Die Open Championship - außerhalb des Vereinigten Königreichs und Irlands oft als British Open bezeichnet - ist die älteste der vier großen Meisterschaften im Herren-Golf. Die Veranstaltung wird jährlich von einem von mehreren angesehenen Golfclubs im Vereinigten Königreich ausgerichtet und unabhängig von ihrem Austragungsort von der R&A verwaltet. Das nächste Turnier findet 2013 in Muirfield in Schottland statt.
The Open Championship
Gewinner
| Jahr | Veranstaltungsort | Meister | Land | Gewinnende Punktzahl | 1. Preis |
| 2012 | Royal Lytham & St. Annes | Ernie Els (2) | 273 (–7) | £900 000 | |
| 2011 | Königliche St. Georgskirche | Darren Clarke | 275 (–5) | £900 000 | |
| 2010 | St. Andrews | Louis Oosthuizen | 272 (–16) | £850 000 | |
| 2009 | Turnberry | 278 (-2)PO | £750 000 | ||
| 2008 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | Pádraig Harrington (2) | 283 (+3) | £750 000 | |
| 2007 | Carnoustie Golf Links | Pádraig Harrington | 277 (-7)PO | £750 000 | |
| 2006 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | Tiger-Wälder (3) | 270 (-18) | £720 000 | |
| 2005 | St. Andrews | Tiger Woods (2) | 274 (-14) | £720 000 | |
| 2004 | Royal Troon Golf Club | Todd Hamilton | 274 (-10)PO | £720 000 | |
| 2003 | Royal St. George's Golf Club | Ben Curtis | 283 (-1) | £700 000 | |
| 2002 | Muirfield | Ernie Els | 278 (-6)PO | £700 000 | |
| 2001 | Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club | David Duval | 274 (-10) | £600 000 | |
| 2000 | St. Andrews | Tiger-Wälder | 269 (-19) | £500 000 | |
| 1999 | Carnoustie Golf Links | Paul Lawrie | 290 (+6)PO | £350 000 | |
| 1998 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | Mark O'Meara | 280 (E)PO | £300 000 | |
| 1997 | Royal Troon Golf Club | Justin Leonard | 272 (-12) | £250 000 | |
| 1996 | Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club | Tom Lehman | 271 (-13) | £200 000 | |
| 1995 | St. Andrews | John Daly | 282 (-6)PO | £125 000 | |
| 1994 | Turnberry | Nick-Preis |
| 268 (-12) | £110 000 |
| 1993 | Royal St. George's Golf Club | Greg Norman (2) | 267 (-13) | £100 000 | |
| 1992 | Muirfield | Nick Faldo (3) | 272 (-12) | £95 000 | |
| 1991 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | Ian Baker-Finch | 272 (-8) | £90 000 | |
| 1990 | St. Andrews | Nick Faldo (2) | 270 (-18) | £85 000 | |
| 1989 | Royal Troon Golf Club | Mark Calcavecchia | 275 (-13)PO | £80 000 | |
| 1988 | Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club | Seve Ballesteros (3) | 273 (-11) | £80 000 | |
| 1987 | Muirfield | Nick Faldo | 279 (-5) | £75 000 | |
| 1986 | Turnberry | Greg Norman | 280 (E) | £70 000 | |
| 1985 | Royal St. George's Golf Club | Sandy Lyle | 282 (+2) | £65 000 | |
| 1984 | St. Andrews | Seve Ballesteros (2) | 276 (-12) | £55 000 | |
| 1983 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | Tom Watson (5) | 275 (-9) | £40 000 | |
| 1982 | Royal Troon Golf Club | Tom Watson (4) | 284 (-4) | £32 000 | |
| 1981 | Royal St. George's Golf Club | Bill Rogers | 276 (-4) | £25 000 | |
| 1980 | Muirfield | Tom Watson (3) | 271 (-13) | £25 000 | |
| 1979 | Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club | Seve Ballesteros | 283 (-1) | £15 000 | |
| 1978 | St. Andrews | Jack Nicklaus (3) | 281 (-7) | £12 500 | |
| 1977 | Turnberry | Tom Watson (2) | 268 (-12) | £10 000 | |
| 1976 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | Johnny Miller | 279 (-9) | £7 500 | |
| 1975 | Carnoustie Golf Links | Tom Watson | 279 (-5)PO | £7 500 | |
| 1974 | Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club | Gary Spieler (3) | 282 (-2) | £5 500 | |
