List of The Open Championship champions

The Open Championship is an annual golf competition that was established in 1860.^[1] It is played on the weekend of the third Friday in July, and is the third of the four major championships to be played each year.^[2] In addition, this championship is conducted by The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (R&A). The championship was not held in 1871 due to a disagreement over a new trophy,^[3] and from 1915 to 1919 and from 1940 to 1945 due to the First World War and Second World War respectively.

The reigning champion of the competition is automatically invited to play in the other three majors (Masters, the U.S. Open, and the PGA Championship) for the next five years. The prize of the tournament is the Golf Champion Trophy, commonly known as the Claret Jug, and the champion personally keeps the trophy until the next competition the following year. The champion also receives a gold medal, which they are allowed to keep permanently. Until 1870 the champion received the Challenge Belt, however when Tom Morris, Jr won the Open Championship three times in a row he won the belt outright, necessitating the need for a new trophy.^[3]

Harry Vardon holds the record for the most Open Championship victories, winning six times during his career. The oldest winner of the Open Championship is Tom Morris, Sr who was 46 years and 99 days old when he won in 1867. His son, Tom Morris, Jr, is the youngest winner of the championship, he was 17 years and 181 days old when he won the 1868 Open Championship. He also won the most consecutive times with four victories (1868–72). Greg Norman holds the record for the lowest score over 72 holes, winning the Open Championship in 267 strokes in 1993. Tiger Woods holds the distinction of being the most strokes under par for 72 holes,^[a] he was 19 strokes under par (−19) when he won in 2000.^[4] The Open Championship was won wire-to-wire after 72-holes by six champions, who are the following: Ted Ray in 1912, Bobby Jones in 1927, Gene Sarazen in 1932, Henry Cotton in 1934, Tom Weiskopf in 1973, and Woods in 2005.^[5]

1 Key
2 Champions
3 Multiple champions
4 Champions by nationality
5 Notes
6 References
7 External links

Key

(n/a)	Information not available
	Tournament won in a playoff
*	Tournament won by an amateur
	Wire-to-wire victory (72-holes)

