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x-2009 — Stewart Cink, Turnberry Golf Links’ Aisla Course, Scotland
2008 — Padraig Harrington, Royal Birkdale, England
x-2007 — Padraig Harrington, Carnoustie, Scotland
2006 — Tiger Woods, Royal Liverpool, England
2005 — Tiger Woods, St. Andrews, Scotland
x-2004 — Todd Hamilton, Royal Troon, Scotland
2003 — Ben Curtis, Royal St. George’s, England
x-2002 — Ernie Els, Muirfield, Scotland
2001 — David Duval, Royal Lytham, Lytham, England
2000 — Tiger Woods, St. Andrews, Scotland
x-1999 — Paul Lawrie, Carnoustie, Scotland
x-1998 — Mark O’Meara, Royal Birkdale, England
1997 — Justin Leonard, Royal Troon, Scotland
1996 — Tom Lehman, Royal Lytham and St. Annes, Lytham, England
x-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
x-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
x-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
x-1970 — Jack Nicklaus, St. Andrews, Scotland
1969 — Tony Jacklin, Royal Lytham, Scotland
1968 — Gary Player, Carnoustie, Scotland
1967 — Roberto Devicenzo, Hoylake, England
1966 — Jack Nicklaus, Muirfield, Scotland
1965 — Peter Thomson, Royal Birkdale, England
1964 — Tony Lema, St. Andrews, Scotland
x-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
x-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
x-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 — No championship played
1944 — No championship played
1943 — No championship played
1942 — No championship played
1941 — No championship played
1940 — No championship 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
x-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
x-1921 — Jock Hitchison, St. Andrews, Scotland
1920 — George Duncan, Deal, England
1919 — No championship played
1918 — No championship played
1917 — No championship played
1916 — No championship played
1915 — No championship played
1914 — Harry Vardon, Prestwick, Scotland
1913 — J.H. Taylor, Hoylake, Scotland
1912 — Edward Ray, Muirfield, Scotland
x-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
x-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
x-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
x-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 — No championship 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, Prestick, Scotland
x-won in playoff


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