Based in 1860, the Open Championship is the world’s oldest golf event. Owned and operated by the Royal and Historical Golf Membership of St. Andrews, the Open (often known as the British Open) is held yearly in the UK. The occasion is the final of the 4 main championships held yearly on the PGA Tour (Masters, PGA Championship, and U.S. Open) and is traditionally held on the third Friday weekend in July.
Harry Vardon holds the file for many British Open wins, profitable the highest honor in 1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1911 and 1914. Scottie Scheffler received the 2025 British Open Championship, the 153rd version of golf’s first main event.
Take a look at the previous winners of the event beneath.
2026: Ryan Fox
2025: Scotty Scheffler
2024: Xander Schauffele
2023: Brian Harman
2022: Cameron Smith
2021: Collin Morikawa
2020: Canceled as a result of new coronavirus pandemic
2019: Shane Lowry
2018: Francesco Molinari
2017: Jordan Spieth
2016: Henrik Stenson
2015: Zach Johnson
2014: Rory McIlroy
2013: Phil Mickelson
2012: Ernie Els
2011: Darren Clarke
2010: Louis Oosthuizen
2009: Stewart Zinc
2008: Padraig Harrington
2007: Padraig Harrington
2006: Tiger Woods
2005: Tiger Woods
2004: Todd Hamilton
2003: Ben Curtis
2002: Ernie Els
2001: David Duvall
2000: Tiger Woods
1999: Paul Rowley
1998: Mark O’Meara
1997: Justin Leonard
1996: Tom Lehman
1995: John Daly
1994: Nick Worth
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: Invoice Rogers
1980: Tom Watson
1979: Seve Ballesteros
1978: Jack Nicklaus
1977: Tom Watson
1976: Johnny Miller
1975: Tom Watson
1974: Gary Participant
1973: Tom Weiskopf
1972: Lee Trevino
1971: Lee Trevino
1970: Jack Nicklaus
1969: Tony Jacklin
1968: Gary Participant
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 Participant
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 Sneed
(1945: Canceled as a result of World Struggle II)
1944: Canceled as a result of World Struggle II
1943: Canceled as a result of World Struggle II
1942: Canceled as a result of World Struggle II
1941: Canceled as a result of World Struggle II
1940: Canceled as a result of World Struggle II
1939: Dick Barton
1938: Reg Whitcomb
1937: Henry Cotton
1936: Alf Padgham
1935: Alf Perry
1934: Henry Cotton
1933: Denny Shute
1932: Gene Sarazen
1931: Tommy Armor
1930: Bobby Jones (novice)
1929: Walter Hagen
1928: Walter Hagen
1927: Bobby Jones (novice)
1926: Bobby Jones (novice)
1925: Jim Barnes
1924: Walter Hagen
1923: Arthur Havers
1922: Walter Hagen
1921: Jock Hutchison
1920: George Duncan
1919: Canceled as a result of World Struggle I
1918: Canceled as a result of World Struggle I
1917: Canceled as a result of World Struggle I
1916: Canceled as a result of World Struggle I
1915: Canceled as a result of World Struggle I
1914: Harry Vardon
1913: J.H. Taylor
1912: Ted Ray
1911: Harry Vardon
1910: James Blade
1909: J.H. Taylor
1908: James Blade
1907: Arnaud Massy
1906: James Blade
1905: James Blade
1904: Jack White
1903: Harry Vardon
1902: Sandy Heard
1901: James Blade
1900: JH Taylor
1899: Harry Vardon
1898: Harry Vardon
1897: Harold Hilton (novice)
1896: Harry Vardon
1895: J.H. Taylor
1894: J.H. Taylor
1893: Willie Auchterrony
1892: Harold Hilton (novice)
1891: Hugh Kirkaldy
1890: John Ball (novice)
1889: Willie Park Jr.
1888: Jack Burns
1887: Willie Park Jr.
1886: David Brown
1885: Bob Martin
1884: Jack Simpson
1883: Willie Fernie
1882: Bob Ferguson
1881: Bob Ferguson
1880: Bob Ferguson
1879: Jamie Anderson
1878: Jamie Anderson
1877: Jamie Anderson
1876: Bob Martin
1875: Willie Park Sr.
1874: Mungo Park
1873: Tom Kidd
1872: Tom Morris Jr.
1871: Canceled as a result of lack of trophies
1870: Tom Morris Jr.
1869: Tom Morris Jr.
1868: Tom Morris Jr.
1867: Tom Morris Sr.
1866: Willie Park Sr.
1865: Andrew Strass
1864: Tom Morris Sr.
1863: Willie Park Sr.
1862: Tom Morris Sr.
1861: Tom Morris Sr.
1860: Willie Park Sr.
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