Champions

Edition	Year	Country	Champion	Course	Location	Total score	To par^[a]
001 !1st	1860	Scotland	Park, Sr., WillieWillie Park, Sr.	Prestwick Golf Club	Scotland, Prestwick !Prestwick, Scotland	174	n/a
002 !2nd	1861	Scotland	Morris, Sr., TomTom Morris, Sr.	Prestwick Golf Club	Scotland, Prestwick !Prestwick, Scotland	163	n/a
003 !3rd	1862	Scotland	Morris, Sr., TomTom Morris, Sr.	Prestwick Golf Club	Scotland, Prestwick !Prestwick, Scotland	163	n/a
004 !4th	1863	Scotland	Park, Sr., WillieWillie Park, Sr.	Prestwick Golf Club	Scotland, Prestwick !Prestwick, Scotland	168	n/a
005 !5th	1864	Scotland	Morris, Sr., TomTom Morris, Sr.	Prestwick Golf Club	Scotland, Prestwick !Prestwick, Scotland	167	n/a
006 !6th	1865	Scotland	Strath, AndrewAndrew Strath	Prestwick Golf Club	Scotland, Prestwick !Prestwick, Scotland	162	n/a
007 !7th	1866	Scotland	Park, Sr., WillieWillie Park, Sr.	Prestwick Golf Club	Scotland, Prestwick !Prestwick, Scotland	169	n/a
008 !8th	1867	Scotland	Morris, Sr., TomTom Morris, Sr.	Prestwick Golf Club	Scotland, Prestwick !Prestwick, Scotland	170	n/a
009 !9th	1868	Scotland	Morris, Jr., TomTom Morris, Jr.	Prestwick Golf Club	Scotland, Prestwick !Prestwick, Scotland	157	n/a
010 !10th	1869	Scotland	Morris, Jr., TomTom Morris, Jr.	Prestwick Golf Club	Scotland, Prestwick !Prestwick, Scotland	154	n/a
011 !11th	1870	Scotland	Morris, Jr., TomTom Morris, Jr.	Prestwick Golf Club	Scotland, Prestwick !Prestwick, Scotland	157	n/a
000 !XX	1871	–	None^[c]	–	–	–	–
012 !12th	1872	Scotland	Morris, Jr., TomTom Morris, Jr.	Prestwick Golf Club	Scotland, Prestwick !Prestwick, Scotland	166	n/a
013 !13th	1873	Scotland	Kidd, TomTom Kidd	St Andrews	Scotland, St Andrews !St Andrews, Scotland	179	n/a
014 !14th	1874	Scotland	Park, MungoMungo Park	Musselburgh Links	Scotland, Musselburgh !Musselburgh, Scotland	159	n/a
015 !15th	1875	Scotland	Park, Sr., WillieWillie Park, Sr.	Prestwick Golf Club	Scotland, Prestwick !Prestwick, Scotland	166	n/a
016 !16th	1876	Scotland	Martin, BobBob Martin	St Andrews	Scotland, St Andrews !St Andrews, Scotland	176	n/a
017 !17th	1877	Scotland	Anderson, JamieJamie Anderson	Musselburgh Links	Scotland, Musselburgh !Musselburgh, Scotland	160	n/a
018 !18th	1878	Scotland	Anderson, JamieJamie Anderson	Prestwick Golf Club	Scotland, Prestwick !Prestwick, Scotland	157	n/a
019 !19th	1879	Scotland	Anderson, JamieJamie Anderson	St Andrews	Scotland, St Andrews !St Andrews, Scotland	169	n/a
020 !20th	1880	Scotland	Ferguson, BobBob Ferguson	Musselburgh Links	Scotland, Musselburgh !Musselburgh, Scotland	162	n/a
021 !21st	1881	Scotland	Ferguson, BobBob Ferguson	Prestwick Golf Club	Scotland, Prestwick !Prestwick, Scotland	170	n/a
022 !22nd	1882	Scotland	Ferguson, BobBob Ferguson	St Andrews	Scotland, St Andrews !St Andrews, Scotland	171	n/a
023 !23rd	1883	Scotland	Fernie, WillieWillie Fernie ^[d]	Musselburgh Links	Scotland, Musselburgh !Musselburgh, Scotland	159	n/a
024 !24th	1884	Scotland	Simpson, JackJack Simpson	Prestwick Golf Club	Scotland, Prestwick !Prestwick, Scotland	160	n/a
025 !25th	1885	Scotland	Martin, BobBob Martin	St Andrews	Scotland, St Andrews !St Andrews, Scotland	171	n/a
026 !26th	1886	Scotland	Brown, DavidDavid Brown	Musselburgh Links	Scotland, Musselburgh !Musselburgh, Scotland	157	n/a
027 !27th	1887	Scotland	Park, Jr., WillieWillie Park, Jr.	Prestwick Golf Club	Scotland, Prestwick !Prestwick, Scotland	161	n/a
028 !28th	1888	Scotland	Burns, JackJack Burns	St Andrews	Scotland, St Andrews !St Andrews, Scotland	171	n/a
