The Open Championship
Champions
(a) denotes amateur "Dates" column includes all days on which play took place or was planned to take place, including any playoffs The Open began paying in U.S.

The Open Championship

Section Title: Champions
Table Section Text: (a) denotes amateur "Dates" column includes all days on which play took place or was planned to take place, including any playoffs The Open began paying in U.S.

Year	Dates	Champion	Country	Venue	Winning score	Winning margin	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share (£)

2018	19–22 Jul	Francesco Molinari	Italy	Carnoustie	276 (−8)	2 strokes	United States Kevin Kisner Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy England Justin Rose United States Xander Schauffele	1,440,000

2017	20–23 Jul	Jordan Spieth	United States	Royal Birkdale	268 (−12)	3 strokes	United States Matt Kuchar	1,420,000

2016	14–17 Jul	Henrik Stenson	Sweden	Royal Troon	264 (−20)	3 strokes	United States Phil Mickelson	1,175,000

2015	16–20 Jul	Zach Johnson	United States	St Andrews	273 (−15)	Playoff	Australia Marc Leishman South Africa Louis Oosthuizen	1,150,000

2014	17–20 Jul	Rory McIlroy	Northern Ireland	Royal Liverpool	271 (−17)	2 strokes	United States Rickie Fowler Spain Sergio García	975,000

2013	18–21 Jul	Phil Mickelson	United States	Muirfield	281 (−3)	3 strokes	Sweden Henrik Stenson	945,000

2012	19–22 Jul	Ernie Els (2)	South Africa	Royal Lytham & St Annes	273 (−7)	1 stroke	Australia Adam Scott	900,000

2011	14–17 Jul	Darren Clarke	Northern Ireland	Royal St George's	275 (−5)	3 strokes	United States Dustin Johnson United States Phil Mickelson	900,000

2010	15–18 Jul	Louis Oosthuizen	South Africa	St Andrews	272 (−16)	7 strokes	England Lee Westwood	850,000

2009	16–19 Jul	Stewart Cink	United States	Turnberry	278 (−2)	Playoff	United States Tom Watson	750,000

2008	17–20 Jul	Pádraig Harrington (2)	Ireland	Royal Birkdale	283 (+3)	4 strokes	England Ian Poulter	750,000

2007	19–22 Jul	Pádraig Harrington	Ireland	Carnoustie	277 (−7)	Playoff	Spain Sergio García	750,000

2006	20–23 Jul	Tiger Woods (3)	United States	Royal Liverpool	270 (−18)	2 strokes	United States Chris DiMarco	720,000

2005	14–17 Jul	Tiger Woods (2)	United States	St Andrews	274 (−14)	5 strokes	Scotland Colin Montgomerie	720,000

2004	15–18 Jul	Todd Hamilton	United States	Royal Troon	274 (−10)	Playoff	South Africa Ernie Els	720,000

2003	17–20 Jul	Ben Curtis	United States	Royal St George's	283 (−1)	1 stroke	Denmark Thomas Bjørn Fiji Vijay Singh	700,000

2002	18–21 Jul	Ernie Els	South Africa	Muirfield	278 (−6)	Playoff	Australia Stuart Appleby Australia Steve Elkington France Thomas Levet	700,000

2001	19–22 Jul	David Duval	United States	Royal Lytham & St Annes	274 (−10)	3 strokes	Sweden Niclas Fasth	600,000

2000	20–23 Jul	Tiger Woods	United States	St Andrews	269 (−19)	8 strokes	Denmark Thomas Bjørn South Africa Ernie Els	500,000

1999	15–18 Jul	Paul Lawrie	Scotland	Carnoustie	290 (+6)	Playoff	United States Justin Leonard France Jean van de Velde	350,000

1998	16–19 Jul	Mark O'Meara	United States	Royal Birkdale	280 (E)	Playoff	United States Brian Watts	300,000

1997	17–20 Jul	Justin Leonard	United States	Royal Troon	272 (−12)	3 strokes	Northern Ireland Darren Clarke Sweden Jesper Parnevik	250,000

1996	18–21 Jul	Tom Lehman	United States	Royal Lytham & St Annes	271 (−13)	2 strokes	South Africa Ernie Els United States Mark McCumber	200,000

1995	20–23 Jul	John Daly	United States	St Andrews	282 (−6)	Playoff	Italy Costantino Rocca	125,000

1994	14–17 Jul	Nick Price	Zimbabwe	Turnberry	268 (−12)	1 stroke	Sweden Jesper Parnevik	110,000

