| Past British Open Winners |
| Year |
Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up |
| 2011 |
Darren Clarke (275) -- Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson |
|
(Royal St. George's, Sandwich, Kent, England) |
| 2010 |
Louis Oosthuizen (272) -- Lee Westwood |
|
(St. Andrews, Scotland) |
| 2009 |
*Stewart Cink (278) -- Tom Watson |
|
(Turnberry Golf Links - Ailsa Course, Scotland) |
| 2008 |
Padraig Harrington (283) -- Ian Poulter |
|
(Royal Birkdale, England) |
| 2007 |
*Padraig Harrington (277) -- Sergio Garcia |
|
(Carnoustie, Scotland) |
| 2006 |
Tiger Woods (270) -- Chris DiMarco |
|
(Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England) |
| 2005 |
Tiger Woods (274) -- Colin Montgomerie |
|
(St. Andrews, Scotland) |
| 2004 |
*Todd Hamilton (274) -- Ernie Els |
|
(Royal Troon Golf Club, Troon, Scotland) |
| 2003 |
Ben Curtis (283) -- Vijay Singh, Thomas Bjorn |
|
(Royal St. George's, England) |
| 2002 |
*Ernie Els (278) -- Stuart Appleby, Steve Elkington, Thomas Levet |
|
(Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland) |
| 2001 |
David Duval (274) -- Niclas Fasth |
|
(Royal Lytham & St. Annes, England) |
| 2000 |
Tiger Woods (269) -- Ernie Els, Thomas Bjorn |
|
(St. Andrews, Scotland) |
| 1999 |
*Paul Lawrie (290) -- Justin Leonard, Jean Van de Velde |
|
(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 de Vicenzo (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) |
| 1861 |
Tom Morris, Sr. (163) -- Willie Park |
|
(Prestwick, Scotland) |
| 1860 |
Willie Park (174) -- Tom Morris Sr |
|
(Prestwick, Scotland) |