029 !29th	1889	Scotland	Park, Jr., WillieWillie Park, Jr. ^[e]	Musselburgh Links	Scotland, Musselburgh !Musselburgh, Scotland	155	n/a
030 !30th	1890	England	Ball, JohnJohn Ball *^[f]	Prestwick Golf Club	Scotland, Prestwick !Prestwick, Scotland	162	n/a
031 !31st	1891	Scotland	Kirkaldy, HughHugh Kirkaldy	St Andrews	Scotland, St Andrews !St Andrews, Scotland	166	n/a
032 !32nd	1892	England	Hilton, HaroldHarold Hilton *^[g]	Muirfield	Scotland, Gullane !Gullane, Scotland	305	189 !+21
033 !33rd	1893	Scotland	Auchterlonie, WilliamWilliam Auchterlonie	Prestwick Golf Club	Scotland, Prestwick !Prestwick, Scotland	322	174 !+38
034 !34th	1894	England	Taylor, John HenryJohn Henry Taylor	Royal St George's	England, Sandwich !Sandwich, England	326	164 !+46
035 !35th	1895	England	Taylor, John HenryJohn Henry Taylor	St Andrews	Scotland, St Andrews !St Andrews, Scotland	332	166 !+44
036 !36th	1896	Jersey	Vardon, HarryHarry Vardon	Muirfield	Scotland, Gullane !Gullane, Scotland	316	178 !+32
037 !37th	1897	England	Hilton, HaroldHarold Hilton *^[g]	Royal Liverpool	England, Hoylake !Hoylake, England	314	184 !+26
038 !38th	1898	Jersey	Vardon, HarryHarry Vardon	Prestwick Golf Club	Scotland, Prestwick !Prestwick, Scotland	307	187 !+23
039 !39th	1899	Jersey	Vardon, HarryHarry Vardon	Royal St George's	England, Sandwich !Sandwich, England	310	180 !+30
040 !40th	1900	England	Taylor, John HenryJohn Henry Taylor	St Andrews	Scotland, St Andrews !St Andrews, Scotland	309	189 !+21
041 !41st	1901	Scotland	Braid, JamesJames Braid	Muirfield	Scotland, Gullane !Gullane, Scotland	309	185 !+25
042 !42nd	1902	Scotland	Herd, SandySandy Herd	Royal Liverpool	England, Hoylake !Hoylake, England	307	191 !+19
043 !43rd	1903	Jersey	Vardon, HarryHarry Vardon	Prestwick Golf Club	Scotland, Prestwick !Prestwick, Scotland	300	194 !+16
044 !44th	1904	Scotland	White, JackJack White	Royal St George's	England, Sandwich !Sandwich, England	296	194 !+16
045 !45th	1905	Scotland	Braid, JamesJames Braid	St Andrews	Scotland, St Andrews !St Andrews, Scotland	318	180 !+30
046 !46th	1906	Scotland	Braid, JamesJames Braid	Muirfield	Scotland, Gullane !Gullane, Scotland	300	194 !+16
047 !47th	1907	France	Massy, ArnaudArnaud Massy	Royal Liverpool	England, Hoylake !Hoylake, England	312	186 !+24
048 !48th	1908	Scotland	Braid, JamesJames Braid	Prestwick Golf Club	Scotland, Prestwick !Prestwick, Scotland	291	202 !+7
049 !49th	1909	England	Taylor, John HenryJohn Henry Taylor	Royal Cinque Ports	England, Deal !Deal, England	291	206 !+3
050 !50th	1910	Scotland	Braid, JamesJames Braid	St Andrews	Scotland, St Andrews !St Andrews, Scotland	299	199 !+11
051 !51st	1911	Jersey	Vardon, HarryHarry Vardon ^[h]	Royal St George's	England, Sandwich !Sandwich, England	303	187 !+23
052 !52nd	1912	Jersey	Ray, TedTed Ray	Muirfield	Scotland, Gullane !Gullane, Scotland	295	199 !+11
053 !53rd	1913	England	Taylor, John HenryJohn Henry Taylor	Royal Liverpool	England, Hoylake !Hoylake, England	304	194 !+16
054 !54th	1914	Jersey	Vardon, HarryHarry Vardon	Prestwick Golf Club	Scotland, Prestwick !Prestwick, Scotland	306	188 !+22
000 !XX	1915	–	None^[i]	–	–	–	–
000 !XX	1916	–	None	–	–	–	–
000 !XX	1917	–	None	–	–	–	–
000 !XX	1918	–	None	–	–	–	–
000 !XX	1919	–	None	–	–	–	–
055 !55th	1920	Scotland	Duncan, GeorgeGeorge Duncan	Royal Cinque Ports	England, Deal !Deal, England	303	195 !+15
056 !56th	1921	United States	Hutchison, JockJock Hutchison ^[j]	St Andrews	Scotland, St Andrews !St Andrews, Scotland	296	201 !+8
