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The Open History

We look back at the history of the oldest of the four major championships in men's golf

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Check out all the champions and their scores since 1934.
Year Champion Country To par
2008 Pádraig Harrington Ireland 283 (+3)
2007 Pádraig Harrington Ireland 277 (-7)PO
2006 Tiger Woods (3) United States 270 (-18)
2005 Tiger Woods (2) United States 274 (-14)
2004 Todd Hamilton United States 274 (-10)PO
2003 Ben Curtis United States 283 (-1)
2002 Ernie Els South Africa 278 (-6)PO
2001 David Duval United States 274 (-10)
2000 Tiger Woods United States 269 (-19)
1999 Paul Lawrie Scotland 290 (+6)PO
1998 Mark O'Meara United States 280 (E)PO
1997 Justin Leonard United States 272 (-12)
1996 Tom Lehman United States 271 (-13)
1995 John Daly United States 282 (-6)PO
1994 Nick Price Zimbabwe 268 (-12)
1993 Greg Norman (2) Australia 267 (-13)
1992 Nick Faldo (3) England 272 (-12)
1991 Ian Baker-Finch Australia 272 (-8)
1990 Nick Faldo (2) England 270 (-18)
1989 Mark Calcavecchia United States 275 (-13)PO
1988 Seve Ballesteros (3) Spain 273 (-11)
1987 Nick Faldo England 279 (-5)
1986 Greg Norman Australia 280 (E)
1985 Sandy Lyle Scotland 282 (+2)
1984 Seve Ballesteros (2) Spain 276 (-12)
1983 Tom Watson (5) United States 275 (-9)
1982 Tom Watson (4) United States 284 (-4)
1981 Bill Rogers United States 276 (-4)
1980 Tom Watson (3) United States 271 (-13)
1979 Seve Ballesteros Spain 283 (-1)
1978 Jack Nicklaus (3) United States 281 (-7)
1977 Tom Watson (2) United States 268 (-12)
1976 Johnny Miller United States 279 (-9)
1975 Tom Watson United States 279 (-5)PO
1974 Gary Player (3) South Africa 282 (-2)
1973 Tom Weiskopf United States 276 (-12)
1972 Lee Trevino (2) United States 278 (-6)
1971 Lee Trevino United States 278 (-10)
1970 Jack Nicklaus (2) United States 283 (-5)PO
1969 Tony Jacklin England 280
1968 Gary Player (2) South Africa 289
1967 Roberto DeVicenzo Argentina 278
1966 Jack Nicklaus United States 282
1965 Peter Thomson (5) Australia 285
1964 Tony Lema United States 279
1963 Bob Charles New Zealand 277PO
1962 Arnold Palmer (2) United States 276
1961 Arnold Palmer United States 284
1960 Kel Nagle Australia 278
1959 Gary Player South Africa 284
1958 Peter Thomson (4) Australia 274PO
1957 Bobby Locke (4) South Africa 279
1956 Peter Thomson (3) Australia 286
1955 Peter Thomson (2) Australia 281
1954 Peter Thomson Australia 283
Ben Hogan United States 282
1952 Bobby Locke (3) South Africa 287
1951 Max Faulkner England 285
1950 Bobby Locke (2) South Africa 279
1949 Bobby Locke South Africa 283
1948 Henry Cotton (3) England 284
1947 Fred Daly Northern Ireland 293
1946 Sam Snead United States 290
1940-1945: No Championships due to World War II
1939 Richard Burton England 290
1938 Reg Whitcombe England 295
1937 Henry Cotton (2) England 290
1936 Alf Padgham England 287
1935 Alf Perry England 283
1934 Henry Cotton England 283
Past Winners 1933 - 1860
Year Champion Country To par
1933 Denny Shute United States 292PO
1932 Gene Sarazen United States 283
1931 Tommy Armour United States (nat) 296
1930 Bobby Jones (Am) (3) United States 291
1929 Walter Hagen (4) United States 292
1928 Walter Hagen (3) United States 292
1927 Bobby Jones (Am) (2) United States 285
1926 Bobby Jones (Am) United States 291
1925 Jim Barnes United States (nat) 300
1924 Walter Hagen (2) United States 301
1923 Arthur Havers England 295
1922 Walter Hagen United States 300
1921 Jock Hutchison United States (nat) 296PO
1920 George Duncan Scotland 303
1915-1919: No Championships due to World War I
1914 Harry Vardon (6) England 306
1913 John Henry Taylor (5) England 304
1912 Ted Ray England 295
1911 Harry Vardon (5) England 303PO
1910 James Braid (5) Scotland 299
1909 John Henry Taylor (4) England 291
1908 James Braid (4) Scotland 291
1907 Arnaud Massy France 312
1906 James Braid (3) Scotland 300
1905 James Braid (2) Scotland 318
1904 Jack White Scotland 296
1903 Harry Vardon (4) England 300
1902 Sandy Herd Scotland 307
1901 James Braid Scotland 309
1900 John Henry Taylor (3) England 309
1899 Harry Vardon (3) England 310
1898 Harry Vardon (2) England 307
1897 Harold Hilton (Am) (2) England 314
1896 Harry Vardon England 316
1895 John Henry Taylor (2) England 332
1894 John Henry Taylor England 326
1893 William Auchterlonie Scotland 322
1892 Harold Hilton (Am) England 305
1891 Hugh Kirkaldy Scotland 166
1890 John Ball (Am) England 164
1889 Willie Park, Jnr (2) Scotland 155PO
1888 Jack Burns Scotland 171
1887 Willie Park, Jnr Scotland 161
1886 David Brown Scotland 157
1885 Bob Martin (2) Scotland 171
1884 Jack Simpson Scotland 160
1883 Willie Fernie Scotland 159PO
1882 Bob Ferguson (3) Scotland 171
1881 Bob Ferguson (2) Scotland 170
1880 Bob Ferguson Scotland 162
1879 Jamie Anderson (3) Scotland 169
1878 Jamie Anderson (2) Scotland 157
1877 Jamie Anderson Scotland 160
1876 Bob Martin Scotland 176
1875 Willie Park, Snr (4) Scotland 166
1874 Mungo Park Scotland 159
1873 Tom Kidd Scotland 179
1872 Tom Morris, Jnr (4) Scotland 166
1871 No Championship
1870 Tom Morris, Jnr (3) Scotland 149
1869 Tom Morris, Jnr (2) Scotland 154
1868 Tom Morris, Jnr Scotland 157
1867 Tom Morris, Snr (4) Scotland 170
1866 Willie Park, Snr (3) Scotland 169
1865 Andrew Strath Scotland 162
1864 Tom Morris, Snr (3) Scotland 167
1863 Willie Park, Snr (2) Scotland 168
1862 Tom Morris, Snr (2) Scotland 163
1861 Tom Morris, Snr Scotland 163
1860 Willie Park, Snr Scotland 174

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