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
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