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Major championship
Lowest winning total on record: 264 (-20), Henrik Stenson, 2016. Latest purse on record: $17,750,000.
| Year | Winner | Score | Course |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ryan Fox | 270 (-10) | Royal Birkdale Golf Club |
| 2025 | Scottie Scheffler | 267 (-17) | Royal Portrush Golf Club |
| 2024 | Xander Schauffele | 275 (-9) | Royal Troon Golf Club |
| 2023 | Brian Harman | 271 (-13) | Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake |
| 2022 | Cameron Smith | 268 (-20) | Old Course at St Andrews |
| 2021 | Collin Morikawa | 265 (-15) | Royal St George's Golf Club |
| 2019 | Shane Lowry | 269 (-15) | Royal Portrush Golf Club |
| 2018 | Francesco Molinari | 276 (-8) | Carnoustie Golf Links |
| 2017 | Jordan Spieth | 268 (-12) | Royal Birkdale Golf Club |
| 2016 | Henrik Stenson | 264 (-20) | Royal Troon Golf Club |
| 2015 | Zach JohnsonPlayoff | 273 (-15) | Old Course at St Andrews |
| 2014 | Rory McIlroy | 271 (-17) | Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake |
| 2013 | Phil Mickelson | 281 (-3) | Muirfield |
| 2012 | Ernie Els | 273 (-7) | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
| 2011 | Darren Clarke | 275 (-5) | Royal St George's Golf Club |
| 2010 | Louis Oosthuizen | 272 (-16) | Old Course at St Andrews |
| 2009 | Stewart CinkPlayoff | 278 (-2) | Trump Turnberry |
| 2008 | Pádraig Harrington | 283 (+3) | Royal Birkdale Golf Club |
| 2007 | Pádraig HarringtonPlayoff | 277 (-7) | Carnoustie Golf Links |
| 2006 | Tiger Woods | 270 (-18) | Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake |
| 2005 | Tiger Woods | 274 (-14) | Old Course at St Andrews |
| 2004 | Todd HamiltonPlayoff | 274 (-10) | Royal Troon Golf Club |
| 2003 | Ben Curtis | 283 (-1) | Royal St George's Golf Club |
| 2002 | Ernie ElsPlayoff | 278 (-6) | Muirfield |
| 2001 | David Duval | 274 (-10) | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
| 2000 | Tiger Woods | 269 (-19) | Old Course at St Andrews |
| 1999 | Paul LawriePlayoff | 290 (+6) | Carnoustie Golf Links |
| 1998 | Mark O'MearaPlayoff | 280 (E) | Royal Birkdale Golf Club |
| 1997 | Justin Leonard | 272 (-12) | Royal Troon Golf Club |
| 1996 | Tom Lehman | 271 (-13) | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
| 1995 | John DalyPlayoff | 282 (-6) | Old Course at St Andrews |
| 1994 | Nick Price | 268 (-12) | Trump Turnberry |
| 1993 | Greg Norman | 267 (-13) | Royal St George's Golf Club |
| 1992 | Nick Faldo | 272 (-12) | Muirfield |
| 1991 | Ian Baker-Finch | 272 (-8) | Royal Birkdale Golf Club |
| 1990 | Nick Faldo | 270 (-18) | Old Course at St Andrews |
| 1989 | Mark CalcavecchiaPlayoff | 275 (-13) | Royal Troon Golf Club |
| 1988 | Seve Ballesteros | 273 (-11) | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
| 1987 | Nick Faldo | 279 (-5) | Muirfield |
| 1986 | Greg Norman | 280 (E) | Trump Turnberry |
| 1985 | Sandy Lyle | 282 (+2) | Royal St George's Golf Club |
| 1984 | Seve Ballesteros | 276 (-12) | Old Course at St Andrews |
| 1983 | Tom Watson | 275 (-9) | Royal Birkdale Golf Club |
| 1982 | Tom Watson | 284 (-4) | Royal Troon Golf Club |
| 1981 | Bill Rogers | 276 (-4) | Royal St George's Golf Club |
| 1980 | Tom Watson | 271 (-13) | Muirfield |
| 1979 | Seve Ballesteros | 283 (-1) | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
| 1978 | Jack Nicklaus | 281 (-7) | Old Course at St Andrews |
| 1977 | Tom Watson | 268 (-12) | Trump Turnberry |
| 1976 | Johnny Miller | 279 (-9) | Royal Birkdale Golf Club |
| 1975 | Tom WatsonPlayoff | 279 (-9) | Carnoustie Golf Links |
