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The Open Championship: Previous winners

From Jack Nicklaus, to Tiger Woods, to Lee Trevino, to Arnold Palmer, to Nick Faldo, nearly all of the game's greatest players have lifted the Claret Jug on at least one occasion.

Read the full list of every winner of The Open below.

The Open previous winners

Year

Champion

Course

Total score

To par[b]

1860

Willie Park Sr.

Prestwick Golf Club

174

n/a

1861

Tom Morris Sr.

Prestwick Golf Club

163

n/a

1862

Tom Morris Sr.

Prestwick Golf Club

163

n/a

1863

Willie Park Sr.

Prestwick Golf Club

168

n/a

1864

Tom Morris Sr.

Prestwick Golf Club

167

n/a

1865

Andrew Strath

Prestwick Golf Club

162

n/a

1866

Willie Park Sr.

Prestwick Golf Club

169

n/a

1867

Tom Morris Sr.

Prestwick Golf Club

170

n/a

1868

Tom Morris Jr.

Prestwick Golf Club

154

n/a

1869

Tom Morris Jr.

Prestwick Golf Club

157

n/a

1870

Tom Morris Jr.

Prestwick Golf Club

149

n/a

1871

None

1872

Tom Morris Jr.

Prestwick Golf Club

166

n/a

1873

Tom Kidd

St Andrews

179

n/a

1874

Mungo Park

Musselburgh Links

159

n/a

1875

Willie Park Sr.

Prestwick Golf Club

166

n/a

1876

Bob Martin

St Andrews

176

n/a

1877

Jamie Anderson

Musselburgh Links

160

n/a

1878

Jamie Anderson

Prestwick Golf Club

157

n/a

1879

Jamie Anderson

St Andrews

169

n/a

1880

Bob Ferguson

Musselburgh Links

162

n/a

1881

Bob Ferguson

Prestwick Golf Club

170

n/a

1882

Bob Ferguson

St Andrews

171

n/a

1883

Willie Fernie

Musselburgh Links

159

n/a

1884

Jack Simpson

Prestwick Golf Club

160

n/a

1885

Bob Martin

St Andrews

171

n/a

1886

David Brown

Musselburgh Links

157

n/a

1887

Willie Park Jr.

Prestwick Golf Club

161

n/a

1888

Jack Burns

St Andrews

171

n/a

1889

Willie Park Jr.