1993	15–18 Jul	Greg Norman (2)	Australia	Royal St George's	267 (−13)	2 strokes	England Nick Faldo	100,000

1992	16–19 Jul	Nick Faldo (3)	England	Muirfield	272 (−12)	1 stroke	United States John Cook	95,000

1991	18–21 Jul	Ian Baker-Finch	Australia	Royal Birkdale	272 (−8)	2 strokes	Australia Mike Harwood	90,000

1990	19–22 Jul	Nick Faldo (2)	England	St Andrews	270 (−18)	5 strokes	Zimbabwe Mark McNulty United States Payne Stewart	85,000

1989	20–23 Jul	Mark Calcavecchia	United States	Royal Troon	275 (−13)	Playoff	Australia Wayne Grady Australia Greg Norman	80,000

1988	14–18 Jul	Seve Ballesteros (3)	Spain	Royal Lytham & St Annes	273 (−11)	2 strokes	Zimbabwe Nick Price	80,000

1987	16–19 Jul	Nick Faldo	England	Muirfield	279 (−5)	1 stroke	United States Paul Azinger Australia Rodger Davis	75,000

1986	17–20 Jul	Greg Norman	Australia	Turnberry	280 (E)	5 strokes	England Gordon J. Brand	70,000

1985	18–21 Jul	Sandy Lyle	Scotland	Royal St George's	282 (+2)	1 stroke	United States Payne Stewart	65,000

1984	19–22 Jul	Seve Ballesteros (2)	Spain	St Andrews	276 (−12)	2 strokes	West Germany Bernhard Langer United States Tom Watson	55,000

1983	14–17 Jul	Tom Watson (5)	United States	Royal Birkdale	275 (−9)	1 stroke	United States Andy Bean United States Hale Irwin	40,000

1982	15–18 Jul	Tom Watson (4)	United States	Royal Troon	284 (−4)	1 stroke	England Peter Oosterhuis Zimbabwe Nick Price	32,000

1981	16–19 Jul	Bill Rogers	United States	Royal St George's	276 (−4)	4 strokes	West Germany Bernhard Langer	25,000

1980	17–20 Jul	Tom Watson (3)	United States	Muirfield	271 (−13)	4 strokes	United States Lee Trevino	25,000

1979	18–21 Jul	Seve Ballesteros	Spain	Royal Lytham & St Annes	283 (−1)	3 strokes	United States Ben Crenshaw United States Jack Nicklaus	15,000

1978	12–15 Jul	Jack Nicklaus (3)	United States	St Andrews	281 (−7)	2 strokes	United States Ben Crenshaw United States Raymond Floyd United States Tom Kite New Zealand Simon Owen	12,500

1977	6–9 Jul	Tom Watson (2)	United States	Turnberry	268 (−12)	1 stroke	United States Jack Nicklaus	10,000

1976	7–10 Jul	Johnny Miller	United States	Royal Birkdale	279 (−9)	6 strokes	Spain Seve Ballesteros United States Jack Nicklaus	7,500

1975	9–13 Jul	Tom Watson	United States	Carnoustie	279 (−9)	Playoff	Australia Jack Newton	7,500

1974	10–13 Jul	Gary Player (3)	South Africa	Royal Lytham & St Annes	282 (−2)	4 strokes	England Peter Oosterhuis	5,500

1973	11–14 Jul	Tom Weiskopf	United States	Troon	276 (−12)	3 strokes	England Neil Coles United States Johnny Miller	5,500

1972	12–15 Jul	Lee Trevino (2)	United States	Muirfield	278 (−6)	1 stroke	United States Jack Nicklaus	5,500

1971	7–10 Jul	Lee Trevino	United States	Royal Birkdale	278 (−14)	1 stroke	Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan	5,500

1970	8–12 Jul	Jack Nicklaus (2)	United States	St Andrews	283 (−5)	Playoff	United States Doug Sanders	5,250

1969	9–12 Jul	Tony Jacklin	England	Royal Lytham & St Annes	280 (−4)	2 strokes	New Zealand Bob Charles	4,250

1968	10–13 Jul	Gary Player (2)	South Africa	Carnoustie	289 (+1)	2 strokes	New Zealand Bob Charles United States Jack Nicklaus	3,000

1967	12–15 Jul	Roberto De Vicenzo	Argentina	Royal Liverpool	278 (−10)	2 strokes	United States Jack Nicklaus	2,100

1966	6–9 Jul	Jack Nicklaus	United States	Muirfield	282 (−2)	1 stroke	United States Doug Sanders Wales Dave Thomas	2,100

