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The Open Championship, or maybe simplyThe Open(often called the British Open ), will be the oldest in the four major championships in specialized world of golf . It could be the merely major kept outdoors your United States and is particularly administered by simply , which will be governing body of golf outside the particular U.S. and Mexico.

History Trophies Tour status Host classes Future spots Exemptions plus getting qualification incidents Tournament label Records Winners Year Venue Champion Country Winning Score 1st Prize 2012 (2) South Africa 273 ( 7) 900 000 2011 Darren Clarke Northern Ireland 275 ( 5) 900 000 2010 Louis Oosthuizen South Africa 272 ( 16) 850 000 2009 278 ( 2)PO750 000 2008 (2) 283 (+3) 750 000 2007 Carnoustie Golf Links 277 ( 7)PO750 000 2006 (3) 270 ( 18) 720 000 2006 (2) 274 ( 14) 720 000 2004 274 ( 10)PO720 000 the year 2003 Ben Curtis 283 ( 1) seven-hundred 000 2002 South Africa 278 ( 6)PO700 000 2001 David Duval 274 ( 10) 600 000 2000 269 ( 19) 500 000 1999 Carnoustie Golf Links Paul Lawrie Scotland 290 (+6)PO350 000 1998 Mark O'Meara 280 (E)PO300 000 1997 272 ( 12) three hundred 000 1996 271 ( 13) two hundred 000 1995 John Daly 282 ( 6)PO125 000 1994 Nick Price 268 ( 12) 110 000 1993 (2) 267 ( 13) 100 000 1992 Nick Faldo (3) England 272 ( 12) 95 000 1991 Ian Baker-Finch 272 ( 8) that 000 1990 Nick Faldo (2) England 270 ( 18) eighty-five 000 1989 Mark Calcavecchia 275 ( 13)PO80 000 1988 Seve Ballesteros (3) Spain 273 ( 11) eighty 000 1987 Nick Faldo England 279 ( 5) seventy-five 000 1986 280 (E) 70 000 1985 Sandy Lyle Scotland 282 (+2) 65 000 1984 Seve Ballesteros (2) Spain 276 ( 12) 55 000 1983 (5) 275 ( 9) forty five 000 1982 (4) 284 ( 4) 32 000 1981 Bill Rogers 276 ( 4) 25 000 1980 (3) 271 ( 13) 25 000 1979 Seve Ballesteros Spain 283 ( 1) fifteen 000 1978 Jack Nicklaus (3) 281 ( 7) 12 five hundred 1977 (2) 268 ( 12) 10 000 1976 Johnny Miller 279 ( 9) 7 500 1975 Carnoustie Golf Links 279 ( 5)PO7 five hundred 1974 Gary Player (3) South Africa 282 ( 2) 5 500 1973 276 ( 12) 5 various five hundred 1972 Lee Trevino (2) 278 ( 6) 5 various 500 1971 Lee Trevino 278 ( 10) some 500 1970 Jack Nicklaus (2) 283 ( 5)PO5 250 1969 England 280 ( 4) some 250 1968 Carnoustie Golf Links Gary Player (2) South Africa 289 (+1) 3 000 1967 278 ( 10) couple of one hundred 1966 Jack Nicklaus 282 ( 2) 2 100 1965 Peter Thomson (5) 285 ( 3) 1 750 1964 279 ( 9) 1 500 1963 Bob Charles New Zealand 277 ( 7)PO1 500 1962 (2) 276 ( 12) 1 400 1961 284 ( 4) one particular six hundred 1960 Kel Nagle 278 ( 10) one particular 250 1959 Gary Player South Africa 284 (E) 1 000 1958 Peter Thomson (4) 278 ( 10)PO1 000 1957 Bobby Locke (4) South Africa 279 ( 9) just one 000 1956 Peter Thomson (3) 286 ( 2) 1 000 1955 Peter Thomson (2) 281 ( 7) just one 000 1954 Peter Thomson 283 ( 5) 750 1953 Carnoustie Golf Links Ben Hogan 282 ( 6) 500 1952 Bobby Locke (3) South Africa 287 ( 1) 300 1951 Max Faulkner England 285 ( 3) more than 200 1950 Bobby Locke (2) South Africa 279 ( 9) 300 1949 Bobby Locke South Africa 283 ( 5) 300 1948 Henry Cotton (3) England 288 (E) a hundred and fifty 1947 Northern Ireland 293 (+5) a hundred and fifty 1946 Sam Snead 290 (+2) 150 1940 1945: No Championships due to 1939 Dick Burton England 290 (+2) 100 1938 England 295 (+7) hundred 1937 Carnoustie Golf Links Henry Cotton (2) England 290 100 1936 Alf Padgham England 287 one hundred 1935 Alf Perry England 283 100 1934 Henry Cotton England 283 a hundred 1933 Denny Shute 292PO100 1932 Gene Sarazen 283 a hundred 1931 Carnoustie Golf Links 296 100 1930 Bobby Jones (a) (3) 291 Am a hundred 1929 (4) 292 75 1928 (3) 