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Ernie Els

 
 

 

Year

Winner

Nationality

Course

Score
2006 Tiger Woods

USA

Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England 270 -18
2005 Tiger Woods

USA

St. Andrews, the Old Course, Scotland 274-14
2004 Todd Hamilton USA Royal Troon Golf Club, Ayrshire, Scotland 274 -10
2003 Ben Curtis USA Royal St. George's Golf Course, Sandwich, England 283 -1
2002 Ernie Els SAF Muirfield Golf Course, Gullane, Scotland 278 -6
2001 David Duval USA Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club, England 274 -10
2000 Tiger Woods USA St. Andrews, the Old Course, Scotland 269 -19
1999 Paul Lawrie SCO Carnoustie Golf Links, Carnoustie, Scotland 290 +2
1998 Mark O'Meara USA Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England 280 E
1997 Justin Leonard USA Royal Troon Golf Club, Ayrshire, Scotland 272 -12
1996 Tom Lehman USA Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club, England 271 -13
1995 John Daly USA St. Andrews, the Old Course, Scotland 282 -6
1994 Nick Price ZIM Turnberry Golf Club, Ayrshire, Scotland 268
1993 Greg Norman AUS Royal St. George's Golf Course, Sandwich, England 267
1992 Nick Faldo ENG Muirfield Golf Course, Gullane, Scotland 272
1991 Ian Baker-Finch AUS Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England 272
1990 Nick Faldo ENG St. Andrews, the Old Course, Scotland 270
1989 Mark Calcavecchia USA Royal Troon Golf Club, Ayrshire, Scotland 275
1988 Seve Ballesteros ESP Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club, England 273
1987 Nick Faldo ENG Muirfield Golf Course, Gullane, Scotland 279
1986 Greg Norman AUS Turnberry Golf Club, Ayrshire, Scotland 280
1985 Sandy Lyle SCO Royal St. George's Golf Course, Sandwich, England 282
1984 Seve Ballesteros ESP St. Andrews, the Old Course, Scotland 276
1983 Tom Watson USA Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England 275
1982 Tom Watson USA Royal Troon Golf Club, Ayrshire, Scotland 284
1981 Bill Rogers USA Royal St. George's Golf Course, Sandwich, England 276
1980 Tom Watson USA Muirfield Golf Course, Gullane, Scotland 271
1979 Seve Ballesteros ESP Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club, England 283
1978 Jack Nicklaus USA St. Andrews, the Old Course, Scotland 281
1977 Tom Watson USA Turnberry Golf Club, Ayrshire, Scotland 268
1976 Johnny Miller USA Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England 279
1975 Tom Watson USA Carnoustie Golf Links, Carnoustie, Scotland 279
1974 Gary Player SAF Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club, England 282
1973 Tom Weiskopf USA Royal Troon Golf Club, Ayrshire, Scotland 276
1972 Lee Trevino USA Muirfield Golf Course, Gullane, Scotland 278
1971 Lee Trevino USA Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England 278
1970 Jack Nicklaus USA St. Andrews, the Old Course, Scotland 283
1969 Tony Jacklin ENG Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club, England 280
1968 Gary Player SAF Carnoustie Golf Links, Carnoustie, Scotland 289
1967 Roberto de Vicenzo ARG Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England 278
1966 Jack Nicklaus USA Muirfield Golf Course, Gullane, Scotland 282
1965 Peter Thomson AUS Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England 285
1964 Tony Lema USA St. Andrews, the Old Course, Scotland 279
1963 Bob Charles NZ Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club, England 277
1962 Arnold Palmer USA Royal Troon Golf Club, Ayrshire, Scotland 276
1961 Arnold Palmer USA Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England 284
1960 Kel Nagle AUS St. Andrews, the Old Course, Scotland 278
1959 Gary Player SAF Muirfield Golf Course, Gullane, Scotland 284
1958 Peter Thomson AUS Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club, England 278
1957 Bobby Locke SAF St. Andrews, the Old Course, Scotland 279
1956 Peter Thomson AUS Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England 286
1955 Peter Thomson AUS St. Andrews, the Old Course, Scotland 281
1954 Peter Thomson AUS Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England 283
1953 Ben Hogan USA Carnoustie Golf Links, Carnoustie, Scotland 282
1952 Bobby Locke SAF Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club, England 287
1951 Max Faulkner USA Royal Portrush Golf Course, Northern Ireland 285
1950 Bobby Locke SAF Royal Troon Golf Club, Ayrshire, Scotland 279
1949 Bobby Locke SAF Royal St. George's Golf Course, Sandwich, England 283
1948 Henry Cotton ENG Muirfield Golf Course, Gullane, Scotland 284
1947 Fred Daly AUS Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England 293
1946 Sam Snead USA St. Andrews, the Old Course, Scotland 290
1945 Not played - WWII
1944 Not played - WWII
1943 Not played - WWII
1942 Not played - WWII
1941 Not played - WWII
1940 Not played - WWII
1939 Richard Burton SCO St. Andrews, the Old Course, Scotland 290
1938 R.A. (Reg) Whitcombe ENG Royal St. George's Golf Course, Sandwich, England 295
1937 Henry Cotton ENG Carnoustie Golf Links, Carnoustie, Scotland 290
1936 Alfred Padgham ENG Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England 287
1935 Alfred Perry ENG Muirfield Golf Course, Gullane, Scotland 283
1934 Henry Cotton ENG Royal St. George's Golf Course, Sandwich, England 283
1933 Denny Shute USA St. Andrews, the Old Course, Scotland 292
