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| 2011 | Darren Clarke | 275 [-5] | Royal St George's Golf Club |
| 2010 | Louis Oosthuizen | 272 [-16] | St. Andrews |
| 2009 | Stewart Cink | 278 [-2] | Ailsa Course, Turnberry |
| 2008 | Pádraig Harrington | 283 [+3] | Royal Birkdale Golf Club |
| 2007 | Pádraig Harrington | 277 [-7]PO | Carnoustie Golf Links |
| 2006 | Tiger Woods | 270 [-18] | Royal Liverpool Golf Club |
| 2005 | Tiger Woods | 274 [-14] | St Andrews |
| 2004 | Todd Hamilton | 274 [-10]PO | Royal Troon Golf Club |
| 2003 | Ben Curtis | 283 [-1] | Royal St George's Golf Club |
| 2002 | Ernie Els | 278 [-6]PO | Muirfield |
| 2001 | David Duval | 274 [-10] | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
| 2000 | Tiger Woods | 269 [-19] | St Andrews |
| 1999 | Paul Lawrie | 290 [+6]PO | Carnoustie Golf Links |
| 1998 | Mark O'Meara | 280 [E]PO | Royal Birkdale Golf Club |
| 1997 | Justin Leonard | 272 [-12] | Royal Troon Golf Club |
| 1996 | Tom Lehman | 271 [-13] | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
| 1995 | John Daly | 282 [-6]PO | St Andrews |
| 1994 | Nick Price | 268 [-12] | Turnberry |
| 1993 | Greg Norman | 267 [-13] | Royal St George's Golf Club |
| 1992 | Nick Faldo | 272 [-12] | Muirfield |
| 1991 | Ian Baker-Finch | 272 [-8] | Royal Birkdale Golf Club |
| 1990 | Nick Faldo | 270 [-18] | St Andrews |
| 1989 | Mark Calcavecchia | 275 [-13]PO | Royal Troon Golf Club |
| 1988 | Seve Ballesteros | 273 [-11] | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
| 1987 | Nick Faldo | 279 [-5] | Muirfield |
| 1986 | Greg Norman | 280 [E] | Turnberry |
| 1985 | Sandy Lyle | 282 [+2] | Royal St George's Golf Club |
| 1984 | Seve Ballesteros | 276 [-12] | St Andrews |
| 1983 | Tom Watson | 275 [-9] | Royal Birkdale Golf Club |
| 1982 | Tom Watson | 284 [-4] | Royal Troon Golf Club |
| 1981 | Bill Rogers | 276 [-4] | Royal St George's Golf Club |
| 1980 | Tom Watson | 271 [-13] | Muirfield |
| 1979 | Seve Ballesteros | 283 [-1] | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
| 1978 | Jack Nicklaus | 281 [-7] | St Andrews |
| 1977 | Tom Watson | 268 [-12] | Turnberry |
| 1976 | Johnny Miller | 279 [-9] | Royal Birkdale Golf Club |
| 1975 | Tom Watson | 279 [-5]PO | Carnoustie Golf Links |
| 1974 | Gary Player | 282 [-2] | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
| 1973 | Tom Weiskopf | 276 [-12] | Royal Troon Golf Club |
| 1972 | Lee Trevino | 278 [-6] | Muirfield |
| 1971 | Lee Trevino | 278 [-10] | Royal Birkdale Golf Club |
| 1970 | Jack Nicklaus | 283 [-5]PO | St Andrews |
| 1969 | Tony Jacklin | 280 [-4] | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
| 1968 | Gary Player | 289 [+1] | Carnoustie Golf Links |
| 1967 | Roberto DeVicenzo | 278 [-10] | Royal Liverpool Golf Club |
| 1966 | Jack Nicklaus | 282 [+2] | Muirfield |
| 1965 | Peter Thomson | 285 [-3] | Royal Birkdale Golf Club |
| 1964 | Tony Lema | 279 [-9] | St Andrews |
| 1963 | Bob Charles | 277 [-7]PO | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
| 1962 | Arnold Palmer | 276 [-12] | Royal Troon Golf Club |
| 1961 | Arnold Palmer | 284 [-4] | Royal Birkdale Golf Club |
| 1960 | Kel Nagle | 278 [-10] | St Andrews |
| 1959 | Gary Player | 284 [E] | Muirfield |
| 1958 | Peter Thomson | 274 [-10]PO | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
| 1957 | Bobby Locke | 279 [-9] | St Andrews |
| 1956 | Peter Thomson | 286 [-2] | Royal Liverpool Golf Club |
| 1955 | Peter Thomson | 281 [-7] | St Andrews |
| 1954 | Peter Thomson | 283 [-5] | Royal Birkdale Golf Club |
| 1953 | Ben Hogan | 282 [-6] | Carnoustie Golf Links |
| 1952 | Bobby Locke | 287 [-1] | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
| 1951 | Max Faulkner | 285 [-3] | Royal Portrush Golf Club |
| 1950 | Bobby Locke | 279 [-9] | Royal Troon Golf Club |
| 1949 | Bobby Locke | 283 [-5] | Royal St George's Golf Club |
| 1948 | Henry Cotton | 288 [E] | Muirfield |
| 1947 | Fred Daly | 293 [+5] | Royal Liverpool Golf Club |
| 1946 | Sam Snead | 290 [+2] | St Andrews |
| 1944 | Cancelled due to World War II |
| 1943 | Cancelled due to World War II |
| 1942 | Cancelled due to World War II |
| 1941 | Cancelled due to World War II |
| 1940 | Cancelled due to World War II |
| 1939 | Richard Burton | 290 | St Andrews |
| 1938 | Reg Whitcombe | 295 | Royal St George's Golf Club |
| 1937 | Henry Cotton | 290 | Carnoustie Golf Links |
| 1936 | Alf Padgham | 287 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club |
| 1935 | Alf Perry | 283 | Muirfield |
| 1934 | Henry Cotton | 283 | Royal St George's Golf Club |
| 1933 | Denny Shute | 292PO | St Andrews |
