THE BRITISH OPEN

MOST TITLES WON

* 6: Harry Vardon (1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1911, 1914)

* 5: James Braid (1901, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1910)

* 5: J.H. Taylor (1894, 1895, 1900, 1909, 1913)

* 5: Peter Thomson (1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1965)

* 5: Tom Watson (1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983)

* 4: Walter Hagen (1922, 1924, 1928, 1929)

* 4: Bobby Locke (1949, 1950, 1952, 1957)

* 4: Tom Morris Sr. (1861, 1862, 1864, 1867)

* 4: Tom Morris Jr. (1868, 1869, 1870, 1872)

* 4: Willie Park (1860, 1863, 1866, 1875)

YEAR BY YEAR

1861 Tom Morris Sr.: 163

1862 Tom Morris Sr.: 163

1863 Willie Park: 168

1864 Tom Morris Sr.: 160

1865 Andrew Strath: 162

1866 Willie Park: 169

1867 Tom Morris Sr.: 170

1868 Tom Morris Jr.: 154

1869 Tom Morris Jr.: 157

1870 Tom Morris Jr.: 149

1871 No tournament

1872 Tom Morris Jr.: 166

1873 Tom Kidd: 179

1874 Mungo Park: 159

1875 Willie Park: 166

1876 Bob Martin: 176

1877 Jamie Anderson: 160

1878 Jamie Anderson: 157

1879 Jamie Anderson: 169

1880 Robert Ferguson: 162

1881 Robert Ferguson: 170

1882 Robert Ferguson: 171

1883 Willie Fernie: *159

1884 Jack Simpson: 160

1885 Bob Martin: 171

1886 David Brown: 157

1887 Willie Park Jr.: 161

1888 Jack Burns: 171

1889 Willie Park Jr.: *155

1890 John Ball: 164

1891 Hugh Kirkaldy: 166

1892 Harold Hilton: **305

1893 William Auchterlonie: 322

1894 J.H. Taylor: 326

1895 J.H. Taylor: 322

1896 Harry Vardon: *316

1897 Harold Hilton: 314

1898 Harry Vardon: 307

1899 Harry Vardon: 310

1900 J.H. Taylor: 309

1901 James Braid: 309

1902 Alexander Herd: 307

1903 Harry Vardon: 300

1904 Jack White 296

1905 James Braid: 318

1906 James Braid: 300

1907 Arnaud Massy: 312

1908 James Braid: 291

1909 J.H. Taylor: 295

1910 James Braid: 299

1911 Harry Vardon: 303

1912 Ted Ray: 295

1913 J.H. Taylor: 304

1914 Harry Vardon: 306

1915-19: No tournament

1920 George Duncan: 303

1921 Jock Hutchison : *296

1922 Walter Hagen: 300

1923 Arthur G. Havers: 295

1924 Walter Hagen: 301

1925 Jim Barnes: 300

1926 Bobby Jones: 291

1927 Bobby Jones: 285

1928 Walter Hagen: 292

1929 Walter Hagen: 292

1930 Bobby Jones: 291

1931 Tommy Armour: 296

1932 Gene Sarazen: 283

1933 Denny Shute : *292

1934 Henry Cotton: 283

1935 Alfred Perry: 283

1936 Alfred Padgham: 287

1937 Henry Cotton: 290

1938 Reginald A. Whitcombe: 295

1939 Richard Burton: 290

1940-45: No tournament

1946 Sam Snead: 290

1947 Fred Daly: 293

1948 Henry Cotton: 294

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 Robert DeVicenzo: 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 Seve Ballesteros: 283

1980 Tom Watson: 271

1981 Bill Rogers: 276

1982 Tom Watson: 284

1983 Tom Watson: 275

1984 Seve 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

* Winner in playoff ** Championship extended to 72 holes