All British Open champions and records

BRITISH OPEN HONOURS

1860_Willie Park

1861_Tom Morris, Mr.

1862_Tom Morris, Mr.

1863_Willie Park

1864_Tom Morris, Mr.

1865_Andrew Strath

1866_Willie Park

1867_Tom Morris, Mr.

1868_Tom Morris, Jr.

1869_Tom Morris, Jr.

1870_Tom Morris, Jr.

1871_Not played

1872_Tom Morris, Jr.

1873_Tom Kidd

1874_Mungo Park

1875_Willie Park

1876_Robert Martin

1877_Jamie Anderson

1878_Jamie Anderson

1879_Jamie Anderson

1880_Robert Ferguson

1881_Robert Ferguson

1882_Robert Ferguson

1883_Willie Fernie

1884_Jack Simpson

1885_Bob Martin

1886_David Brown

1887_Willie Park, Jr.

1888_Jack Burns

1889_Willie Park, Jr.

1890_John Ball

1891_Hugh Kirkaldy

1892_Harold H. Hilton

1893_William Auchterlonie

1894_John H.Taylor

1895_John H.Taylor

1896_Harry Vardon

1897_Harold H. Hilton

1898_Harry Vardon

1899_Harry Vardon

1900_John H. Taylor

1901_James Braid

1902_Alexander Herd

1903_Harry Vardon

1904_Jack White

1905_James Braid

1906_James Braid

1907_Arnaud Massy

1908_James Braid

1909_John H.Taylor

1910_James Braid

1911_Harry Vardon

1912_Edward Ray

1913_John H. Taylor

1914_Harry Vardon

1915-1919_Not played

1920_George Duncan

1921_Jock Hutchison

1922_Walter Hagen

1923_Arthur Havers

1924_Walter Hagen

1925_James Barnes

1926_Robert Jones

1927_Robert Jones

1928_Walter Hagen

1929_Walter Hagen

1930_Robert Jones

1931_Tommy Armor

1932_Gene Sarazen

1933_Denny Shute

1934_Henry Cotton

1935_Alfred Perry

1936_Alfred Padgham

1937_Henry Cotton

1938_R.A. Whitcombe

1939_Richard Burton

1940-1945_Not played

1946_Sam Snead

1947_Fred Daly

1948_Henry Cotton

1949_Bobby Locke

1950_Bobby Locke

1951_Max Faulkner

1952_Bobby Locke

1953_Ben Hogan

1954_Peter Thomson

1955_Peter Thomson

1956_Peter Thomson

1957_Bobby Locke

1958_Peter Thomson

1959_Gary Player

1960_Kel Nagle

1961_Arnold Palmer

1962_Arnold Palmer

1963_Bob Charles

1964_Tony Motto

1965_Peter Thomson

1966_Jack Nicklaus

1967_Roberto De Vicenzo

1968_Gary Player

1969_Tony Jacklin

1970_Jack Nicklaus

1971_Lee Trevino

1972_Lee Trevino

1973_Tom Weiskopf

1974_Gary Player

1975_Tom Watson

1976_Johnny Miller

1977_Tom Watson

1978_Jack Nicklaus

1979_SEVE BALLESTEROS

1980_Tom Watson

1981_Bill Rogers

1982_Tom Watson

1983_Tom Watson

1984_SEVE BALLESTEROS

1985_Sandy Lyle

1986_Greg Norman

1987_Nick Faldo

1988_SEVE BALLESTEROS

1989_Mark Calcavecchia

1990_Nick Faldo

1991_Ian Baker-Finch

1992_Nick Faldo

1993_Greg Norman

1994_Nick Price

1995 John Daly

1996 Tom Lehmann

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

2006 Tiger Woods

2007 Padraig Harrington

2008 Padraig Harrington

2009 Stewart Cink

2010 Louis Oosthuizen

2011 Darren Clarke

2012 Ernie Els

2013 Phil Mickelson

2014 Rory McIlroy

2015 Zach Johnson

2016 Henrik Stenson

2017 Jordan Spieth

2018 Francesco Molinari

2019 Shane Lowry

2020 (Covid) didn’t play

2021 Collin Morikawa

2022 Cameron Smith

THE RECORDS

HIGHEST NUMBER OF SUCCESS

With 6, Harry Vardon (1896, 98, 99, 1903, 11 and 14)

