| Past champions | ||||
| YEAR | WINNER | SCORE | RUNNER-UP | COURSE |
| 2009 | x- Stewart Cink | 278 | Tom Watson | Turnberry, Scotland |
| 2008 | Padraig Harrington | 283 | Ian Poulter | Royal Birkdale, England |
| 2007 | Padraig Harrington | 277 | Sergio Garcia | Carnoustie, Scotland |
| 2006 | Tiger Woods | 272 | Chris DiMarco | Royal Liverpool, England |
| 2005 | Tiger Woods | 274 | Colin Montgomerie | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 2004 | x-Todd Hamilton | 274 | Ernie Els | Royal Troon GC, Scotland |
| 2003 | Ben Curtis | 283 | Vijay Singh Thomas Bjorn |
Royal St. George's, England |
| 2002 | x-Ernie Els | 278 | Thomas Levet Steve Elkington Stuart Appleby |
Muirfield |
| 2001 | David Duval | 274 | Niclas Fasth | Royal Lytham & St. Annes |
| 2000 | Tiger Woods | 269 | Thomas Bjorn Ernie Els |
St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1999 | x-Paul Lawrie | 290 | Justin Leonard Jean Van de Velde |
Carnoustie |
| 1998 | x-Mark O'Meara | 280 | Brian Watts | Royal Birkdale |
| 1997 | Justin Leonard | 272 | Darren Clarke Jesper Parnevik |
Royal Troon |
| 1996 | Tom Lehman | 271 | Ernie Els Mark McCumber |
Royal Lytham & St. Annes |
| 1995 | x-John Daly | 282 | Costantino Rocca | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1994 | Nick Price | 268 | Jesper Parnevik | Turnberry |
| 1993 | Greg Norman | 267 | Nick Faldo | Royal St. George's |
| 1992 | Nick Faldo | 272 | John Cook | Muirfield |
| 1991 | Ian Baker-Finch | 272 | Mike Harwood | Royal Birkdale |
| 1990 | Nick Faldo | 270 | Mark McNulty Payne Stewart |
St. Andrews |
| 1989 | x-Mark Calcavecchia | 275 | Wayne Grady Greg Norman |
Royal Troon |
| 1988 | Seve Ballesteros | 273 | Nick Price | Royal Lytham & St. Annes |
| 1987 | Nick Faldo | 279 | Paul Azinger Rodger Davis |
Muirfield |
| 1986 | Greg Norman | 280 | Gordon Brand | Turnberry |
| 1985 | Sandy Lyle | 282 | Payne Stewart | Royal St. George's |
| 1984 | Seve Ballesteros | 276 | Bernhard Langer Tom Watson |
St. Andrews |
| 1983 | Tom Watson | 275 | Andy Bean Hale Irwin |
Royal Birkdale |
| 1982 | Tom Watson | 284 | Peter Oosterhuis Nick Price |
Royal Troon |
| 1981 | Bill Rogers | 276 | Bernhard Langer | Royal St. George's |
| 1980 | Tom Watson | 271 | Lee Trevino | Muirfield |
| 1979 | Seve Ballesteros | 283 | Ben Crenshaw Jack Nicklaus |
Royal Lytham |
| 1978 | Jack Nicklaus | 281 | Ben Crenshaw Ray Floyd Tom Kite Simon Owen |
St. Andrews |
| 1977 | Tom Watson | 268 | Jack Nicklaus | Turnberry |
| 1976 | Johnny Miller | 279 | Seve Ballesteros Jack Nicklaus |
Royal Birkdale |
| 1975 | x-Tom Watson | 275 | Jack Newton | Carnoustie |
| 1974 | Gary Player | 282 | Peter Oosterhuis | Royal Lytham |
| 1973 | Tom Weiskopf | 276 | Neil Coles Johnny Miller |
Troon |
| 1972 | Lee Trevino | 278 | Jack Nicklaus | Muirfield |
| 1971 | Lee Trevino | 278 | Lu Liang Huan | Royal Birkdale |
| 1970 | x-Jack Nicklaus | 283 | Doug Sanders | St. Andrews |
| 1969 | Tony Jacklin | 280 | Bob Charles | Royal Lytham |
| 1968 | Gary Player | 289 | Bob Charles Jack Nicklaus |
Carnoustie |
| 1967 | Roberto De Vicenzo | 278 | Jack Nicklaus | Hoylake |
| 1966 | Jack Nicklaus | 282 | Doug Sanders Dave Thomas |
Muirfield |
| 1965 | Peter Thomson | 285 | Brian Huggett Christy O'Connor |
Southport |
| 1964 | Tony Lema | 279 | Jack Nicklaus | St. Andrews |
| 1963 | x-Bob Charles | 277 | Phil Rodgers | Royal Lytham |
| 1962 | Arnold Palmer | 276 | Kel Nagle | Troon |
| 1961 | Arnold Palmer | 284 | Dai Rees | Royal Birkdale |
| 1960 | Kel Nagle | 278 | Arnold Palmer | St. Andrews |
| 1959 | Gary Player | 284 | Fred Bullock Flory Van Donck |
Muirfield |
| 1958 | x-Peter Thomson | 278 | Dave Thomas | Royal Lytham |
| 1957 | Bobby Locke | 279 | Peter Thomson | St. Andrews |
| 1956 | Peter Thomson | 27286 | Flory Van Donck | Hoylake |
