Open Championship 2014: Past Open Champion Winners

We take a look at all the winners of the Open Championship since its inauguration in 1860 at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland.

Willie Park Snr. won the first Open Championship with a score of 174, beating the favourite Old Tom Morris by a clear two strokes.

At the time the tournament was restricted to professionals and saw a total of 8 golfers play three rounds on the Prestwick course in a single day, which at the time was a 12-hole course.

Below is a complete list of all the winners of the Open Championship since 1860:

1860- Willie Park Snr, 174 1861- Tom Morris Snr, 163 1862- Tom Morris Snr, 163 1863- Willie Park Snr, 168 1864- Tom Morris Snr, 167 1865- Andrew Strath, 162 1866- Willie Park Snr, 169 1867- Tom Morris Snr, 170 1868- Tom Morris Jnr, 154 1869- Tom Morris Jnr, 154 1870- Tom Morris Jnr, 149 1871- No Championship 1872- Tom Morris Jnr, 166 1873- Tom Kidd, 179 1874- Mungo Park, 159 1875- Willie Park Snr, 166 1876- Bob Martin, 176 1877- Jamie Anderson, 160 1878- Jamie Anderson, 157 1879- Jamie Anderson, 169 1880- Bob Ferguson, 162 1881- Bob Ferguson, 170 1882- Bob Ferguson, 171 1883- Willie Fernie, 159 1884- Jack Simpson, 160 1885- Bob Martin, 171 1886- David Brown, 157 1887- Willie Park Jnr, 161 1888- Jack Burns, 171 1889- Willie Park Jnr, 155 1890- John Ball (a), 164 1891- Hugh Kirkaldy, 166 1892- Harold Hilton (a), 305 1893- William Auchterlonie, 322 1894- John Henry Taylor, 326 1895- John Henry Taylor, 322 1896- Harry Vardon, 316 1897- Harold Hilton (a), 314 1898- Harry Vardon, 307 1899- Harry Vardon, 310 1900- John Henry Taylor, 309 1901- James Braid, 309 1902- Sandy Herd, 307 1903- Harry Vardon, 300 1904- Jack White, 296 1905- James Braid, 318 1906- James Braid, 300 1907- Arnaud Massey, 312 1908- James Braid, 291 1909- John Henry Taylor, 291 1910- James Braid, 299 1911- Harry Vardon, 303 1912- Ted Ray, 295 1913- John Henry Taylor, 304 1914- Harry Vardon, 306 1915-1919-  No Championships due to World War One 1920- George Duncan, 303 1921- Jock Hutchison, 296 1922- Walter Hagen, 300 1923- Arthur Havers, 295 1924- Walter Hagen, 301 1925- Jim Barnes, 300 1926- Bobby Jones (a), 291 1927- Bobby Jones (a), 285 1928- Walter Hagen, 292 1929- Walter Hagen, 292 1930- Bobby Jones (a), 291 1931- Tommy Armour, 296 1932- Gene Sarazen, 283 1933- Denny Shute, 292 1934- Henry Cotton, 283 1935- Alf Perry, 283 1936- Alf Padgham, 287 1937- Henry Cotton, 290 1938- Reg Whitcombe, 295 1939- Dick Burton, 290 1940-45- No Championship due to World War Two 1946- Sam Snead, 290 1947- Fred Daly, 293 1948- Henry Cotton, 288 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, 286 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- Roberto De Vicenzo, 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 2000- Tiger Woods, 269 2001- David Duval, 274 2002- Ernie Els, 278 2003- Ben Curtis, 283 2004- Todd Hamilton, 274 2005- Tiger Woods, 274 2006- Tiger Woods, 270 2007- Padraig Harrington, 277 2008- Padraig Harrington, 283 2009- Stewart Cink, 278 2010- Louis Oosthuizen, 272 2011- Darren Clarke, 275 2012- Ernie Els, 273 2013- Phil Mickelson, 281