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Tiger Woods kisses the Claret Jug after winning the 135th Open Championship. (Photo: E.M. Pio Roda, PGA.com)
Past Winners of the Open Championship
| Year | Winner | Site |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Tiger Woods | Royal Liverpool, England |
| 2005 | Tiger Woods | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 2004 | Todd Hamilton | Royal Troon, Scotland |
| 2003 | Ben Curtis | Royal St. George's, England |
| 2002 | Ernie Els | Muirfield, Scotland |
| 2001 | David Duval | Royal Lytham & St. Annes, England |
| 2000 | Tiger Woods | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1999 | Paul Lawrie | Carnoustie, Scotland |
| 1998 | Mark O'Meara | Royal Birkdale, Southport, England |
| 1997 | Justin Leonard | Royal Troon, Scotland |
| 1996 | Tom Lehman | Royal Lytham and St. Annes, Lytham, England |
| 1995 | John Daly | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1994 | Nick Price | Turnberry Golf Links' Aisla Course, Scotland |
| 1993 | Greg Norman | Royal St. George's, England |
| 1992 | Nick Faldo | Muirfield, Scotland |
| 1991 | Ian Baker-Finch | Royal Birkdale, England |
| 1990 | Nick Faldo | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1989 | Mark Calcavecchia | Royal Troon, Scotland |
| 1988 | Seve Ballesteros | Royal Lytham, England |
| 1987 | Nick Faldo | Muirfield, Scotland |
| 1986 | Greg Norman | Turnberry, Scotland |
| 1985 | Sandy Lyle | Royal St. George's, England |
| 1984 | Seve Ballesteros | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1983 | Tom Watson | Royal Birkdale, England |
| 1982 | Tom Watson | Royal Troon, Scotland |
| 1981 | Bill Rogers | Royal St. George's, England |
| 1980 | Tom Watson | Muirfield, Scotland |
| 1979 | Seve Ballesteros | Royal Lytham, England |
| 1978 | Jack Nicklaus | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1977 | Tom Watson | Turnberry, Scotland |
| 1976 | Johnny Miller | Royal Birkdale, England |
| 1975 | Tom Watson | Carnoustie, Scotland |
| 1974 | Gary Player | Royal Lytham, Scotland |
| 1973 | Tom Weiskopf | Troon, Scotland |
| 1972 | Lee Trevino | Muirfield, Scotland |
| 1971 | Lee Trevino | Royal Birkdale, England |
| 1970 | Jack Nicklaus | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1969 | Tony Jacklin | Royal Lytham, Scotland |
| 1968 | Gary Player | Carnoustie, Scotland |
| 1967 | Roberto de Vicenzo | Hoylake, England |
| 1966 | Jack Nicklaus | Muirfield, Scotland |
| 1965 | Peter Thomson | Southport, England |
| 1964 | Tony Lema | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1963 | Bob Charles | Royal Lytham, England |
| 1962 | Arnold Palmer | Troon, Scotland |
| 1961 | Arnold Palmer | Royal Birkdale, England |
| 1960 | Kel Nagle | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1959 | Gary Player | Muirfield, Scotland |
| 1958 | Peter Thomson | Royal Lytham, England |
| 1957 | Bobby Locke | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1956 | Peter Thomson | Hoylake, England |
| 1955 | Peter Thomson | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1954 | Peter Thomson | Royal Birkdale, England |
| 1953 | Ben Hogan | Carnoustie, Scotland |
| 1952 | Bobby Locke | Royal Lytham, England |
| 1951 | Max Faulkner | Portrush, Ireland |
| 1950 | Bobby Locke | Troon, Scotland |
| 1949 | Bobby Locke | Royal St. George's, England |
| 1948 | Henry Cotton | Muirfield, Scotland |
| 1947 | Fred Daly | Hoylake, England |
| 1946 | Sam Snead | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1945 | Not played | |
| 1944 | Not played | |
| 1943 | Not played | |
| 1942 | Not played | |
| 1941 | Not played | |
| 1940 | Not played | |
| 1939 | Richard Burton | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1938 | R.A. Whitcombe | Royal St. George's, England |
| 1937 | Henry Cotton | Carnoustie, Scotland |
| 1936 | Alfred Padgham | Hoylake, Scotland |
| 1935 | Alfred Perry | Muirfield, Scotland |
| 1934 | Henry Cotton | Royal St. George's, England |
| 1933 | Denny Shute | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1932 | Gene Sarazen | Prince's, England |
| 1931 | Tommy Armour | Carnoustie, Scotland |
| 1930 | Robert Jones Jr. | Hoylake, England |
