British Open Champions
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
The following table lists the winners of the British Open Championship golf tournament from 1920 to the present. George Duncan was the first person to win the British Open in 1920 with a score of 303.
| Year | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | George Duncan | 303 |
| 1921 | Jock Hutchison | 296 |
| 1922 | Walter Hagen | 300 |
| 1923 | A. G. Havers | 295 |
| 1924 | Walter Hagen | 301 |
| 1925 | Jim Barnes | 300 |
| 1926 | R. T. Jones, Jr. | 291 |
| 1927 | R. T. Jones, Jr. | 285 |
| 1928 | Walter Hagen | 292 |
| 1929 | Walter Hagen | 292 |
| 1930 | R. T. Jones, Jr. | 291 |
| 1931 | Tommy Armour | 296 |
| 1932 | Gene Sarazen | 283 |
| 1933 | Denny Shute | 292 |
| 1934 | Henry Cotton | 283 |
| 1935 | A. Perry | 283 |
| 1936 | A. H. Padgham | 287 |
| 1937 | Henry Cotton | 290 |
| 1938 | R. A. Whitcombe | 295 |
| 1939 | R. Burton | 290 |
| 1940 | Sam Snead | 290 |
| 1947 | Fred Daly | 294 |
| 1948 | Henry Cotton | 283 |
| 1949 | Bobby Locke | 283 |
| 1950 | Bobby Locke | 279 |
| 1951 | Max Faulkner | 285 |
| 1952 | Bobby Locke | 287 |
| 1953 | Ben Hogan | 282 |
| 1954 | Peter Thomson | 283 |
| 1955 | Peter Thomson | 281 |
| 1956 | Peter Thomson | 286 |
| 1957 | Bobby Locke | 279 |
| 1958 | Peter Thomson | 278 |
| 1959 | Gary Player | 284 |
| 1960 | Kel Nagle | 278 |
| 1961 | Arnold Palmer | 284 |
| 1962 | Arnold Palmer | 276 |
| 1963 | Bob Charles | 277 |
| 1964 | Tony Lema | 279 |
| 1965 | Peter Thomson | 285 |
| 1966 | Jack Nicklaus | 282 |
| 1967 | Roberto de Vicenzo | 278 |
| 1968 | Gary Player | 289 |
| 1969 | Tony Jacklin | 280 |
| 1970 | Jack Nicklaus | 283 |
| 1971 | Lee Trevino | 278 |
| 1972 | Lee Trevino | 278 |
| 1973 | Tom Weiskopf | 276 |
| 1974 | Gary Player | 282 |
| 1975 | Tom Watson | 279 |
| 1976 | Johnny Miller | 279 |
| 1977 | Tom Watson | 268 |
| 1978 | Jack Nicklaus | 281 |
| 1979 | Severiano Ballesteros | 283 |
| 1980 | Tom Watson | 271 |
| 1981 | Bill Rogers | 276 |
| 1982 | Tom Watson | 284 |
| 1983 | Tom Watson | 275 |
| 1984 | Severiano Ballesteros | 276 |
| 1985 | Sandy Lyle | 282 |
| 1986 | Greg Norman | 280 |
| 1987 | Nick Faldo | 279 |
| 1988 | Seve Ballesteros | 273 |
| 1989 | Mark Calcavecchia | 275 |
| 1990 | Nick Faldo | 270 |
| 1991 | Ian Baker-Finch | 272 |
| 1992 | Nick Faldo | 272 |
| 1993 | Greg Norman | 267 |
| 1994 | Nick Price | 268 |
| 1995 | John Daly | 282 |
| 1996 | Tom Lehman | 271 |
| 1997 | Justin Leonard | 272 |
| 1998 | Mark O'Meara | 280 |
| 1999 | Paul Lawrie | 290 |
| 2000 | Tiger Woods | 269 |
| 2001 | David Duval | 274 |
| 2002 | Ernie Els | 278 |
| 2003 | Ben Curtis | 283 |
| 2004 | Todd Hamilton | 274 |
| 2005 | Tiger Woods | 274 |
| 2006 | Tiger Woods | 270 |
| 2007 | Padraig Harrington | 277 |
| 2008 | Padraig Harrington | 283 |
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