The Open Championship

The Open Championship (Scots: The Appen Championship), eften referred tae as The Open or the British Open, is the auldest o the fower major championships in professional gowf.

The Open Championship

Tournament information
Location	Unitit Kinrick, varies
Established	17 October 1860 (1860-10-17) 163 years ago
Coorse(s)	Royal Birkdale Golf Club Southport, Ingland (in 2017)
Par	70 (in 2017)
Lenth	7,173 yd (6,559 m) (in 2017)
Organised bi	The R&A
Tour(s)	European Tour PGA Tour Japan Golf Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	£6.5 million €7.4 million $8.6 million
Month played	Julie
Tournament record score
Aggregate	264* Henrik Stenson (2016) *record for aw majors
Tae par	−20* Henrik Stenson (2016) *equals record for aw majors
Current champion
Henrik Stenson
2017 Open Championship

Champions

Year	Dates	Champion	Kintra	Venue	Winnin score	Winnin mairgin	Rinner(s)-up	Winner's share (£)
148t	2019	18–21 Jul	Shane Lowry	Ireland	Royal Portrush	269	−15	6 strokes	Tommy Fleetwood (ENG)	10,750,000	1,935,000
2018	19–22 Jul	Francesco Molinari	Italy	Carnoustie	276 (−8)	2 strokes	Kevin Kisner Rory McIlroy Justin Rose Xander Schauffele	1,420,000
2017	20–23 Jul	Jordan Spieth	United States	Royal Birkdale	268 (−12)	3 strokes	Matt Kuchar	1,420,000
2016	14–17 Jul	Henrik Stenson	Swaden	Royal Troon	264 (−20)	3 strokes	Phil Mickelson	1,175,000
2015	16–20 Jul	Zach Johnson	United States	St Andrews	273 (−15)	Playoff	Marc Leishman Louis Oosthuizen	1,150,000
2014	17–20 Jul	Rory McIlroy	Northren Ireland	Royal Liverpool	271 (−17)	2 strokes	Rickie Fowler Sergio García	975,000
2013	18–21 Jul	Phil Mickelson	United States	Muirfield	281 (−3)	3 strokes	Henrik Stenson	945,000
2012	19–22 Jul	Ernie Els (2)	Sooth Africae	Royal Lytham & St Annes	273 (−7)	1 stroke	Adam Scott	900,000
2011	14–17 Jul	Darren Clarke	Northren Ireland	Royal St George's	275 (−5)	3 strokes	Dustin Johnson Phil Mickelson	900,000
2010	15–18 Jul	Louis Oosthuizen	Sooth Africae	St Andrews	272 (−16)	7 strokes	Lee Westwood	850,000
2009	16–19 Jul	Stewart Cink	United States	Turnberry	278 (−2)	Playoff	Tom Watson	750,000
2008	17–20 Jul	Pádraig Harrington (2)	Ireland	Royal Birkdale	283 (+3)	4 strokes	Ian Poulter	750,000
2007	19–22 Jul	Pádraig Harrington	Ireland	Carnoustie	277 (−7)	Playoff	Sergio García	750,000
2006	20–23 Jul	Tiger Woods (3)	United States	Royal Liverpool	270 (−18)	2 strokes	Chris DiMarco	720,000
2005	14–17 Jul	Tiger Woods (2)	United States	St Andrews	274 (−14)	5 strokes	Colin Montgomerie	720,000
2004	15–18 Jul	Todd Hamilton	United States	Royal Troon	274 (−10)	Playoff	Ernie Els	720,000
2003	17–20 Jul	Ben Curtis	United States	Royal St George's	283 (−1)	1 stroke	Thomas Bjørn Vijay Singh	700,000
2002	18–21 Jul	Ernie Els	Sooth Africae	Muirfield	278 (−6)	Playoff	Stuart Appleby Steve Elkington Thomas Levet	700,000
2001	19–22 Jul	David Duval	United States	Royal Lytham & St Annes	274 (−10)	3 strokes	Niclas Fasth	600,000