057 !57th	1922	United States	Hagen, WalterWalter Hagen	Royal St George's	England, Sandwich !Sandwich, England	300	190 !+20
058 !58th	1923	England	Havers, ArthurArthur Havers	Royal Troon	Scotland, Troon !Troon, Scotland	295	202 !+7
059 !59th	1924	United States	Hagen, WalterWalter Hagen	Royal Liverpool	England, Hoylake !Hoylake, England	301	197 !+13
060 !60th	1925	England	Barnes, JimJim Barnes	Prestwick Golf Club	Scotland, Prestwick !Prestwick, Scotland	300	194 !+16
061 !61st	1926	United States	Jones, BobbyBobby Jones *^[k]	Royal Lytham & St Annes	England, Lytham St Annes !Lytham St Annes, England	291	202 !+7
062 !62nd	1927	United States	Jones, BobbyBobby Jones *^[k]	St Andrews	Scotland, St Andrews !St Andrews, Scotland	285	3 !−3
063 !63rd	1928	United States	Hagen, WalterWalter Hagen	Royal St George's	England, Sandwich !Sandwich, England	292	198 !+12
064 !64th	1929	United States	Hagen, WalterWalter Hagen	Muirfield	Scotland, Gullane !Gullane, Scotland	292	201 !+8
065 !65th	1930	United States	Jones, BobbyBobby Jones *^[k]	Royal Liverpool	England, Hoylake !Hoylake, England	291	206 !+3
066 !66th	1931	United States	Armour, TommyTommy Armour	Carnoustie	Scotland, Carnoustie !Carnoustie, Scotland	296	198 !+12
067 !67th	1932	United States	Sarazen, GeneGene Sarazen	Prince's Golf Club	England, Sandwich !Sandwich, England	283	5 !−5
068 !68th	1933	United States	Shute, DennyDenny Shute ^[l]	St Andrews	Scotland, St Andrews !St Andrews, Scotland	292	205 !+4
069 !69th	1934	England	Cotton, HenryHenry Cotton	Royal St George's	England, Sandwich !Sandwich, England	283	206 !+3
070 !70th	1935	England	Perry, AlfAlf Perry	Muirfield	Scotland, Gullane !Gullane, Scotland	283	210 !−1
071 !71st	1936	England	Padgham, AlfAlf Padgham	Royal Liverpool	England, Hoylake !Hoylake, England	287	210 !−1
072 !72nd	1937	England	Cotton, HenryHenry Cotton	Carnoustie	Scotland, Carnoustie !Carnoustie, Scotland	290	203 !+6
073 !73rd	1938	England	Whitcombe, RegReg Whitcombe	Royal St George's	England, Sandwich !Sandwich, England	295	195 !+15
074 !74th	1939	England	Burton, DickDick Burton	St Andrews	Scotland, St Andrews !St Andrews, Scotland	290	207 !+2
000 !XX	1940	–	None^[m]	–	–	–	–
000 !XX	1941	–	None	–	–	–	–
000 !XX	1942	–	None	–	–	–	–
000 !XX	1943	–	None	–	–	–	–
000 !XX	1944	–	None	–	–	–	–
000 !XX	1945	–	None	–	–	–	–
075 !75th	1946	United States	Snead, SamSam Snead	St Andrews	Scotland, St Andrews !St Andrews, Scotland	290	207 !+2
076 !76th	1947	Northern Ireland	Daly, FredFred Daly	Royal Liverpool	England, Hoylake !Hoylake, England	293	204 !+5
077 !77th	1948	England	Cotton, HenryHenry Cotton	Muirfield	Scotland, Gullane !Gullane, Scotland	284	209 !E
078 !78th	1949	South Africa	Locke, BobbyBobby Locke ^[n]	Royal St George's	England, Sandwich !Sandwich, England	283	206 !+3
079 !79th	1950	South Africa	Locke, BobbyBobby Locke	Royal Troon	Scotland, Troon !Troon, Scotland	279	9 !−9
080 !80th	1951	England	Faulkner, MaxMax Faulkner	Royal Portrush	Northern Ireland, County Antrim !County Antrim, Northern Ireland	285	3 !−3
081 !81st	1952	South Africa	Locke, BobbyBobby Locke	Royal Lytham & St Annes	England, Lytham St Annes !Lytham St Annes, England	287	206 !+3
082 !82nd	1953	United States	Hogan, BenBen Hogan	Carnoustie	Scotland, Carnoustie !Carnoustie, Scotland	282	211 !−2
083 !83rd	1954	Australia	Thomson, PeterPeter Thomson	Royal Birkdale	England, Southport !Southport, England	283	3 !−3
