The Open Championship
| 2016 | |||
| 2015 | |||
| 2014 | Royal Liverpool | Rory McIlroy | 271 |
| 2013 | Muirfield Golf Links | Phil Mickelson | 281 |
| 2012 | Royal Lytham & St. Annes | Ernie Els | 273 -7 |
| 2011 | Royal St. George's | Darren Clarke | 275 -5 |
| 2010 | St. Andrews | Louis Oosthuizen | 272 -16 |
| 2009* | Turnberry | Stewart Cink | 278 -2 |
| 2008 | Royal Birkdale | Padraig Harrington | 283 +3 |
| 2007* | Carnoustie | Padraig Harrington | 277 -6 |
| 2006 | Royal Liverpool | Tiger Woods | 270 -12 |
| 2005 | St. Andrews | Tiger Woods | 274 |
| 2004 | Royal Troon | Todd Hammilton | -10 |
| 2003 | Royal St. George's | Ben Curtis | 283 |
| 2002 | Muirfield | Ernie Els | 278 |
| 2001 | Royal Lytham & St. Annes | David Duval | 274 |
| 2000 | St. Andrews | Tiger Woods | 269 |
| 1999* | Carnoustie | Paul Lawrie | 290 |
| 1998 | Royal Birkdale | Mark O'Meara | 280 even |
| 1997 | Royal Troon | Justin Leonard | 272 |
| 1996 | Royal Lytham & St. Anne's | Tom Lehman | 271 |
| 1995 | St. Andrews | John Daly | 282 |
| 1994 | Turnberry | Nick Price | 268 |
| 1993 | Sandwich | Greg Norman | 267 |
| 1992 | Muirfield | Nick Faldo | 272 |
| 1991 | Royal Birkdale | Ian Baker-Finch | 272 |
| 1990 | St. Andrews | Nick Faldo | 270 |
| 1989* | Royal Troon | Mark Calcavecchia | 275 |
| 1988 | Royal Lytham & St. Anne's | Seve Ballesteros | 273 |
| 1987 | Muirfield | Nick Faldo | 279 |
| 1986 | Turnberry | Greg Norman | 280 |
| 1985 | Sandwich | Sandy Lyle | 282 |
| 1984 | St. Andrews | Seve Ballesteros | 276 |
| 1983 | Royal Birkdale | Tom Watson | 275 |
| 1982 | Royal Troon | Tom Watson | 284 |
| 1981 | Sandwich | Bill Rogers | 276 |
| 1980 | Muirfield | Tom Watson | 271 |
| 1979 | Royal Lytham & St. Anne's | Seve Ballesteros | 283 |
| 1978 | St. Andrews | Jack Nicklaus | 281 |
| 1977 | Turnberry | Tom Watson | 268 |
| 1976 | Royal Birkdale | Johnny Miller | 279 |
| 1975* | Carnoustie | Tom Watson | 279 |
| 1974 | Royal Lytham & St. Anne's | Gary Player | 282 |
| 1973 | Royal Troon | Tom Weiskopf | 276 |
| 1972 | Muirfield | Lee Trevino | 278 |
| 1971 | Royal Birkdale | Lee Trevino | 278 |
| 1970* | St. Andrews | Jack Nicklaus | 283 |
| 1969 | Royal Lytham & St. Anne's | Tony Jacklin | 280 |
| 1968 | Carnoustie | Gary Player | 289 |
| 1967 | Hoylake | Roberto De Vincenzo | 278 |
| 1966 | Muirfield | Jack Nicklaus | 282 |
| 1965 | Royal Birkdale | Peter Thomson | 285 |
| 1964 | St. Andrews | Tony Lema | 279 |
| 1963* | Royal Lytham & St. Anne's | Bob Charles | 277 |
| 1962 | Royal Troon | Arnold Palmer | 276 |
| 1961 | Royal Birkdale | Arnold Palmer | 284 |
| 1960 | St. Andrews | Ken Nagle | 278 |
| 1959 | Muirfield | Gary Player | 284 |
| 1958 | Royal Lytham & St. Anne's | Peter Thomson | 278 |
| 1957 | St. Andrews | Tony Locke | 279 |
| 1956 | Hoylake | Peter Thomson | 286 |
| 1955 | St. Andrews | Peter Thomson | 281 |
| 1954 | Royal Birkdale | Peter Thomson | 283 |
| 1953 | Carnoustie | Ben Hogan | 282 |
| 1952 | Royal Lytham & St. Anne's | Tony Locke | 287 |
| 1951 | Royal Portrush | Max Faulkner | 285 |
| 1950 | Royal Troon | Tony Locke | 279 |
| 1949* | Sandwich | Tony Locke | 283 |
| 1948 | Muirfield | Henry Cotter | 284 |
| 1947 | Hoylake | Fred Daly | 293 |
| 1946 | St. Andrews | Sam Snead | 290 |