2000	20–23 Jul	Tiger Woods	United States	St Andrews	269 (−19)	8 strokes	Thomas Bjørn Ernie Els	500,000
1999	15–18 Jul	Paul Lawrie	Scotland	Carnoustie	290 (+6)	Playoff	Justin Leonard Jean van de Velde	350,000
1998	16–19 Jul	Mark O'Meara	United States	Royal Birkdale	280 (E)	Playoff	Brian Watts	300,000
1997	17–20 Jul	Justin Leonard	United States	Royal Troon	272 (−12)	3 strokes	Darren Clarke Jesper Parnevik	250,000
1996	18–21 Jul	Tom Lehman	United States	Royal Lytham & St Annes	271 (−13)	2 strokes	Ernie Els Mark McCumber	200,000
1995	20–23 Jul	John Daly	United States	St Andrews	282 (−6)	Playoff	Costantino Rocca	125,000
1994	14–17 Jul	Nick Price	Zimbabwe	Turnberry	268 (−12)	1 stroke	Jesper Parnevik	110,000
1993	15–18 Jul	Greg Norman (2)	Australie	Royal St George's	267 (−13)	2 strokes	Nick Faldo	100,000
1992	16–19 Jul	Nick Faldo (3)	Ingland	Muirfield	272 (−12)	1 stroke	John Cook	95,000
1991	18–21 Jul	Ian Baker-Finch	Australie	Royal Birkdale	272 (−8)	2 strokes	Mike Harwood	90,000
1990	19–22 Jul	Nick Faldo (2)	Ingland	St Andrews	270 (−18)	5 strokes	Mark McNulty Payne Stewart	85,000
1989	20–23 Jul	Mark Calcavecchia	United States	Royal Troon	275 (−13)	Playoff	Wayne Grady Greg Norman	80,000
1988	14–18 Jul	Seve Ballesteros (3)	Spain	Royal Lytham & St Annes	273 (−11)	2 strokes	Nick Price	80,000
1987	16–19 Jul	Nick Faldo	Ingland	Muirfield	279 (−5)	1 stroke	Paul Azinger Rodger Davis	75,000
1986	17–20 Jul	Greg Norman	Australie	Turnberry	280 (E)	5 strokes	Gordon J. Brand	70,000
1985	18–21 Jul	Sandy Lyle	Scotland	Royal St George's	282 (+2)	1 stroke	Payne Stewart	65,000
1984	19–22 Jul	Seve Ballesteros (2)	Spain	St Andrews	276 (−12)	2 strokes	Bernhard Langer Tom Watson	55,000
1983	14–17 Jul	Tom Watson (5)	United States	Royal Birkdale	275 (−9)	1 stroke	Andy Bean Hale Irwin	40,000
1982	15–18 Jul	Tom Watson (4)	United States	Royal Troon	284 (−4)	1 stroke	Peter Oosterhuis Nick Price	32,000
1981	16–19 Jul	Bill Rogers	United States	Royal St George's	276 (−4)	4 strokes	Bernhard Langer	25,000
1980	17–20 Jul	Tom Watson (3)	United States	Muirfield	271 (−13)	4 strokes	Lee Trevino	25,000
1979	18–21 Jul	Seve Ballesteros	Spain	Royal Lytham & St Annes	283 (−1)	3 strokes	Ben Crenshaw Jack Nicklaus	15,000
1978	12–15 Jul	Jack Nicklaus (3)	United States	St Andrews	281 (−7)	2 strokes	Ben Crenshaw Raymond Floyd Tom Kite Simon Owen	12,500
1977	6–9 Jul	Tom Watson (2)	United States	Turnberry	268 (−12)	1 stroke	Jack Nicklaus	10,000
1976	7–10 Jul	Johnny Miller	United States	Royal Birkdale	279 (−9)	6 strokes	Seve Ballesteros Jack Nicklaus	7,500
1975	9–13 Jul	Tom Watson	United States	Carnoustie	279 (−5)	Playoff	Jack Newton	7,500
1974	10–13 Jul	Gary Player (3)	Sooth Africae	Royal Lytham & St Annes	282 (−2)	4 strokes	Peter Oosterhuis	5,500
1973	11–14 Jul	Tom Weiskopf	United States	Troon	276 (−12)	3 strokes	Neil Coles Johnny Miller	5,500
1972	12–15 Jul	Lee Trevino (2)	United States	Muirfield	278 (−6)	1 stroke	Jack Nicklaus	5,500
1971	7–10 Jul	Lee Trevino	United States	Royal Birkdale	278 (−10)	1 stroke	Lu Liang-Huan	5,500