| 1955 | Peter Thomson | 281 | John Fallon | St. Andrews |
| 1954 | Peter Thomson | 283 | Bobby Locke Dai Rees Sidney Scott |
Royal Birkdale |
| 1953 | Ben Hogan | 282 | Antonio Cerda Dai Rees Frank Stranahan Peter Thomson |
Carnoustie |
| 1952 | Bobby Locke | 287 | Peter Thomson | Royal Lytham |
| 1951 | Max Faulkner | 285 | Antonio Cerda | Portrush |
| 1950 | Bobby Locke | 279 | Roberto De Vicenzo | Troon |
| 1949 | x-Bobby Locke | 283 | Harry Bradshaw | Royal St. George's |
| 1948 | Henry Cotton | 284 | Fred Daly | Muirfield |
| 1947 | Fred Daly | 293 | R.W. Horne Frank Stranahan |
Hoylake |
| 1946 | Sam Snead | 290 | Johnny Bulla Bobby Locke |
St. Andrews |
| 1945 | No tournament | |||
| 1944 | No tournament | |||
| 1943 | No tournament | |||
| 1942 | No tournament | |||
| 1941 | No tournament | |||
| 1940 | No tournament | |||
| 1939 | Richard Burton | 290 | Johnny Bulla | St. Andrews |
| 1938 | R.A. Whitcombe | 295 | James Adams | Royal St. George's |
| 1937 | Henry Cotton | 290 | R.A. Whitcombe | Carnoustie |
| 1936 | Alfred Padgham | 287 | James Adams | Hoylake |
| 1935 | Alfred Perry | 283 | Alfred Padgham | Muirfield |
| 1934 | Henry Cotton | 283 | Sidney Brews | Royal St. George's |
| 1933 | x-Denny Shute | 292 | Craig Wood | St. Andrews |
| 1932 | Gene Sarazen | 283 | Macdonald Smith | Prince's |
| 1931 | Tommy Armour | 296 | Jose Jurado | Carnoustie |
| 1930 | Robert T. Jones Jr. | 291 | Leo Diegel Macdonald Smith |
Hoylake |
| 1929 | Walter Hagen | 292 | Johnny Farrell | Muirfield |
| 1928 | Walter Hagen | 292 | Gene Sarazen | Royal St. George's |
| 1927 | Robert T. Jones Jr. | 285 | Aubrey Boomer Fred Robson |
St. Andrews |
| 1926 | Robert T. Jones Jr. | 291 | Al Watrous | Royal Lytham |
| 1925 | James Barnes | 300 | Archie Compston Edward Ray |
Prestwick |
| 1924 | Walter Hagen | 301 | Ernest Whitcombe | Hoylake |
| 1923 | Arthur Havers | 295 | Walter Hagen | Troon |
| 1922 | Walter Hagen | 300 | James Barnes George Duncan |
Royal St. George's |
| 1921 | x-Jock Hitchison | 296 | Roger Wethered | St. Andrews |
| 1920 | George Duncan | 303 | Alexander Herd | Deal |
| 1919 | No tournament | |||
| 1918 | No tournament | |||
| 1917 | No tournament | |||
| 1916 | No tournament | |||
| 1915 | No tournament | |||
| 1914 | Harry Vardon | 306 | John Taylor | Prestwick |
| 1913 | John Taylor | 304 | Edward Ray | Hoylake |
| 1912 | Edward Ray | 295 | Harry Vardon | Muirfield |
| 1911 | x-Harry Vardon | 303 | Arnaud Massy | Royal St. George's |
| 1910 | James Braid | 299 | Alexander Herd | St. Andrews |
| 1909 | John Taylor | 295 | Tom Ball James Braid |
Deal |
| 1908 | James Braid | 291 | Tom Ball | Prestwick |
| 1907 | Arnaud Massy | 312 | John Taylor | Hoylake |
| 1906 | James Braid | 300 | John Taylor | Muirfield |
| 1905 | James Braid | 318 | Rowland Jones John Taylor |
St. Andrews |
| 1904 | Jack White | 296 | James Braid John Taylor |
Royal St. George's |
| 1903 | Harry Vardon | 300 | Tom Vardon | Prestwick |
| 1902 | Alexander Herd | 307 | James Braid Harry Vardon |
Hoylake |
| 1901 | James Braid | 309 | Harry Vardon | Muirfield |
| 1900 | John Taylor | 309 | Harry Vardon | St. Andrews |
| 1899 | Harry Vardon | 310 | Jack White | Roayl St. George's |
| 1898 | Harry Vardon | 307 | Willie Park Jr. | Prestwick |
| 1897 | Harold Hilton | 314 | James Braid | Hoylake |
| 1896 | x-Harry Vardon | 316 | John Taylor | Muirfield |
| 1895 | John Taylor | 322 | Alexander Herd | St. Andrews |
| 1894 | John Taylor | 326 | Douglas Rolland | Royal St. George's |
| 1893 | William Auchterlonie | 322 | John Laidlay | Prestwick |
| 1892 | Harold Hilton | 305 | John Ball Jr. Alexander Herd Hugh Kirkaldy |
Muirfield |
| 1891 | Hugh Kirkaldy | 166 | Willie Fernie Andrew Kirkaldy |
St. Andrews |
