The Open: Past winners

Past winners

2024: Xander Schauffele
2023: Brian Harman
2022: Cameron Smith
2021: Collin Morikawa
2020: Not held due to COVID-19
2019: Shane Lowry
2018: Francesco Molinari
2017: Jordan Spieth
2016: Henrik Stenson
2015: Zach Johnson
2014: Rory McIlroy
2013: Phil Mickelson
2012: Ernie Els (2)
2011: Darren Clarke
2010: Louis Oosthuizen
2009: Stewart Cink
2008: Padraig Harrington (2)
2007: Padraig Harrington
2006: Tiger Woods (3)
2005: Tiger Woods (2)
2004: Todd Hamilton
2003: Ben Curtis
2002: Ernie Els
2001: David Duval
2000: Tiger Woods
1999: Paul Lawrie
1998: Mark O'Meara
1997: Justin Leonard
1996: Tom Lehman
1995: John Daly
1994: Nick Price
1993: Greg Norman (2)
1992: Nick Faldo (3)
1991: Ian Baker-Finch
1990: Nick Faldo (2)
1989: Mark Calcavecchia
1988: Seve Ballesteros (3)
1987: Nick Faldo
1986: Greg Norman
1985: Sandy Lyle
1984: Seve Ballesteros (2)
1983: Tom Watson (5)
1982: Tom Watson (4)
1981: Bill Rogers
1980: Tom Watson (3)
1979: Seve Ballesteros
1978: Jack Nicklaus (3)
1977: Tom Watson (2)
1976: Johnny Miller
1975: Tom Watson
1974: Gary Player (3)
1973: Tom Weiskopf
1972: Lee Trevino (2)
1971: Lee Trevino
1970: Jack Nicklaus (2)
1969: Tony Jacklin
1968: Gary Player (2)
1967: Roberto De Vicenzo
1966: Jack Nicklaus
1965: Peter Thomson (5)
1964: Tony Lema
1963: Bob Charles
1962: Arnold Palmer (2)
1961: Arnold Palmer
1960: Kel Nagle
1959: Gary Player
1958: Peter Thomson (4)
1957: Bobby Locke (4)
1956: Peter Thomson (3)
1955: Peter Thomson (2)
1954: Peter Thomson
1953: Ben Hogan
1952: Bobby Locke (3)
1951: Max Faulkner
1950: Bobby Locke (2)
1949: Bobby Locke
1948: Henry Cotton (3)
1947: Fred Daly
1946: Sam Snead
1945: Not held due to World War II
1944: Not held due to World War II
1943: Not held due to World War II
1942: Not held due to World War II
1941: Not held due to World War II
1940: Not held due to World War II
1939: Dick Burton
1938: Reg Whitcombe
1937: Henry Cotton (2)
1936: Alf Padgham
1935: Alf Perry
1934: Henry Cotton
1933: Denny Shute
1932: Gene Sarazen
1931: Tommy Armour
1930: Bobby Jones (a) (3)
1929: Walter Hagen (4)
1928: Walter Hagen (3)
1927: Bobby Jones (a) (2)
1926: Bobby Jones (a)
1925: Jim Barnes
1924: Walter Hagen (2)
1923: Arthur Havers
1922: Walter Hagen
1921: Jock Hutchison
1920: George Duncan
1919: Not held due to World War I
1918: Not held due to World War I
1917: Not held due to World War I
1916: Not held due to World War I
1915: Not held due to World War I
1914: Harry Vardon (6)
1913: John Henry Taylor (5)
1912: Ted Ray
1911: Harry Vardon (5)
1910: James Braid (5)
1909: John Henry Taylor (4)
1908: James Braid (4)
1907: Arnaud Massy
1906: James Braid (3)
1905: James Braid (2)
1904: Jack White
1903: Harry Vardon (4)
1902: Sandy Herd
1901: James Braid
1900: John Henry Taylor (3)
1899: Harry Vardon (3)
1898: Harry Vardon (2)
1897: Harold Hilton (a) (2)
1896: Harry Vardon
1895: John Henry Taylor (2)
1894: John Henry Taylor
1893: William Auchterlonie
1892: Harold Hilton (a)
1891: Hugh Kirkaldy
1890: John Ball (a)
1889: Willie Park, Jnr (2)
1888: Jack Burns
1887: Willie Park, Jnr
1886: David Brown
1885: Bob Martin (2)
1884: Jack Simpson
1883: Willie Fernie
1882: Bob Ferguson (3)
1881: Bob Ferguson (2)
1880: Bob Ferguson
1879: Jamie Anderson (3)
1878: Jamie Anderson (2)
1877: Jamie Anderson
1876: Bob Martin
1875: Willie Park, Snr (4)
1874: Mungo Park
1873: Tom Kidd
1872: Tom Morris, Jnr (4)
1871: Not held
1870: Tom Morris, Jnr (3)
1869: Tom Morris, Jnr (2)
1868: Tom Morris, Jnr
1867: Tom Morris, Snr (4)
1866: Willie Park, Snr (3)
1865: Andrew Strath
1864: Tom Morris, Snr (3)
1863: Willie Park, Snr (2)
1862: Tom Morris, Snr (2)
1861: Tom Morris, Snr
1860: Willie Park, Snr

Written by
Barney Corkhill