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Champions

Most Successful Champions

Between 1894 and 1914 the Great Triumvirate of Harry Vardon, John Henry Taylor, and James Braid combined to win The Open Championship 16 times in 21 years. Since then only two players, Peter Thomson and Tom Watson, have joined them as having won at least five titles.

Harry Vardon won the Open a record six times (1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1911, 1914).
James Braid won the Open five times (1901, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1910).
John Henry Taylor won the Open five times (1894, 1895, 1900, 1909, 1913).
Peter Thomson won the Open five times (1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1965).
Tom Watson won the Open five times (1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983) on five different golf courses.
Tom Morris Jr. is the only player to win four successive titles (1868, 1869, 1870, 1872).

There have been 27 multiple winners at the Open:


Record	Champion
6 wins	Harry Vardon
5 wins	John Henry Taylor; James Braid; Peter Thomson; Tom Watson
4 wins	Willie Park Sr.; Tom Morris Sr.; Tom Morris Jr.; Walter Hagen; Bobby Locke
3 wins	Jamie Anderson; Bob Ferguson; Bobby Jones(a); Henry Cotton; Gary Player; Jack Nicklaus; Seve Ballesteros; Nick Faldo; Tiger Woods
2 wins	Bob Martin; Willie Park Jr.; Harold Hilton(a); Arnold Palmer; Lee Trevino; Greg Norman; Ernie Els; Pádraig Harrington

Champions by Year

In the 147 editions of The Open Championship there have been 85 different champions, from 15 countries, and all six populated continents except Asia.

Francesco Molinari was the winner of the 2018 Open at Carnoustie. He is the first winner of a major from Italy.
Jordan Spieth was the winner of the 2017 Open at Royal Birkdale. He joined Jack Nicklaus as the only players to win three different majors before the age of 24.
Henrik Stenson was the winner of the 2016 Open at Royal Troon. He is the first winner of a major from Sweden, and won with a record score of 264 (-20).
Zach Johnson was the winner of the 2015 Open at St Andrews after beating Louis Oosthuizen and Marc Leishman in a 4-hole playoff.
Rory McIlroy was the winner of the 2014 Open at Royal Liverpool. He joined Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods (and since Jordan Spieth), as the only players to win three majors by the age of 25.
Phil Mickelson was the winner of the 2013 Open at Muirfield. It was his first Open and fifth major victory in all.

1860 Willie Park Sr.
1861 Tom Morris Sr.
1862 Tom Morris Sr. (2)
1863 Willie Park Sr. (2)
1864 Tom Morris Sr. (3)
1865 Andrew Strath
1866 Willie Park Sr. (3)
1867 Tom Morris Sr. (4)
1868 Tom Morris Jr.
1869 Tom Morris Jr. (2)
1870 Tom Morris Jr. (3)
1871 No Championship
1872 Tom Morris Jr. (4)
1873 Tom Kidd
1874 Mungo Park
1875 Willie Park Sr. (4)
1876 Bob Martin
1877 Jamie Anderson
1878 Jamie Anderson (2)
1879 Jamie Anderson (3)
1880 Bob Ferguson
1881 Bob Ferguson (2)
1882 Bob Ferguson (3)
1883 Willie Fernie
1884 Jack Simpson
1885 Bob Martin
1886 David Brown
1887 Willie Park Jr.
1888 Jack Burns
1889 Willie Park Jr. (2)
1890 John Ball (a)
1891 Hugh Kirkaldy
1892 Harold Hilton (a)
1893 William Auchterlonie
1894 John Henry Taylor
1895 John Henry Taylor (2)
1896 Harry Vardon
1897 Harold Hilton (a) (2)
1898 Harry Vardon (2)
1899 Harry Vardon (3)
1900 John Henry Taylor (3)
1901 James Braid
1902 Sandy Herd
1903 Harry Vardon (4)
1904 Jack White
1905 James Braid (2)
1906 James Braid (3)
1907 Arnaud Massy
1908 James Braid (4)
1909 John Henry Taylor (4)
1910 James Braid (5)
1911 Harry Vardon (5)
1912 Ted Ray
1913 John Henry Taylor (5)
1914 Harry Vardon (6)
1915 No Championship (WW1)
1916 No Championship (WW1)
1917 No Championship (WW1)
1918 No Championship (WW1)
1919 No Championship (WW1)
1920 George Duncan
1921 Jock Hutchison
1922 Walter Hagen
1923 Arthur Havers
1924 Walter Hagen (2)
1925 Jim Barnes
1926 Bobby Jones (a)
1927 Bobby Jones (a) (2)
1928 Walter Hagen (3)
1929 Walter Hagen (4)
1930 Bobby Jones (a) (3)
1931 Tommy Armour
1932 Gene Sarazen
1933 Denny Shute
1934 Henry Cotton
1935 Alf Perry
1936 Alf Padgham
1937 Henry Cotton (2)
1938 Reg Whitcombe
1939 Dick Burton
1940 No Championship (WW2)
1941 No Championship (WW2)
1942 No Championship (WW2)
1943 No Championship (WW2)
1944 No Championship (WW2)
1945 No Championship (WW2)
1946 Sam Snead
1947 Fred Daly
1948 Henry Cotton (3)
1949 Bobby Locke
1950 Bobby Locke (2)
1951 Max Faulkner
1952 Bobby Locke (3)
1953 Ben Hogan
1954 Peter Thomson
1955 Peter Thomson (2)
1956 Peter Thomson (3)
1957 Bobby Locke (4)
1958 Peter Thomson (4)
1959 Gary Player
1960 Kel Nagle
1961 Arnold Palmer
1962 Arnold Palmer (2)
1963 Bob Charles
1964 Tony Lema
1965 Peter Thomson (5)
1966 Jack Nicklaus
1967 Roberto De Vicenzo
1968 Gary Player (2)
1969 Tony Jacklin
1970 Jack Nicklaus (2)
1971 Lee Trevino
1972 Lee Trevino (2)
1973 Tom Weiskopf
1974 Gary Player (3)
1975 Tom Watson
1976 Johnny Miller
1977 Tom Watson (2)
1978 Jack Nicklaus (3)
1979 Seve Ballesteros
1980 Tom Watson (3)
1981 Bill Rogers
1982 Tom Watson (4)
1983 Tom Watson (5)
1984 Seve Ballesteros (2)
1985 Sandy Lyle
1986 Greg Norman
1987 Nick Faldo
1988 Seve Ballesteros (3)
1989 Mark Calcavecchia
1990 Nick Faldo (2)
1991 Ian Baker-Finch
1992 Nick Faldo (3)
1993 Greg Norman (2)
1994 Nick Price
1995 John Daly
1996 Tom Lehman
1997 Justin Leonard
1998 Mark O'Meara
1999 Paul Lawrie
2000 Tiger Woods
2001 David Duval
2002 Ernie Els
2003 Ben Curtis
2004 Todd Hamilton
2005 Tiger Woods (2)
2006 Tiger Woods (3)
2007 Pádraig Harrington
2008 Pádraig Harrington (2)
2009 Stewart Cink
2010 Louis Oosthuizen
2011 Darren Clarke
2012 Ernie Els (2)
2013 Phil Mickelson
2014 Rory McIlroy
2015 Zach Johnson
2016 Henrik Stenson
2017 Jordan Spieth
2018 Francesco Molinari