| 1974 | Gary Player | 282 (-2) | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
| 1973 | Tom Weiskopf | 276 (-12) | Royal Troon Golf Club |
| 1972 | Lee Trevino | 278 (-6) | Muirfield |
| 1971 | Lee Trevino | 278 (-14) | Royal Birkdale Golf Club |
| 1970 | Jack NicklausPlayoff | 283 (-5) | Old Course at St Andrews |
| 1969 | Tony Jacklin | 280 (-4) | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
| 1968 | Gary Player | 289 (+1) | Carnoustie Golf Links |
| 1967 | Roberto De Vicenzo | 278 (-10) | Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake |
| 1966 | Jack Nicklaus | 282 (-2) | Muirfield |
| 1965 | Peter Thomson | 285 (-7) | Royal Birkdale Golf Club |
| 1964 | Tony Lema | 279 (-9) | Old Course at St Andrews |
| 1963 | Bob CharlesPlayoff | 277 (-3) | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
| 1962 | Arnold Palmer | 276 (-12) | Royal Troon Golf Club |
| 1961 | Arnold Palmer | 284 (-4) | Royal Birkdale Golf Club |
| 1960 | Kel Nagle | 278 (-14) | Old Course at St Andrews |
| 1959 | Gary Player | 284 (-4) | Muirfield |
| 1958 | Peter ThomsonPlayoff | 278 (-6) | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
| 1957 | Bobby Locke | 279 (-9) | Old Course at St Andrews |
| 1956 | Peter Thomson | 286 (+2) | Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake |
| 1955 | Peter Thomson | 281 (-7) | Old Course at St Andrews |
| 1954 | Peter Thomson | 283 (-9) | Royal Birkdale Golf Club |
| 1953 | Ben Hogan | 282 (-6) | Carnoustie Golf Links |
| 1952 | Bobby Locke | 287 (-1) | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
| 1951 | Max Faulkner | 285 (-3) | Royal Portrush Golf Club |
| 1950 | Bobby Locke | 279 (-1) | Royal Troon Golf Club |
| 1949 | Bobby LockePlayoff | 283 (-5) | Royal St George's Golf Club |
| 1948 | Henry Cotton | 284 (E) | Muirfield |
| 1947 | Fred Daly | 293 (+21) | Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake |
| 1946 | Sam Snead | 290 (-2) | Old Course at St Andrews |
| 1939 | Dick Burton | 290 (-2) | Old Course at St Andrews |
| 1938 | Reg Whitcombe | 295 (+15) | Royal St George's Golf Club |
| 1937 | Henry Cotton | 290 (+2) | Carnoustie Golf Links |
| 1936 | Alf Padgham | 287 (-9) | Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake |
| 1935 | Alf Perry | 283 (-5) | Muirfield |
| 1934 | Henry Cotton | - | Royal St George's Golf Club |
| 1933 | Denny ShutePlayoff | 292 (E) | Old Course at St Andrews |
| 1932 | Gene Sarazen | 283 (-5) | Prince's Golf Club, Sandwich |
| 1931 | Tommy Armour | 296 (+8) | Carnoustie Golf Links |
| 1930 | Bobby Jones | 291 (+3) | Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake |
| 1929 | Walter Hagen | 292 (+12) | Muirfield |
| 1928 | Walter Hagen | - | Royal St George's Golf Club |
| 1927 | Bobby Jones | 285 (-7) | Old Course at St Andrews |
| 1926 | Bobby Jones | - | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
| 1925 | Jim Barnes | - | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1924 | Walter Hagen | - | Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake |
| 1923 | Arthur Havers | - | Royal Troon Golf Club |
| 1922 | Walter Hagen | - | Royal St George's Golf Club |
| 1921 | Jock HutchisonPlayoff | - | Old Course at St Andrews |
| 1920 | George Duncan | - | Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club |
| 1914 | Harry Vardon | - | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1913 | John Henry Taylor | - | Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake |
| 1912 | Ted Ray | - | Muirfield |
| 1911 | Harry VardonPlayoff | - | Royal St George's Golf Club |
| 1910 | James Braid | - | Old Course at St Andrews |
