| Year | Champion | Nationality | Venue | | | | | | | 2011 | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | Royal St Georges | | | | | | | 2010 | Louis Oosthuizen | South Africa | St Andrews, Scotland | | | | | | | 2009 | Stewart Cink | USA | Turnberry, Scotland, Scotland | | | | | | | 2008 | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | Royal Birkdale, Southport | | | | | | | 2007 | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | Carnoustie, Scotland | | | | | | | 2006 | Tiger Woods | USA | Royal Liverpool, Hoylake | | | | | | | 2005 | Tiger Woods | USA | St Andrews, Scotland | | | | | | | 2004 | Todd Hamilton | USA | Royal Troon, Scotland, Ayrshire G.C | | | | | | | 2003 | Ben Curtis | USA | Royal St Georges, Sandwich | | | | | | | 2002 | Ernie Els | South Africa | Muirfield, Scotland | | | | | | | 2001 | David Duval | USA | Royal Lytham & St Annes, Lancashire | | | | | | | 2000 | Tiger Woods | USA | St Andrews, Scotland | | | | | | | 1999 | Paul Lawrie | Scotland | Carnoustie, Scotland | | | | | | | 1998 | Mark O'Meara | USA | Royal Birkdale, Southport | | | | | | | 1997 | Justin Leonard | USA | Royal Troon, Scotland, Ayrshire | | | | | | | 1996 | Tom Lehman | USA | Royal Lytham & St Annes, Lancashire | | | | | | | 1995 | John Daly | USA | St Andrews, Scotland | | | | | | | 1994 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe | Turnberry, Scotland | | | | | | | 1993 | Greg Norman | Australia | Royal St Georges, Sandwich | | | | | | | 1992 | Sir Nick Faldo | England | Muirfield, Scotland | | | | | | | 1991 | Ian Baker - Finch | Australia | Royal Birkdale, Southport | | | | | | | 1990 | Sir Nick Faldo | England | St Andrews, Scotland | | | | | | | 1989 | Mark Calcavecchia | USA | Royal Troon, Scotland, Ayrshire | | | | | | | 1988 | Seve Ballesteros | Spain | Royal Lytham & St Annes, Lancashire | | | | | | | 1987 | Sir Nick Faldo | England | Muirfield, Scotland | | | | | | | 1986 | Greg Norman | Australia | Turnberry, Scotland | | | | | | | 1985 | Sandy Lyle | Scotland | Royal St Georges, Sandwich | | | | | | | 1984 | Seve Ballersteros | Spain | St Andrews, Scotland | | | | | | | 1983 | Tom Watson | USA | Royal Birkdale, Southport | | | | | | | 1982 | Tom Watson | USA | Royal Troon, Scotland | | | | | | | 1981 | Bill Rogers | USA | Royal St Georges, Sandwich | | | | | | | 1980 | Tom Watson | USA | Muirfield, Scotland | | | | | | | 1979 | Seve Ballesteros | Spain | Royal Lytham & St Annes, Lancashire | | | | | | | 1978 | Jack Nicklaus | USA | St Andrews, Scotland | | | | | | | 1977 | Tom Watson | USA | Turnberry, Scotland | | | | | | | 1976 | Johnny Miller | USA | Royal Birkdale, Southport | | | | | | | 1975 | Tom Watson | USA | Carnoustie, Scotland | | | | | | | 1974 | Gary Player | South Africa | Royal Lytham & St Annes, Lancashire | | | | | | | 1973 | Tom Weiskopf | USA | Royal Troon, Scotland | | | | | | | 1972 | Lee Trevino | USA | Muirfield, Scotland | | | | | | | 1971 | Lee Trevino | USA | Royal Birkdale, Southport | | | | | | | 1970 | Jack Nicklaus | USA | St Andrews, Scotland | | | | | | | 1969 | Tony Jacklin | England | Royal Lytham & St Annes, Lancashire | | | | | | | 1968 | Gary Player | South Africa | Carnoustie, Scotland | | | | | | | 1967 | Roberto de Vincenzo | Argentina | Royal Liverpool, Hoylake | | | | | | | 1966 | Jack