084 !84th	1955	Australia	Thomson, PeterPeter Thomson	St Andrews	Scotland, St Andrews !St Andrews, Scotland	281	7 !−7
085 !85th	1956	Australia	Thomson, PeterPeter Thomson	Royal Liverpool	England, Hoylake !Hoylake, England	286	211 !−2
086 !86th	1957	South Africa	Locke, BobbyBobby Locke	St Andrews	Scotland, St Andrews !St Andrews, Scotland	279	9 !−9
087 !87th	1958	Australia	Thomson, PeterPeter Thomson ^[o]	Royal Lytham & St Annes	England, Lytham St Annes !Lytham St Annes, England	274	m10 !−10
088 !88th	1959	South Africa	Player, GaryGary Player	Muirfield	Scotland, Gullane !Gullane, Scotland	284	209 !E
089 !89th	1960	Australia	Nagle, KelKel Nagle	St Andrews	Scotland, St Andrews !St Andrews, Scotland	278	m10 !−10
090 !90th	1961	United States	Palmer, ArnoldArnold Palmer	Royal Birkdale	England, Southport !Southport, England	284	4 !−4
091 !91st	1962	United States	Palmer, ArnoldArnold Palmer	Royal Troon	Scotland, Troon !Troon, Scotland	276	m12 !−12
092 !92nd	1963	New Zealand	Charles, BobBob Charles ^[p]	Royal Lytham & St Annes	England, Lytham St Annes !Lytham St Annes, England	277	7 !−7
093 !93rd	1964	United States	Lema, TonyTony Lema	St Andrews	Scotland, St Andrews !St Andrews, Scotland	279	9 !−9
094 !94th	1965	Australia	Thomson, PeterPeter Thomson	Royal Birkdale	England, Southport !Southport, England	285	3 !−3
095 !95th	1966	United States	Nicklaus, JackJack Nicklaus	Muirfield	Scotland, Gullane !Gullane, Scotland	282	211 !−2
096 !96th	1967	Argentina	DeVicenzo, RobertoRoberto DeVicenzo	Royal Liverpool	England, Hoylake !Hoylake, England	278	m10 !−10
097 !97th	1968	South Africa	Player, GaryGary Player	Carnoustie	Scotland, Carnoustie !Carnoustie, Scotland	289	208 !+1
098 !98th	1969	England	Jacklin, TonyTony Jacklin	Royal Lytham & St Annes	England, Lytham St Annes !Lytham St Annes, England	280	4 !−4
099 !99th	1970	United States	Nicklaus, JackJack Nicklaus ^[q]	St Andrews	Scotland, St Andrews !St Andrews, Scotland	283	5 !−5
100 !100th	1971	United States	Trevino, LeeLee Trevino	Royal Birkdale	England, Southport !Southport, England	278	m10 !−10
101 !101st	1972	United States	Trevino, LeeLee Trevino	Muirfield	Scotland, Gullane !Gullane, Scotland	278	6 !−6
102 !102nd	1973	United States	Weiskopf, TomTom Weiskopf	Royal Troon	Scotland, Troon !Troon, Scotland	276	m12 !−12
103 !103rd	1974	South Africa	Player, GaryGary Player	Royal Lytham & St Annes	England, Lytham St Annes !Lytham St Annes, England	282	211 !−2
104 !104th	1975	United States	Watson, TomTom Watson ^[r]	Carnoustie	Scotland, Carnoustie !Carnoustie, Scotland	279	5 !−5
105 !105th	1976	United States	Miller, JohnnyJohnny Miller	Royal Birkdale	England, Southport !Southport, England	279	9 !−9
106 !106th	1977	United States	Watson, TomTom Watson	Turnberry	Scotland, South Ayrshire !South Ayrshire, Scotland	283	5 !−5
107 !107th	1978	United States	Nicklaus, JackJack Nicklaus	St Andrews	Scotland, St Andrews !St Andrews, Scotland	281	7 !−7
108 !108th	1979	Spain	Ballesteros, SeveSeve Ballesteros	Royal Lytham & St Annes	England, Lytham St Annes !Lytham St Annes, England	283	210 !−1
109 !109th	1980	United States	Watson, TomTom Watson	Muirfield	Scotland, Gullane !Gullane, Scotland	271	m13 !−13
110 !110th	1981	United States	Rogers, BillBill Rogers	Royal St George's	England, Sandwich !Sandwich, England	276	4 !−4
111 !111th	1982	United States	Watson, TomTom Watson	Royal Troon	Scotland, Troon !Troon, Scotland	284	4 !−4
112 !112th	1983	United States	Watson, TomTom Watson	Royal Birkdale	England, Southport !Southport, England	275	9 !−9