1932 Gene Sarazen USA Royal St. George's Golf Course, Sandwich, England 283
1931 Tommy Armour SCO Carnoustie Golf Links, Carnoustie, Scotland 296
1930 Robert T. Jones Jr. (a) USA Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England 291
1929 Walter Hagen USA Muirfield Golf Course, Gullane, Scotland 292
1928 Walter Hagen USA Royal St. George's Golf Course, Sandwich, England 292
1927 Robert T. Jones Jr. (a) USA St. Andrews, the Old Course, Scotland 285
1926 Robert T. Jones Jr. (a) USA Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club, England 291
1925 James Barnes USA Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland 300
1924 Walter Hagen USA Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England 301
1923 Arthur Havers ENG Royal Troon Golf Club, Ayrshire, Scotland 295
1922 Walter Hagen USA Royal St. George's Golf Course, Sandwich, England 300
1921 Jock Hutchison SCO St. Andrews, the Old Course, Scotland 296
1920 George Duncan SCO Royal Cinque Ports (Deal), England 303
1919 Not Played - WWI
1918 Not Played - WWI
1917 Not Played - WWI
1916 Not Played - WWI
1915 Not Played - WWI
1914 Harry Vardon SCO Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland 306
1913 John H. Taylor ENG Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England 304
1912 Edward Ray ENG Muirfield Golf Course, Gullane, Scotland 295
1911 Harry Vardon SCO Royal St. George's Golf Course, Sandwich, England 303
1910 James Braid SCO St. Andrews, the Old Course, Scotland 299
1909 John H. Taylor ENG Royal Cinque Ports (Deal), England 295
1908 James Braid SCO Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland 291
1907 Arnaud Massy FRA Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England 312
1906 James Braid SCO Muirfield Golf Course, Gullane, Scotland 300
1905 James Braid SCO St. Andrews, the Old Course, Scotland 318
1904 Jack White SCO Royal St. George's Golf Course, Sandwich, England 296
1903 Harry Vardon SCO Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland 300
1902 Alexander Herd ENG Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England 307
1901 James Braid SCO Muirfield Golf Course, Gullane, Scotland 309
1900 John H. Taylor ENG St. Andrews, the Old Course, Scotland 309
1899 Harry Vardon SCO Royal St. George's Golf Course, Sandwich, England 310
1898 Harry Vardon SCO Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland 307
1897 Harold Hilton (a) ENG Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England 314
1896 Harry Vardon SCO Muirfield Golf Course, Gullane, Scotland 316
1895 John H. Taylor ENG St. Andrews, the Old Course, Scotland 322
1894 John H. Taylor ENG Royal St. George's Golf Course, Sandwich, England 326
1893 William Auchterlonie SCO Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland 322
1892 Harold Hilton (a) ENG Muirfield Golf Course, Gullane, Scotland 305
1891 Hugh Kirkaldy SCO St. Andrews, the Old Course, Scotland *166
1890 John Ball (a) ENG Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland *164
1889 Willie Park Jr. SCO Musselburgh Links - The Old Course, Scotland *155
1888 Jack Burns SCO St. Andrews, the Old Course, Scotland *171
1887 Willie Park Jr. SCO Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland *161
1886 David Brown SCO Musselburgh Links - The Old Course, Scotland *157
1885 Bob Martin ENG St. Andrews, the Old Course, Scotland *171
1884 Jack Simpson ENG Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland *160
1883 Willie Fernie SCO Musselburgh Links - The Old Course, Scotland *159
1882 Robert Ferguson SCO St. Andrews, the Old Course, Scotland *171
1881 Robert Ferguson SCO Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland *170
1880 Robert Ferguson SCO Musselburgh Links - The Old Course, Scotland *162
1879 Jamie Anderson SCO St. Andrews, the Old Course, Scotland *169
1878 Jamie Anderson SCO Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland *157
1877 Jamie Anderson SCO Musselburgh Links - The Old Course, Scotland *160
1876 Robert Martin SCO St. Andrews, the Old Course, Scotland *176
1875 Willie Park Sr. SCO Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland *166
1874 Mungo Park SCO Musselburgh Links - The Old Course, Scotland *159
1873 Tom Kidd SCO St. Andrews, the Old Course, Scotland *179
1872 Tom Morris Jr. SCO Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland *166
1871 Not played
1870 Tom Morris Jr. SCO Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland *149
1869 Tom Morris Jr. SCO Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland *154
1868 Tom Morris Jr. SCO Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland *157
1867 Tom Morris Sr. SCO Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland *170
1866 Willie Park Sr. SCO Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland *169
1865 Andrew Strath SCO Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland *162
1864 Tom Morris Sr. SCO Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland *167
1863 Willie Park Sr. SCO Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland *168
1862 Tom Morris Sr. SCO Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland *163
1861 Tom Morris Sr. SCO Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland *163
1860 Willie Park Sr. SCO Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland *174


