The Players / Past Champions

1860

Willie Park Sr

174

Tom Morris Sr

176

1861

Tom Morris Sr

163

Willie Park Sr

167

1862

Tom Morris Sr

163

Willie Park Sr

176

1863

Willie Park Sr

168

Tom Morris Sr

170

1864

Tom Morris Sr

167

Andrew Strath

169

1865

Andrew Strath

162

Willie Park Sr

164

1866

Willie Park Sr

169

David Park

171

1867

Tom Morris Sr

170

Willie Park Sr

172

1868

Tom Morris Jr

154

Tom Morris Sr

157

1869

Tom Morris Jr

157

Bob Kirk

168

1870

Tom Morris Jr

149

Bob Kirk, David Strath

161

1871

No Competition

1872

Tom Morris Jr

166

David Strath

169

1873

Tom Kidd

179

Jamie Anderson

180

1874

Mungo Park

159

Tom Morris Jr

161

1875

Willie Park Sr

166

Bob Martin

168

1876

Bob Martin

176

David Strath

176

1877

Jamie Anderson

160

Bob Pringle

162

1878

Jamie Anderson

157

Bob Kirk

159

1879

Jamie Anderson

169

Jamie Allan, Andrew Kirkaldy

172

1880

Bob Ferguson

162

Peter Paxton

167

1881

Bob Ferguson

170

Jamie Anderson

173

1882

Bob Ferguson

171

Willie Fernie

174

1883

Willie Fernie

158

Bob Ferguson

158

1884

Jack Simpson

160

Douglas Rolland, Willie Fernie

164

1885

Bob Martin

171

Archie Simpson

172

1886

David Brown

157

Willie Campbell

159

1887

Willie Park Jr

161

Bob Martin

162

1888

Jack Burns

171

David Anderson Jr, Ben Sayers

172

1889

Willie Park Jr

155

Andrew Kirkaldy

155

1890

John Ball Jr (A)

164

Willie Fernie, Archie Simpson

167

1891

Hugh Kirkaldy

166

Andrew Kirkaldy, Willie Fernie

168

1892

Harold Hilton

305

John Ball Jr (A), Hugh Kirkaldy, Sandy Herd

308

1893

Willie Auchterlonie

322

John Laidlay (A)

324

1894

JH Taylor

326

Douglas Rolland

331

1895

JH Taylor

322

Sandy Herd

326

1896

Harry Vardon

316

JH Taylor

316

1897

Harold Hilton (A)

314

James Braid

315

1898

Harry Vardon

307

Willie Park Jr

308

1899

Harry Vardon

310

Jack White

315

1900

JH Taylor

309

Harry Vardon

317

1901

James Braid

309

Harry Vardon

312

1902

Sandy Herd

307

Harry Vardon, James Braid

308

1903

Harry Vardon

300

Tom Vardon

306

1904

Jack White

296

JH Taylor, James Braid

297

1905

James Braid

318

JH Taylor, Rowland Jones

323

1906

James Braid

300

JH Taylor

304

1907

Arnaud Massy

312

JH Taylor

314

1908

James Braid

291

Tom Ball

299

1909

JH Taylor

295

Tom Ball, James Braid

301

1910

James Braid

299

Sandy Herd

303

1911

Harry Vardon

303

Arnaud Massy

303

1912

Ted Ray

295

Harry Vardon

299

1913

JH Taylor

304

Ted Ray

312

1914

Harry Vardon

306

JH Taylor

309

1915

No Championship

1916

No Championship

1917

No Championship

1918

No Championship

1919

No Championship

1920

George Duncan

303

Sandy Herd

305

1921

Jock Hutchison

296

Roger Wethered (A)

296

1922

Walter Hagen

300

George Duncan, Jim Barnes

301

1923

Arthur Havers

295

Walter Hagen

296

1924

Walter Hagen

301

Ernie Whitcombe

302

1925

Jim Barnes

300

Ted Ray, Archie Compston

301

1926

Bobby Jones (A)

291

Al Watrous

293

1927

Bobby Jones (A)

285

Aubrey Boomer, Fred Robson

291

1928

Walter Hagen

292

Gene Sarazen

294

1929

Walter Hagen

292

John Farrell

298

1930

Bobby Jones (A)

