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The Open Championship

In 1870, 'Young' Tom Morris made the Championship Belt his property when he won it for the third successive time. With no trophy in 1871, there was no Championship. 'The Golf Champion Trophy', better known as the Claret Jug, was first offered in 1872, and won again by Young Tom, and has been played for ever since.

All the Open records
High and low scoring, oldest & youngest, margins of victory...

The 2015 Championship
Zach Johnson claims his second major in a three man playoff.

The Open Championship - Roll of Honour 1860 - 2015
Year	Venue	Winner	Runner-up
2015	St Andrews	Zach Johnson 273*	Louis Oosthuizen 273 Marc Leishman 273
2014	Hoylake	Rory McIlroy 271	Rickie Fowler 273 Sergio Garcia 273
2013	Muirfield	Phil Mickelson 281	Henrik Stenson 284
2012	Royal Lytham	Ernie Els 273	Adam Scott 274
2011	Royal St George's	Darren Clarke 275	Dustin Johnson 278 Phil Mickelson 278
2010	St Andrews	Louis Oosthuizen 272	Lee Westwood 279
2009	Turnberry	Stewart Cink 278*	Tom Watson 278
2008	Royal Birkdale	P Harrington 283	Ian Poulter 287
2007	Carnoustie	P Harrington 277*	Sergio Garcia 277
2006	Hoylake	Tiger Woods 270	Chris DiMarco 272
2005	St Andrews	Tiger Woods 274	C Montgomerie 279
2004	Royal Troon	Todd Hamilton 274*	Ernie Els 274
2003	Royal St George's	Ben Curtis 283	Thomas Bjorn 284 Vijay Singh 284
2002	Muirfield	Ernie Els 278*	Stuart Appleby 278 Steve Elkington 278 Thomas Levet 278
2001	Royal Lytham	David Duval 274	Niclas Fasth 277
2000	St Andrews	Tiger Woods 269	Thomas Bjorn 277 Ernie Els 277
1999	Carnoustie	Paul Lawrie 290*	Justin Leonard 290 J Van de Velde 290
1998	Royal Birkdale	Mark O'Meara 280*	Brian Watts 280
1997	Royal Troon	Justin Leonard 272	Darren Clarke 275 Jesper Parnevik 275
1996	Royal Lytham	Tom Lehman 271	Ernie Els 273 Mark McCumber 273
1995	St Andrews	John Daly 282*	C Rocca 282
1994	Turnberry	Nick Price 268	Jesper Parnevik 269
1993	Royal St George's	Greg Norman 267	Nick Faldo 269
1992	Muirfield	Nick Faldo 272	John Cook 273
1991	Royal Birkdale	Ian Baker-Finch 272	Mike Harwood 274
1990	St Andrews	Nick Faldo 270	Mark McNulty 275 Payne Stewart 275
1989	Royal Troon	M Calcavecchia 275*	Wayne Grady 275 Greg Norman 275
1988	Royal Lytham	Seve Ballesteros 273	Nick Price 275
1987	Muirfield	Nick Faldo 279	Paul Azinger 280 Rodger Davis 280
1986	Turnberry	Greg Norman 280	Gordon J Brand 285
1985	Royal St George's	Sandy Lyle 282	Payne Stewart 283
1984	St Andrews	Seve Ballesteros 276	Bernhard Langer 278 Tom Watson 278
1983	Royal Birkdale	Tom Watson 275	Andy Bean 276 Hale Irwin 276
1982	Royal Troon	TomWatson 284	Peter Oosterhuis 285 Nick Price 285
1981	Royal St George's	Bill Rogers 276	Bernhard Langer 280
1980	Muifield	Tom Watson 271	Lee Trevino 275
1979	Royal Lytham	Seve Ballesteros 283	Ben Crenshaw 286 Jack Nicklaus 286
1978	St Andrews	Jack Nicklaus 281	Ben Crenshaw 283 Ray Floyd 283 Tom Kite 283 Simon Owen 283
1977	Turnberry	Tom Watson 268	Jack Nicklaus 269
1976	Royal Birkdale	Johnny Miller 279	Seve Ballesteros 285 Jack Nicklaus 285
