1999 -- *Paul Lawrie (290) -- Jean Van de Velde, Justin Leonard
(Carnoustie, Scotland)
1998 -- *Mark O'Meara (280) -- Brian Watts
(Royal Birkdale, England)
1997 -- Justin Leonard (272) -- Darren Clarke, Jesper Parnevik
(Royal Troon Golf Club, Troon, Scotland)
1996 -- Tom Lehman (271) -- Ernie Els
(Royal Lytham & St. Annes, England)
1995 -- *John Daly (282) -- Costantino Rocca
(St. Andrews, Scotland)
1994 -- Nick Price (268) -- Jesper Parnevik
(Turnberry Golf Links, Scotland)
1993 -- Greg Norman (267) -- Nick Faldo
(Royal St. George's, England)
1992 -- Nick Faldo (272) -- John Cook
(Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland)
1991 -- Ian Baker-Finch (272) -- Mike Harwood
(Royal Birkdale, England)
1990 -- Nick Faldo (270) -- Payne Stewart, Mark McNulty
(St. Andrews, Scotland)
1989 -- *Mark Calcavecchia (275) -- Wayne Grady, Greg Norman
(Royal Troon Golf Club, Troon, Scotland)
1988 -- Seve Ballesteros (273) -- Nick Price
(Royal Lytham & St. Annes, England)
1987 -- Nick Faldo (279) -- Paul Azinger, Rodger Davis
(Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland)
1986 -- Greg Norman (280) -- Gordon Brand
(Turnberry Golf Links, Scotland)
1985 -- Sandy Lyle (282) -- Payne Stewart
(Royal St. George's, England)
1984 -- Seve Ballesteros (276) -- Tom Watson, Bernhard Langer
(St. Andrews, Scotland)
1983 -- Tom Watson (275) -- Andy Bean
(Royal Birkdale, England)
1982 -- Tom Watson (284) -- Nick Price, Peter Oosterhuis
(Royal Troon Golf Club, Troon, Scotland)
1981 -- Bill Rogers (276) -- Bernhard Langer
(Royal St. George's, England)
1980 -- Tom Watson (271) -- Lee Trevino
(Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland)
1979 -- Seve Ballesteros (283) -- Ben Crenshaw, Jack Nicklaus
(Royal Lytham & St. Annes, England)
1978 -- Jack Nicklaus (281) -- Ben Crenshaw, Tom Kite, Ray Floyd, Simon Owen
(St. Andrews, Scotland)
1977 -- Tom Watson (268) -- Jack Nicklaus
(Turnberry Golf Links, Scotland)
1976 -- Johnny Miller (279) -- Jack Nicklaus, Seve Ballesteros
(Royal Birkdale, England)
1975 -- *Tom Watson (279) -- Jack Newton
(Carnoustie, Scotland)
1974 -- Gary Player (282) -- Peter Oosterhuis
(Royal Lytham & St. Annes, England)
1973 -- Tom Weiskopf (276) -- Johnny Miller
(Royal Troon Golf Club, Troon, Scotland)
1972 -- Lee Trevino (278) -- Jack Nicklaus
(Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland)
1971 -- Lee Trevino (278) -- Lu Liang Huan
(Royal Birkdale, England)
1970 -- *Jack Nicklaus (283) -- Doug Sanders
(St. Andrews, Scotland)
1969 -- Tony Jacklin (280) -- Bob Charles
(Royal Lytham & St. Annes, England)
1968 -- Gary Player (289) -- Bob Charles, Jack Nicklaus
(Carnoustie, Scotland)
1967 -- Roberto DeVicenzo (278) -- Jack Nicklaus
(Hoylake, England)
1966 -- Jack Nicklaus (282) -- Dave Thomas, Doug Sanders
(Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland)
1965 -- Peter Thomson (285) -- Brian Huggett, Christy O'Connor
(Southport, England)
1964 -- Tony Lema (279) -- Jack Nicklaus
(St. Andrews, Scotland)
1963 -- *Bob Charles (277) -- Phil Rodgers
(Royal Lytham & St. Annes, England)
1962 -- Arnold Palmer (276) -- Kel Nagle
(Royal Troon Golf Club, Troon, Scotland)
1961 -- Arnold Palmer (284) -- Dai Rees
(Royal Birkdale, England)
1960 -- Kel Nagle (278) -- Arnold Palmer
(St. Andrews, Scotland)
1959 -- Gary Player (284) -- Fred Bullock, Flory Van Donck
(Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland)
1958 -- *Peter Thomson (278) -- Dave Thomas
(Royal Lytham & St. Annes, England)
1957 -- Bobby Locke (279) -- Peter Thomson
(St. Andrews, Scotland)
1956 -- Peter Thomson (286) -- Flory Van Donck
(Hoylake, England)
1955 -- Peter Thomson (281) -- John Fallon
(St. Andrews, Scotland)
1954 -- Peter Thomson (283) -- S.S. Scott, Dai Rees, Bobby Locke
(Royal Birkdale, England)
