The Open Championship

The Open Championship - often known as the British Open outside the United Kingdom and Ireland - is the oldest of the four major championships in men's golf. The event is hosted annually by one of several prestigious golf clubs in the United Kingdom and is administered by The R&A regardless of its location. The next tournament, in 2013, will take place at Muirfield in Scotland.

Winners

Year	Venue	Champion	Country	Winning Score	1st Prize
2012	Royal Lytham & St Annes	Ernie Els (2)	South Africa	273 (–7)	£900 000
2011	Royal St George's	Darren Clarke	Northern Ireland	275 (–5)	£900 000
2010	St Andrews	Louis Oosthuizen	South Africa	272 (–16)	£850 000
2009	Turnberry	Stewart Cink	United States	278 (–2)PO	£750 000
2008	Royal Birkdale Golf Club	Pádraig Harrington (2)	Ireland	283 (+3)	£750 000
2007	Carnoustie Golf Links	Pádraig Harrington	Ireland	277 (-7)PO	£750 000
2006	Royal Liverpool Golf Club	Tiger Woods (3)	United States	270 (-18)	£720 000
2005	St Andrews	Tiger Woods (2)	United States	274 (-14)	£720 000
2004	Royal Troon Golf Club	Todd Hamilton	United States	274 (-10)PO	£720 000
2003	Royal St George's Golf Club	Ben Curtis	United States	283 (-1)	£700 000
2002	Muirfield	Ernie Els	South Africa	278 (-6)PO	£700 000
2001	Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club	David Duval	United States	274 (-10)	£600 000
2000	St Andrews	Tiger Woods	United States	269 (-19)	£500 000
1999	Carnoustie Golf Links	Paul Lawrie	Scotland	290 (+6)PO	£350 000
1998	Royal Birkdale Golf Club	Mark O'Meara	United States	280 (E)PO	£300 000
1997	Royal Troon Golf Club	Justin Leonard	United States	272 (-12)	£250 000
1996	Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club	Tom Lehman	United States	271 (-13)	£200 000
1995	St Andrews	John Daly	United States	282 (-6)PO	£125 000
1994	Turnberry	Nick Price	Zimbabwe	268 (-12)	£110 000
1993	Royal St George's Golf Club	Greg Norman (2)	Australia	267 (-13)	£100 000
1992	Muirfield	Nick Faldo (3)	England	272 (-12)	£95 000
1991	Royal Birkdale Golf Club	Ian Baker-Finch	Australia	272 (-8)	£90 000
1990	St Andrews	Nick Faldo (2)	England	270 (-18)	£85 000
1989	Royal Troon Golf Club	Mark Calcavecchia	United States	275 (-13)PO	£80 000
1988	Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club	Seve Ballesteros (3)	Spain	273 (-11)	£80 000
1987	Muirfield	Nick Faldo	England	279 (-5)	£75 000
1986	Turnberry	Greg Norman	Australia	280 (E)	£70 000
1985	Royal St George's Golf Club	Sandy Lyle	Scotland	282 (+2)	£65 000
1984	St Andrews	Seve Ballesteros (2)	Spain	276 (-12)	£55 000
1983	Royal Birkdale Golf Club	Tom Watson (5)	United States	275 (-9)	£40 000
1982	Royal Troon Golf Club	Tom Watson (4)	United States	284 (-4)	£32 000
1981	Royal St George's Golf Club	Bill Rogers	United States	276 (-4)	£25 000
1980	Muirfield	Tom Watson (3)	United States	271 (-13)	£25 000
1979	Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club	Seve Ballesteros	Spain	283 (-1)	£15 000
1978	St Andrews	Jack Nicklaus (3)	United States	281 (-7)	£12 500
1977	Turnberry	Tom Watson (2)	United States	268 (-12)	£10 000
1976	Royal Birkdale Golf Club	Johnny Miller	United States	279 (-9)	£7 500
1975	Carnoustie Golf Links	Tom Watson	United States	279 (-5)PO	£7 500
1974	Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club	Gary Player (3)	South Africa	282 (-2)	£5 500
