The Open Championship winners

The 2024 Open returns to the formidable links of Royal Troon for the tenth time – crowds of 250,000 are expected over the four-day event, increasing by more than 70,000 from 2016


LEGENDS OF THE OPEN*: Jersey-born Harry Vardon stands alone with six titles.
Todd Hamilton (2004) and Henrik Stenson (2016) are most recent winners at Royal Troon
 
6 Harry Vardon JEY 	1896, 98, 99, 1903, 11, 14
5 Peter Thomson AUS 	1954, 55, 56, 58, 65
5 Tom Watson USA 	1975, 77, 80, 82, 83
4 Walter Hagen USA 	1922, 24, 28, 29
3 Jack Nicklaus USA 	1966, 70, 78
3 Tiger Woods USA	2000, 05, 06

*Selected players only


World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler


RECENT CHAMPIONS 		Score
2023 Brian Harman USA		-13
2022 Cameron Smith AUS 		-20
2021 Collin Morikawa USA 	-15
2020 Tournament cancelled 
2019 Shane Lowry IRE 		-15
2018 Francesco Molinari ITA 	-8
2017 Jordan Spieth USA 		-12
2016 Henrik Stenson SWE 	-20
2015 Zach Johnson USA 		-15
2014 Rory McIlroy NIR		-17


Claret Jug
Edinburgh silver, 20 3⁄4 inches tall. Introduced in 1872 after Young Tom Morris won Challenge Belt outright with third Open victory


OPEN CHAMPIONS BY COUNTRY

United States			47
Scotland 			41 
England (including Jersey)	28
South Africa			10
Australia			10
Other countries			6
Spain, N. Ireland, Ireland	3
 
Total 89 winners

 
Source: The Open 
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