1965	7–9 Jul	Peter Thomson (5)	Australia	Royal Birkdale	285 (−7)	2 strokes	Wales Brian Huggett Republic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Snr	1,750

1964	8–10 Jul	Tony Lema	United States	St Andrews	279 (−9)	5 strokes	United States Jack Nicklaus	1,500

1963	10–13 Jul	Bob Charles	New Zealand	Royal Lytham & St Annes	277 (−3)	Playoff	United States Phil Rodgers	1,500

1962	11–13 Jul	Arnold Palmer (2)	United States	Troon	276 (−12)	6 strokes	Australia Kel Nagle	1,400

1961	12–15 Jul	Arnold Palmer	United States	Royal Birkdale	284 (−4)	1 stroke	Wales Dai Rees	1,400

1960	6–9 Jul	Kel Nagle	Australia	St Andrews	278 (−10)	1 stroke	United States Arnold Palmer	1,250

1959	1–3 Jul	Gary Player	South Africa	Muirfield	284 (−4)	2 strokes	England Fred Bullock Belgium Flory Van Donck	1,000

1958	2–5 Jul	Peter Thomson (4)	Australia	Royal Lytham & St Annes	278 (−6)	Playoff	Wales Dave Thomas	1,000

1957	3–5 Jul	Bobby Locke (4)	South Africa	St Andrews	279 (−9)	3 strokes	Australia Peter Thomson	1,000

1956	4–6 Jul	Peter Thomson (3)	Australia	Royal Liverpool	286 (+2)	3 strokes	Belgium Flory Van Donck	1,000

1955	6–8 Jul	Peter Thomson (2)	Australia	St Andrews	281 (−7)	2 strokes	Scotland John Fallon	1,000

1954	7–9 Jul	Peter Thomson	Australia	Royal Birkdale	283 (−9)	1 stroke	South Africa Bobby Locke Wales Dai Rees England Syd Scott	750

1953	8–10 Jul	Ben Hogan	United States	Carnoustie	282 (−6)	4 strokes	Argentina Antonio Cerdá Wales Dai Rees United States Frank Stranahan (a) Australia Peter Thomson	500

1952	9–11 Jul	Bobby Locke (3)	South Africa	Royal Lytham & St Annes	287 (−1)	1 stroke	Australia Peter Thomson	300

1951	4–6 Jul	Max Faulkner	England	Royal Portrush	285 (−3)	2 strokes	Argentina Antonio Cerdá	300

1950	5–7 Jul	Bobby Locke (2)	South Africa	Troon	279 (−1)	2 strokes	Argentina Roberto de Vicenzo	300

1949	6–9 Jul	Bobby Locke	South Africa	Royal St George's	283 (−5)	Playoff	Republic of Ireland Harry Bradshaw	300

1948	30 Jun – 2 Jul	Henry Cotton (3)	England	Muirfield	284 (E)	5 strokes	Northern Ireland Fred Daly	150

1947	2–4 Jul	Fred Daly	Northern Ireland	Royal Liverpool	293 (+21)	1 stroke	England Reg Horne United States Frank Stranahan (a)	150

1946	3–5 Jul	Sam Snead	United States	St Andrews	290 (−2)	4 strokes	United States Johnny Bulla South Africa Bobby Locke	150

1940–1945: No Championships because of World War II

1939	5–7 Jul	Dick Burton	England	St Andrews	290 (−2)	2 strokes	United States Johnny Bulla	100

1938	6–8 Jul	Reg Whitcombe	England	Royal St George's	295 (+15)	2 strokes	Scotland Jimmy Adams	100

1937	7–9 Jul	Henry Cotton (2)	England	Carnoustie	290	2 strokes	England Reg Whitcombe	100

1936	25–27 Jun	Alf Padgham	England	Royal Liverpool	287	1 stroke	Scotland Jimmy Adams	100

1935	26–28 Jun	Alf Perry	England	Muirfield	283	4 strokes	England Alf Padgham	100

1934	27–29 Jun	Henry Cotton	England	Royal St George's	283	5 strokes	South Africa Sid Brews	100

1933	5–8 Jul	Denny Shute	United States	St Andrews	292	Playoff	United States Craig Wood	100

1932	8–10 Jun	Gene Sarazen	United States	Prince's	283	5 strokes	ScotlandUnited States Macdonald Smith	100

1931	3–5 Jun	Tommy Armour	Scotland United States	Carnoustie	296	1 stroke	Argentina José Jurado	100

1930	18–20 Jun	Bobby Jones (a) (3)	United States	Royal Liverpool	291	2 strokes	United States Leo Diegel ScotlandUnited States Macdonald Smith	100

