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The Open History

We look back at the history of the oldest of the four major championships in men's golf

A list of all the past winners at Royal St George's with their round-by-round scores and prize money. 1894 JH Taylor 84 80 81 81 = 326 (£30)
1899 Harry Vardon 76 76 81 77 = 310 (£30)
1904 Jack White 80 75 72 69 = 296 (£50)
1911 Harry Vardon 74 74 75 80 = 303 (£50)
1922 Walter Hagen 76 73 79 72 = 300 (£75)
1928 Walter Hagen 75 73 72 72 = 292 (£75)
1934 Henry Cotton 67 65 72 79 = 283 (£100)
1938 Reg Whitcombe 71 71 75 78 = 295 (£100)
1949 Bobby Locke 69 76 68 70 = 283 (£300)
1981 Bill Rogers 72 66 67 71 = 276 (£25,000)
1985 Sandy Lyle 68 71 73 70 = 282 (£65,000)
1993 Greg Norman 66 68 69 64 = 267 (£100,000)
2003 Ben Curtis 72 72 70 69 = 283 (£700,000)
A list of all the past winners at Royal St George's with their round-by-round scores and prize money.
Year Champion Country To par
Check out all the champions and their scores since 1934.
Year Champion Country To par
2010 Louis Oosthuizen South Africa 272 (-16)
2009 Stewart Cink United States 278 (-2)PO
2008 Pádraig Harrington Ireland 283 (+3)
2007 Pádraig Harrington Ireland 277 (-7)PO
2006 Tiger Woods (3) United States 270 (-18)
2005 Tiger Woods (2) United States 274 (-14)
2004 Todd Hamilton United States 274 (-10)PO
2003 Ben Curtis United States 283 (-1)
2002 Ernie Els South Africa 278 (-6)PO
2001 David Duval United States 274 (-10)
2000 Tiger Woods United States 269 (-19)
1999 Paul Lawrie Scotland 290 (+6)PO
1998 Mark O'Meara United States 280 (E)PO
1997 Justin Leonard United States 272 (-12)
1996 Tom Lehman United States 271 (-13)
1995 John Daly United States 282 (-6)PO
1994 Nick Price Zimbabwe 268 (-12)
1993 Greg Norman (2) Australia 267 (-13)
1992 Nick Faldo (3) England 272 (-12)
1991 Ian Baker-Finch Australia 272 (-8)
1990 Nick Faldo (2) England 270 (-18)
1989 Mark Calcavecchia United States 275 (-13)PO
1988 Seve Ballesteros (3) Spain 273 (-11)
1987 Nick Faldo England 279 (-5)
1986 Greg Norman Australia 280 (E)
1985 Sandy Lyle Scotland 282 (+2)
1984 Seve Ballesteros (2) Spain 276 (-12)
1983 Tom Watson (5) United States 275 (-9)
1982 Tom Watson (4) United States 284 (-4)
1981 Bill Rogers United States 276 (-4)
1980 Tom Watson (3) United States 271 (-13)
1979 Seve Ballesteros Spain 283 (-1)
1978 Jack Nicklaus (3) United States 281 (-7)
1977 Tom Watson (2) United States 268 (-12)
1976 Johnny Miller United States 279 (-9)
1975 Tom Watson United States 279 (-5)PO
1974 Gary Player (3) South Africa 282 (-2)
1973 Tom Weiskopf United States 276 (-12)
1972 Lee Trevino (2) United States 278 (-6)
1971 Lee Trevino United States 278 (-10)
1970 Jack Nicklaus (2) United States 283 (-5)PO
1969 Tony Jacklin England 280
1968 Gary Player (2) South Africa 289
1967 Roberto DeVicenzo Argentina 278
1966 Jack Nicklaus United States 282
1965 Peter Thomson (5) Australia 285
1964 Tony Lema United States 279
1963 Bob Charles New Zealand 277PO
1962 Arnold Palmer (2) United States 276
1961 Arnold Palmer United States 284
1960 Kel Nagle Australia 278
1959 Gary Player South Africa 284
1958 Peter Thomson (4) Australia 274PO
1957 Bobby Locke (4) South Africa 279
1956 Peter Thomson (3) Australia 286
1955 Peter Thomson (2) Australia 281
1954 Peter Thomson Australia 283
1953 Ben Hogan United States 282
1952 Bobby Locke (3) South Africa 287
1951 Max Faulkner England 285
1950 Bobby Locke (2) South Africa 279
1949 Bobby Locke South Africa 283
1948 Henry Cotton (3) England 284
1947 Fred Daly Northern Ireland 293
1946 Sam Snead United States 290
1940-1945: No Championships due to World War II
1939 Richard Burton England 290
1938 Reg Whitcombe England 295
1937 Henry Cotton (2) England 290
1936 Alf Padgham England 287
1935 Alf Perry England 283
1934 Henry Cotton England 283

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