Nicklaus | USA | Muirfield, Scotland | | | | | | | 1965 | Peter Thomson | Australia | Royal Birkdale, Southport | | | | | | | 1964 | Tony Lema | USA | St Andrews, Scotland | | | | | | | 1963 | Bob Charles | New Zealand | Royal Lytham & St Annes, Lancashire | | | | | | | 1962 | Arnold Palmer | USA | Royal Troon, Scotland | | | | | | | 1961 | Arnold Palmer | USA | Royal Birkdale, Southport | | | | | | | 1960 | Kel Nagle | Australia | St Andrews, Scotland | | | | | | | 1959 | Gary Player | South Africa | Muirfield, Scotland | | | | | | | 1958 | Peter Thomson | Australia | Royal Lytham & St Annes, Lancashire | | | | | | | 1957 | Bobby Locke | South Africa | St Andrews, Scotland | | | | | | | 1956 | Peter Thomson | Australia | Royal Liverpool, Hoylake | | | | | | | 1955 | Peter Thomson | Australia | St Andrews, Scotland | | | | | | | 1954 | Peter Thomson | Australia | Royal Birkdale, Southport (first time) | | | | | | | 1953 | Ben Hogan | USA | Carnoustie, Scotland | | | | | | | 1952 | Bobby Locke | South Africa | Royal Lytham & St Annes, Lancashire | | | | | | | 1951 | Max Faulkner | England | Portrush, N. Ireland | | | | | | | 1950 | Bobby Locke | South Africa | Royal Troon, Scotland | | | | | | | 1949 | Bobby Locke | South Africa | Royal St Georges, Sandwich | | | | | | | 1948 | Henry Cotton | England | Muirfield, Scotland | | | | | | | 1947 | Fred Daly | Northern Ireland | Royal Liverpool, Hoylake | | | | | | | 1946 | Sam Snead | USA | St Andrews, Scotland | | | | | | | 1939 | Dick Burton | England | St Andrews, Scotland | | | | | | | 1938 | Reg Whitcombe | England | Royal St Georges, Sandwich | | | | | | | 1937 | Henry Cotton | England | Carnoustie, Scotland | | | | | | | 1936 | Alf Padgham | England | Royal Liverpool, Hoylake | | | | | | | 1935 | Alf Perry | England | Muirfield, Scotland | | | | | | | 1934 | Henry Cotton | England | Royal St Georges, Sandwich | | | | | | | 1933 | Denny Shute | USA | St Andrews, Scotland | | | | | | | 1932 | Gene Sarazen | USA | Princes, Sandwich | | | | | | | 1931 | Tommy Armour | USA | Carnoustie, Scotland (first time) | | | | | | | 1930 | Bobby Jones (A) | USA | Royal Liverpool, Hoylake | | | | | | | 1929 | Walter Hagen | USA | Muirfield, Scotland | | | | | | | 1928 | Walter Hagen | USA | Royal St Georges, Sandwich | | | | | | | 1927 | Bobby Jones (A) | USA | St Andrews, Scotland | | | | | | | 1926 | Bobby Jones (A) | USA | Royal Lytham & St Annes, Lancashire
(first time) | | | | | | | 1925 | Jim Barnes | USA | Prestwick, Scotland | | | | | | | 1924 | Walter Hagen | USA | Royal Liverpool, Hoylake | | | | | | | 1923 | Arthur Havers | England | Royal Troon, Scotland | | | | | | | 1922 | Walter Hagen | USA | Royal St Georges, Sandwich | | | | | | | 1921 | Jock Hutchison | USA | St Andrews, Scotland | | | | | | | 1920 | George Duncan | Scotland | Royal Cinque Ports, Deal | | | | | | | 1914 | Harry Vardon | England | Prestwick, Scotland | | | | | | | 1913 | J. H. Taylor | England | Royal Liverpool, Hoylake | | | | | | | 1912 | Ted Ray | England | Muirfield, Scotland | | | | | | | 1911 | Harry Vardon | England | Royal St Georges, Sandwich | | | | | | | 1910 | James Braid | Scotland | St Andrews, Scotland | | | | | | | 1909 | J. H. Taylor | England | Royal Cinque Ports, Deal | | | | | | | 1908 | James Braid | Scotland | Prestwick, Scotland | | | | | | | 1907 | Arnaud Massy | France | Royal Liverpool, Hoylake | | | | | | | 1906 | James Braid | Scotland | Muirfield, Scotland | | | | | | | 1905 | James Braid | Scotland | St Andrews, Scotland | | | | | | | 1904 | Jack White | Scotland | Royal St Georges, Sandwich | | | | | | | 1903 | Harry Vardon | England | Prestwick, Scotland | | | | | | | 1902 | Sandy Herd | Scotland | Royal Liverpool, Hoylake | | | | | | | 1901 | James Braid | Scotland | Muirfield, Scotland | | | | | | | 1900 | J. H. Taylor | England | St Andrews, Scotland | | | | | | | 1899 | Harry Vardon | England | Royal St Georges, Sandwich | | | | | | | 1898 | Harry Vardon | England | Prestwick, Scotland | | | | | | | 1897 | Harold Hilton (A) | England | Royal Liverpool, Hoylake | | | | | | | 1896 | Harry Vardon | England | Muirfield, Scotland | | | | | | | 1895 | J. H. Taylor | England | St Andrews, Scotland | | | | | | | 1894 | J. H. Taylor | England | Royal St Georges, Sandwich
(first non Scottish Open) | | | | | | | 1893 | Willie Auchterlonie | Scotland | Prestwick, Scotland | | | | | | | 1892 | Harld Hilton (A) | England | Muirfield, Scotland | | | | | | | 1891 | Hugh Kirkaldy | Scotland | St Andrews, Scotland | | | | | | | 1890 | John Ball JR (A) | England | Prestwick, Scotland | | | | | | | 1889 | Willie Park Jr (A) | Scotland | Musselburgh, Scotland | | | | | | | 1888 | Jack Burns | Scotland | St Andrews, Scotland | | | | | | | 1887 | Willie Park JR | Scotland | Prestwick, Scotland | | | | | | | 1886 | David Brown | Scotland | Musselburgh | | | | | | | 1885 | Bob Martin | Scotland | St Andrews, Scotland | | | | | | | 1884 | Jack Simpson | Scotland | Prestwick, Scotland | | | | | | | 1883 | Willie Fernie | Scotland | Musselburgh, Scotland | | | | | | | 1882 | Bob Ferguson | Scotland | St Andrews, Scotland | | | | | | | 1881 | Bob Ferguson | Scotland | Prestwick, Scotland | | | | | | | 1880 | Bob Ferguson | Scotland | Musselburgh | | | | | | | 1879 | Jamie Anderson | Scotland | St Andrews, Scotland | | | | | | | 1878 | Jamie Anderson | Scotland | Prestwick, Scotland | | | | | | | 1877 | Jamie Anderson | Scotland | Musselburgh, Scotland | | | | | | | 1876 | Bob Martin | Scotland | St Andrews, Scotland | | | | | | | 1875 | Willie Park SR | Scotland | Prestwick, Scotland | | | | | | | 1874 | Mungo Park | Scotland | Musselburgh, Scotland | | | | | | | 1873 | Tom Kidd | Scotland | St Andrews, Scotland | | | | | | | 1872 | Tommy Morris JR | Scotland | Prestwick, Scotland | | | | | | | 1870 | Tommy Morris JR | Scotland | Prestwick, Scotland | | | | | | | 1869 | Tommy Morris JR | Scotland | Prestwick, Scotland | | | | | | | 1868 | Tommy Morris JR | Scotland | Prestwick, Scotland | | | | | | | 1867 | Tom Morris SR | Scotland | Prestwick, Scotland | | | | | | | 1866 | Willie Park SR | Scotland | Prestwick, Scotland | | | | | | | 1865 | Andrew Strath | Scotland | Prestwick, Scotland | | | | | | | 1864 | Tom Morris SR | Scotland | Prestwick, Scotland | | | | | | | 1863 | Willie Park SR | Scotland | Prestwick, Scotland | | | | | | | 1862 | Tom Morris SR | Scotland | Prestwick, Scotland | | | | | | | 1861 | Tom Morris SR | Scotland | Prestwick, Scotland | | | | | | | 1860 | Willie Park SR | Scotland | Prestwick, Scotland | For more detailed history of The Open click here to visit the official Open website |