| 1973 | Royal Troon Golf Club | Tom Weiskopf | 276 (-12) | £5 500 | |
| 1972 | Muirfield | Lee Trevino (2) | 278 (-6) | £5 500 | |
| 1971 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | Lee Trevino | 278 (-10) | £5 500 | |
| 1970 | St. Andrews | Jack Nicklaus (2) | 283 (-5)PO | £5 250 | |
| 1969 | Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club | Tony Jacklin | 280 (-4) | £4 250 | |
| 1968 | Carnoustie Golf Links | Gary Spieler (2) | 289 (+1) | £3 000 | |
| 1967 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | Roberto DeVicenzo | 278 (-10) | £2 100 | |
| 1966 | Muirfield | Jack Nicklaus | 282 (+2) | £2 100 | |
| 1965 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | Peter Thomson (5) | 285 (-3) | £1 750 | |
| 1964 | St. Andrews | Tony Lema | 279 (-9) | £1 500 | |
| 1963 | Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club | Bob Charles | 277 (-7)PO | £1 500 | |
| 1962 | Royal Troon Golf Club | Arnold Palmer (2) | 276 (-12) | £1 400 | |
| 1961 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | Arnold Palmer | 284 (-4) | £1 400 | |
| 1960 | St. Andrews | Kel Nagle | 278 (-10) | £1 250 | |
| 1959 | Muirfield | Gary Spieler | 284 (E) | £1 000 | |
| 1958 | Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club | Peter Thomson (4) | 274 (-10)PO | £1 000 | |
| 1957 | St. Andrews | Bobby Locke (4) | 279 (-9) | £1 000 | |
| 1956 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | Peter Thomson (3) | 286 (-2) | £1 000 | |
| 1955 | St. Andrews | Peter Thomson (2) | 281 (-7) | £1 000 | |
| 1954 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | Peter Thomson | 283 (-5) | £750 | |
| 1953 | Carnoustie Golf Links | Ben Hogan | 282 (-6) | £500 | |
| 1952 | Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club | Bobby Locke (3) | 287 (-1) | £300 | |
| 1951 | Royal Portrush Golf Club | Max Faulkner | 285 (-3) | £300 | |
| 1950 | Royal Troon Golf Club | Bobby Locke (2) | 279 (-9) | £300 | |
| 1949 | Royal St. George's Golf Club | Bobby Locke | 283 (-5) | £300 | |
| 1948 | Muirfield | Henry Baumwolle (3) | 288 (E) | £150 | |
| 1947 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | Fred Daly | 293 (+5) | £150 | |
| 1946 | St. Andrews | Sam Schnüffler | 290 (+2) | £150 | |
| 1940-1945: Keine Meisterschaften aufgrund des Zweiten Weltkriegs | |||||
| 1939 | St. Andrews | Richard Burton | 290 | £100 | |
| 1938 | Royal St. George's Golf Club | Reg Whitcombe | 295 | £100 | |
| 1937 | Carnoustie Golf Links | Henry Cotton (2) | 290 | £100 | |
| 1936 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | Alf Padgham | 287 | £100 | |
| 1935 | Muirfield | Alf Perry | 283 | £100 | |
| 1934 | Royal St. George's Golf Club | Henry Baumwolle | 283 | £100 | |
| 1933 | St. Andrews | Denny Shute | 292PO | £100 | |
| 1932 | Prince's Golf Club | Gen Sarazen | 283 | £100 | |
| 1931 | Carnoustie Golf Links | Tommy-Panzerung |
| 296 | £100 |
| 1930 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | Bobby Jones (Am) (3) | 291 | Am - £100 | |
| 1929 | Muirfield | Walter Hagen (4) | 292 | £100 | |
| 1928 | Royal St. George's Golf Club | Walter Hagen (3) | 292 | £100 | |
| 1927 | St. Andrews | Bobby Jones (Am) (2) | 285 | Am - £100 | |
| 1926 | Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club | Bobby Jones (Am) | 291 | Am - £75 | |
| 1925 | Prestwick Golf Club | Jim Barnes |
| 300 | £75 |
| 1924 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | Walter Hagen (2) | 301 | £75 | |
| 1923 | Royal Troon Golf Club | Arthur Havers | 295 | £75 | |
| 1922 | Royal St. George's Golf Club | Walter Hagen | 300 | £75 | |
| 1921 | St. Andrews | Jock Hutchison |
| 296PO | £75 |
