British Open Winners 1947 - 1990
| Year |
Winner |
Course |
Score |
| 1947 |
Fred Daly |
Royal Liverpool, Hoylake |
293 |
| 1948 |
Henry Cotton |
Muirfield |
284 |
| 1949 |
Bobby Locke |
Royal St. George's, Sandwich |
283 |
| 1950 |
Bobby Locke |
Troon |
279 |
| 1951 |
Max Faulkner |
Royal Portrush |
285 |
| 1952 |
Bobby Locke |
Royal Lytham & St. Annes |
287 |
| 1953 |
|
Carnoustie |
282 |
| 1954 |
Peter Thompson |
Royal Birkdale |
283 |
| 1955 |
Peter Thompson |
St. Andrews |
281 |
| 1956 |
Peter Thompson |
Royal Liverpool, Hoylake |
286 |
| 1957 |
Bobby Locke |
St. Andrews |
279 |
| 1958 |
Peter Thompson |
Royal Lytham & St. Annes |
278 |
| 1959 |
Gary Player |
Muirfield |
284 |
| 1960 |
Kel Nagle |
St. Andrews |
278 |
| 1961 |
Arnold Palmer |
Royal Birkdale |
284 |
| 1962 |
Arnold Palmer |
Troon |
276 |
| 1963 |
Bob Charles |
Royal Lytham & St. Annes |
277 |
| 1964 |
Tony Lema |
St. Andrews |
279 |
| 1965 |
Peter Thompson |
Royal Birkdale |
285 |
| 1966 |
Jack Nicklaus |
Muirfield |
282 |
| 1967 |
Roberto De Vicenzo |
Royal Liverpool, Hoylake |
278 |
| 1968 |
Gary Player |
Carnoustie |
289 |
| 1969 |
Tony Jacklin |
Royal Lytham & St. Annes |
280 |
| 1970 |
Jack Nicklaus |
St. Andrews |
283 |
| 1971 |
Lee Trevino |
Royal Birkdale |
278 |
| 1972 |
Lee Trevino |
Muirfield |
278 |
| 1973 |
Tom Weiskopf |
Troon |
276 |
| 1974 |
Gary Player |
Royal Lytham & St. Annes |
282 |
| 1975 |
Tom Watson |
Carnoustie |
279 |
| 1976 |
Johnny Miller |
Royal Birkdale |
229 |
| 1977 |
|
Turnberry |
268 |
| 1978 |
Jack Nicklaus |
St. Andrews |
281 |
| 1979 |
Seve Ballesteros |
Royal Lytham & St. Annes |
283 |
| 1980 |
Tom Watson |
Muirfield |
271 |
| 1981 |
Bill Rodgers |
Royal St. George's, Sandwich |
276 |
| 1982 |
Tom Watson |
Royal Troon |
284 |
| 1983 |
Tom Watson |
Royal Birkdale |
275 |
| 1984 |
Seve Ballesteros |
St. Andrews |
276 |
| 1985 |
Sandy Lyle |
Royal St. George's, Sandwich |
282 |
| 1986 |
Greg Norman |
Turnberry |
280 |
| 1987 |
Nick Faldo |
Muirfield |
279 |
| 1988 |
Seve Ballesteros |
Royal Lytham & St. Annes |
273 |
| 1989 |
Mark Calcavecchia |
Royal Troon |
275 |
| 1990 |
Nick Faldo |
St. Andrews |
270 |
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