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The Open Championship 155 editions from 1860 to 2026. Champions for every edition; full leaderboards from 2000.
MOST WINS
Multiple champions Harry Vardon6 wins · 1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1911, 1914 James Braid5 wins · 1901, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1910 John Henry Taylor5 wins · 1894, 1895, 1900, 1909, 1913 PT
Peter Thomson5 wins · 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1965 Tom Watson5 wins · 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983 Bobby Locke4 wins · 1949, 1950, 1952, 1957 Old Tom Morris4 wins · 1861, 1862, 1864, 1867 Walter Hagen4 wins · 1922, 1924, 1928, 1929 Willie Park, Sr.4 wins · 1860, 1863, 1866, 1875 Young Tom Morris4 wins · 1868, 1869, 1870, 1872 EDITIONS
Every edition Year Champion To par Course Coverage 2026 Ryan Fox −10 Royal Birkdale Golf Club Full field · every round 2025 Scottie Scheffler −17 Royal Portrush Golf Club Full field · every round 2024 Xander Schauffele −9 Royal Troon Golf Club Full field · every round 2023 Brian Harman −13 Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake Full field · every round 2022 Cameron Smith −20 Old Course at St Andrews Full field · every round 2021 Collin Morikawa −15 Royal St George's Golf Club Full field · every round 2020 — — Royal St George's Golf Club Schedule entry 2019 Shane Lowry −15 Royal Portrush Golf Club Full field · every round 2018 Francesco Molinari −8 Carnoustie Golf Links Full field · every round 2017 Jordan Spieth −12 Royal Birkdale Golf Club Full field · every round 2016 Henrik Stenson −20 Royal Troon Golf Club Full field · every round 2015 Zach Johnson −15 Old Course at St Andrews Full field · every round 2014 Rory McIlroy −17 Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake Full field · every round 2013 Phil Mickelson −3 Muirfield Full field · every round 2012 Ernie Els −7 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club Top finishers only 2011 Darren Clarke −5 Royal St George's Golf Club Top finishers only 2010 Louis Oosthuizen −16 Old Course at St Andrews Top finishers only 2009 Stewart Cink −2 Trump Turnberry Top finishers only 2008 Pádraig Harrington +3 Royal Birkdale Golf Club Top finishers only 2007 Pádraig Harrington −7 Carnoustie Golf Links Top finishers only 2006 Tiger Woods −18 Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake Top finishers only 2005 Tiger Woods −14 Old Course at St Andrews Top finishers only 2004 Todd Hamilton −10 Royal Troon Golf Club Top finishers only 2003 Ben Curtis −1 Royal St George's Golf Club Top finishers only 2002 Ernie Els −6 Muirfield Top finishers only 2001 David Duval −10 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club Top finishers only 2000 Tiger Woods −19 Old Course at St Andrews Top finishers only 1999 Paul Lawrie — Carnoustie Golf Links Champion only 1998 Mark O'Meara — Royal Birkdale Golf Club Champion only 1997 Justin Leonard — Royal Troon Golf Club Champion only 1996 Tom Lehman — Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club Champion only 1995 John Daly — Old Course at St Andrews Champion only 1994 Nick Price — Trump Turnberry Champion only 1993 Greg Norman — Royal St George's Golf Club Champion only 1992 Nick Faldo — Muirfield Champion only 1991 Ian Baker-Finch — Royal Birkdale Golf Club Champion only 1990 Nick Faldo — Old Course at St Andrews Champion only 1989 Mark Calcavecchia — Royal Troon Golf Club Champion only 1988 Seve Ballesteros — Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club Champion only 1987 Nick Faldo — Muirfield Champion only 1986 Greg Norman — Trump Turnberry Champion only 1985 Sandy Lyle — Royal St George's Golf Club Champion only 1984 Seve Ballesteros — Old Course at St Andrews Champion only 1983 Tom Watson — Royal Birkdale Golf Club Champion only 1982 Tom Watson — Royal Troon Golf Club Champion only 1981 Bill Rogers — Royal St George's Golf Club Champion only 1980 Tom Watson — Muirfield Champion only 1979 Seve Ballesteros — Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club Champion only 1978 Jack Nicklaus — Old Course at St Andrews Champion only 1977 Tom Watson — Trump Turnberry Champion only 1976 Johnny Miller — Royal Birkdale Golf Club Champion only 1975 Tom Watson — Carnoustie Golf Links Champion only 1974 Gary Player — Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club Champion only 1973 Tom Weiskopf — Royal Troon Golf Club Champion only 1972 Lee Trevino — Muirfield Champion only 1971 Lee Trevino — Royal Birkdale Golf Club Champion only 1970 Jack Nicklaus — Old Course at St Andrews Champion only 1969 Tony Jacklin — Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club Champion only 1968 Gary Player — Carnoustie Golf Links Champion only 1967 Roberto De Vicenzo — Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake Champion only 1966 Jack Nicklaus — Muirfield Champion only 1965 Peter Thomson — Royal Birkdale Golf Club Champion only 1964 Tony Lema — Old Course at St Andrews Champion only 1963 Bob Charles — Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club Champion only 1962 Arnold Palmer — Royal Troon Golf Club Champion only 1961 Arnold Palmer — Royal Birkdale Golf Club Champion only 1960 Kel Nagle — Old Course at St Andrews Champion only 1959 Gary Player — Muirfield Champion only 1958 Peter Thomson — Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club Champion only 1957 Bobby Locke — Old Course at St Andrews Champion