GOLF HISTORY

British Open champions - 1860-2007

The oldest championship in all of golf, the British Open - which is commonly known just as "The Open," is the third of the four major tournaments in golf. Here are the players who have risen above and can proudly proclaim themselves as Open champions.

2008 British Open

Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Lancashire, England
July 17-20, 2008

British Open Champions

• 2007 - Padraig Harrington
• 2006 - Tiger Woods
• 2005 - Tiger Woods
• 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
• 1992 - Nick Faldo
• 1991 - Ian Baker-Finch
• 1990 - Nick Faldo
• 1989 - Mark Calcavecchia
• 1988 - Seve Ballesteros
• 1987 - Nick Faldo
• 1986 - Greg Norman
• 1985 - Sandy Lyle
• 1984 - Seve Ballesteros
• 1983 - Tom Watson
• 1982 - Tom Watson
• 1981 - Bill Rogers
• 1980 - Tom Watson
• 1979 - Seve Ballesteros
• 1978 - Jack Nicklaus
• 1977 - Tom Watson
• 1976 - Johnny Miller
• 1975 - Tom Watson
• 1974 - Gary Player
• 1973 - Tom Weiskopf
• 1972 - Lee Trevino
• 1971 - Lee Trevino
• 1970 - Jack Nicklaus
• 1969 - Tony Jacklin
• 1968 - Gary Player
• 1967 - Roberto de Vicenzo
• 1966 - Jack Nicklaus
• 1965 - Peter Thomson
• 1964 - Tony Lema
• 1963 - Bob Charles
• 1962 - Arnold Palmer
• 1961 - Arnold Palmer
• 1960 - Kel Nagle
• 1959 - Gary Player
• 1958 - Peter Thomson
• 1957 - Bobby Locke
• 1956 - Peter Thomson
• 1955 - Peter Thomson
• 1954 - Peter Thomson
• 1953 - Ben Hogan
• 1952 - Bobby Locke
• 1951 - Max Faulkner
• 1950 - Bobby Locke
• 1949 - Bobby Locke
• 1948 - Henry Cotton
• 1947 - Fred Daly
• 1946 - Sam Snead
• 1940-45 - Tournament not played due to World War II
• 1939 - Richard Burton
• 1938 - R.A. Whitcombe
• 1937 - Henry Cotton
• 1936 - Alfred Padgham
• 1935 - Alfred Perry
• 1934 - Henry Cotton
• 1933 - Denny Shute
• 1932 - Gene Sarazen
• 1931 - Tommy Armour
• 1930 - Robert Jones Jr.
• 1929 - Walter Hagen
• 1928 - Walter Hagen
• 1927 - Robert Jones Jr.
• 1926 - Robert Jones Jr.
• 1925 - James Barnes
• 1924 - Walter Hagen
• 1923 - Arthur Havers
• 1922 - Walter Hagen
• 1921 - Jock Hutchison
• 1920 - George Duncan
• 1915-1919 - Tournament not played due to World War I
• 1914 - Harry Vardon
• 1913 - J.H. Taylor
• 1912 - Edward Ray
• 1911 - Harry Vardon
• 1910 - James Braid
• 1909 - J.H. Taylor
• 1908 - James Braid
• 1907 - Arnaud Massy
• 1906 - James Braid
• 1905 - James Braid
• 1904 - Jack White
• 1903 - Harry Vardon
• 1902 - Alexander Herd
• 1901 - James Braid
• 1900 - J.H. Taylor
• 1899 - Harry Vardon
• 1898 - Harry Vardon
• 1897 - Harold Hilton
• 1896 - Harry Vardon
• 1895 - J.H. Taylor
• 1894 - J.H. Taylor
• 1893 - William Auchterlonie
• 1892 - Harold Hilton
• 1891 - Hugh Kirkaldy
• 1890 - John Ball
• 1889 - Willie Park Jr.
• 1888 - Jack Burns
• 1887 - Willie Park Jr.
• 1886 - David Brown
• 1885 - Bob Martin
• 1884 - Jack Simpson
• 1883 - Willie Fernie
• 1882 - Robert Ferguson
• 1881 - Robert Ferguson
• 1880 - Robert Ferguson
• 1879 - Jamie Anderson
• 1878 - Jamie Anderson
• 1877 - Jamie Anderson
• 1876 - Robert Martin
• 1875 - Willie Park
• 1874 - Mungo Park
• 1873 - Tom Kidd
• 1872 - Tom Morris Jr.
• 1871 - Not played
• 1870 - Tom Morris Jr.
• 1869 - Tom Morris Jr.
• 1868 - Tom Morris Jr.
• 1867 - Tom Morris Sr.
• 1866 - Willie Park
• 1865 - Andrew Strath
• 1864 - Tom Morris Sr.
• 1863 - Willie Park
• 1862 - Tom Morris Sr.
• 1861 - Tom Morris Sr.
• 1860 - Willie Park