* Where played over 3 rounds only.
 


Most Wins:
(6) - Harry Vardon
(5) - John H. Taylor, James Braid, Peter Thomson, Tom Watson.
(4) - Tom Morris Sr., Tom Morris Jr., Willie Park Sr., Walter Hagen, Bobby Locke.
(3) - Jamie Anderson, Robert Ferguson, Robert T. Jones Jr. (a), Henry Cotton, Gary Player, Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo, Tiger Woods

Oldest winner:
Tom Morris Sr. (46 years, 99 days), 1867
Youngest winner:
Tom Morris Jr. - (17 years, 5 months, 8 days), 1868

Most Wins by Country:
(135 ) - Total
(47)  - Scotland
(40)  - USA
(23)  - England
(10)  - Australia
(8)    - South Africa
(3)    - Spain
(1)    - Zimbabwe
(1)    - Argentina
(1)    - New Zealand
(1)    - France

Courses used:
(135)
(27) - St. Andrews, the Old Course, Scotland
(24) - Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland
(15) - Muirfield Golf Course, Gullane, Scotland
(14) - Royal St. George's Golf Course, Sandwich, England
(11) - Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England
(10) - Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club, England
(8)   - Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England
(8)   - Royal Troon Golf Club, Ayrshire, Scotland
(6)   - Musselburgh Links - The Old Course, Scotland
(6)   - Carnoustie Golf Links, Carnoustie, Scotland
(3)   - Turnberry Golf Club, Ayrshire, Scotland
(2)   - Royal Cinque Ports (Deal), England
(1)   - Royal Portrush Golf Course, Northern Ireland

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