only 1956 Peter Thomson — Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake Champion only 1955 Peter Thomson — Old Course at St Andrews Champion only 1954 Peter Thomson — Royal Birkdale Golf Club Champion only 1953 Ben Hogan — Carnoustie Golf Links Champion only 1952 Bobby Locke — Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club Champion only 1951 Max Faulkner — Royal Portrush Golf Club Champion only 1950 Bobby Locke — Royal Troon Golf Club Champion only 1949 Bobby Locke — Royal St George's Golf Club Champion only 1948 Henry Cotton — Muirfield Champion only 1947 Fred Daly — Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake Champion only 1946 Sam Snead — Old Course at St Andrews Champion only 1939 Dick Burton — Old Course at St Andrews Champion only 1938 Reg Whitcombe — Royal St George's Golf Club Champion only 1937 Henry Cotton — Carnoustie Golf Links Champion only 1936 Alf Padgham — Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake Champion only 1935 Alf Perry — Muirfield Champion only 1934 Henry Cotton — Royal St George's Golf Club Champion only 1933 Denny Shute — Old Course at St Andrews Champion only 1932 Gene Sarazen — Prince's Golf Club, Sandwich Champion only 1931 Tommy Armour — Carnoustie Golf Links Champion only 1930 Bobby Jones — Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake Champion only 1929 Walter Hagen — Muirfield Champion only 1928 Walter Hagen — Royal St George's Golf Club Champion only 1927 Bobby Jones — Old Course at St Andrews Champion only 1926 Bobby Jones — Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club Champion only 1925 Jim Barnes — Prestwick Golf Club Champion only 1924 Walter Hagen — Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake Champion only 1923 Arthur Havers — Royal Troon Golf Club Champion only 1922 Walter Hagen — Royal St George's Golf Club Champion only 1921 Jock Hutchison — Old Course at St Andrews Champion only 1920 George Duncan — Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club Champion only 1914 Harry Vardon — Prestwick Golf Club Champion only 1913 John Henry Taylor — Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake Champion only 1912 Ted Ray — Muirfield Champion only 1911 Harry Vardon — Royal St George's Golf Club Champion only 1910 James Braid — Old Course at St Andrews Champion only 1909 John Henry Taylor — Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club Champion only 1908 James Braid — Prestwick Golf Club Champion only 1907 Arnaud Massy — Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake Champion only 1906 James Braid — Muirfield Champion only 1905 James Braid — Old Course at St Andrews Champion only 1904 Jack White — Royal St George's Golf Club Champion only 1903 Harry Vardon — Prestwick Golf Club Champion only 1902 Sandy Herd — Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake Champion only 1901 James Braid — Muirfield Champion only 1900 John Henry Taylor — Old Course at St Andrews Champion only 1899 Harry Vardon — Royal St George's Golf Club Champion only 1898 Harry Vardon — Prestwick Golf Club Champion only 1897 Harold Hilton — Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake Champion only 1896 Harry Vardon — Muirfield Champion only 1895 John Henry Taylor — Old Course at St Andrews Champion only 1894 John Henry Taylor — Royal St George's Golf Club Champion only 1893 William Auchterlonie — Prestwick Golf Club Champion only 1892 Harold Hilton — Muirfield Champion only 1891 Hugh Kirkaldy — Old Course at St Andrews Champion only 1890 John Ball — Prestwick Golf Club Champion only 1889 Willie Park — Musselburgh Links Champion only 1888 Jack Burns — Old Course at St Andrews Champion only 1887 Willie Park — Prestwick Golf Club Champion only 1886 David Brown — Musselburgh Links Champion only 1885 Bob Martin — Old Course at St Andrews Champion only 1884 Jack Simpson — Prestwick Golf Club Champion only 1883 Willie Fernie — Musselburgh Links Champion only 1882 Bob Ferguson — Old Course at St Andrews Champion only 1881 Bob Ferguson — Prestwick Golf Club Champion only 1880 Bob Ferguson — Musselburgh Links Champion only 1879 Jamie Anderson — Old Course at St Andrews Champion only 1878 Jamie Anderson — Prestwick Golf Club Champion only 1877 Jamie Anderson — Musselburgh Links Champion only 1876 Bob Martin — Old Course at St Andrews Champion only 1875 Willie Park, Sr. — Prestwick Golf Club Champion only 1874 Mungo Park — Musselburgh Links Champion only 1873 Tom Kidd — Old Course at St Andrews Champion only 1872 Young Tom Morris — Prestwick Golf Club Champion only 1870 Young Tom Morris — Prestwick Golf Club Champion only 1869 Young Tom Morris — Prestwick Golf Club Champion only 1868 Young Tom Morris — Prestwick Golf Club Champion only 1867 Old Tom Morris — Prestwick Golf Club Champion only 1866 Willie Park, Sr. — Prestwick Golf Club Champion only 1865 Andrew Strath — Prestwick Golf Club Champion only 1864 Old Tom Morris — Prestwick Golf Club Champion only 1863 Willie Park, Sr. — Prestwick Golf Club Champion only 1862 Old Tom Morris — Prestwick Golf Club Champion only 1861 Old Tom Morris — Prestwick Golf Club Champion only 1860 Willie Park, Sr. — Prestwick Golf Club Champion only
Results, fields and course setups adapted from Wikipedia articles (CC BY-SA 4.0; the redistributed results dataset is available under the same licence). Identities, championship editions and venues from Wikidata (CC0). Photographs from Wikimedia Commons with per-image credit. Sources & methodology