1953 -- Ben Hogan (282) -- Frank Stranahan, D.J.Rees, Peter Thomson, A.Cerda
(Carnoustie, Scotland)
1952 -- Bobby Locke (287) -- Peter Thomson
(Royal Lytham & St. Annes, England)
1951 -- Max Faulkner (285) -- A.Cerda
(Portrush, Ireland)
1950 -- Bobby Locke (279) -- Roberto DeVicenzo
(Royal Troon Golf Club, Troon, Scotland)
1949 -- *Bobby Locke (283) -- Harry Bradshaw
(Royal St. George's, England)
1948 -- Henry Cotton (294) -- Fred Daly
(Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland)
1947 -- Fred Daly (293) -- R.W. Horne, Frank Stranahan
(Hoylake, England)
1946 -- Sam Snead (290) -- Bobby Locke, Johnny Bulla
(St. Andrews, Scotland)
1945 -- Not Held Due to World War II
1944 -- Not Held Due to World War II
1943 -- Not Held Due to World War II
1942 -- Not Held Due to World War II
1941 -- Not Held Due to World War II
1940 -- Not Held Due to World War II
1939 -- Richard Burton (290) -- Johnny Bulla
(St. Andrews, Scotland)
1938 -- R.A. Whitcombe (295) -- James Adams
(Royal St. George's, England)
1937 -- Henry Cotton (290) -- R.A. Whitcombe
(Carnoustie, Scotland)
1936 -- Alfred Padgham (287) -- J.Adams
(Hoylake, England)
1935 -- Alfred Perry (283) -- Alfred Padgham
(Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland)
1934 -- Henry Cotton (283) -- S.F. Brews
(Royal St. George's, England)
1933 -- *Denny Shute (229) -- Craig Wood
(St. Andrews, Scotland)
1932 -- Gene Sarazen (283) -- Macdonald Smith
(Prince's, England)
1931 -- Tommy D. Armour (296) -- J.Jurado
(Carnoustie, Scotland)
1930 -- Bobby Jones (291) -- Macdonald Smith, Leo Diegel
(Hoylake, England)
1929 -- Walter Hagen (292) -- Johnny Farrell
(Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland)
1928 -- Walter Hagen (292) -- Gene Sarazen
(Royal St. George's, England)
1927 -- Bobby Jones (285) -- Aubrey Boomer
(St. Andrews, Scotland)
1926 -- Bobby Jones (291) -- Al Watrous
(Royal Lytham & St. Annes, England)
1925 -- James Barnes (300) -- Archie Compston, Ted Ray
(Prestwick, Scotland)
1924 -- Walter Hagen (301) -- Ernest Whitcombe
(Hoylake, England)
1923 -- Arthur Havers (295) -- Walter Hagen
(Royal Troon Golf Club, Troon, Scotland)
1922 -- Walter Hagen (300) -- George Duncan, James Barnes
(Royal St. George's, England)
1921 -- *Jock Hutchison (296) -- Roger Wethered
(St. Andrews, Scotland)
1920 -- George Duncan (303) -- Alexander Herd
(Deal, England)
1919 -- Not Held Due to World War I
1918 -- Not Held Due to World War I
1917 -- Not Held Due to World War I
1916 -- Not Held Due to World War I
1915 -- Not Held Due to World War I
1914 -- Harry Vardon (306) -- John H. Taylor
(Prestwick, Scotland)
1913 -- John H. Taylor (304) -- Edward Ray
(Hoylake, England)
1912 -- Edward Ray (295) -- Harry Vardon
(Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland)
1911 -- *Harry Vardon (303) -- Arnaud Massy
(Royal St. George's, England)
1910 -- James Braid (299) -- Alexander Herd
(St. Andrews, Scotland)
1909 -- John H. Taylor (295) -- James Braid, Tom Ball
(Deal, England)
1908 -- James Braid (291) -- Tom Ball
(Prestwick, Scotland)
1907 -- Arnaud Massy (312) -- John H. Taylor
(Hoylake, England)
1906 -- James Braid (300) -- John H. Taylor
(Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland)
1905 -- James Braid (318) -- John H. Taylor, Rolland Jones
(St. Andrews, Scotland)
1904 -- Jack White (296) -- John H. Taylor
(Royal St. George's, England)
1903 -- Harry Vardon (300) -- Tom Vardon
(Prestwick, Scotland)
1902 -- Alexander Herd (307) -- Harry Vardon
(Hoylake, England)
1901 -- James Braid (309) -- Harry Vardon
(Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland)
1900 -- John Taylor (309) -- Harry Vardon
(St. Andrews, Scotland)
1899 -- Harry Vardon (310) -- Jack White
(Royal St. George's, England)
1898 -- Harry Vardon (307) -- Willie Park, Jr.
