List of The Open Championship champions
By year
Columns: Year | Country | Course | Location | Total score | To par [a ]
1860 | Scotland | Prestwick Golf Club | Prestwick , Scotland | 174 | n/a | 1861 | Scotland | Prestwick Golf Club | Prestwick , Scotland | 163 | n/a | 1862 | Scotland | Prestwick Golf Club | Prestwick , Scotland | 163 | n/a | 1863 | Scotland | Prestwick Golf Club | Prestwick , Scotland | 168 | n/a | 1864 | Scotland | Prestwick Golf Club | Prestwick , Scotland | 167 | n/a | 1865 | Scotland | Prestwick Golf Club | Prestwick , Scotland | 162 | n/a | 1866 | Scotland | Prestwick Golf Club | Prestwick , Scotland | 169 | n/a | 1867 | Scotland | Prestwick Golf Club | Prestwick , Scotland | 170 | n/a | 1868 | Scotland | Prestwick Golf Club | Prestwick , Scotland | 154 | n/a | 1869 | Scotland | Prestwick Golf Club | Prestwick , Scotland | 157 | n/a | 1870 | Scotland | Prestwick Golf Club | Prestwick , Scotland | 149 | n/a | 1871 | — | — | — | — | — | 1872 | Scotland | Prestwick Golf Club | Prestwick , Scotland | 166 | n/a | 1873 | Scotland | St Andrews | St Andrews , Scotland | 179 | n/a | 1874 | Scotland | Musselburgh Links | Musselburgh , Scotland | 159 | n/a | 1875 | Scotland | Prestwick Golf Club | Prestwick , Scotland | 166 | n/a | 1876 | Scotland | St Andrews | St Andrews , Scotland | 176 | n/a | 1877 | Scotland | Musselburgh Links | Musselburgh , Scotland | 160 | n/a | 1878 | Scotland | Prestwick Golf Club | Prestwick , Scotland | 157 | n/a | 1879 | Scotland | St Andrews | St Andrews , Scotland | 169 | n/a | 1880 | Scotland | Musselburgh Links | Musselburgh , Scotland | 162 | n/a | 1881 | Scotland | Prestwick Golf Club | Prestwick , Scotland | 170 | n/a | 1882 | Scotland | St Andrews | St Andrews , Scotland | 171 | n/a | 1883 | Scotland | Musselburgh Links | Musselburgh , Scotland | 159 | n/a | 1884 | Scotland | Prestwick Golf Club | Prestwick , Scotland | 160 | n/a | 1885 | Scotland | St Andrews | St Andrews , Scotland | 171 | n/a | 1886 | Scotland | Musselburgh Links | Musselburgh , Scotland | 157 | n/a | 1887 | Scotland | Prestwick Golf Club | Prestwick , Scotland | 161 | n/a | 1888 | Scotland | St Andrews | St Andrews , Scotland | 171 | n/a | 1889 | Scotland | Musselburgh Links | Musselburgh , Scotland | 155 | n/a | 1890 | England | Prestwick Golf Club | Prestwick , Scotland | 162 | n/a | 1891 | Scotland | St Andrews | St Andrews , Scotland | 166 | n/a | 1892 | England | Muirfield | Gullane , Scotland | 305 | +21 | 1893 | Scotland | Prestwick Golf Club | Prestwick , Scotland | 322 | +38 | 1894 | England | Royal St George's | Sandwich , England | 326 | +46 | 1895 | England | St Andrews | St Andrews , Scotland | 332 | +44 | 1896 | Jersey | Muirfield | Gullane , Scotland | 316 | +32 | 1897 | England | Royal Liverpool | Hoylake , England | 314 | +26 | 1898 | Jersey | Prestwick Golf Club | Prestwick , Scotland | 307 | +23 | 1899 | Jersey | Royal St George's | Sandwich , England | 310 | +30 | 1900 | England | St Andrews | St Andrews , Scotland | 309 | +21 | 1901 | Scotland | Muirfield | Gullane , Scotland | 309 | +25 | 1902 | Scotland | Royal Liverpool | Hoylake , England | 307 | +19 | 1903 | Jersey | Prestwick Golf Club | Prestwick , Scotland | 300 | +16 | 1904 | Scotland | Royal St George's | Sandwich , England | 296 | +16 | 1905 | Scotland | St Andrews | St Andrews , Scotland | 318 | +30 | 1906 | Scotland | Muirfield | Gullane , Scotland | 300 | +16 | 1907 | France | Royal Liverpool | Hoylake , England | 312 | +24 | 1908 | Scotland | Prestwick