1970	8–12 Jul	Jack Nicklaus (2)	United States	St Andrews	283 (−5)	Playoff	Doug Sanders	5,250
1969	9–12 Jul	Tony Jacklin	Ingland	Royal Lytham & St Annes	280 (−4)	2 strokes	Bob Charles	4,250
1968	10–13 Jul	Gary Player (2)	Sooth Africae	Carnoustie	289 (+1)	2 strokes	Bob Charles Jack Nicklaus	3,000
1967	12–15 Jul	Roberto De Vicenzo	Argentinae	Royal Liverpool	278 (−10)	2 strokes	Jack Nicklaus	2,100
1966	6–9 Jul	Jack Nicklaus	United States	Muirfield	282 (−2)	1 stroke	Doug Sanders Dave Thomas	2,100
1965	7–9 Jul	Peter Thomson (5)	Australie	Royal Birkdale	285 (−3)	2 strokes	Brian Huggett Christy O'Connor Snr	1,750
1964	8–10 Jul	Tony Lema	United States	St Andrews	279 (−9)	5 strokes	Jack Nicklaus	1,500
1963	10–13 Jul	Bob Charles	New Zealand	Royal Lytham & St Annes	277 (−3)	Playoff	Phil Rodgers	1,500
1962	11–13 Jul	Arnold Palmer (2)	United States	Troon	276 (−12)	6 strokes	Kel Nagle	1,400
1961	12–15 Jul	Arnold Palmer	United States	Royal Birkdale	284 (−4)	1 stroke	Dai Rees	1,400
1960	6–9 Jul	Kel Nagle	Australie	St Andrews	278 (−10)	1 stroke	Arnold Palmer	1,250
1959	1–3 Jul	Gary Player	Sooth Africae	Muirfield	284 (E)	2 strokes	Fred Bullock Flory Van Donck	1,000
1958	2–5 Jul	Peter Thomson (4)	Australie	Royal Lytham & St Annes	278 (−6)	Playoff	Dave Thomas	1,000
1957	3–5 Jul	Bobby Locke (4)	Sooth Africae	St Andrews	279 (−9)	3 strokes	Peter Thomson	1,000
1956	4–6 Jul	Peter Thomson (3)	Australie	Royal Liverpool	286 (+2)	3 strokes	Flory Van Donck	1,000
1955	6–8 Jul	Peter Thomson (2)	Australie	St Andrews	281 (−7)	2 strokes	John Fallon	1,000
1954	7–9 Jul	Peter Thomson	Australie	Royal Birkdale	283 (−5)	1 stroke	Bobby Locke Dai Rees Syd Scott	750
1953	8–10 Jul	Ben Hogan	United States	Carnoustie	282 (−6)	4 strokes	Antonio Cerdá Dai Rees Frank Stranahan (a) Peter Thomson	500
1952	9–11 Jul	Bobby Locke (3)	Sooth Africae	Royal Lytham & St Annes	287 (−1)	1 stroke	Peter Thomson	300
1951	4–6 Jul	Max Faulkner	Ingland	Royal Portrush	285 (−3)	2 strokes	Antonio Cerdá	300
1950	5–7 Jul	Bobby Locke (2)	Sooth Africae	Troon	279 (−9)	2 strokes	Roberto de Vicenzo	300
1949	6–9 Jul	Bobby Locke	Sooth Africae	Royal St George's	283 (−5)	Playoff	Harry Bradshaw	300
1948	30 Jun – 2 Jul	Henry Cotton (3)	Ingland	Muirfield	284 (E)	5 strokes	Fred Daly	150
1947	2–4 Jul	Fred Daly	Northren Ireland	Royal Liverpool	293 (+5)	1 stroke	Reg Horne Frank Stranahan (a)	150
1946	3–5 Jul	Sam Snead	United States	St Andrews	290 (+2)	4 strokes	Johnny Bulla Bobby Locke	150
1940–45: No Championships because of World War II
1939	5–7 Jul	Dick Burton	Ingland	St Andrews	290 (−2)	2 strokes	Johnny Bulla	100
1938	6–8 Jul	Reg Whitcombe	Ingland	Royal St George's	295 (+15)	2 strokes	Jimmy Adams	100
1937	7–9 Jul	Henry Cotton (2)	Ingland	Carnoustie	290	2 strokes	Reg Whitcombe	100
1936	25–27 Jun	Alf Padgham	Ingland	Royal Liverpool	287	1 stroke	Jimmy Adams	100
1935	26–28 Jun	Alf Perry	Ingland	Muirfield	283	4 strokes	Alf Padgham	100
1934	27–29 Jun	Henry Cotton	Ingland	Royal St George's	283	5 strokes	Sid Brews	100