1973	Royal Troon Golf Club	Tom Weiskopf	United States	276 (-12)	£5 500
1972	Muirfield	Lee Trevino (2)	United States	278 (-6)	£5 500
1971	Royal Birkdale Golf Club	Lee Trevino	United States	278 (-10)	£5 500
1970	St Andrews	Jack Nicklaus (2)	United States	283 (-5)PO	£5 250
1969	Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club	Tony Jacklin	England	280 (-4)	£4 250
1968	Carnoustie Golf Links	Gary Player (2)	South Africa	289 (+1)	£3 000
1967	Royal Liverpool Golf Club	Roberto DeVicenzo	Argentina	278 (-10)	£2 100
1966	Muirfield	Jack Nicklaus	United States	282 (+2)	£2 100
1965	Royal Birkdale Golf Club	Peter Thomson (5)	Australia	285 (-3)	£1 750
1964	St Andrews	Tony Lema	United States	279 (-9)	£1 500
1963	Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club	Bob Charles	New Zealand	277 (-7)PO	£1 500
1962	Royal Troon Golf Club	Arnold Palmer (2)	United States	276 (-12)	£1 400
1961	Royal Birkdale Golf Club	Arnold Palmer	United States	284 (-4)	£1 400
1960	St Andrews	Kel Nagle	Australia	278 (-10)	£1 250
1959	Muirfield	Gary Player	South Africa	284 (E)	£1 000
1958	Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club	Peter Thomson (4)	Australia	274 (-10)PO	£1 000
1957	St Andrews	Bobby Locke (4)	South Africa	279 (-9)	£1 000
1956	Royal Liverpool Golf Club	Peter Thomson (3)	Australia	286 (-2)	£1 000
1955	St Andrews	Peter Thomson (2)	Australia	281 (-7)	£1 000
1954	Royal Birkdale Golf Club	Peter Thomson	Australia	283 (-5)	£750
1953	Carnoustie Golf Links	Ben Hogan	United States	282 (-6)	£500
1952	Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club	Bobby Locke (3)	South Africa	287 (-1)	£300
1951	Royal Portrush Golf Club	Max Faulkner	England	285 (-3)	£300
1950	Royal Troon Golf Club	Bobby Locke (2)	South Africa	279 (-9)	£300
1949	Royal St George's Golf Club	Bobby Locke	South Africa	283 (-5)	£300
1948	Muirfield	Henry Cotton (3)	England	288 (E)	£150
1947	Royal Liverpool Golf Club	Fred Daly	Northern Ireland	293 (+5)	£150
1946	St Andrews	Sam Snead	United States	290 (+2)	£150
1940-1945: No Championships due to World War II
1939	St Andrews	Richard Burton	England	290	£100
1938	Royal St George's Golf Club	Reg Whitcombe	England	295	£100
1937	Carnoustie Golf Links	Henry Cotton (2)	England	290	£100
1936	Royal Liverpool Golf Club	Alf Padgham	England	287	£100
1935	Muirfield	Alf Perry	England	283	£100
1934	Royal St George's Golf Club	Henry Cotton	England	283	£100
1933	St Andrews	Denny Shute	United States	292PO	£100
1932	Prince's Golf Club	Gene Sarazen	United States	283	£100
1931	Carnoustie Golf Links	Tommy Armour	United States (nat)	296	£100
1930	Royal Liverpool Golf Club	Bobby Jones (Am) (3)	United States	291	Am - £100
1929	Muirfield	Walter Hagen (4)	United States	292	£100
1928	Royal St George's Golf Club	Walter Hagen (3)	United States	292	£100
1927	St Andrews	Bobby Jones (Am) (2)	United States	285	Am - £100
1926	Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club	Bobby Jones (Am)	United States	291	Am - £75
1925	Prestwick Golf Club	Jim Barnes	United States (nat)	300	£75
1924	Royal Liverpool Golf Club	Walter Hagen (2)	United States	301	£75
1923	Royal Troon Golf Club	Arthur Havers	England	295	£75
1922	Royal St George's Golf Club	Walter Hagen	United States	300	£75