1929	8–10 May	Walter Hagen (4)	United States	Muirfield	292	6 strokes	United States Johnny Farrell	75

1928	9–11 May	Walter Hagen (3)	United States	Royal St George's	292	2 strokes	United States Gene Sarazen	75

1927	13–15 Jul	Bobby Jones (a) (2)	United States	St Andrews	285	6 strokes	Jersey Aubrey Boomer England Fred Robson	75

1926	23–25 Jun	Bobby Jones (a)	United States	Royal Lytham & St Annes	291	2 strokes	United States Al Watrous	75

1925	25–26 Jun	Jim Barnes	England United States	Prestwick	300	1 stroke	England Archie Compston Jersey Ted Ray	75

1924	26–27 Jun	Walter Hagen (2)	United States	Royal Liverpool	301	1 stroke	England Ernest Whitcombe	75

1923	14–15 Jun	Arthur Havers	England	Troon	295	1 stroke	United States Walter Hagen	75

1922	22–23 Jun	Walter Hagen	United States	Royal St George's	300	1 stroke	EnglandUnited States Jim Barnes Scotland George Duncan	75

1921	23–25 Jun	Jock Hutchison	Scotland United States	St Andrews	296	Playoff	England Roger Wethered (a)	75

1920	30 Jun – 1 Jul	George Duncan	Scotland	Royal Cinque Ports	303	2 strokes	Scotland Sandy Herd	75

1915–1919: No Championships because of World War I

1914	18–19 Jun	Harry Vardon (6)	Jersey	Prestwick	306	3 strokes	England J.H. Taylor	50

1913	23–24 Jun	J.H. Taylor (5)	England	Royal Liverpool	304	8 strokes	Jersey Ted Ray	50

1912	24–25 Jun	Ted Ray	Jersey	Muirfield	295	4 strokes	Jersey Harry Vardon	50

1911	26–30 Jun	Harry Vardon (5)	Jersey	Royal St George's	303	Playoff	France Arnaud Massy	50

1910	21–24 Jun	James Braid (5)	Scotland	St Andrews	299	4 strokes	Scotland Sandy Herd	50

1909	10–11 Jun	J.H. Taylor (4)	England	Royal Cinque Ports	291	6 strokes	England Tom Ball England James Braid	50

1908	18–19 Jun	James Braid (4)	Scotland	Prestwick	291	8 strokes	England Tom Ball	50

1907	20–21 Jun	Arnaud Massy	France	Royal Liverpool	312	2 strokes	England J.H. Taylor	50

1906	13–15 Jun	James Braid (3)	Scotland	Muirfield	300	4 strokes	England J.H. Taylor	50

1905	7–9 Jun	James Braid (2)	Scotland	St Andrews	318	5 strokes	England Rowland Jones England J.H. Taylor	50

1904	8–10 Jun	Jack White	Scotland	Royal St George's	296	1 stroke	Scotland James Braid England J.H. Taylor	50

1903	10–11 Jun	Harry Vardon (4)	Jersey	Prestwick	300	6 strokes	Jersey Tom Vardon	50

1902	4–5 Jun	Sandy Herd	Scotland	Royal Liverpool	307	1 stroke	Scotland James Braid Jersey Harry Vardon	50

1901	5–6 Jun	James Braid	Scotland	Muirfield	309	3 strokes	Jersey Harry Vardon	50

1900	6–7 Jun	J.H. Taylor (3)	England	St Andrews	309	8 strokes	Jersey Harry Vardon	50

1899	7–8 Jun	Harry Vardon (3)	Jersey	St George's	310	5 strokes	Scotland Jack White	30

1898	8–9 Jun	Harry Vardon (2)	Jersey	Prestwick	307	1 stroke	Scotland Willie Park Jr.	30

1897	19–20 May	Harold Hilton (a) (2)	England	Royal Liverpool	314	1 stroke	Scotland James Braid	30

1896	10–11,13 Jun	Harry Vardon	Jersey	Muirfield	316	Playoff	England J.H. Taylor	30

1895	12–13 Jun	J.H. Taylor (2)	England	St Andrews	322	4 strokes	Scotland Sandy Herd	30

1894	11–12 Jun	J.H. Taylor	England	St George's	326	5 strokes	Scotland Douglas Rolland	30

1893	31 Aug – 1 Sep	William Auchterlonie	Scotland	Prestwick	322	2 strokes	Scotland Johnny Laidlay (a)	30