| 1890 | John Ball Jr. | 164 | Willie Fernie Archie Simpson |
Prestwick |
| 1889 | x-Willie Park Jr. | 155 | Andrew Kirkaldy | Musselburgh |
| 1888 | Jack Burns | 171 | David Anderson Ben Sayers |
St. Andrews |
| 1887 | Willie Park Jr. | 161 | Bob Martin | Prestwick |
| 1886 | David Brown | 157 | Willie Campbell | Musselburgh |
| 1885 | Bob Martin | 171 | Archie Simpson | St. Andrews |
| 1884 | Jack Simpson | 160 | Willie Fernie Douglas Rolland |
Prestwick |
| 1883 | x-Willie Fernie | 159 | Robert Ferguson | Musselburgh |
| 1882 | Robert Ferguson | 171 | Willie Fernie | St. Andrews |
| 1881 | Robert Ferguson | 170 | Jamie Anderson | Prestwick |
| 1880 | Robert Ferguson | 162 | Peter Paxton | Musselburgh |
| 1879 | Jamie Anderson | 169 | James Allan Andrew Kirkaldy |
St. Andrews |
| 1878 | Jamie Anderson | 157 | Bob Kirk | Prestwick |
| 1877 | Jamie Anderson | 160 | Robert Pringle | Musselburgh |
| 1876 | Bob Martin | 176 | David Strath | St. Andrews |
| 1875 | Willie Park | 166 | Bob Martin | Prestwick |
| 1874 | Mungo Park | 159 | Tom Morris Jr. | Prestwick |
| 1873 | Tom Kidd | 179 | Jamie Anderson | St. Andrews |
| 1872 | Tom Morris Jr. | 166 | David Strath | Prestwick |
| 1871 | No tournament | |||
| 1870 | Tom Morris Jr. | 149 | Bob Kirk David Straith |
Prestwick |
| 1869 | Tom Morris Jr. | 154 | Tom Morris Sr. | Prestwick |
| 1868 | Tom Morris Jr. | 157 | Robert Andrew | Prestwick |
| 1867 | Tom Morris Sr. | 170 | Willie Park | Prestwick |
| 1866 | Willie Park | 169 | David Park | Prestwick |
| 1865 | Andrew Straith | 162 | Willie Park | Prestwick |
| 1864 | Tom Morris Sr. | 167 | Andrew Straith | Prestwick |
| 1863 | Willie Park | 168 | Tom Morris Sr. | Prestwick |
| 1862 | Tom Morris Sr. | 163 | Willie Park | Prestwick |
| 1861 | Tom Morris Sr. | 163 | Willie Park | Prestwick |
| 1860 | Willie Park | 174 | Tom Morris Sr. | Prestwick |
x = Won in playoff
138th OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
Stewart Cink might seem the villain after foiling Tom Watson's run at a sixth Claret Jug at the British Open. In time, though, the six-time PGA Tour winner will receive his due. Bob Harig
When: Thursday-Sunday, July 16-19
Where: Turnberry's Ailsa Course, Scotland
Yardage/Par: 7,204 yards; par 70
2009 champion: Stewart Cink
MONDAY
- 2009 Open infamous for failings
- Nicklaus weighs in on Watson's Open
- British Open photo gallery
- Mike & Mike: Watson won't dwell
- Sobel takes final look at Turnberry
- Watson records biggest rankings jump
SUNDAY
- Wojciechowski: Through Watson's fingers
- Harig: Cink forever linked with Watson
- British Open highlights, analysis
- Cink on philosophy of playing No. 18
- No second guessing for Watson
- Cink plants kiss on the Claret Jug
- Jason Sobel's British Open blog
- British Open leaderboard
- Cink beats Watson in 4-hole playoff
- Manassero, 16, takes top amateur honors
- Complete list of past British Open champs
- Vote: Lasting memory of Turnberry?
- Where does Watson rank?
- 1999 champ Lawrie records double eagle
SATURDAY
- Wojciechowski: Watson's a saving grace
- Harig: Watson on the brink of history
- Sobel: What leaders need to do Sunday
- Sobel: Looking ahead to Sunday
- Round 3 British Open highlights
- Watson talks about his third round
- Jason Sobel's British Open blog
- Watson maintains 1-shot lead
- Ballesteros talks of St. Andrews return
- Sobel discusses Watson's chances
- Molder's 67 the best of Round 3
- Goggin hoping to play spoiler role
- Westwood played his way to the top
- Goosen confident entering final round
MORE COVERAGE
NEWS
- Monty not happy with Lyle's apology
- Injury forces Jeev Milkha Singh out of Open
- Lyle raises '05 allegations vs. Monty, apologizes
- Tiger grouped with phenom Ishikawa
- Quigley turns down invite
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