Year |
Venue |
Champion |
Score |
| 2011 |
Royal St. George's |
Darren Clarke |
275 -5 |
| 2010 |
St. Andrews |
Louis Oosthuizen |
272 -16 |
| 2009* |
Turnberry |
Stewart Cink |
278 -2 |
| 2008 |
Royal Birkdale |
Padraig Harrington |
283 +3 |
2007* |
Carnoustie |
Padraig Harrington |
277 -6 |
2006 |
Royal Liverpool |
Tiger Woods |
270 -12 |
2005 |
St. Andrews |
Tiger Woods |
274 |
2004 |
Royal Troon |
Todd Hammilton |
-10 |
2003 |
Royal St. George's |
Ben Curtis |
283 |
2002 |
Muirfield |
Ernie Els |
278 |
2001 |
Royal Lytham & St. Annes |
David Duval |
274 |
2000 |
St. Andrews |
Tiger Woods |
269 |
1999* |
Carnoustie |
Paul Lawrie |
290 |
1998 |
Royal Birkdale |
Mark O'Meara |
280 even |
1997 |
Royal Troon |
Justin Leonard |
272 |
1996 |
Royal Lytham & St. Anne's |
Tom Lehman |
271 |
1995 |
St. Andrews |
John Daly |
282 |
1994 |
Turnberry |
Nick Price |
268 |
1993 |
Sandwich |
Greg Norman |
267 |
1992 |
Muirfield |
Nick Faldo |
272 |
1991 |
Royal Birkdale |
Ian Baker-Finch |
272 |
1990 |
St. Andrews |
Nick Faldo |
270 |
1989* |
Royal Troon |
Mark Calcavecchia |
275 |
1988 |
Royal Lytham & St. Anne's |
Seve Ballesteros |
273 |
1987 |
Muirfield |
Nick Faldo |
279 |
1986 |
Turnberry |
Greg Norman |
280 |
1985 |
Sandwich |
Sandy Lyle |
282 |
1984 |
St. Andrews |
Seve Ballesteros |
276 |
1983 |
Royal Birkdale |
Tom Watson |
275 |
1982 |
Royal Troon |
Tom Watson |
284 |
1981 |
Sandwich |
Bill Rogers |
276 |
1980 |
Muirfield |
Tom Watson |
271 |
1979 |
Royal Lytham & St. Anne's |
Seve Ballesteros |
283 |
1978 |
St. Andrews |
Jack Nicklaus |
281 |
1977 |
Turnberry |
Tom Watson |
268 |
1976 |
Royal Birkdale |
Johnny Miller |
279 |
1975* |
Carnoustie |
Tom Watson |
279 |
1974 |
Royal Lytham & St. Anne's |
Gary Player |
282 |
1973 |
Royal Troon |
Tom Weiskopf |
276 |
1972 |
Muirfield |
Lee Trevino |
278 |
1971 |
Royal Birkdale |
Lee Trevino |
278 |
1970* |
St. Andrews |
Jack Nicklaus |
283 |
1969 |
Royal Lytham & St. Anne's |
Tony Jacklin |
280 |
1968 |
Carnoustie |
Gary Player |
289 |
1967 |
Hoylake |
Roberto De Vincenzo |
278 |
1966 |
Muirfield |
Jack Nicklaus |
282 |
1965 |
Royal Birkdale |
Peter Thomson |
285 |
1964 |
St. Andrews |
Tony Lema |
279 |
1963* |
Royal Lytham & St. Anne's |
Bob Charles |
277 |
1962 |
Royal Troon |
Arnold Palmer |
276 |
1961 |
Royal Birkdale |
Arnold Palmer |
284 |
1960 |
St. Andrews |
Ken Nagle |
278 |
1959 |
Muirfield |
Gary Player |
284 |
1958 |
Royal Lytham & St. Anne's |
Peter Thomson |
278 |
1957 |
St. Andrews |
Tony Locke |
279 |
1956 |
Hoylake |
Peter Thomson |
286 |
1955 |
St. Andrews |
Peter Thomson |
281 |
1954 |
Royal Birkdale |
Peter Thomson |
283 |
1953 |
Carnoustie |
Ben Hogan |
282 |
1952 |
Royal Lytham & St. Anne's |
Tony Locke |
287 |
1951 |
Royal Portrush |
Max Faulkner |
285 |
1950 |
Royal Troon |
Tony Locke |
279 |
1949* |
Sandwich |
Tony Locke |
283 |
1948 |
Muirfield |
Henry Cotter |
284 |
1947 |
Hoylake |
Fred Daly |
293 |
1946 |
St. Andrews |
Sam Snead |
290 |
1945
- 1940 No championship |
1939 |
St. Andrews |
Richard Burton |