Musselburgh Links

155

n/a

1890

John Ball*

Prestwick Golf Club

162

n/a

1891

Hugh Kirkaldy

St Andrews

166

n/a

1892

Harold Hilton*

Muirfield

305

n/a

1893

William Auchterlonie

Prestwick Golf Club

322

n/a

1894

John Henry Taylor

Royal St George's

326

n/a

1895

John Henry Taylor

St Andrews

332

n/a

1896

Harry Vardon†

Muirfield

316

n/a

1897

Harold Hilton*

Royal Liverpool

314

n/a

1898

Harry Vardon

Prestwick Golf Club

307

n/a

1899

Harry Vardon

Royal St George's

310

n/a

1900

John Henry Taylor

St Andrews

309

n/a

1901

James Braid

Muirfield

309

n/a

1902

Sandy Herd

Royal Liverpool

307

n/a

1903

Harry Vardon

Prestwick Golf Club

300

n/a

1904

Jack White

Royal St George's

296

n/a

1905

James Braid

St Andrews

318

n/a

1906

James Braid

Muirfield

300

n/a

1907

Arnaud Massy

Royal Liverpool

312

n/a

1908

James Braid

Prestwick Golf Club

291

n/a

1909

John Henry Taylor

Royal Cinque Ports

291

n/a

1910

James Braid

St Andrews

299

n/a

1911

Harry Vardon

Royal St George's

303

n/a

1912

Ted Ray

Muirfield

295

n/a

1913

John Henry Taylor

Royal Liverpool

304

n/a

1914

Harry Vardon

Prestwick Golf Club

306

n/a

1915

None

1916

None

1917

None

1918

None

1919

None

1920

George Duncan

Royal Cinque Ports

303

+15

1921

Jock Hutchison

St Andrews

296

+8

1922

Walter Hagen

Royal St George's

300

+20

1923

Arthur Havers

Troon

295

+7

1924

Walter Hagen

Royal Liverpool

301

+13

1925

Jim Barnes

Prestwick Golf Club

300

+16

1926

Bobby Jones*

Royal Lytham & St Annes

291

+7

1927

Bobby Jones*

St Andrews

285

–3

1928

Walter Hagen

Royal St George's

292

+12

1929

Walter Hagen

Muirfield

292

+8

1930

Bobby Jones*

Royal Liverpool

291

+3

1931

Tommy Armour

Carnoustie

296

+12

1932

Gene Sarazen

Prince's Golf Club

283

−5

1933

Denny Shute

St Andrews

292

+4

1934

Henry Cotton

Royal St George's

283

+3

1935

Alf Perry

Muirfield

283

−5

1936

Alf Padgham

Royal Liverpool

287

−9

1937

Henry Cotton

Carnoustie

290

+6

1938

Reg Whitcombe

Royal St George's

295

+15

1939

Dick Burton

St Andrews

290

−2

1940

None

1941

None

1942

None

1943

None

1944

None

1945

None

1946

Sam Snead

St Andrews

290

+2

1947

Fred Daly

Royal Liverpool

293

+5

1948

Henry Cotton

Muirfield

284

E

1949

Bobby Locke

Royal St George's

283

–5

1950

Bobby Locke

Troon

279

−9

1951

Max Faulkner

Royal Portrush

285

−3

1952

Bobby Locke

Royal Lytham & St Annes

287

–1

1953

Ben Hogan

Carnoustie

282

−6

1954

Peter Thomson

Royal Birkdale

283

−3

1955

Peter Thomson

St Andrews

281

−7

1956

Peter Thomson

Royal Liverpool

286

−2

1957

Bobby Locke

St Andrews

279

−9

1958

Peter Thomson

Royal Lytham & St Annes

274

−10

1959

Gary Player

Muirfield

284

E

1960

Kel Nagle

St Andrews

278

−10

1961

Arnold Palmer

Royal Birkdale

284

−4

1962

Arnold Palmer

Troon

276

−12

1963

Bob Charles

Royal Lytham & St Annes

277

−7

1964

Tony Lema

St Andrews

279

−9

1965

Peter Thomson

Royal Birkdale

285

−7

1966

Jack Nicklaus

Muirfield

282

−2

1967

Roberto De Vicenzo

Royal Liverpool

278

−10

1968

Gary Player

Carnoustie

289

+1

1969

Tony Jacklin

Royal Lytham & St Annes

280

−4

1970

Jack Nicklaus

St Andrews

283

−5

1971

Lee Trevino

Royal Birkdale

278

−14

1972

Lee Trevino

Muirfield

278

−6

1973

Tom Weiskopf

Royal Troon

276

−12

1974

Gary Player

Royal Lytham & St Annes

282

−2

1975

Tom Watson

Carnoustie

279

−9

1976

Johnny Miller

Royal Birkdale

279

−9

1977

Tom Watson

Turnberry

268

−12

1978

Jack Nicklaus

St Andrews

281

−7

1979

Seve Ballesteros

Royal Lytham & St Annes

283

−1

1980

Tom Watson

Muirfield

271

−13

1981

Bill Rogers

Royal St George's

276

−4

1982

Tom Watson

Royal Troon

284

−4

1983

Tom Watson

Royal Birkdale

275

−9

1984

Seve Ballesteros

St Andrews

276

−12

1985

Sandy Lyle

Royal St George's

282

+2

1986

Greg Norman

Turnberry

280

E

1987

Nick Faldo

Muirfield

279

−5

1988

Seve Ballesteros

Royal Lytham & St Annes

273

−11

1989

Mark Calcavecchia

Royal Troon

275

−13

1990

Nick Faldo

St Andrews

270

−18

1991

Ian Baker-Finch

Royal Birkdale

272

−8

1992

Nick Faldo

Muirfield

272

−12

1993

Greg Norman

Royal St George's

267

−13

1994

Nick Price

Turnberry

268

−12

1995

John Daly

St Andrews

282

−6

1996

Tom Lehman

Royal Lytham & St Annes

271

−13

1997

Justin Leonard

Royal Troon

272

−12

1998

Mark O'Meara

Royal Birkdale

280

E

1999

Paul Lawrie

Carnoustie

290

+6

2000

Tiger Woods

St Andrews

269

−19

2001

David Duval

Royal Lytham & St Annes

274

−10

2002

Ernie Els

Muirfield

278

−6

2003

Ben Curtis

Royal St George's

283

−1

2004

Todd Hamilton

Royal Troon

274

−10

2005

Tiger Woods

St Andrews

274

−14

2006

Tiger Woods

Royal Liverpool

270

−18

2007

Pádraig Harrington

Carnoustie

277

−7

2008

Pádraig Harrington

Royal Birkdale

283

+3

2009

Stewart Cink

Turnberry

278

−2

2010

Louis Oosthuizen

St Andrews

272

−16

2011

Darren Clarke

Royal St George's

275

−5

2012

Ernie Els

Royal Lytham & St Annes

273

−7

2013

Phil Mickelson

Muirfield

281

−3

2014

Rory McIlroy

Royal Liverpool

271

−17

2015

Zach Johnson

St Andrews

273

−15

2016

Henrik Stenson

Royal Troon

264

−20

2017

Jordan Spieth

Royal Birkdale

268

−12

2018

Francesco Molinari

Carnoustie

276

−8

2019

Shane Lowry

Royal Portrush

269

−15

2020

None

2021

Collin Morikawa

Royal St George's

265

−15

2022

Cameron Smith

St Andrews

268

−20

2023

Brian Harman

Royal Liverpool

271

−13

2024

Xander Schauffele

Royal Troon

275

−9

*Won as an amateur

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