Golf Club | Prestwick , Scotland | 291 | +7 | 1909 | England | Royal Cinque Ports | Deal , England | 291 | +3 | 1910 | Scotland | St Andrews | St Andrews , Scotland | 299 | +11 | 1911 | Jersey | Royal St George's | Sandwich , England | 303 | +23 | 1912 | Jersey | Muirfield | Gullane , Scotland | 295 | +11 | 1913 | England | Royal Liverpool | Hoylake , England | 304 | +16 | 1914 | Jersey | Prestwick Golf Club | Prestwick , Scotland | 306 | +22 | 1915 | — | — | — | — | — | 1916 | — | — | — | — | — | 1917 | — | — | — | — | — | 1918 | — | — | — | — | — | 1919 | — | — | — | — | — | 1920 | Scotland | Royal Cinque Ports | Deal , England | 303 | +15 | 1921 | United States | St Andrews | St Andrews , Scotland | 296 | +8 | 1922 | United States | Royal St George's | Sandwich , England | 300 | +20 | 1923 | England | Royal Troon | Troon , Scotland | 295 | +7 | 1924 | United States | Royal Liverpool | Hoylake , England | 301 | +13 | 1925 | England | Prestwick Golf Club | Prestwick , Scotland | 300 | +16 | 1926 | United States | Royal Lytham & St Annes | Lytham St Annes , England | 291 | +7 | 1927 | United States | St Andrews | St Andrews , Scotland | 285 | −3 | 1928 | United States | Royal St George's | Sandwich , England | 292 | +12 | 1929 | United States | Muirfield | Gullane , Scotland | 292 | +8 | 1930 | United States | Royal Liverpool | Hoylake , England | 291 | +3 | 1931 | United States | Carnoustie | Carnoustie , Scotland | 296 | +12 | 1932 | United States | Prince's Golf Club | Sandwich , England | 283 | −5 | 1933 | United States | St Andrews | St Andrews , Scotland | 292 | +4 | 1934 | England | Royal St George's | Sandwich , England | 283 | +3 | 1935 | England | Muirfield | Gullane , Scotland | 283 | −5 | 1936 | England | Royal Liverpool | Hoylake , England | 287 | −1 | 1937 | England | Carnoustie | Carnoustie , Scotland | 290 | +6 | 1938 | England | Royal St George's | Sandwich , England | 295 | +15 | 1939 | England | St Andrews | St Andrews , Scotland | 290 | +2 | 1940 | — | — | — | — | — | 1941 | — | — | — | — | — | 1942 | — | — | — | — | — | 1943 | — | — | — | — | — | 1944 | — | — | — | — | — | 1945 | — | — | — | — | — | 1946 | United States | St Andrews | St Andrews , Scotland | 290 | +2 | 1947 | Northern Ireland | Royal Liverpool | Hoylake , England | 293 | +5 | 1948 | England | Muirfield | Gullane , Scotland | 284 | E | 1949 | South Africa | Royal St George's | Sandwich , England | 283 | –5 | 1950 | South Africa | Royal Troon | Troon , Scotland | 279 | −9 | 1951 | England | Royal Portrush | County Antrim , Northern Ireland | 285 | −3 | 1952 | South Africa | Royal Lytham & St Annes | Lytham St Annes , England | 287 | –1 | 1953 | United States | Carnoustie | Carnoustie , Scotland | 282 | −6 | 1954 | Australia | Royal Birkdale | Southport , England | 283 | −3 | 1955 | Australia | St Andrews | St Andrews , Scotland | 281 | −7 | 1956 | Australia | Royal Liverpool | Hoylake , England | 286 | −2 | 1957 | South Africa | St Andrews | St Andrews , Scotland | 279 | −9 | 1958 | Australia | Royal Lytham & St Annes | Lytham St Annes , England | 274 | −10 | 1959 | South Africa | Muirfield | Gullane , Scotland | 284 | E | 1960 | Australia | St Andrews | St Andrews , Scotland | 278 | −10 | 1961 | United States | Royal Birkdale | Southport , England | 284 | −4 | 1962 | United States | Royal Troon | Troon , Scotland | 276 | −12 | 1963 | New Zealand | Royal Lytham & St Annes | Lytham St Annes , England | 277 | −7 | 1964 | United States | St Andrews | St Andrews , Scotland | 279 | −9 | 1965 | Australia | Royal Birkdale | Southport , England | 285 | −7 | 1966 | United States | Muirfield | Gullane , Scotland | 282 | −2 | 1967 | Argentina | Royal Liverpool | Hoylake , England | 278 | −10 | 1968 | South Africa | Carnoustie | Carnoustie , Scotland | 289 | +1 | 1969 | England | Royal Lytham & St Annes | Lytham St Annes , England | 280 | −4 | 1970 | United States | St Andrews | St Andrews , Scotland | 283 | −5 | 1971 | United States | Royal Birkdale | Southport , England | 278 | −14 | 1972 | United States | Muirfield | Gullane , Scotland | 278 | −6 | 1973 | United States | Royal Troon | Troon , Scotland | 276 | −12 | 1974 | South Africa | Royal Lytham & St Annes | Lytham St Annes , England | 282 | −2 | 1975 | United States | Carnoustie | Carnoustie , Scotland | 279 | −5 | 1976 | United States | Royal Birkdale | Southport , England | 279 | −9 | 1977 | United States | Turnberry | South Ayrshire , Scotland | 283 | −5 | 1978 | United States | St Andrews | St Andrews , Scotland | 281 | −7 | 1979 | Spain | Royal Lytham & St Annes | Lytham St Annes , England | 283 | −1 | 1980 | United States | Muirfield | Gullane , Scotland | 271 | −13 | 1981 | United States | Royal St George's | Sandwich , England | 276 | −4 | 1982 | United States | Royal Troon | Troon , Scotland | 284 | −4 | 1983 | United States | Royal Birkdale | Southport , England | 275 | −9 | 1984 | Spain | St Andrews | St Andrews , Scotland | 276 | −12 | 1985 | Scotland | Royal St George's | Sandwich , England | 282 | +2 | 1986 | Australia | Turnberry | South Ayrshire , Scotland | 280 | E | 1987 | England | Muirfield | Gullane , Scotland | 279 | −5 | 1988 | Spain | Royal Lytham & St Annes | Lytham St Annes , England | 273 | −11 | 1989 | United States | Royal Troon | Troon , Scotland | 275 | −13 | 1990 | England | St Andrews | St Andrews , Scotland | 270 | −18 | 1991 | Australia | Royal Birkdale | Southport , England | 272 | −8 | 1992 | England | Muirfield | Gullane , Scotland | 272 | −12 | 1993 | Australia | Royal St George's | Sandwich , England | 267 | −13 | 1994 | Zimbabwe | Turnberry | South Ayrshire , Scotland | 270 | −18 | 1995 | United States | St Andrews | St Andrews , Scotland | 282 | −6 | 1996 | United States | Royal Lytham & St Annes | Lytham St Annes , England | 271 | −13 | 1997 | United States | Royal Troon | Troon , Scotland | 272 | −12 | 1998 | United States | Royal Birkdale | Southport , England | 280 | E | 1999 | Scotland | Carnoustie | Carnoustie , Scotland | 290 | +6 | 2000 | United States | St Andrews | St Andrews , Scotland | 269 | −19 | 2001 | United States | Royal Lytham & St Annes | Lytham St Annes , England | 274 | −10 | 2002 | South Africa | Muirfield | Gullane , Scotland | 278 | −6 | 2003 | United States | Royal St George's | Sandwich , England | 283 | −1 | 2004 | United States | Royal Troon | Troon , Scotland | 274 | −10 | 2005 | United States | St Andrews | St Andrews , Scotland | 274 | −14 | 2006 | United States | Royal Liverpool | Hoylake , England | 270 | −18 | 2007 | Ireland | Carnoustie | Carnoustie , Scotland | 277 | −7 | 2008 | Ireland | Royal Birkdale | Southport , England | 283 | +3 | 2009 | United States | Turnberry | South Ayrshire , Scotland | 278 | −2 | 2010 | South Africa | St Andrews | St Andrews , Scotland | 272 | −16 | 2011 | Northern Ireland | Royal St George's | Sandwich , England | 275 | −5 | 2012 | South Africa | Royal Lytham & St Annes | Lytham St Annes , England | 273 | −7 | 2013 | United States | Muirfield | Gullane , Scotland | 281 | −3