Golf in British Open |  | ||||
| 2024 |  | USA | Xander Schauffele | |
| 2023 | | USA | Brian Harman | |
| 2022 |  | AUS | Cameron Smith | |
| 2021 | | USA | Collin Morikawa | |
| 2019 |  | IRL | Shane Lowry | |
| 2018 |  | ITA | Francesco Molinari | |
| 2017 | | USA | Jordan Spieth | |
| 2016 |  | SWE | Henrik Stenson | |
| 2015 | | USA | Zach Johnson | |
| 2014 |  | NIR | Rory McIlroy | |
| 2013 | | USA | Phil Mickelson | |
| 2012 |  | RSA | Ernie Els | |
| 2011 | | NIR | Darren Clarke | |
| 2010 | | RSA | Louis Oosthuizen | |
| 2009 | | USA | Stewart Cink | |
| 2008 | | IRL | Padraig Harrington | |
| 2007 | | IRL | Padraig Harrington | |
| 2006 | | USA | Tiger Woods | |
| 2005 | | USA | Tiger Woods | |
| 2004 | | USA | Todd Hamilton | |
| 2003 | | USA | Ben Curtis | |
| 2002 | | RSA | Ernie Els | |
| 2001 | | USA | David Duval | |
| 2000 | | USA | Tiger Woods | |
| 1999 |  | SCT | Paul Lawrie | |
| 1998 | | USA | Mark O'Meara | |
| 1997 | | USA | Justin Leonard | |
| 1996 | | USA | Tom Lehman | |
| 1995 | | USA | John Daly | |
| 1994 |  | ZIM | Nick Price | |
| 1993 | | AUS | Greg Norman | |
| 1992 |  | ENG | Nick Faldo | |
| 1991 | | AUS | Ian Baker-Finch | |
| 1990 | | ENG | Nick Faldo | |
| 1989 | | USA | Mark Calcavecchia | |
| 1988 |  | ESP | Seve Ballesteros | |
| 1987 | | ENG | Nick Faldo | |
| 1986 | | AUS | Greg Norman | |
| 1985 | | SCT | Sandy Lyle | |
| 1984 | | ESP | Seve Ballesteros | |
| 1983 | | USA | Tom Watson | |
| 1982 | | USA | Tom Watson | |
| 1981 | | USA | Bill Rogers | |
| 1980 | | USA | Tom Watson | |
| 1979 | | ESP | Seve Ballesteros | |
| 1978 | | USA | Jack Nicklaus | |
| 1977 | | USA | Tom Watson | |
| 1976 | | USA | Johnny Miller | |
| 1975 | | USA | Tom Watson | |
| 1974 | | RSA | Gary Player | |
| 1973 | | USA | Tom Weiskopf | |
| 1972 | | USA | Lee Trevino | |
| 1971 | | USA | Lee Trevino | |
| 1970 | | USA | Jack Nicklaus | |
| 1969 | | ENG | Tony Jacklin | |
| 1968 | | RSA | Gary Player | |
| 1967 |  | ARG | Roberto De Vicenzo | |
| 1966 | | USA | Jack Nicklaus | |
| 1965 | | AUS | Peter Thomson | |
| 1964 | | USA | Tony Lema | |
| 1963 |  | NZL | Bob Charles | |
| 1962 | | USA | Arnold Palmer | |
| 1961 | | USA | Arnold Palmer | |
| 1960 | | AUS | Kel Nagle | |
| 1959 | | RSA | Gary Player | |
| 1958 | | AUS | Peter Thomson | |
| 1957 | | RSA | Bobby Locke | |
| 1956 | | AUS | Peter Thomson | |
| 1955 | | AUS | Peter Thomson | |
| 1954 | | AUS | Peter Thomson | |
| 1953 | | USA | Ben Hogan | |
| 1952 | | RSA | Bobby Locke | |
| 1951 | | ENG | Max Faulkner | |
| 1950 | | RSA | Bobby Locke | |
| 1949 | | RSA | Bobby Locke | |
| 1948 | | ENG | Henry Cotton | |
