| Profiles
of previous winners at Carnoustie
| Year | Winner | Course |
| 1998 | Mark
O'Meara | Royal Birkdale, Southport, England |
| 1997 | Justin Leonard | Royal
Troon, Scotland | | 1996 | Tom Lehman | Royal
Lytham and St. Annes, Lytham, England |
| 1995 | John Daly | St.
Andrews, Scotland | | 1994 | Nick Price | Turnberry
Golf Links' Aisla Course, Scotland |
| 1993 | Greg Norman | Royal
St. George's, England | | 1992 | Nick Faldo | Muirfield,
Scotland | | 1991 | Ian
Baker-Finch | Royal Birkdale, England |
| 1990 | Nick Faldo | St.
Andrews, Scotland | | 1989 | Mark Calcavecchia | Royal
Troon, Scotland | | 1988 | Seve Ballesteros | Royal
Lytham, England | | 1987 | Nick Faldo | Muirfield,
Scotland | | 1986 | Greg Norman | Turnberry,
Scotland | | 1985 | Sandy Lyle | Royal
St. George's, England | | 1984 | Seve Ballesteros | St.
Andrews, Scotland | | 1983 | Tom Watson | Royal
Birkdale, England | | 1982 | Tom Watson | Royal
Troon, Scotland | | 1981 | Bill
Rogers | Royal St. George's, England |
| 1980 | Tom Watson | Muirfield,
Scotland | | 1979 | Seve Ballesteros | Royal
Lytham, England | | 1978 | Jack Nicklaus | St.
Andrews, Scotland | | 1977 | Tom Watson | Turnberry,
Scotland | | 1976 | Johnny
Miller | Royal Birkdale, England |
| 1975 | Tom Watson | Carnoustie,
Scotland | | 1974 | Gary Player | Royal
Lytham, Scotland | | 1973 | Tom
Weiskopf | Troon, Scotland |
| 1972 | Lee Trevino | Muirfield,
Scotland | | 1971 | Lee
Trevino | Royal Birkdale, England |
| 1970 | Jack Nicklaus | St.
Andrews, Scotland | | 1969 | Tony
Jacklin | Royal Lytham, Scotland |
| 1968 | Gary Player | Carnoustie,
Scotland | | 1967 | Roberto
de Vicenzo | Hoylake, England |
| 1966 | Jack Nicklaus | Muirfield,
Scotland | | 1965 | Peter
Thomson | Southport, England |
| 1964 | Tony Lema | St.
Andrews, Scotland | | 1963 | Bob
Charles | Royal Lytham, England |
| 1962 | Arnold Palmer | Troon,
Scotland | | 1961 | Arnold Palmer | Royal
Birkdale, England | | 1960 | Kel
Nagle | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1959 | Gary Player | Muirfield,
Scotland | | 1958 | Peter
Thomson | Royal Lytham, England |
| 1957 | Bobby Locke | St.
Andrews, Scotland | | 1956 | Peter
Thomson | Hoylake, England |
| 1955 | Peter Thomson | St.