1892	22–23 Sep	Harold Hilton (a)	England	Muirfield	305	3 strokes	England John Ball (a) Scotland Sandy Herd Scotland Hugh Kirkaldy	35

1891	6–7 Oct	Hugh Kirkaldy	Scotland	St Andrews	166	2 strokes	Scotland Willie Fernie Scotland Andrew Kirkaldy	10

1890	11 Sep	John Ball (a)	England	Prestwick	164	3 strokes	Scotland Willie Fernie Scotland Archie Simpson	13

1889	8,11 Nov	Willie Park Jr. (2)	Scotland	Musselburgh	155	Playoff	Scotland Andrew Kirkaldy	8

1888	6,8 Oct	Jack Burns	Scotland	St Andrews	171	1 stroke	Scotland David Anderson Jr. Scotland Ben Sayers	8

1887	16 Sep	Willie Park Jr.	Scotland	Prestwick	161	1 stroke	Scotland Bob Martin	8

1886	5 Nov	David Brown	Scotland	Musselburgh	157	2 strokes	Scotland Willie Campbell	8

1885	3 Oct	Bob Martin (2)	Scotland	St Andrews	171	1 stroke	Scotland Archie Simpson	10

1884	3 Oct	Jack Simpson	Scotland	Prestwick	160	4 strokes	Scotland Willie Fernie Scotland Douglas Rolland	8

1883	16–17 Nov	Willie Fernie	Scotland	Musselburgh	159	Playoff	Scotland Bob Ferguson	8

1882	30 Sep	Bob Ferguson (3)	Scotland	St Andrews	171	3 strokes	Scotland Willie Fernie	12

1881	14 Oct	Bob Ferguson (2)	Scotland	Prestwick	170	3 strokes	Scotland Jamie Anderson	8

1880	9 Apr	Bob Ferguson	Scotland	Musselburgh	162	5 strokes	Scotland Peter Paxton	8

1879	27,29 Sep	Jamie Anderson (3)	Scotland	St Andrews	169	3 strokes	Scotland Jamie Allan Scotland Andrew Kirkaldy	10

1878	4 Oct	Jamie Anderson (2)	Scotland	Prestwick	157	2 strokes	Scotland Bob Kirk	8

1877	6 Apr	Jamie Anderson	Scotland	Musselburgh	160	2 strokes	Scotland Bob Pringle	8

1876	30 Sep, 2 Oct	Bob Martin	Scotland	St Andrews	176	Playoff	Scotland Davie Strath	10

1875	10 Sep	Willie Park Sr. (4)	Scotland	Prestwick	166	2 strokes	Scotland Bob Martin	8

1874	10 Apr	Mungo Park	Scotland	Musselburgh	159	2 strokes	Scotland Tom Morris Jr.	8

1873	4 Oct	Tom Kidd	Scotland	St Andrews	179	1 stroke	Scotland Jamie Anderson	11

1872	13 Sep	Tom Morris Jr. (4)	Scotland	Prestwick	166	3 strokes	Scotland Davie Strath	8

1871	Championship cancelled as no trophy available

1870	15 Sep	Tom Morris Jr. (3)	Scotland	Prestwick	149	12 strokes	Scotland Bob Kirk Scotland Davie Strath	6

1869	16 Sep	Tom Morris Jr. (2)	Scotland	Prestwick	157	11 strokes	Scotland Bob Kirk	6

1868	23 Sep	Tom Morris Jr.	Scotland	Prestwick	154	3 strokes	Scotland Tom Morris Sr.	6

1867	26 Sep	Tom Morris Sr. (4)	Scotland	Prestwick	170	2 strokes	Scotland Willie Park Sr.	7

1866	13 Sep	Willie Park Sr. (3)	Scotland	Prestwick	169	2 strokes	Scotland Davie Park	6

1865	14 Sep	Andrew Strath	Scotland	Prestwick	162	2 strokes	Scotland Willie Park Sr.	8

1864	16 Sep	Tom Morris Sr. (3)	Scotland	Prestwick	167	2 strokes	Scotland Andrew Strath	6

1863	18 Sep	Willie Park Sr. (2)	Scotland	Prestwick	168	2 strokes	Scotland Tom Morris Sr.

1862	11 Sep	Tom Morris Sr. (2)	Scotland	Prestwick	163	13 strokes	Scotland Willie Park Sr.

1861	26 Sep	Tom Morris Sr.	Scotland	Prestwick	163	4 strokes	Scotland Willie Park Sr.

1860	17 Oct	Willie Park Sr.	Scotland	Prestwick	174	2 strokes	Scotland Tom Morris Sr.

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