1933	5–8 Jul	Denny Shute	United States	St Andrews	292	Playoff	Craig Wood	100
1932	8–10 Jun	Gene Sarazen	United States	Prince's	283	5 strokes	Macdonald Smith	100
1931	3–5 Jun	Tommy Armour	Unitit States	Carnoustie	296	1 stroke	José Jurado	100
1930	18–20 Jun	Bobby Jones (a) (3)	United States	Royal Liverpool	291	2 strokes	Leo Diegel Macdonald Smith	100
1929	8–10 May	Walter Hagen (4)	United States	Muirfield	292	6 strokes	Johnny Farrell	75
1928	9–11 May	Walter Hagen (3)	United States	Royal St George's	292	2 strokes	Gene Sarazen	75
1927	13–15 Jul	Bobby Jones (a) (2)	United States	St Andrews	285	6 strokes	Aubrey Boomer Fred Robson	75
1926	23–25 Jun	Bobby Jones (a)	United States	Royal Lytham & St Annes	291	2 strokes	Al Watrous	75
1925	25–26 Jun	Jim Barnes	United States	Prestwick	300	1 stroke	Archie Compston Ted Ray	75
1924	26–27 Jun	Walter Hagen (2)	United States	Royal Liverpool	301	1 stroke	Ernest Whitcombe	75
1923	14–15 Jun	Arthur Havers	Ingland	Troon	295	1 stroke	Walter Hagen	75
1922	22–23 Jun	Walter Hagen	United States	Royal St George's	300	1 stroke	Jim Barnes George Duncan	75
1921	23–25 Jun	Jock Hutchison	Unitit States	St Andrews	296	Playoff	Roger Wethered (a)	75
1920	30 Jun – 1 Jul	George Duncan	Scotland	Royal Cinque Ports	303	2 strokes	Sandy Herd	75
1915–19: No Championships because of World War I
1914	18–19 Jun	Harry Vardon (6)	Jersey	Prestwick	306	3 strokes	J.H. Taylor	50
1913	23–24 Jun	J.H. Taylor (5)	Ingland	Royal Liverpool	304	8 strokes	Ted Ray	50
1912	24–25 Jun	Ted Ray	Jersey	Muirfield	295	4 strokes	Harry Vardon	50
1911	26–30 Jun	Harry Vardon (5)	Jersey	Royal St George's	303	Playoff	Arnaud Massy	50
1910	21–24 Jun	James Braid (5)	Scotland	St Andrews	299	4 strokes	Sandy Herd	50
1909	10–11 Jun	J.H. Taylor (4)	Ingland	Royal Cinque Ports	291	6 strokes	Tom Ball James Braid	50
1908	18–19 Jun	James Braid (4)	Scotland	Prestwick	291	8 strokes	Tom Ball	50
1907	20–21 Jun	Arnaud Massy	Fraunce	Royal Liverpool	312	2 strokes	J.H. Taylor	50
1906	13–15 Jun	James Braid (3)	Scotland	Muirfield	300	4 strokes	J.H. Taylor	50
1905	7–9 Jun	James Braid (2)	Scotland	St Andrews	318	5 strokes	Rowland Jones J.H. Taylor	50
1904	8–10 Jun	Jack White	Scotland	Royal St George's	296	1 stroke	James Braid J.H. Taylor	50
1903	10–11 Jun	Harry Vardon (4)	Jersey	Prestwick	300	6 strokes	Tom Vardon	50
1902	4–5 Jun	Sandy Herd	Scotland	Royal Liverpool	307	1 stroke	James Braid Harry Vardon	50
1901	5–6 Jun	James Braid	Scotland	Muirfield	309	3 strokes	Harry Vardon	50
1900	6–7 Jun	J.H. Taylor (3)	Ingland	St Andrews	309	8 strokes	Harry Vardon	50
1899	7–8 Jun	Harry Vardon (3)	Jersey	St George's	310	5 strokes	Jack White	30
1898	8–9 Jun	Harry Vardon (2)	Jersey	Prestwick	307	1 stroke	Willie Park, Jnr	30
1897	19–20 May	Harold Hilton (a) (2)	Ingland	Royal Liverpool	314	1 stroke	James Braid	30
1896	10–11,13 Jun	Harry Vardon	Jersey	Muirfield	316	Playoff	J.H. Taylor	30
1895	12–13 Jun	J.H. Taylor (2)	Ingland	St Andrews	322	4 strokes	Sandy Herd	30
