British Open 2017: Complete list of winners by year

The 146th playing of the British Open will begin on Thursday, July 20. Here are all the winners of the previous 145 Open Championships listed.

It’s the middle of July. That means that it is time for the British Open in the golf world. The PGA Tour will make its biggest trek overseas to the iconic Open Championship. This year will be the 146th playing of The Open Championship. It begins on Thursday, July 20 at Royal Birkdale Golf Course in Southport, England.

The event is usually one of the hardest majors on the year, as it features the high grass often associated with links course. Like the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship, the Open Championship does alternate courses, unlike the Masters Tournament down in Augusta, Georgia.

The first two majors of the year were exciting, as Sergio Garcia won the Green Jacket at the Masters and Brooks Koepka took home the U.S. Open Trophy at Erin Hills in Wisconsin. No. 1 golfer in the world Dustin Johnson again looks to be the favorite to win at Royal Birkdale.

Before any of this great golf action unfolds in Southport, let’s take a minute to see all 145 winners of the British Open in the event’s illustrious history. Here are all The Open Championship champions.

British Open Champions

• 1860: Willie Park Sr.
• 1861: Tom Morris Sr.
• 1862: Tom Morris Sr. (2)
• 1863: Willie Park Sr. (2)
• 1864: Tom Morris Sr. (3)
• 1865: Andrew Strath
• 1866: Willie Park Sr. (3)
• 1867: Tom Morris Sr. (4)
• 1868: Tom Morris Jr.
• 1869: Tom Morris Jr. (2)
• 1870: Tom Morris Jr. (3)
• 1871: No Champion
• 1872: Tom Morris Jr. (4)
• 1873: Tom Kidd
• 1874: Mungo Park
• 1875: Willie Park Sr. (4)
• 1876: Bob Martin
• 1877: Jamie Anderson
• 1878: Jamie Anderson (2)
• 1879: Jamie Anderson (3)
• 1880: Bob Ferguson
• 1881: Bob Ferguson (2)
• 1882: Bob Ferguson (3)
• 1883: Willie Fernie
• 1884: Jack Simpson
• 1885: Bob Martin (2)
• 1886: David Brown
• 1887: Willie Park Jr.
• 1888: Jack Burns
• 1889: Willie Park Jr. (2)
• 1890: John Ball
• 1891: Hugh Kirkaldy
• 1892: Harold Hilton
• 1893: Wiliam Auctherlonie
• 1894: J.H. Taylor
• 1895: J.H. Taylor (2)
• 1896: Harry Vardon
• 1897: Harold Hilton (2)
• 1898: Harry Vardon (2)
• 1899: Harry Vardon (3)
• 1900: J.H. Taylor (3)
• 1901: James Braid
• 1902: Sandy Herd
• 1903: Harry Vardon (4)
• 1904: Jack White
• 1905: James Braid (2)
• 1906: James Braid (3)
• 1907: Arnaud Massy
• 1908: James Braid (4)
• 1909: J.H. Taylor (4)
• 1910: James Braid (5)
• 1911: Harry Vardon (5)
• 1912: Ted Ray
• 1913: J.H. Taylor (5)
• 1914: Harry Vardon (6)
• 1915: No Champion
• 1916: No Champion
• 1917: No Champion
• 1918: No Champion
• 1919: No Champion
• 1920: George Duncan
• 1921: Jock Hutchison
• 1922: Walter Hagen
• 1923: Arthur Havers
• 1924: Walter Hagen (2)
• 1925: Jim Barnes
• 1926: Bobby Jones
• 1927: Bobby Jones (2)
• 1928: Walter Hagen (3)
• 1929: Walter Hagen (4)
• 1930: Bobby Jones (3)
• 1931: Tommy Armour
• 1932: Gene Sarazen
• 1933: Denny Shute
• 1934: Henry Cotton
• 1935: Alf Perry
• 1936: Alf Padgham
• 1937: Henry Cotton (2)
• 1938: Reg Whitcombe
• 1939: Dick Burton
• 1940: No Champion
• 1941: No Champion
• 1942: No Champion
• 1943: No Champion
• 1944: No Champion
• 1945: No Champion
• 1946: Sam Snead
• 1947: Fred Daly
• 1948: Henry Cotton (3)
• 1949: Bobby Locke
• 1950: Bobby Locke (2)
• 1951: Max Faulkner
• 1952: Bobby Locke (3)
• 1953: Ben Hogan
• 1954: Peter Thomson
• 1955: Peter Thomson (2)
• 1956: Peter Thomson (3)
• 1957: Bobby Locke (4)
• 1958: Peter Thomson (4)
• 1959: Gary Player
• 1960: Kel Nagle
• 1961: Arnold Palmer
• 1962: Arnold Palmer (2)
• 1963: Bob Charles
• 1964: Tony Lema
• 1965: Peter Thomson (5)
• 1966: Jack Nicklaus
• 1967: Roberto De Vicenzo
• 1968: Gary Player (2)
• 1969: Tony Jacklin
• 1970: Jack Nicklaus (2)
• 1971: Lee Trevino
• 1972: Lee Trevino (2)
• 1973: Tom Weiskopf
• 1974: Gary Player (3)
• 1975: Tom Watson
• 1976: Johnny Miller
• 1977: Tom Watson (2)
• 1978: Jack Nicklaus (3)
• 1979: Seve Ballesteros
• 1980: Tom Watson (3)
• 1981: Bill Rogers
• 1982: Tom Watson (4)
• 1983: Tom Watson (5)
• 1984: Seve Ballesteros (2)
• 1985: Sandy Lyle
• 1986: Greg Norman
• 1987: Nick Faldo
• 1988: Seve Ballesteros (3)
• 1989: Mark Calcavecchia
• 1990: Nick Faldo (2)
• 1991: Ian Baker-Finch
• 1992: Nick Faldo (3)
• 1993: Greg Norman (2)
• 1994: Nick Price
• 1995: John Daly
• 1996: Tom Lehman
• 1997: Justin Leonard
• 1998: Mark O’Meara
• 1999: Paul Lawrie
• 2000: Tiger Woods
• 2001: David Duval
• 2002: Ernie Els
• 2003: Ben Curtis
• 2004: Todd Hamilton
• 2005: Tiger Woods (2)
• 2006: Tiger Woods (3)
• 2007: Padraig Harrington
• 2008: Padraig Harrington (2)
• 2009: Stewart Cink
• 2010: Louis Oosthuizen
• 2011: Darren Clarke
• 2012: Ernie Els (2)
• 2013: Phil Mickelson
• 2014: Rory McIlroy
• 2015: Zach Johnson
• 2016: Henrik Stenson

Next: Complete List of U.S. Open Winners

Can Johnson flex his No. 1 ranking in the golf world with a great showing at Royal Birkdale this weekend? Will Henrik Stenson repeat as the British Open champion? Find out all that and more during the  146th playing of The Open Championship.