113 !113th	1984	Spain	Ballesteros, SeveSeve Ballesteros	St Andrews	Scotland, St Andrews !St Andrews, Scotland	276	m12 !−12
114 !114th	1985	Scotland	Lyle, SandySandy Lyle	Royal St George's	England, Sandwich !Sandwich, England	282	207 !+2
115 !115th	1986	Australia	Norman, GregGreg Norman	Turnberry	Scotland, South Ayrshire !South Ayrshire, Scotland	280	209 !E
116 !116th	1987	England	Faldo, NickNick Faldo	Muirfield	Scotland, Gullane !Gullane, Scotland	279	5 !−5
117 !117th	1988	Spain	Ballesteros, SeveSeve Ballesteros	Royal Lytham & St Annes	England, Lytham St Annes !Lytham St Annes, England	273	m11 !−11
118 !118th	1989	United States	Calcavecchia, MarkMark Calcavecchia ^[s]	Royal Troon	Scotland, Troon !Troon, Scotland	275	m13 !−13
119 !119th	1990	England	Faldo, NickNick Faldo	St Andrews	Scotland, St Andrews !St Andrews, Scotland	270	m18 !−18
120 !120th	1991	Australia	Baker-Finch, IanIan Baker-Finch	Royal Birkdale	England, Southport !Southport, England	272	8 !−8
121 !121st	1992	England	Faldo, NickNick Faldo	Muirfield	Scotland, Gullane !Gullane, Scotland	272	m12 !−12
122 !122nd	1993	Australia	Norman, GregGreg Norman	Royal St George's	England, Sandwich !Sandwich, England	267	m13 !−13
123 !123rd	1994	Zimbabwe	Price, NickNick Price	Turnberry	Scotland, South Ayrshire !South Ayrshire, Scotland	270	m18 !−18
124 !124th	1995	United States	Daly, JohnJohn Daly ^[t]	St Andrews	Scotland, St Andrews !St Andrews, Scotland	282	6 !−6
125 !125th	1996	United States	Lehman, TomTom Lehman	Royal Lytham & St Annes	England, Lytham St Annes !Lytham St Annes, England	271	m13 !−13
126 !126th	1997	United States	Leonard, JustinJustin Leonard	Royal Troon	Scotland, Troon !Troon, Scotland	272	m12 !−12
127 !127th	1998	United States	O'Meara, MarkMark O'Meara ^[u]	Royal Birkdale	England, Southport !Southport, England	280	209 !E
128 !128th	1999	Scotland	Lawrie, PaulPaul Lawrie ^[v]	Carnoustie	Scotland, Carnoustie !Carnoustie, Scotland	290	203 !+6
129 !129th	2000	United States	Woods, TigerTiger Woods	St Andrews	Scotland, St Andrews !St Andrews, Scotland	269	m19 !−19
130 !130th	2001	United States	Duval, DavidDavid Duval	Royal Lytham & St Annes	England, Lytham St Annes !Lytham St Annes, England	274	m10 !−10
131 !131st	2002	South Africa	Els, ErnieErnie Els ^[w]	Muirfield	Scotland, Gullane !Gullane, Scotland	278	6 !−6
132 !132nd	2003	United States	Curtis, BenBen Curtis	Royal St George's	England, Sandwich !Sandwich, England	283	210 !−1
133 !133rd	2004	United States	Hamilton, ToddTodd Hamilton ^[x]	Royal Troon	Scotland, Troon !Troon, Scotland	274	m10 !−10
134 !134th	2005	United States	Woods, TigerTiger Woods	St Andrews	Scotland, St Andrews !St Andrews, Scotland	274	m14 !−14
135 !135th	2006	United States	Woods, TigerTiger Woods	Royal Liverpool	England, Hoylake !Hoylake, England	270	m18 !−18
136 !136th	2007	Ireland	Harrington, PádraigPádraig Harrington ^[y]	Carnoustie	Scotland, Carnoustie !Carnoustie, Scotland	277	7 !−7
137 !137th	2008	Ireland	Harrington, PádraigPádraig Harrington	Royal Birkdale	England, Southport !Southport, England	283	206 !+3
138 !138th	2009	United States	Stewart Cink ^[z]	Turnberry	Scotland, South Ayrshire !South Ayrshire, Scotland	278	211 !−2
139 !139th	2010	South Africa	Louis Oosthuizen	St Andrews	Scotland, St Andrews !St Andrews, Scotland	272	m16 !−16
140 !140th	2011	Northern Ireland	Darren Clarke	Royal St George's	England, Sandwich !Sandwich, England	275	5 !−5