1894	11–12 Jun	J.H. Taylor	Ingland	St George's	326	5 strokes	Douglas Rolland	30
1893	31 Aug – 1 Sep	William Auchterlonie	Scotland	Prestwick	322	2 strokes	Johnny Laidlay (a)	30
1892	22–23 Sep	Harold Hilton (a)	Ingland	Muirfield	305	3 strokes	John Ball (a) Sandy Herd Hugh Kirkaldy	35
1891	6–7 Oct	Hugh Kirkaldy	Scotland	St Andrews	166	2 strokes	Willie Fernie Andrew Kirkaldy	10
1890	11 Sep	John Ball (a)	Ingland	Prestwick	164	3 strokes	Willie Fernie Archie Simpson	13
1889	8,11 Nov	Willie Park, Jnr (2)	Scotland	Musselburgh	155	Playoff	Andrew Kirkaldy	8
1888	6,8 Oct	Jack Burns	Scotland	St Andrews	171	1 stroke	David Anderson Jr. Ben Sayers	8
1887	16 Sep	Willie Park, Jnr	Scotland	Prestwick	161	1 stroke	Bob Martin	8
1886	5 Nov	David Brown	Scotland	Musselburgh	157	2 strokes	Willie Campbell	8
1885	3 Oct	Bob Martin (2)	Scotland	St Andrews	171	1 stroke	Archie Simpson	10
1884	3 Oct	Jack Simpson	Scotland	Prestwick	160	4 strokes	Willie Fernie Douglas Rolland	8
1883	16–17 Nov	Willie Fernie	Scotland	Musselburgh	159	Playoff	Bob Ferguson	8
1882	30 Sep	Bob Ferguson (3)	Scotland	St Andrews	171	3 strokes	Willie Fernie	12
1881	14 Oct	Bob Ferguson (2)	Scotland	Prestwick	170	3 strokes	Jamie Anderson	8
1880	9 Apr	Bob Ferguson	Scotland	Musselburgh	162	5 strokes	Peter Paxton	8
1879	27,29 Sep	Jamie Anderson (3)	Scotland	St Andrews	169	3 strokes	Jamie Allan Andrew Kirkaldy	10
1878	4 Oct	Jamie Anderson (2)	Scotland	Prestwick	157	2 strokes	Bob Kirk	8
1877	6 Apr	Jamie Anderson	Scotland	Musselburgh	160	2 strokes	Bob Pringle	8
1876	30 Sep, 2 Oct	Bob Martin	Scotland	St Andrews	176	Playoff	Davie Strath	10
1875	10 Sep	Willie Park, Snr (4)	Scotland	Prestwick	166	2 strokes	Bob Martin	8
1874	10 Apr	Mungo Park	Scotland	Musselburgh	159	2 strokes	Tom Morris, Jnr	8
1873	4 Oct	Tom Kidd	Scotland	St Andrews	179	1 stroke	Jamie Anderson	11
1872	13 Sep	Tom Morris, Jnr (4)	Scotland	Prestwick	166	3 strokes	Davie Strath	8
1871	Championship cancelled as no trophy available
1870	15 Sep	Tom Morris, Jnr (3)	Scotland	Prestwick	149	12 strokes	Bob Kirk Davie Strath	6
1869	16 Sep	Tom Morris, Jnr (2)	Scotland	Prestwick	157	11 strokes	Bob Kirk	6
1868	23 Sep	Tom Morris, Jnr	Scotland	Prestwick	154	3 strokes	Tom Morris, Snr	6
1867	26 Sep	Tom Morris, Snr (4)	Scotland	Prestwick	170	2 strokes	Willie Park, Snr	7
1866	13 Sep	Willie Park, Snr (3)	Scotland	Prestwick	169	2 strokes	Davie Park	6
1865	14 Sep	Andrew Strath	Scotland	Prestwick	162	2 strokes	Willie Park, Snr	8
1864	16 Sep	Tom Morris, Snr (3)	Scotland	Prestwick	167	2 strokes	Andrew Strath	6
1863	18 Sep	Willie Park, Snr (2)	Scotland	Prestwick	168	2 strokes	Tom Morris, Snr	-
1862	11 Sep	Tom Morris, Snr (2)	Scotland	Prestwick	163	13 strokes	Willie Park, Snr	-
1861	26 Sep	Tom Morris, Snr	Scotland	Prestwick	163	4 strokes	Willie Park, Snr	-
1860	17 Oct	Willie Park, Snr	Scotland	Prestwick	174	2 strokes	Tom Morris, Snr	-

(a) denotes amateur
"Dates" column includes aw days on which play teuk place or wis planned tae take place, includin ony playoffs