292 75 1927 Bobby Jones (a) (2) 285 Am 75 1926 Bobby Jones (a) 291 Am seventy five 1925 Jim Barnes England 300 seventy-five 1924 (2) 301 seventy-five 1923 England 295 75 1922 more than 200 seventy-five 1921 Jock Hutchison 296PO75 1920 George Duncan Scotland 303 75 1915 1919: No Championships because of 1914 Harry Vardon (6) Jersey 306 50 1913 John Henry Taylor (5) England 304 50 1912 Jersey 295 50 1911 Harry Vardon (5) Jersey 303PO50 1910 James Braid (5) Scotland 299 fifty 1909 John Henry Taylor (4) England 291 50 1908 James Braid (4) Scotland 291 50 1907 312 50 1906 James Braid (3) Scotland more than 200 50 1905 James Braid (2) Scotland 318 50 1904 Jack White Scotland 296 50 1903 Harry Vardon (4) Jersey more than 200 50 1902 Sandy Herd Scotland 307 50 1901 James Braid Scotland 309 fifty 1900 John Henry Taylor (3) England 309 50 1899 Harry Vardon (3) Jersey 310 30 1898 Harry Vardon (2) Jersey 307 30 1897 Harold Hilton (a) (2) England 314 Am 30 1896 Harry Vardon Jersey 316PO30 1895 John Henry Taylor (2) England 322 30 1894 John Henry Taylor England 326 30 1893 Scotland 322 30 1892 Harold Hilton (a) England 305 Am 35 1891 Scotland 166 10 1890 John Ball (a) England 164 Am 13 1889 (2) Scotland 155PO8 1888 Jack Burns Scotland 171 8 1887 Scotland 161 8 1886 David Brown Scotland 157 8-10 1885 Bob Martin (2) Scotland 171 10 1884 Jack Simpson Scotland 160 8 1883 Scotland 159PO8 1882 Bob Ferguson (3) Scotland 171 twelve 1881 Bob Ferguson (2) Scotland 170 8 1880 Bob Ferguson Scotland 162 8 1879 Jamie Anderson (3) Scotland 169 10 1878 Jamie Anderson (2) Scotland 157 8 1877 Jamie Anderson Scotland 160 eight 1876 Bob Martin Scotland 176 10 1875 (4) Scotland 166 8 1874 Scotland 159 8 1873 Scotland 179 11 1872 (4) Scotland 166 8 1871 No Championship 1870 (3) Scotland 149 a few 1869 (2) Scotland 157 6 1868 Scotland 154 6 1867 (4) Scotland 170 7 1866 (3) Scotland 169 6 1865 Andrew Strath Scotland 162 8 1864 (3) Scotland 167 6 1863 (2) Scotland 168 - 1862 (2) Scotland 163 - 1861 Scotland 163 - 1860 Scotland 174 - Multiple champions Golfer Total Country Years Vardon, HarryHarry Vardon 6 Jersey 1896 , 1898 , 1899 , 1903 , 1911 , 1914 Braid, JamesJames Braid 5 Scotland 1901 , 1905 , 1906 , 1908 , 1910 Taylor, John HenryJohn Henry Taylor 5 England 1894 , 1895 , 1900 , 1909 , 1913 Thomson, PeterPeter Thomson some 1954 , 1955 , 1956 , 1958 , 1965 Watson, Tom 5 1975 , 1977 , 1980 , 1982 , 1983 Morris, Sr., Tom 4 Scotland 1861 , 1862 , 1864 , 1867 Morris, Jr., Tom several Scotland 1868 , 1869 , 1870 , 1872 Park, Sr., Willie several Scotland 1860 , 1863 , 1866 , 1875 Hagen, Walter 4 1922 , 1924 , 1928 , 1929 Locke, BobbyBobby Locke some South Africa 1949 , 1950 , 1952 , 1957 Anderson, JamieJamie Anderson 3 Scotland 1877 , 1878 , 1879 Ferguson, BobBob Ferguson three or more Scotland 1880 , 1881 , 1882 Jones, BobbyBobby Jones 3 or more 1926 , 1927 , 1930 Cotton, HenryHenry Cotton 3 or more England 1934 , 1937 , 1948 Player, GaryGary Player 3 or more South Africa 1959 , 1968 , 1974 Nicklaus, JackJack Nicklaus 3 1966 , 1970 , 1978 Ballesteros, SeveSeve Ballesteros 3 Spain 1979 , 1984 , 1988 Faldo, NickNick Faldo several England 1987 , 1990 , 1992 Woods, Tiger 3 or more 2000 , august 2005 , 2006 Martin, BobBob Martin 2 Scotland 1876 , 1885 Park, Jr., Willie only two Scotland 1887 , 1889 Hilton, HaroldHarold Hilton 2 England 1892 , 1897 Palmer, Arnold only two 1961 , 1962 Trevino, LeeLee Trevino a couple of 1971 , 1972 Norman, Greg a couple of 1986 , 1993 Harrington, P draig a couple of 2007 , 2008 Els, Ernie 2 South Africa 2002 , 2012 National conclusion Silver Medal winners Notes and references

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