| 1945 - 1940 No championship | |||
| 1939 | St. Andrews | Richard Burton | 290 |
| 1938 | Sandwich | Reg Whitcombe | 295 |
| 1937 | Carnoustie | Henry Cotton | 290 |
| 1936 | Hoylake | Alf Padgham | 287 |
| 1935 | Muirfield | Alf Perry | 283 |
| 1934 | Sandwich | Henry Cotton | 283 |
| 1933* | St. Andrews | Deny Shute | 292 |
| 1932 | Sandwich | Gean Sarazen | 283 |
| 1931 | Carnoustie | Tommy Armour | 296 |
| 1930 | Hoylake | Bobby Jones (A) | 291 |
| 1929 | Muirfield | Walter Hagen | 292 |
| 1928 | Sandwich | Walter Hagen | 292 |
| 1927 | St. Andrews | Bobby Jones (A) | 285 |
| 1926 | Royal Lytham & St. Anne's | Bobby Jones (A) | 291 |
| 1925 | Prestwick | J. Barnes | 300 |
| 1924 | Hoylake | Walter Hagen | 301 |
| 1923 | Royal Troon | Arthur Havers | 295 |
| 1922 | Sandwich | Walter Hagen | 300 |
| 1921 | St. Andrews | J. Hutchison | 296 |
| 1920 | Deal | J. Hutchison | 303 |
| 1919 - 1915 No championship | |||
| 1914 | Prestwick | Harry Vardon | 306 |
| 1913 | Hoylake | J. H. Taylor | 304 |
| 1912 | Muirfield | Ted Ray | 295 |
| 1911* | Sandwich | Harry Vardon | 303 |
| 1910 | St. Andrews | J. Braid | 299 |
| 1909 | Deal | J. H. Taylor | 295 |
| 1908 | Prestwick | J. Braid | 291 |
| 1907 | Hoylake | A. Massy | 312 |
| 1906 | Muirfield | J. Braid | 300 |
| 1905 | St. Andrews | J. Braid | 318 |
| 1904 | Sandwich | J. White | 296 |
| 1903 | Prestwick | Harry Vardon | 300 |
| 1902 | Hoylake | A. Herd | 307 |
| 1901 | Muirfield | J. Braid | 309 |
| 1900 | St. Andrews | J. H. Taylor | 309 |
| 1899 | Sandwich | Harry Vardon | 310 |
| 1898 | Prestwick | Harry Vardon | 300 |
| 1897 | Hoylake | H. Hilton (A) | 314 |
| 1896* | Muirfield | Harry Vardon | 316 |
| 1895 | St. Andrews | J. H. Taylor | 322 |
| 1894 | Sandwich | J. H. Taylor | 326 |
| 1893 | Prestwick | W. Auchterlonie | 322 |
| 1892 | Muirfield | H. Hilton (A) | 305 |
| Before 1892 The Open Championship was played over 36-holes | |||
| 1891 | St. Andrews | H. Kirkaldy | 166 |
| 1890 | Prestwick | J. Ball (A) | 164 |
| 1889 | Musselburgh | Willy Park Jnr. | 155 |
| 1888 | St. Andrews | J. Burns | 171 |
| 1887 | Prestwick | Willy Park Jr. | 161 |
| 1886 | Musselburgh | D. Brown | 157 |
| 1885 | St. Andrews | B. Martin | 171 |
| 1884 | Prestwick | J. Simpson | 160 |
| 1883* | Musselburgh | W. Fernnie | 159 |
| 1882 | St. Andrews | B. Ferguson | 170 |
| 1881 | Prestwick | B. Ferguson | 171 |
| 1880 | Musselburgh | B. Ferguson | 162 |
| 1879 | St. Andrews | J. Anderson | 169 |
| 1878 | Prestwick | J. Anderson | 157 |
| 1877 | Musselburgh | J. Anderson | 160 |
| 1876 | St. Andrews | B. Martin | 176 |
| 1875 | Prestwick | Willy Park | 166 |
| 1874 | Musselburgh | M. Park | 159 |
| 1873 | St. Andrews | T. Kidd | 179 |
| 1872 | Prestwick | Tom Morris Jnr. | 166 |
| 1871 No Championship | |||
| 1870 | Prestwick | Tom Morris Jnr. | 149 |
| 1869 | Prestwick | Tom Morris Jnr. | 154 |
| 1868 | Prestwick | Tom Morris Jnr. | 157 |
| 1867 | Prestwick | Tom Morris Snr. | 170 |
| 1866 | Prestwick | Willy Park | 169 |
| 1865 | Prestwick | A. Strath | 162 |
| 1864 | Prestwick | Tom Morris Snr. | 167 |
| 1863 | Prestwick | Willy Park | 168 |
| 1862 | Prestwick | Tom Morris Snr. | 163 |
| 1861 | Prestwick | Tom Morris Snr. | 163 |
| 1860 | Prestwick | Willy Park | 174 |