1975	Carnoustie	Tom Watson 279*	Jack Newton 279
1974	Royal Lytham	Gary Player 282	Peter Oosterhuis 286
1973	Troon	Tom Weiskopf 276	Neil Coles 279 Johnny Miller 279
1972	Muirfield	Lee Trevino 278	Jack Nicklaus 279
1971	Royal Birkdale	Lee Trevino 278	Lu Liang-huan 279
1970	St Andrews	Jack Nicklaus 283*	Doug Sanders 283
1969	Royal Lytham	Tony Jacklin 280	Bob Charles 282
1968	Carnoustie	Gary Player 289	Bob Charles 291 Jack Nicklaus 291
1967	Hoylake	R de Vicenzo 278	Jack Nicklaus 280
1966	Muirfield	Jack Nicklaus 282	Doug Sanders 283 Dave Thomas 283
1965	Royal Birkdale	Peter Thomson 285	Brian Huggett 287 C O'Connor Snr 287
1964	St Andrews	Tony Lema 279	Jack Nicklaus 284
1963	Royal Lytham	Bob Charles 277*	Phil Rodgers 277
1962	Troon	Arnold Palmer 276	Kel Nagle 282
1961	Birkdale	Arnold Palmer 284	Dai Rees 285
1960	St Andrews	Kel Nagle 278	Arnold Palmer 279
1959	Muirfield	Gary Player 284	Fred Bullock 286 F van Donck 286
1958	Royal Lytham	Peter Thomson 278*	Dave Thomas 278
1957	St Andrews	Bobby Locke 279	Peter Thomson 282
1956	Hoylake	Peter Thomson 286	F van Donck 289
1955	St Andrews	Peter Thomson 281	Johnny Fallon 283
1954	Birkdale	Peter Thomson 283	Bobby Locke 284 Dai Rees 284 Syd Scott 284
1953	Carnoustie	Ben Hogan 282	Antonio Cerda 286 Dai Rees 286 F Stranahan (A) 286 Peter Thomson 286
1952	Royal Lytham	Bobby Locke 287	Peter Thomson 288
1951	Royal Portrush	Max Faulkner 285	Antonio Cerda 287
1950	Troon	Bobby Locke 279	R de Vicenzo 281
1949	Royal St George's	Bobby Locke 283	Harry Bradshaw 283
1948	Muirfield	Henry Cotton 284	Fred Daly 289
1947	Hoylake	Fred Daly 293	Reg Horne 294 F Stranahan (A) 294
1946	St Andrews	Sam Snead 290	Johnny Bulla 294 Bobby Locke 294
1945	No Championship
1944	No Championship
1943	No Championship
1942	No Championship
1941	No Championship
1940	No Championship
1939	St Andrews	Dick Burton 290	Johnny Bulla 292
1938	Royal St George's	Reg Whitcombe 295	Jimmy Adams 297
1937	Carnoustie	Henry Cotton 290	Reg Whitcombe 292
1936	Hoylake	Alf Padgham 287	Jimmy Adams 288
1935	Muirfield	Alf Perry 283	Alf Padgham 287
1934	Royal St George's	Henry Cotton 283	Sid Brews 288
1933	St Andrews	Denny Shute 292*	Craig Wood 292
1932	Prince's	Gene Sarazen 283	Macdonald Smith 288
1931	Carnoustie	Tommy Armour 296	Jose Jurado 297
1930	Hoylake	Bobby Jones (A) 291	Leo Diegel 293 Macdonald Smith 293
1929	Muirfield	Walter Hagen 292	Johnny Farrell 298
1928	Royal St George's	Walter Hagen 292	Gene Sarazen 294
1927	St Andrews	Bobby Jones (A) 285	Aubrey Boomer 291 Fred Robson 291
1926	Royal Lytham	Bobby Jones (A) 291	Al Watrous 293
1925	Prestwick	Jim Barnes 300	Archie Compston 301 Ted Ray 301
1924	Hoylake	Walter Hagen 301	E Whitcombe 302
1923	Troon	Arthur Havers 295	Walter Hagen 296
1922	Royal St George's	Walter Hagen 300	Jim Barnes 301 George Duncan 301
1921	St Andrews	Jock Hutchison 296*	R Wethered (A) 296
1920	Royal Cinque Ports	George Duncan 303	Sandy Herd 305
1919	No Championship
1918	No Championship
1917	No Championship
1916	No Championship
1915	No Championship