| 1920 | Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club | George Duncan | 303 | £75 | |
| 1915-1919: Keine Meisterschaften wegen des Ersten Weltkriegs | |||||
| 1914 | Prestwick Golf Club | Harry Vardon (6) | 306 | £50 | |
| 1913 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | John Henry Taylor (5) | 304 | £50 | |
| 1912 | Muirfield | Ted Ray | 295 | £50 | |
| 1911 | Royal St. George's Golf Club | Harry Vardon (5) | 303PO | £50 | |
| 1910 | St. Andrews | James Braid (5) | 299 | £50 | |
| 1909 | Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club | John Henry Taylor (4) | 291 | £30 | |
| 1908 | Prestwick Golf Club | James Braid (4) | 291 | £30 | |
| 1907 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | Arnaud Massy | 312 | £30 | |
| 1906 | Muirfield | James Braid (3) | 300 | £30 | |
| 1905 | St. Andrews | James Braid (2) | 318 | £30 | |
| 1904 | Royal St. George's Golf Club | Jack White | 296 | £30 | |
| 1903 | Prestwick Golf Club | Harry Vardon (4) | 300 | £30 | |
| 1902 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | Sandige Herde | 307 | £30 | |
| 1901 | Muirfield | James Braid | 309 | £30 | |
| 1900 | St. Andrews | John Henry Taylor (3) | 309 | £30 | |
| 1899 | Royal St. George's Golf Club | Harry Vardon (3) | 310 | £30 | |
| 1898 | Prestwick Golf Club | Harry Vardon (2) | 307 | £30 | |
| 1897 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | Harold Hilton (Am) (2) | 314 | Am - £30 | |
| 1896 | Muirfield | Harry Vardon | 316 PO | £30 | |
| 1895 | St. Andrews | John Henry Taylor (2) | 332 | £30 | |
| 1894 | Royal St. George's Golf Club | John Henry Taylor | 326 | £30 | |
| 1893 | Prestwick Golf Club | William Auchterlonie | 322 | £30 | |
| 1892 | Muirfield | Harold Hilton (Am) | 305 | (Am) | |
| 1891 | St. Andrews | Hugh Kirkaldy | 166 | £10 | |
| 1890 | Prestwick Golf Club | John Ball (Am) | 164 | Am - £8 | |
| 1889 | Muschelburgh Links | Willie Park, Jnr (2) | 155PO | £8 | |
| 1888 | St. Andrews | Jack Burns | 171 | £10 | |
| 1887 | Prestwick Golf Club | Willie Park, Jnr. | 161 | £10 | |
| 1886 | Muschelburgh Links | David Brown | 157 | £10 | |
| 1885 | St. Andrews | Bob Martin (2) | 171 | £10 | |
| 1884 | Prestwick Golf Club | Jack Simpson | 160 | £10 | |
| 1883 | Muschelburgh Links | Willie Fernie | 159PO | £10 | |
| 1882 | St. Andrews | Bob Ferguson (3) | 171 | £10 | |
| 1881 | Prestwick Golf Club | Bob Ferguson (2) | 170 | £10 | |
| 1880 | Muschelburgh Links | Bob Ferguson | 162 | £10 | |
| 1879 | St. Andrews | Jamie Anderson (3) | 169 | £10 | |
| 1878 | Prestwick Golf Club | Jamie Anderson (2) | 157 | £10 | |
| 1877 | Muschelburgh Links | Jamie Anderson | 160 | £10 | |
| 1876 | St. Andrews | Bob Martin | 176 | £10 | |
| 1875 | Prestwick Golf Club | Willie Park, Senior (4) | 166 | £6 | |
| 1874 | Muschelburgh Links | Mungo-Park | 159 | £6 | |
| 1873 | St. Andrews | Tom Kidd | 179 | £6 | |
| 1872 | Prestwick Golf Club | Tom Morris, Jnr (4) | 166 | £6 | |
| 1871 | Keine Meisterschaft | ||||
| 1870 | Prestwick Golf Club | Tom Morris, Jnr (3) | 149 | £6 | |
| 1869 | Prestwick Golf Club | Tom Morris, Jnr (2) | 154 | £6 | |
| 1868 | Prestwick Golf Club | Tom Morris, Jnr. | 157 | £6 | |
| 1867 | Prestwick Golf Club | 170 | £6 | ||
| 1866 | Prestwick Golf Club | Willie Park, Senior (3) | 169 | £6 | |
| 1865 | Prestwick Golf Club | Andrew Strath | 162 | £6 | |
| 1864 | Prestwick Golf Club | 167 | £6 | ||
| 1863 | Prestwick Golf Club | Willie Park, Senior (2) | 168 | - | |
| 1862 | Prestwick Golf Club | 163 | - | ||
| 1861 | Prestwick Golf Club | 163 | - | ||
| 1860 | Prestwick Golf Club | Willie Park, Senior | 174 | - | |
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