1921	St Andrews	Jock Hutchison	United States (nat)	296PO	£75
1920	Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club	George Duncan	Scotland	303	£75
1915-1919: No Championships due to World War I
1914	Prestwick Golf Club	Harry Vardon (6)	Jersey	306	£50
1913	Royal Liverpool Golf Club	John Henry Taylor (5)	England	304	£50
1912	Muirfield	Ted Ray	Jersey	295	£50
1911	Royal St George's Golf Club	Harry Vardon (5)	Jersey	303PO	£50
1910	St Andrews	James Braid (5)	Scotland	299	£50
1909	Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club	John Henry Taylor (4)	England	291	£30
1908	Prestwick Golf Club	James Braid (4)	Scotland	291	£30
1907	Royal Liverpool Golf Club	Arnaud Massy	France	312	£30
1906	Muirfield	James Braid (3)	Scotland	300	£30
1905	St Andrews	James Braid (2)	Scotland	318	£30
1904	Royal St George's Golf Club	Jack White	Scotland	296	£30
1903	Prestwick Golf Club	Harry Vardon (4)	Jersey	300	£30
1902	Royal Liverpool Golf Club	Sandy Herd	Scotland	307	£30
1901	Muirfield	James Braid	Scotland	309	£30
1900	St. Andrews	John Henry Taylor (3)	England	309	£30
1899	Royal St George's Golf Club	Harry Vardon (3)	Jersey	310	£30
1898	Prestwick Golf Club	Harry Vardon (2)	Jersey	307	£30
1897	Royal Liverpool Golf Club	Harold Hilton (Am) (2)	England	314	Am - £30
1896	Muirfield	Harry Vardon	Jersey	316 PO	£30
1895	St Andrews	John Henry Taylor (2)	England	332	£30
1894	Royal St George's Golf Club	John Henry Taylor	England	326	£30
1893	Prestwick Golf Club	William Auchterlonie	Scotland	322	£30
1892	Muirfield	Harold Hilton (Am)	England	305	(Am)
1891	St Andrews	Hugh Kirkaldy	Scotland	166	£10
1890	Prestwick Golf Club	John Ball (Am)	England	164	Am - £8
1889	Musselburgh Links	Willie Park, Jnr (2)	Scotland	155PO	£8
1888	St Andrews	Jack Burns	Scotland	171	£10
1887	Prestwick Golf Club	Willie Park, Jnr	Scotland	161	£10
1886	Musselburgh Links	David Brown	Scotland	157	£10
1885	St Andrews	Bob Martin (2)	Scotland	171	£10
1884	Prestwick Golf Club	Jack Simpson	Scotland	160	£10
1883	Musselburgh Links	Willie Fernie	Scotland	159PO	£10
1882	St Andrews	Bob Ferguson (3)	Scotland	171	£10
1881	Prestwick Golf Club	Bob Ferguson (2)	Scotland	170	£10
1880	Musselburgh Links	Bob Ferguson	Scotland	162	£10
1879	St Andrews	Jamie Anderson (3)	Scotland	169	£10
1878	Prestwick Golf Club	Jamie Anderson (2)	Scotland	157	£10
1877	Musselburgh Links	Jamie Anderson	Scotland	160	£10
1876	St Andrews	Bob Martin	Scotland	176	£10
1875	Prestwick Golf Club	Willie Park, Snr (4)	Scotland	166	£6
1874	Musselburgh Links	Mungo Park	Scotland	159	£6
1873	St Andrews	Tom Kidd	Scotland	179	£6
1872	Prestwick Golf Club	Tom Morris, Jnr (4)	Scotland	166	£6
1871	No Championship
1870	Prestwick Golf Club	Tom Morris, Jnr (3)	Scotland	149	£6
1869	Prestwick Golf Club	Tom Morris, Jnr (2)	Scotland	154	£6
1868	Prestwick Golf Club	Tom Morris, Jnr	Scotland	157	£6
1867	Prestwick Golf Club	Tom Morris, Snr (4)	Scotland	170	£6
1866	Prestwick Golf Club	Willie Park, Snr (3)	Scotland	169	£6
1865	Prestwick Golf Club	Andrew Strath	Scotland	162	£6
1864	Prestwick Golf Club	Tom Morris, Snr (3)	Scotland	167	£6
1863	Prestwick Golf Club	Willie Park, Snr (2)	Scotland	168	-
1862	Prestwick Golf Club	Tom Morris, Snr (2)	Scotland	163	-
1861	Prestwick Golf Club	Tom Morris, Snr	Scotland	163	-
1860	Prestwick Golf Club	Willie Park, Snr	Scotland	174	-