| 1932 | Gene Sarazen | 283 | Prince's Golf Club |
| 1931 | Tommy Armour | 296 | Carnoustie Golf Links |
| 1930 | Bobby Jones [Am] | 291 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club |
| 1929 | Walter Hagen | 292 | Muirfield |
| 1928 | Walter Hagen | 292 | Royal St George's Golf Club |
| 1927 | Bobby Jones [Am] | 285 | St Andrews |
| 1926 | Bobby Jones [Am] | 291 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
| 1925 | Jim Barnes | 300 | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1924 | Walter Hagen | 301 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club |
| 1923 | Arthur Havers | 295 | Royal Troon Golf Club |
| 1922 | Walter Hagen | 300 | Royal St George's Golf Club |
| 1921 | Jock Hutchison | 296PO | St Andrews |
| 1920 | George Duncan | 303 | Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club |
| 1919 | Cancelled due to World War I |
| 1918 | Cancelled due to World War I |
| 1917 | Cancelled due to World War I |
| 1916 | Cancelled due to World War I |
| 1915 | Cancelled due to World War I |
| 1914 | Harry Vardon | 306 | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1913 | John Henry Taylor | 304 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club |
| 1912 | Ted Ray | 295 | Muirfield |
| 1911 | Harry Vardon | 303PO | Royal St George's Golf Club |
| 1910 | James Braid | 299 | St Andrews |
| 1909 | John Henry Taylor | 291 | Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club |
| 1908 | James Braid | 291 | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1907 | Arnaud Massy | 312 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club |
| 1906 | James Braid | 300 | Muirfield |
| 1905 | James Braid | 318 | St Andrews |
| 1904 | Jack White | 296 | Royal St George's Golf Club |
| 1903 | Harry Vardon | 300 | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1902 | Sandy Herd | 307 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club |
| 1901 | James Braid | 309 | Muirfield |
| 1900 | John Henry Taylor | 309 | St. Andrews |
| 1899 | Harry Vardon | 310 | Royal St George's Golf Club |
| 1898 | Harry Vardon | 307 | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1897 | Harold Hilton [Am] | 314 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club |
| 1896 | Harry Vardon | 316 PO | Muirfield |
| 1895 | John Henry Taylor | 332 | St Andrews |
| 1894 | John Henry Taylor | 326 | Royal St George's Golf Club |
| 1893 | William Auchterlonie | 322 | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1892 | Harold Hilton [Am] | 305 | Muirfield |
| 1891 | Hugh Kirkaldy | 166 | St Andrews |
| 1890 | John Ball [Am] | 164 | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1889 | Willie Park, Jnr | 155PO | Musselburgh Links |
| 1888 | Jack Burns | 171 | St Andrews |
| 1887 | Willie Park, Jnr | 161 | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1886 | David Brown | 157 | Musselburgh Links |
| 1885 | Bob Martin | 171 | St Andrews |
| 1884 | Jack Simpson | 160 | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1883 | Willie Fernie | 159PO | Musselburgh Links |
| 1882 | Bob Ferguson | 171 | St Andrews |
| 1881 | Bob Ferguson | 170 | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1880 | Bob Ferguson | 162 | Musselburgh Links |
| 1879 | Jamie Anderson | 169 | St Andrews |
| 1878 | Jamie Anderson | 157 | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1877 | Jamie Anderson | 160 | Musselburgh Links |
| 1876 | Bob Martin | 176 | St Andrews |
| 1875 | Willie Park, Snr | 166 | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1874 | Mungo Park | 159 | Musselburgh Links |
| 1873 | Tom Kidd | 179 | St Andrews |
| 1872 | Tom Morris, Jnr | 166 | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1871 | Cancelled |
| 1870 | Tom Morris, Jnr | 149 | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1869 | Tom Morris, Jnr | 154 | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1868 | Tom Morris, Jnr | 157 | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1867 | Tom Morris, Snr | 170 | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1866 | Willie Park, Snr | 169 | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1865 | Andrew Strath | 162 | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1864 | Tom Morris, Snr | 167 | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1863 | Willie Park, Snr | 168 | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1862 | Tom Morris, Snr | 163 | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1861 | Tom Morris, Snr | 163 | Prestwick Golf Club |
| 1860 | Willie Park, Snr | 174 | Prestwick Golf Club |