| 1947 | | NIR | Fred Daly | |
| 1946 | | USA | Sam Snead | |
| 1939 | | ENG | Dick Burton | |
| 1938 | | ENG | Reg Whitcombe | |
| 1937 | | ENG | Henry Cotton | |
| 1936 | | ENG | Alf Padgham | |
| 1935 | | ENG | Alf Perry | |
| 1934 | | ENG | Henry Cotton | |
| 1933 | | USA | Denny Shute | |
| 1932 | | USA | Gene Sarazen | |
| 1931 | | USA | Tommy Armour | |
| 1930 | | USA | Bobby Jones | |
| 1929 | | USA | Walter Hagen | |
| 1928 | | USA | Walter Hagen | |
| 1927 | | USA | Bobby Jones | |
| 1926 | | USA | Bobby Jones | |
| 1925 | | ENG | Jim Barnes | |
| 1924 | | USA | Walter Hagen | |
| 1923 | | ENG | Arthur Havers | |
| 1922 | | USA | Walter Hagen | |
| 1921 | | USA | Jock Hutchison | |
| 1920 | | SCT | George Duncan | |
| 1914 |  | JEY | Harry Vardon | |
| 1913 | | ENG | John Henry Taylor | |
| 1912 | | JEY | Ted Ray | |
| 1911 | | JEY | Harry Vardon | |
| 1910 | | SCT | James Braid | |
| 1909 | | ENG | John Henry Taylor | |
| 1908 | | SCT | James Braid | |
| 1907 |  | FRA | Arnaud Massy | |
| 1906 | | SCT | James Braid | |
| 1905 | | SCT | James Braid | |
| 1904 | | SCT | Jack White | |
| 1903 | | JEY | Harry Vardon | |
| 1902 | | SCT | Sandy Herd | |
| 1901 | | SCT | James Braid | |
| 1900 | | ENG | John Henry Taylor | |
| 1899 | | JEY | Harry Vardon | |
| 1898 | | JEY | Harry Vardon | |
| 1897 | | ENG | Harold Hilton | |
| 1896 | | JEY | Harry Vardon | |
| 1895 | | ENG | John Henry Taylor | |
| 1894 | | ENG | John Henry Taylor | |
| 1893 | | SCT | William Auchterlonie | |
| 1892 | | ENG | Harold Hilton | |
| 1891 | | SCT | Hugh Kirkaldy | |
| 1890 | | ENG | John Ball | |
| 1889 | | SCT | Willie Park Jr. | |
| 1888 | | SCT | Jack Burns | |
| 1887 | | SCT | Willie Park Jr. | |
| 1886 | | SCT | David Brown | |
| 1885 | | SCT | Bob Martin | |
| 1884 | | SCT | Jack Simpson | |
| 1883 | | SCT | Willie Fernie | |
| 1882 | | SCT | Bob Ferguson | |
| 1881 | | SCT | Bob Ferguson | |
| 1880 | | SCT | Bob Ferguson | |
| 1879 | | SCT | Jamie Anderson | |
| 1878 | | SCT | Jamie Anderson | |
| 1877 | | SCT | Jamie Anderson | |
| 1876 | | SCT | Bob Martin | |
| 1875 | | SCT | Willie Park Sr. | |
| 1874 | | SCT | Mungo Park | |
| 1873 | | SCT | Tom Kidd | |
| 1872 | | SCT | Tom Morris Jr. | |
| 1870 | | SCT | Tom Morris Jr. | |
| 1869 | | SCT | Tom Morris Jr. | |
| 1868 | | SCT | Tom Morris Jr. | |
| 1867 | | SCT | Tom Morris Sr. | |
| 1866 | | SCT | Willie Park Sr. | |
| 1865 | | SCT | Andrew Strath | |
| 1864 | | SCT | Tom Morris Sr. | |
| 1863 | | SCT | Willie Park Sr. | |
| 1862 | | SCT | Tom Morris Sr. | |
| 1861 | | SCT | Tom Morris Sr. | |
| 1860 | | SCT | Willie Park Sr. | |