Multiple champions

This table lists the golfers who have won more than one of The Open Championship's. Champions who won in consecutive years are indicated by the years with italics*. This (a) denotes amateur golfer, which ^NC means no competition was held in 1871.

Key

	Career Grand Slam winners
	Deceased Grand Slam winner
#	Deceased golfer

Rank	Country	Golfer	Total	Years
1 !1	Jersey	Vardon, HarryHarry Vardon #	6	1896 !1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1911, 1914
2 !T2	Scotland	Braid, JamesJames Braid #	5	1901 !1901, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1910
2 !T2	England	Taylor, John HenryJohn Henry Taylor #	5	1894 !1894, 1895, 1900, 1909, 1913
2 !T2	Australia	Thomson, PeterPeter Thomson	5	1954 !1954, 1955, 1956*, 1958, 1965
2 !T2	United States	Watson, TomTom Watson	5	1975 !1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983
6 !T6	Scotland	Morris, Sr., TomTom Morris, Sr. #	4	1861 !1861, 1862, 1864, 1867
6 !T6	Scotland	Morris, Jr., TomTom Morris, Jr. #	4	1868 !1868, 1869, 1870, 1872^NC
6 !T6	Scotland	Park, Sr., WillieWillie Park, Sr. #	4	1860 !1860, 1863, 1866, 1875
6 !T6	United States	Hagen, WalterWalter Hagen #	4	1922 !1922, 1924, 1928, 1929
6 !T6	South Africa	Locke, BobbyBobby Locke #	4	1949 !1949, 1950, 1952, 1957
a11 !T11	Scotland	Anderson, JamieJamie Anderson #	3	1877 !1877, 1878, 1879*
a11 !T11	Scotland	Ferguson, BobBob Ferguson #	3	1880 !1880, 1881, 1882*
a11 !T11	United States	Jones (a), BobbyBobby Jones (a)	3	1926 !1926, 1927, 1930
a11 !T11	England	Cotton, HenryHenry Cotton #	3	1934 !1934, 1937, 1948
a11 !T11	South Africa	Player, GaryGary Player	3	1959 !1959, 1968, 1974
a11 !T11	United States	Nicklaus, JackJack Nicklaus	3	1966 !1966, 1970, 1978
a11 !T11	Spain	Ballesteros, SeveSeve Ballesteros #	3	1979 !1979, 1984, 1988
a11 !T11	England	Faldo, NickNick Faldo	3	1987 !1987, 1990, 1992
a11 !T11	United States	Woods, TigerTiger Woods	3	2000 !2000, 2005, 2006
a20 !T20	Scotland	Martin, BobBob Martin #	2	1876 !1876, 1885
a20 !T20	Scotland	Park, Jr., WillieWillie Park, Jr. #	2	1887 !1887, 1889
a20 !T20	England	Hilton (a), HaroldHarold Hilton (a) #	2	1892 !1892, 1897
a20 !T20	United States	Palmer, ArnoldArnold Palmer	2	1961 !1961, 1962
a20 !T20	United States	Trevino, LeeLee Trevino	2	1971 !1971, 1972
a20 !T20	Australia	Norman, GregGreg Norman	2	1986 !1986, 1993
a20 !T20	Ireland	Harrington, PádraigPádraig Harrington	2	2007 !2007, 2008

Champions by nationality

This table lists the total number of titles won by golfers of each nationality.