Andrews, Scotland | | 1954 | Peter
Thomson | Royal Birkdale, England |
| 1953 | Ben
Hogan | Carnoustie, Scotland |
| 1952 | Bobby Locke | Royal
Lytham, England | | 1951 | Max
Faulkner | Portrush, Ireland |
| 1950 | Bobby Locke | Troon,
Scotland | | 1949 | Bobby
Locke | Royal St. George's, England |
| 1948 | Henry
Cotton | Muirfield, Scotland |
| 1947 | Fred Daly | Hoylake,
England | | 1946 | Sam
Snead | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1945 | No
championship played | | 1944 | No
championship played | | 1943 | No
championship played | | 1942 | No
championship played | | 1941 | No
championship played | | 1940 | No
championship played | | 1939 | Richard
Burton | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1938 | R.A. Whitcombe | Royal
St. George's, England | | 1937 | Henry
Cotton | Carnoustie, Scotland |
| 1936 | Alfred Padgham | Hoylake,
Scotland | | 1935 | Alfred
Perry | Muirfield, Scotland |
| 1934 | Henry Cotton | Royal
St. George's, England | | 1933 | Denny
Shute | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1932 | Gene Sarazen | Prince's,
England | | 1931 | Tommy
Armour | Carnoustie, Scotland |
| 1930 | Robert Jones
Jr. | Hoylake, England |
| 1929 | Walter Hagen | Muirfield,
Scotland | | 1928 | Walter
Hagen | Royal St. George's, England |
| 1927 | Robert
Jones Jr. | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1926 | Robert
Jones Jr. | Royal Lytham, England |
| 1925 | James
Barnes | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1924 | Walter Hagen | Hoylake,
England | | 1923 | Arthur
Havers | Troon, Scotland |
| 1922 | Walter Hagen | Royal
St. George's, Scotland | | 1921 | Jock
Hitchison | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1920 | George
Duncan | Deal, England |
| 1919 | No
championship played | | 1918 | No
championship played | | 1917 | No
championship played | | 1916 | No
championship played | | 1915 | No
championship played | | 1914 | Harry
Vardon | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1913 | J.H. Taylor | Hoylake,
Scotland | | 1912 | Edward
Ray | Muirfield, Scotland |
| 1911 | Harry Vardon | Royal
St. George's, England | | 1910 | James
Braid | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1909 | J.H. Taylor | Deal,
England | | 1908 | James
Braid | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1907 | Arnaud Massy | Hoylake,
England | | 1906 | James
Braid | Muirfield, Scotland |
| 1905 | James Braid | St.
Andrews, Scotland | | 1904 | Jack
White | Royal St. George's, England |
| 1903 | Harry
Vardon | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1902 | Alexander
Herd | Hoylake, England |
| 1901 | James Braid | Muirfield,
Scotland | | 1900 | J.H.
Taylor | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1899 | Harry Vardon | Royal
St. George's, England | | 1898 | Harry
Vardon | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1897 | Harold Hilton | Hoylake,
England | | 1896 | Harry
Vardon | Muirfield, Scotland |
| 1895 | J.H. Taylor | St.
Andrews, Scotland | | 1894 | J.H.
Taylor | Royal St. George's, England |
| 1893 | William
Auchterlonie | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1892 | Harold
Hilton | Muirfield, Scotland |
| 1891 | Hugh Kirkaldy | St.
Andrews, Scotland | | 1890 | John
Ball | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1889 | Willie Park
Jr. | Musselburgh, Scotland |
| 1888 | Jack Burns | St.
Andrews, Scotland | | 1887 | Willie
Park Jr. | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1886 | David Brown | Musselburgh,
Scotland | | 1885 | Bob
Martin | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1884 | Jack Simpson | Prestwick,
Scotland | | 1883 | Willie
Fernie | Musselburgh, Scotland |
| 1882 | Robert Ferguson | St.
Andrews, Scotland | | 1881 | Robert
Ferguson | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1880 | Robert Ferguson | Musselburgh,
Scotland | | 1879 | Jamie
Anderson | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1878 | Jamie
Anderson | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1877 | Jamie Anderson | Musselburgh,
Scotland | | 1876 | Robert
Martin | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1875 | Willie Park | Prestwick,
Scotland | | 1874 | Mungo
Park | Musselburgh, Scotland |
| 1873 | Tom Kidd | St.
Andrews, Scotland | | 1872 | Tom
Morris Jr. | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1871 | No
championship played | | 1870 | Tom
Morris Jr. | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1869 | Tom
Morris Jr. | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1868 | Tom
Morris Jr. | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1867 | Tom
Morris Sr. | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1866 | Willie
Park | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1865 | Andrew Strath | Prestwick,
Scotland | | 1864 | Tom
Morris Sr. | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1863 | Willie
Park | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1862 | Tom Morris
Sr. | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1861 | Tom Morris
Sr. | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1860 | Willie Park | Prestick,
Scotland | |
