DP World Tour

The Open Championship

The oldest of the four majors, played on links courses in Britain.

First played in 1860, The Open is golf's original championship. It is contested exclusively on links courses in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, with the champion receiving the Claret Jug.

Past champions

Year	Course	Winner
2026	Royal Birkdale Golf Club	Ryan Fox
2025	Royal Portrush Golf Club Dunluce Links	Scottie Scheffler
2024	Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course)	Xander Schauffele
2023	Royal Liverpool Golf Club	Brian Harman
2022	Old Course at St Andrews	Winner not recorded
2021	Royal St George's Golf Club	Collin Morikawa
2019	Royal Portrush Golf Club Dunluce Links	Shane Lowry
2018	Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course)	Francesco Molinari
2017	Royal Birkdale Golf Club	Jordan Spieth
2016	Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course)	Henrik Stenson
2015	Old Course at St Andrews	Zach Johnson
2014	Royal Liverpool Golf Club	Rory McIlroy
2013	Muirfield Golf Links	Phil Mickelson
2012	Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club	Ernie Els
2011	Royal St George's Golf Club	Darren Clarke
2010	Old Course at St Andrews	Louis Oosthuizen
2009	Trump Turnberry (Ailsa Course)	Stewart Cink
2008	Royal Birkdale Golf Club	Pádraig Harrington
2007	Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course)	Pádraig Harrington
2006	Royal Liverpool Golf Club	Tiger Woods
2005	Old Course at St Andrews	Tiger Woods
2004	Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course)	Todd Hamilton
2003	Royal St George's Golf Club	Winner not recorded
2002	Muirfield Golf Links	Ernie Els
2001	Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club	David Duval
2000	Old Course at St Andrews	Tiger Woods
Undated	Royal Liverpool Golf Club	Winner not recorded
Undated	St Andrews (Old Course)	Winner not recorded