290 |
1938 |
Sandwich |
Reg Whitcombe |
295 |
1937 |
Carnoustie |
Henry Cotton |
290 |
1936 |
Hoylake |
Alf Padgham |
287 |
1935 |
Muirfield |
Alf Perry |
283 |
1934 |
Sandwich |
Henry Cotton |
283 |
1933* |
St. Andrews |
Deny Shute |
292 |
1932 |
Sandwich |
Gean Sarazen |
283 |
1931 |
Carnoustie |
Tommy Armour |
296 |
1930 |
Hoylake |
Bobby Jones (A) |
291 |
1929 |
Muirfield |
Walter Hagen |
292 |
1928 |
Sandwich |
Walter Hagen |
292 |
1927 |
St. Andrews |
Bobby Jones (A) |
285 |
1926 |
Royal Lytham & St. Anne's |
Bobby Jones (A) |
291 |
1925 |
Prestwick |
J. Barnes |
300 |
1924 |
Hoylake |
Walter Hagen |
301 |
1923 |
Royal Troon |
Arthur Havers |
295 |
1922 |
Sandwich |
Walter Hagen |
300 |
1921 |
St. Andrews |
J. Hutchison |
296 |
1920 |
Deal |
J. Hutchison |
303 |
1919
- 1915 No championship |
1914 |
Prestwick |
Harry Vardon |
306 |
1913 |
Hoylake |
J. H. Taylor |
304 |
1912 |
Muirfield |
Ted Ray |
295 |
1911* |
Sandwich |
Harry Vardon |
303 |
1910 |
St. Andrews |
J. Braid |
299 |
1909 |
Deal |
J. H. Taylor |
295 |
1908 |
Prestwick |
J. Braid |
291 |
1907 |
Hoylake |
A. Massy |
312 |
1906 |
Muirfield |
J. Braid |
300 |
1905 |
St. Andrews |
J. Braid |
318 |
1904 |
Sandwich |
J. White |
296 |
1903 |
Prestwick |
Harry Vardon |
300 |
1902 |
Hoylake |
A. Herd |
307 |
1901 |
Muirfield |
J. Braid |
309 |
1900 |
St. Andrews |
J. H. Taylor |
309 |
1899 |
Sandwich |
Harry Vardon |
310 |
1898 |
Prestwick |
Harry Vardon |
300 |
1897 |
Hoylake |
H. Hilton (A) |
314 |
1896* |
Muirfield |
Harry Vardon |
316 |
1895 |
St. Andrews |
J. H. Taylor |
322 |
1894 |
Sandwich |
J. H. Taylor |
326 |
1893 |
Prestwick |
W. Auchterlonie |
322 |
1892 |
Muirfield |
H. Hilton (A) |
305 |
Before
1892 The Open Championship was played over 36-holes |
1891 |
St. Andrews |
H. Kirkaldy |
166 |
1890 |
Prestwick |
J. Ball (A) |
164 |
1889 |
Musselburgh |
Willy Park Jnr. |
155 |
1888 |
St. Andrews |
J. Burns |
171 |
1887 |
Prestwick |
Willy Park Jr. |
161 |
1886 |
Musselburgh |
D. Brown |
157 |
1885 |
St. Andrews |
B. Martin |
171 |
1884 |
Prestwick |
J. Simpson |
160 |
1883* |
Musselburgh |
W. Fernnie |
159 |
1882 |
St. Andrews |
B. Ferguson |
170 |
1881 |
Prestwick |
B. Ferguson |
171 |
1880 |
Musselburgh |
B. Ferguson |
162 |
1879 |
St. Andrews |
J. Anderson |
169 |
1878 |
Prestwick |
J. Anderson |
157 |
1877 |
Musselburgh |
J. Anderson |
160 |
1876 |
St. Andrews |
B. Martin |
176 |
1875 |
Prestwick |
Willy Park |
166 |
1874 |
Musselburgh |
M. Park |
159 |
1873 |
St. Andrews |
T. Kidd |
179 |
1872 |
Prestwick |
Tom Morris Jnr. |
166 |
1871
No Championship |
1870 |
Prestwick |
Tom Morris Jnr. |
149 |
1869 |
Prestwick |
Tom Morris Jnr. |
154 |
1868 |
Prestwick |
Tom Morris Jnr. |
157 |
1867 |
Prestwick |
Tom Morris Snr. |
170 |
1866 |
Prestwick |
Willy Park |
169 |
1865 |
Prestwick |
A. Strath |
162 |
1864 |
Prestwick |
Tom Morris Snr. |
167 |
1863 |
Prestwick |
Willy Park |
168 |
1862 |
Prestwick |
Tom Morris Snr. |
163 |
1861 |
Prestwick |
Tom Morris Snr. |
163 |
1860 |
Prestwick |
Willy Park |
174 |