1914	Prestwick	Harry Vardon 306	JH Taylor 309
1913	Hoylake	JH Taylor 304	Ted Ray 312
1912	Muirfield	Ted Ray 295	Harry Vardon 299
1911	Royal St George's	Harry Vardon 303*	Arnaud Massy 303
1910	St Andrews	James Braid 299	Sandy Herd 303
1909	Royal Cinque Ports	JH Taylor 295	Tom Ball 301 James Braid 301
1908	Prestwick	James Braid 291	Tom Ball 299
1907	Hoylake	Arnaud Massy 312	JH Taylor 314
1906	Muirfield	James Braid 300	JH Taylor 304
1905	St Andrews	James Braid 318	Rowland Jones 323 JH Taylor 323
1904	Royal St George's	Jack White 296	James Braid 297 JH Taylor 297
1903	Prestwick	Harry Vardon 300	Tom Vardon 306
1902	Hoylake	Sandy Herd 307	James Braid 308 Harry Vardon 308
1901	Muirfield	James Braid 309	Harry Vardon 312
1900	St Andrews	JH Taylor 309	Harry Vardon 317
1899	St George's	Harry Vardon 310	Jack White 315
1898	Prestwick	Harry Vardon 307	Willie Park Jnr 308
1897	Hoylake	Harold Hilton (A) 314	James Braid 315
1896	Muirfield	Harry Vardon 316	JH Taylor 316
1895	St Andrews	JH Taylor 322	Sandy Herd 326
1894	St George's	JH Taylor 326	Douglas Rolland 331
1893	Prestwick	W Auchterlonie 322	J Laidlay (A) 324
1892	Muirfield	Harold Hilton (A) 305	John Ball Jnr (A) 308 Sandy Herd 308 Hugh Kirkaldy 308
1891	St Andrews	Hugh Kirkaldy 166	Willie Fernie 168 Andrew Kirkaldy 168
1890	Prestwick	John Ball Jnr (A) 164	Willie Fernie 167 Archie Simpson 167
1889	Musselburgh	Willie Park Jnr 155*	Andrew Kirkaldy 155
1888	St Andrews	Jack Burns 171	D Anderson Jnr 172 Ben Sayers 172
1887	Prestwick	Willie Park Jnr 161	Bob Martin 162
1886	Musselburgh	David Brown 157	Willie Campbell 159
1885	St Andrews	Bob Martin 171	Archie Simpson 172
1884	Prestwick	Jack Simpson 160	Willie Fernie 164 Douglas Rolland 164
1883	Musselburgh	Willie Fernie 159*	Bob Ferguson 159
1882	St Andrews	Bob Ferguson 171	Willie Fernie 174
1881	Prestwick	Bob Ferguson 170	Jamie Anderson 173
1880	Musselburgh	Bob Ferguson 162	Peter Paxton 167
1879	St Andrews	Jamie Anderson 169	Jamie Allan 172 Andrew Kirkaldy 172
1878	Prestwick	Jamie Anderson 157	Bob Kirk 159
1877	Musselburgh	Jamie Anderson 160	Bob Pringle 162
1876	St Andrews	Bob Martin 176*	Davie Strath 176
1875	Prestwick	Willie Park Snr 166	Bob Martin 168
1874	Musselburgh	Mungo Park 159	Tom Morris Jnr 161
1873	St Andrews	Tom Kidd 179	Jamie Anderson 180
1872	Prestwick	Tom Morris Jnr 166	Davie Strath 169
1871	No Championship
1870	Prestwick	Tom Morris Jnr 149	Bob Kirk 161 Davie Strath 161
1869	Prestwick	Tom Morris Jnr 154	Tom Morris Snr 157
1868	Prestwick	Tom Morris Jnr 157	Robert Andrew 159
1867	Prestwick	Tom Morris Snr 170	Willie Park Snr 172
1866	Prestwick	Willie Park Snr 169	David Park 171
1865	Prestwick	Andrew Strath 162	Willie Park Snr 164
1864	Prestwick	Tom Morris Snr 167	Andrew Strath 169
1863	Prestwick	Willie Park Snr 168	Tom Morris Snr 170
1862	Prestwick	Tom Morris Snr 163	Willie Park Snr 176
1861	Prestwick	Tom Morris Snr 163	Willie Park Snr 167
1860	Prestwick	Willie Park Snr 174	Tom Morris Snr 176
(A) denotes Amateur
* denotes playoff victory

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