(Prestwick, Scotland)
1897 -- Harold Hilton (314) -- James Braid
(Hoylake, England)
1896 -- *Harry Vardon (316) -- John H. Taylor
(Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland)
1895 -- John H. Taylor (322) -- Alexander Herd
(St. Andrews, Scotland)
1894 -- John H. Taylor (326) -- Douglas Rolland
(Royal St. George's, England)
1893 -- William Auchterlonie (322) -- John E. Laidlay
(Prestwick, Scotland)
1892 -- Harold Hilton (305) -- John Ball, Hugh Kirkaldy
(Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland)
1891 -- Hugh Kirkaldy (166) -- Andrew Kirkaldy, Willie Fernie
(St. Andrews, Scotland)
1890 -- John Ball (164) -- Willie Fernie
(Prestwick, Scotland)
1889 -- *Willie Park, Jr. (155) -- Andrew Kirkaldy
(Musselburgh, Scotland)
1888 -- Jack Burns (171) -- Ben Sayers, David Anderson
(St. Andrews, Scotland)
1887 -- Willie Park, Jr. (161) -- Bob Martin
(Prestwick, Scotland)
1886 -- David Brown (157) -- Willie Campbell
(Musselburgh, Scotland)
1885 -- Bob Martin (171) -- Archie Simpson
(St. Andrews, Scotland)
1884 -- Jack Simpson (160) -- Douglas Rolland, Willie Fernie
(Prestwick, Scotland)
1883 -- *Willie Fernie (159) -- Robert Ferguson
(Musselburgh, Scotland)
1882 -- Robert Ferguson (171) -- Willie Fernie
(St. Andrews, Scotland)
1881 -- Robert Ferguson (170) -- Jamie Anderson
(Prestwick, Scotland)
1880 -- Robert Ferguson (162) -- Peter Paxton
(Musselburgh, Scotland)
1879 -- Jaime Anderson (169) -- Andrew Kirkaldy, James Allan
(St. Andrews, Scotland)
1878 -- Jaime Anderson (157) -- Robert Kirk
(Prestwick, Scotland)
1877 -- Jaime Anderson (160) -- Robert Pringle
(Musselburgh, Scotland)
1876 -- *Bob Martin (176) -- David Strath
(St. Andrews, Scotland)
1875 -- Willie Park (166) -- Bob Martin
(Prestwick, Scotland)
1874 -- Mungo Park (159) -- Tom Morris,Jr.
(Musselburgh, Scotland)
1873 -- Tom Kidd (179) -- Jamie Anderson
(St. Andrews, Scotland)
1872 -- Tom Morris, Jr. (166) -- David Strath
(Prestwick, Scotland)
1871 -- Not Held
1870 -- Tom Morris, Jr. -- David Strath, Bob Kirk
(Prestwick, Scotland)
1869 -- Tom Morris, Jr. -- Tom Morris, Sr.
(Prestwick, Scotland)
1868 -- Tom Morris, Jr. -- Tom Morris, Sr.
(Prestwick, Scotland)
1867 -- Tom Morris, Sr. (170) -- Willie Park
(Prestwick, Scotland)
1866 -- Willie Park (169) -- David Park
(Prestwick, Scotland)
1865 -- Andrew Strath (162) -- Willie Park
(Prestwick, Scotland)
1864 -- Tom Morris, Sr. (160) -- Andrew Strath
(Prestwick, Scotland)
1863 -- Willie Park (168) -- Tom Morris, Sr.
(Prestwick, Scotland)
1862 -- Tom Morris, Sr. (163) -- Willie Park
(Prestwick, Scotland)
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861 -- Tom Morris, Sr. (163) -- Willie Park
(Prestwick, Scotland)
1860 -- Willie Park (174) -- Tom Morris, Sr.
(Prestwick, Scotland)