Rank	Nationality	Wins	Winners	First title	Last title
1 !T1	Scotland	41	22	1860	1999
1 !T1	United States	41	26	1921	2009
3 !3	England	22	13	1890	1992
4 !T4	Australia	9	4	1954	1993
4 !T4	South Africa	9	4	1949	2010
6 !6	Jersey	7	2	1896	1914
7 !7	Spain	3	1	1979	1988
8 !T8	Ireland	2	1	2007	2008
8 !T8	Northern Ireland	2	2	1947	2011
10 !T10	Argentina	1	1	1967	1967
10 !T10	France	1	1	1907	1907
10 !T10	New Zealand	1	1	1963	1963
10 !T10	Zimbabwe	1	1	1994	1994

Notes

^a 72 holes refers to four rounds of golf played on the same 18 holes of golf, with the pin positions varying from one round to another.
^b Par is a predetermined number of strokes that a golfer should require to complete a hole, a round (the sum of the total pars of the played holes), or a tournament (the sum of the total pars of each round). E stands for even, which means the tournament was completed in the predetermined number of strokes.^[6]
^c The 1871 Open Championship was not held.^[3]
^d Willie Fernie won in a playoff against Bob Ferguson.
^e Willie Park, Jnr. won in a playoff against Andrew Kirkaldy.
^f John Ball won The Open Championship as an amateur.
^g Harold Hilton won The Open Championship as an amateur.
^h Harry Vardon won in a playoff against Arnaud Massy.
ⁱ The Open Championship was not held from 1915 to 1918 because of the First World War.
^j Jock Hutchison won in a playoff against Roger Wethered.
^k Bobby Jones won The Open Championship as an amateur.
^l Denny Shute won in a playoff against Craig Wood.
^m The Open Championship was not held from 1940 to 1945 because of the Second World War.
ⁿ Bobby Locke won in a playoff against Harry Bradshaw.
^o Peter Thomson won in a playoff against Dave Thomas.
^p Bob Charles won in a playoff against Phil Rodgers.
^q Jack Nicklaus won in a playoff against Doug Sanders.
^r Tom Watson won in a playoff against Jack Newton.
^s Mark Calcavecchia won in a playoff against Wayne Grady and Greg Norman.
^t John Daly won in a playoff against Constantino Rocca.
^u Mark O'Meara won in a playoff against Brian Watts.
^v Paul Lawrie won in a playoff against Jean van de Velde and Justin Leonard.
^w Ernie Els won in a playoff against Thomas Levet, Steve Elkington and Stuart Appleby.
^x Todd Hamilton won in a playoff against Ernie Els.
^y Pádraig Harrington won in a playoff against Sergio García.
^z Stewart Cink won in a playoff against Tom Watson.

References

General

"2011 Open Championship Media Guide" (PDF). The Open Championship. http://www.opengolf.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
"Open Champions". The Open Championship. http://www.opengolf.com/en/History/OpenChampions.aspx. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
"Previous Opens". The Open Championship. http://www.opengolf.com/en/History/PreviousOpens.aspx. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
"British Open – Winners". Golf Observer. http://www.golfobserver.com/new/golfstats.php?style=&tour=Majors&name=&year=&tournament=British+Open&in=Search. Retrieved 2011-08-20.

Specific

^ "Prestwick - 1860". Open Golf. http://www.opengolf.com/ChampionshipGolf/TheOpenChampionship/History/PreviousOpens.aspx?eventid=1860000. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
^ Stuart Newport (1997). Guinness Book Of Knowledge. Guinness Publishing. pp. 272. ISBN 0-85112-046-6.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Claret Jug". Open Golf. http://www.opengolf.com/ChampionshipGolf/TheOpenChampionship/History/ClaretJug.aspx. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
^ "Records". Open Golf. http://www.opengolf.com/ChampionshipGolf/TheOpenChampionship/History.aspx?activeItem=4&page=Records. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
^ "Did you know number 50". The Open Championship. http://www.opengolf.com/en/History/Do-You-Know.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
^ "Scoring". BBC Sport. 2005-09-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/rules_and_equipment/4230206.stm. Retrieved 2008-09-20.

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† indicates the event was won in a playoff ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire in 72-holes # indicates the event was won by an amateur

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Former rota courses	Prestwick · Musselburgh · Royal Cinque Ports (Deal) · Prince’s · Royal Portrush