THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
British Open champions - 1860-2009
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.
2010 British Open
The Old Course
St. Andrews, Scotland
July 15-18, 2010
British Open Champions
• 2009 British Open Champion - Stewart Cink
• 2008 British Open Champion - Padraig Harrington
• 2007 British Open Champion - Padraig Harrington
• 2006 British Open Champion - Tiger Woods
• 2005 British Open Champion - Tiger Woods
• 2004 British Open Champion - Todd Hamilton
• 2003 British Open Champion - Ben Curtis
• 2002 British Open Champion - Ernie Els
• 2001 British Open Champion - David Duval
• 2000 British Open Champion - Tiger Woods
• 1999 British Open Champion - Paul Lawrie
• 1998 British Open Champion - Mark O'Meara
• 1997 British Open Champion - Justin Leonard
• 1996 British Open Champion - Tom Lehman
• 1995 British Open Champion - John Daly
• 1994 British Open Champion - Nick Price
• 1993 British Open Champion - Greg Norman
• 1992 British Open Champion - Nick Faldo
• 1991 British Open Champion - Ian Baker-Finch
• 1990 British Open Champion - Nick Faldo
• 1989 British Open Champion - Mark Calcavecchia
• 1988 British Open Champion - Seve Ballesteros
• 1987 British Open Champion - Nick Faldo
• 1986 British Open Champion - Greg Norman
• 1985 British Open Champion - Sandy Lyle
• 1984 British Open Champion - Seve Ballesteros
• 1983 British Open Champion - Tom Watson
• 1982 British Open Champion - Tom Watson
• 1981 British Open Champion - Bill Rogers
• 1980 British Open Champion - Tom Watson
• 1979 British Open Champion - Seve Ballesteros
• 1978 British Open Champion - Jack Nicklaus
• 1977 British Open Champion - Tom Watson
• 1976 British Open Champion - Johnny Miller
• 1975 British Open Champion - Tom Watson
• 1974 British Open Champion - Gary Player
• 1973 British Open Champion - Tom Weiskopf
• 1972 British Open Champion - Lee Trevino
• 1971 British Open Champion - Lee Trevino
• 1970 British Open Champion - Jack Nicklaus
• 1969 British Open Champion - Tony Jacklin
• 1968 British Open Champion - Gary Player
• 1967 British Open Champion - Roberto de Vicenzo
• 1966 British Open Champion - Jack Nicklaus
• 1965 British Open Champion - Peter Thomson
• 1964 British Open Champion - Tony Lema
• 1963 British Open Champion - Bob Charles
• 1962 British Open Champion - Arnold Palmer
• 1961 British Open Champion - Arnold Palmer
• 1960 British Open Champion - Kel Nagle
• 1959 British Open Champion - Gary Player
• 1958 British Open Champion - Peter Thomson
• 1957 British Open Champion - Bobby Locke
• 1956 British Open Champion - Peter Thomson
• 1955 British Open Champion - Peter Thomson
• 1954 British Open Champion - Peter Thomson
• 1953 British Open Champion - Ben Hogan
• 1952 British Open Champion - Bobby Locke
• 1951 British Open Champion - Max Faulkner
• 1950 British Open Champion - Bobby Locke
• 1949 British Open Champion - Bobby Locke
• 1948 British Open Champion - Henry Cotton
• 1947 British Open Champion - Fred Daly
• 1946 British Open Champion - Sam Snead
• 1940-45 - Tournament not played due to World War II
• 1939 British Open Champion - Richard Burton
• 1938 British Open Champion - R.A. Whitcombe
• 1937 British Open Champion - Henry Cotton
• 1936 British Open Champion - Alfred Padgham
• 1935 British Open Champion - Alfred Perry
• 1934 British Open Champion - Henry Cotton
• 1933 British Open Champion - Denny Shute
• 1932 British Open Champion - Gene Sarazen
• 1931 British Open Champion - Tommy Armour
• 1930 British Open Champion - Robert Jones Jr.