291

Macdonald Smith, Leo Diegel

293

1931

Tommy Armour

296

Jose Jurado

297

1932

Gene Sarazen

283

Macdonald Smith

288

1933

Densmore Shute

292

Craig Wood

292

1934

Henry Cotton

283

Sid Brews

288

1935

Alf Perry

283

Alf Padgham

287

1936

Alf Padgham

287

Jimmy Adams

288

1937

Henry Cotton

290

Reg Whitcombe

292

1938

Reg Whitcombe

295

Jimmy Adams

297

1939

Dick Burton

290

Johnny Bulla

292

1940

No Championship

1941

No Championship

1942

No Championship

1943

No Championship

1944

No Championship

1945

No Championship

1946

Sam Snead

290

Bobby Locke, Johnny Bulla

294

1947

Fred Daly

293

Reg Horne, Frank Stranahan (A)

294

1948

Henry Cotton

284

Fred Daly

289

1949

Bobby Locke

283

Harry Bradshaw

283

1950

Bobby Locke

279

Roberto de Vicenzo

281

1951

Max Faulkner

285

Antonio Cerda

287

1952

Bobby Locke

287

Peter Thomson

288

1953

Ben Hogan

282

Frank Stranahan (A), Antonio Cerda, Peter Thomson, Dai Rees

286

1954

Peter Thomson

283

Bobby Locke, Dai Rees, Sid Scott

284

1955

Peter Thomson

281

John Fallon

283

1956

Peter Thomson

286

Flory Van Donck

289

1957

Bobby Locke

279

Peter Thomson

282

1958

Peter Thomson

278

Dave Thomas

278

1959

Gary Player

284

Flory Van Donck, Fred Bullock

286

1960

Kel Nagle

278

Arnold Palmer

279

1961

Arnold Palmer

284

Dai Rees

285

1962

Arnold Palmer

276

Kel Nagle

282

1963

Bob Charles

277

Phil Rodgers

277

1964

Tony Lema

279

Jack Nicklaus

284

1965

Peter Thomson

285

Brian Huggett, Christy O’Connor

287

1966

Jack Nicklaus

282

Dave Thomas, Doug Sanders

283

1967

Roberto de Vicenzo

278

Jack Nicklaus

280

1968

Gary Player

289

Jack Nicklaus, Bob Charles

291

1969

Tony Jacklin

280

Bob Charles

282

1970

Jack Nicklaus

283

Doug Sanders

283

1971

Lee Trevino

278

Huan Lu Liang

279

1972

Lee Trevino

278

Jack Nicklaus

279

1973

Tom Weiskopf

276

Neil Coles, Johnny Miller

279

1974

Gary Player

282

Peter Oosterhuis

286

1975

Tom Watson

279

Jack Newton

279

1976

Johnny Miller

279

Jack Nicklaus, Severiano Ballesteros

285

1977

Tom Watson

268

Jack Nicklaus

269

1978

Jack Nicklaus

281

Simon Owen, Ray Floyd, Ben Crenshaw, Tom Kite

283

1979

Severiano Ballesteros

283

Ben Crenshaw, Jack Nicklaus

286

1980

Tom Watson

271

Lee Trevino

275

1981

Bill Rogers

276

Bernhard Langer

280

1982

Tom Watson

284

Peter Oosterhuis, Nick Price

285

1983

Tom Watson

275

Hale Irwin, Andy Bean

276

1984

Severiano Ballesteros

276

Bernhard Langer, Tom Watson

278

1985

Sandy Lyle

282

Payne Stewart

283

1986

Greg Norman

280

Gordon J Brand

285

1987

Nick Faldo

279

Rodger Davis, Paul Azinger

280

1988

Seve Ballesteros

273

Nick Price

275

1989

Mark Calcavecchia

275

Greg Norman

275

1990

Nick Faldo

270

Mark McNulty, Payne Stewart

275

1991

Ian Baker-Finch

272

Mike Harwood

274

1992

Nick Faldo

272

John Cook

273

1993

Greg Norman

267

Nick Faldo

269

1994

Nick Price

268

Jesper Parnevik

269

1995

John Daly

282

Costantino Rocca

282

1996

Tom Lehman

271

Mark McCumber, Ernie Els

273

1997

Justin Leonard

272

Darren Clarke, Jesper Parnevik

275

1998

Mark O’Meara

280

Brian Watts

280

1999

Paul Lawrie

290

Justin Leonard, Jean Van de Velde

290

2000

Tiger Woods

269

Ernie Els, Thomas Bjorn

277

2001

David Duval

274

Niclas Fasth

277

2002

Ernie Els

278

Thomas Levet, Stuart Appleby, Steve Elkington

278

2003

Ben Curtis

283

Thomas Bjorn, Vijay Singh

284

2004

Todd Hamilton

274

Ernie Els

274

2005

Tiger Woods

274

Colin Montgomerie

279

2006

Tiger Woods

270

Chris Dimarco

272

2007

Padraig Harrington

277

Sergio Garcia

277