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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 .
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 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 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 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
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1862
Prestwick Golf Club Tom Morris, Snr (2)Scotland 163
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1861
Prestwick Golf Club Tom Morris, Snr Scotland 163
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1860
Prestwick Golf Club Willie Park, Snr Scotland 174
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