Including 5, James Braid (1901, 05, 06, 08 and 10)

JHTaylor (1894, 95, 1900, 09 and 13)

Peter Thompson (1954, 55, 56, 58 and 65)

Tom Watson (1975, 77, 80, 82 and 83)

CHAMPIONS IN THREE DIFFERENT DECADES

Harry Vardon (1896, 1903, 1911)

J. H. Taylor (1894, 1900, 1913)

Gary Player (1959, 1968, 1974)

RUNNER-UP MORE TIMES

Jack Nicklaus, 7 (1964, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1979)

LOWEST TOTAL OF A CHAMPION

264 Henrik Stenson, in Royal Troon (2016)

267 Greg Norman, at Royal St George’s (1993)

268 Tom Watson, in Turnberry (1977)

Nick Price in Turnberry (1994)

Jordan Spieth, at Royal Birkdale (2017)

Cameron Smith, at Saint Andrews (2022)

LOWEST TOTAL AFTER 54 HOLES

198, Tom Lehman (67-67-64), 1996

LOWEST TOTAL AFTER 36 HOLES

130, Nick Faldo (66-64), 1992; Brandt Snedeker (66-64), 2012

RECORD LAPS 18 HOLES

62 *

Branden Grace, 2017 (Royal Birkdale)

63

Mark Hayes, 1977 (Turnberry)

Isao Aoki, 1980 (Muirfield)

Greg Norman, 1986 (Turnberry)

Paul Broadhurst, 1990 (St. Andrews)

Jodie Mudd, 1991 (Royal Birkdale)

Nick Faldo, 1993 (Royal St. George’s)

Payne Stewart, 1993 (Royal St George’s)

Rory McIlroy, 2010 (St Andrews)

Phil Mickelson, 2016 (Royal Troon)

Henrik Stenson, 2016 (Royal Troon)

Haotong Li, 2017 (Royal Birkdale)

* Record equaled at all four Grand Slams

CHAMPIONS WITH FOUR ROUNDS UNDER 70 STROKES

Greg Norman (66 68 69 64), in 1993 (Royal St. George’s)

Nick Price (69 66 67 66), in 1994 (Turnberry)

Henrik Stenson (68 65 68 63), in 2016 (Royal Troon)

Jordan Spieth (65 69 65 69), in 2017 (Royal Birkdale)

BEST FINAL LAP OF A CHAMPION

Henrik Stenson’s 63 in Royal Troon (2016)

Greg Norman’s 64 and Royal St. George’s (1993)

Cameron Smith’s 64 at Saint Andrews (2022)

LOWEST RESULT IN 9 HOLES

28, Denis Durnian, first 9 holes of Royal Birkdale (1983)

YOUNGEST WINNER

Tom Morris Sr, 46 years and 99 days (1867)

Roberto de Vicenzo, 44 ​​years and 93 days (1967)

YOUNGEST WINNER

19th century: Tom Morris Jr, 17 years, 5 months, 8 days (1868)

Willie Auchterloine, 21 years, 24 days (1893)

20th century: SEVE BALLESTEROS, 22 years, 3 months, 12 days (1979)

21st Century: Rory McIlroy, 25 years, 2 months, 15 days (2014)

YOUNGEST AND OLDEST COMPETITORS

John Ball, age 14 (1878)

Gene Sarazen, 71 years, 4 months, 13 days (1973)

LONG TIME BETWEEN FIRST AND LAST WIN

19 years old, JH Taylor (1894-1913)

18 years old, Harry Vardon (1896-1914)

15 years old, Gary Player (1959-1974)

CHAMPIONS BECOMING LEADERS FROM START TO FINISH

Ted Ray, 1912

Bobby Jones, 1927

Gene Sarazen, 1932

Henry Cotton, 1934

Tom Weiskopf, 1973

Tiger Woods, 2005

Rory McIlroy, 2014