170 | 10 |
| 1880 | Musselburgh Links | Bob Ferguson | Scotland | 162 | 10 |
| 1879 | St Andrews Links | Jamie Anderson (3) | Scotland | 169 | 10 |
| 1878 | Prestwick Golf Club | Jamie Anderson (2) | Scotland | 157 | 10 |
| 1877 | Musselburgh Links | Jamie Anderson | Scotland | 160 | 10 |
| 1876 | St Andrews Links | Bob Marin | Scotland | 176 | 10 |
| 1875 | Prestwick Golf Club | Willie Park Snr (4) | Scotland | 166 | 6 |
| 1874 | Musselburgh Links | Mungo Park | Scotland | 159 | 6 |
| 1873 | St Andrews Links | Tom Kidd | Scotland | 179 | 6 |
| 1872 | Prestwick Golf Club | Tom Morris Jnr (4) | Scotland | 166 | 6 |
| Year | Venue | Champion | Country | Score | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | No Championship | ||||
| 1870 1869 1868 1867 1866 1865 1864 1863 1862 1861 1860 | Prestwick Golf Club Prestwick Golf Club Prestwick Golf Club Prestwick Golf Club Prestwick Golf Club Prestwick Golf Club Prestwick Golf Club Prestwick Golf Club Prestwick Golf Club Prestwick Golf Club Prestwick Golf Club | Tom Morris Jnr (3) Tom Morris Jnr (2) Tom Morris Jnr Tom Morris Snr (4) Willie Park Snr (3) Andrew Strath Tom Morris Snr (3) Willie Park Snr (2) Tom Morris Snr (2) Tom Morris Snr Willie Park Snr | Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland | 149 154 157 170 169 162 167 168 163 163 174 | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 – – – – |
PO = Play-off | Am = Amateur