| 1929 | Walter Hagen | Muirfield, Scotland |
| 1928 | Walter Hagen | Royal St. George's, England |
| 1927 | Robert Jones Jr. | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1926 | Robert Jones Jr. | Royal Lytham, England |
| 1925 | James Barnes | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1924 | Walter Hagen | Hoylake, England |
| 1923 | Arthur Havers | Troon, Scotland |
| 1922 | Walter Hagen | Royal St. George's, Scotland |
| 1921 | Jock Hutchison | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1920 | George Duncan | Deal, England |
| 1919 | Not played | |
| 1918 | Not played | |
| 1917 | Not played | |
| 1916 | Not played | |
| 1915 | Not played | |
| 1914 | Harry Vardon | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1913 | J.H. Taylor | Hoylake, Scotland |
| 1912 | Edward Ray | Muirfield, Scotland |
| 1911 | Harry Vardon | Royal St. George's, England |
| 1910 | James Braid | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1909 | J.H. Taylor | Deal, England |
| 1908 | James Braid | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1907 | Arnaud Massy | Hoylake, England |
| 1906 | James Braid | Muirfield, Scotland |
| 1905 | James Braid | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1904 | Jack White | Royal St. George's, England |
| 1903 | Harry Vardon | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1902 | Alexander Herd | Hoylake, England |
| 1901 | James Braid | Muirfield, Scotland |
| 1900 | J.H. Taylor | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1899 | Harry Vardon | Royal St. George's, England |
| 1898 | Harry Vardon | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1897 | Harold Hilton | Hoylake, England |
| 1896 | Harry Vardon | Muirfield, Scotland |
| 1895 | J.H. Taylor | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1894 | J.H. Taylor | Royal St. George's, England |
| 1893 | William Auchterlonie | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1892 | Harold Hilton | Muirfield, Scotland |
| 1891 | Hugh Kirkaldy | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1890 | John Ball | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1889 | Willie Park Jr. | Musselburgh, Scotland |
| 1888 | Jack Burns | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1887 | Willie Park Jr. | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1886 | David Brown | Musselburgh, Scotland |
| 1885 | Bob Martin | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1884 | Jack Simpson | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1883 | Willie Fernie | Musselburgh, Scotland |
| 1882 | Robert Ferguson | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1881 | Robert Ferguson | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1880 | Robert Ferguson | Musselburgh, Scotland |
| 1879 | Jamie Anderson | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1878 | Jamie Anderson | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1877 | Jamie Anderson | Musselburgh, Scotland |
| 1876 | Robert Martin | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1875 | Willie Park | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1874 | Mungo Park | Musselburgh, Scotland |
| 1873 | Tom Kidd | St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 1872 | Tom Morris Jr. | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1871 | Not played | |
| 1870 | Tom Morris Jr. | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1869 | Tom Morris Jr. | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1868 | Tom Morris Jr. | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1867 | Tom Morris Sr. | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1866 | Willie Park | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1865 | Andrew Strath | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1864 | Tom Morris Sr. | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1863 | Willie Park | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1862 | Tom Morris Sr. | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1861 | Tom Morris Sr. | Prestwick, Scotland |
| 1860 | Willie Park | Prestwick, Scotland |
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