• 1929 British Open Champion - Walter Hagen
• 1928 British Open Champion - Walter Hagen
• 1927 British Open Champion - Robert Jones Jr.
• 1926 British Open Champion - Robert Jones Jr.
• 1925 British Open Champion - James Barnes
• 1924 British Open Champion - Walter Hagen
• 1923 British Open Champion - Arthur Havers
• 1922 British Open Champion - Walter Hagen
• 1921 British Open Champion - Jock Hutchison
• 1920 British Open Champion - George Duncan
• 1915-1919 - Tournament not played due to World War I
• 1914 British Open Champion - Harry Vardon
• 1913 British Open Champion - J.H. Taylor
• 1912 British Open Champion - Edward Ray
• 1911 British Open Champion - Harry Vardon
• 1910 British Open Champion - James Braid
• 1909 British Open Champion - J.H. Taylor
• 1908 British Open Champion - James Braid
• 1907 British Open Champion - Arnaud Massy
• 1906 British Open Champion - James Braid
• 1905 British Open Champion - James Braid
• 1904 British Open Champion - Jack White
• 1903 British Open Champion - Harry Vardon
• 1902 British Open Champion - Alexander Herd
• 1901 British Open Champion - James Braid
• 1900 British Open Champion - J.H. Taylor
• 1899 British Open Champion - Harry Vardon
• 1898 British Open Champion - Harry Vardon
• 1897 British Open Champion - Harold Hilton
• 1896 British Open Champion - Harry Vardon
• 1895 British Open Champion - J.H. Taylor
• 1894 British Open Champion - J.H. Taylor
• 1893 British Open Champion - William Auchterlonie
• 1892 British Open Champion - Harold Hilton
• 1891 British Open Champion - Hugh Kirkaldy
• 1890 British Open Champion - John Ball
• 1889 British Open Champion - Willie Park Jr.
• 1888 British Open Champion - Jack Burns
• 1887 British Open Champion - Willie Park Jr.
• 1886 British Open Champion - David Brown
• 1885 British Open Champion - Bob Martin
• 1884 British Open Champion - Jack Simpson
• 1883 British Open Champion - Willie Fernie
• 1882 British Open Champion - Robert Ferguson
• 1881 British Open Champion - Robert Ferguson
• 1880 British Open Champion - Robert Ferguson
• 1879 British Open Champion - Jamie Anderson
• 1878 British Open Champion - Jamie Anderson
• 1877 British Open Champion - Jamie Anderson
• 1876 British Open Champion - Robert Martin
• 1875 British Open Champion - Willie Park
• 1874 British Open Champion - Mungo Park
• 1873 British Open Champion - Tom Kidd
• 1872 British Open Champion - Tom Morris Jr.
• 1871 British Open Champion - Not played
• 1870 British Open Champion - Tom Morris Jr.
• 1869 British Open Champion - Tom Morris Jr.
• 1868 British Open Champion - Tom Morris Jr.
• 1867 British Open Champion - Tom Morris Sr.
• 1866 British Open Champion - Willie Park
• 1865 British Open Champion - Andrew Strath
• 1864 British Open Champion - Tom Morris Sr.
• 1863 British Open Champion - Willie Park
• 1862 British Open Champion - Tom Morris Sr.
• 1861 British Open Champion - Tom Morris Sr.
• 1860 British Open Champion - Willie Park
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gerry preston wrote on: Jul 18, 2009
I'm curious as to why single round scores of golf in the British open were routinely below 60 between 1860 and 1880s. More »
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Jay wrote on: Jul 17, 2009
I'm trying to determine and compare the strength of field at the British Open in the '50s and '60s.
Can you provide info More »
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Audrey Montgomery wrote on: Jul 13, 2009
Hiya - my dad has been recording the British Open Championship scores since 1968. He sits with his wee book and records More »
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