| 1909 | John Henry Taylor | - | Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club |
| 1908 | James Braid | - | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1907 | Arnaud Massy | - | Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake |
| 1906 | James Braid | - | Muirfield |
| 1905 | James Braid | - | Old Course at St Andrews |
| 1904 | Jack White | - | Royal St George's Golf Club |
| 1903 | Harry Vardon | - | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1902 | Sandy Herd | - | Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake |
| 1901 | James Braid | - | Muirfield |
| 1900 | John Henry Taylor | - | Old Course at St Andrews |
| 1899 | Harry Vardon | - | Royal St George's Golf Club |
| 1898 | Harry Vardon | - | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1897 | Harold Hilton | - | Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake |
| 1896 | Harry VardonPlayoff | - | Muirfield |
| 1895 | John Henry Taylor | - | Old Course at St Andrews |
| 1894 | John Henry Taylor | - | Royal St George's Golf Club |
| 1893 | William Auchterlonie | - | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1892 | Harold Hilton | - | Muirfield |
| 1891 | Hugh KirkaldyPlayoff | - | Old Course at St Andrews |
| 1890 | John Ball | - | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1889 | Willie ParkPlayoff | - | Musselburgh Links |
| 1888 | Jack BurnsPlayoff | - | Old Course at St Andrews |
| 1887 | Willie Park | - | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1886 | David Brown | - | Musselburgh Links |
| 1885 | Bob Martin | - | Old Course at St Andrews |
| 1884 | Jack Simpson | - | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1883 | Willie FerniePlayoff | - | Musselburgh Links |
| 1882 | Bob Ferguson | - | Old Course at St Andrews |
| 1881 | Bob Ferguson | - | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1880 | Bob Ferguson | - | Musselburgh Links |
| 1879 | Jamie AndersonPlayoff | - | Old Course at St Andrews |
| 1878 | Jamie AndersonPlayoff | - | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1877 | Jamie Anderson | - | Musselburgh Links |
| 1876 | Bob MartinPlayoff | - | Old Course at St Andrews |
| 1875 | Willie Park, Sr. | - | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1874 | Mungo Park | - | Musselburgh Links |
| 1873 | Tom Kidd | - | Old Course at St Andrews |
| 1872 | Not confirmed | - | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1870 | Young Tom MorrisPlayoff | - | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1869 | Young Tom Morris | - | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1868 | Young Tom Morris | - | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1867 | Old Tom Morris | - | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1866 | Willie Park, Sr. | - | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1865 | Andrew Strath | - | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1864 | Old Tom Morris | - | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1863 | Willie Park, Sr. | - | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1862 | Old Tom Morris | - | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1861 | Old Tom Morris | - | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1860 | Willie Park, Sr. | - | Prestwick Golf Club |
Years marked not confirmed have sources that disagree; we leave them blank until checked.
Facts from Wikidata (CC0) and English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), restated in our own words, with the PGA of America history pages as a second check where it publishes one. Last checked 2026-11-05. Sources