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Golf Tournaments results : Men Majors

All Men Majors tournaments are listed below. The tournaments are sorted by year and feature winner, prize money and golf tournament venue.

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2015	The Masters		Augusta National	tba
The Masters Tournament (79th). [Augusta National GC, Augusta, GA].
2015	The Open		St Andrews	tba
The Open Championship (144th). [The Old Course, St Andrews, Fife].
2015	US Open		Chambers Bay	tba
The US Open (115th). [Chambers Bay Golf Course, University Pl, nr Seattle, WA].
2015	US PGA Ch'ship		Whistling Straits	tba
The US PGA Championship (97th). [Straits Course, Whistling Straits, Kohler, Wisconsin].
2014	The Masters		Augusta National	tba
The Masters Tournament (78th). [Augusta National GC, Augusta, GA].
2014	The Open		Royal Liverpool	tba
The Open Championship (143rd). [Royal Liverpool GC, Hoylake, Wirral, Merseyside].
2014	US Open		Pinehurst No.2	tba
The US Open (114th). [No.2 Course, Pinehurst Resort, NC].
2014	US PGA Ch'ship		Valhalla	tba
The US PGA Championship (96th). [Valhalla GC, Louisville, Kentucky].
2013	The Masters		Augusta National	tba
The Masters Tournament (77th). [Augusta National GC, Augusta, GA].
2013	The Open		Muirfield	tba
The Open Championship (142nd). [Muirfield - The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, East Lothian].
2013	US Open		Merion GC	tba
The US Open (113th). [East Course, Merion GC, Ardmore, nr Philadelphia, PA].
2013	US PGA Ch'ship		Oak Hill CC	tba
The US PGA Championship (95th). [East Course, Oak Hill CC, Pittsford, Rochester, NY].
2012	The Masters	Watson, Bubba	Augusta National	$1,440,000
The Masters Tournament (76th). Watson (USA) won his first major beating Louis Oosthuizen (RSA) at the second playoff hole. Oosthuizen's albatross two at the par-5 2nd hole on the final day provided an unforgettable moment in the 2012 Masters; only the fourth albatross (double-eagle) in the tournament's history. [Augusta National GC, Augusta, GA].
2012	The Open	(Clarke, Darren)	Royal Lytham	tba
The Open Championship (141st). [Royal Lytham & St Annes GC, nr Blackpool, Lancs].
2012	US Open	(McIlroy, Rory)	Olympic Club	$1,440,000
The US Open (112th). [Lake course, Olympic Club, nr San Francisco, CA].
2012	US PGA Ch'ship	(Bradley, Keegan)	Kiawah Island	$1,445,000
The US PGA Championship (94th). [The Ocean Course, Kiawah Island, SC].
2011	The Masters	Schwartzel, Charl	Augusta National	$1,440,000
Played as The Masters Tournament. Second-placed Jason Day (Aus) and Adam Scott (Aus) finished 2 shots behind first-time Major winner Schwartzel (RSA).
2011	The Open	Clarke, Darren	Royal St George's	£900,000
Played as The 140th Open Championship. Second-placed Phil Mickelson (USA) and Dustin Johnson (USA) finished 3 shots behind Clarke (N.Ire). This was the first win in a Major for the very popular 42-year old from Northern Ireland.
2011	US Open	McIlroy, Rory	Congressional CC	$1,440,000
The 111th US Open. Second-placed Jason Day (Aus) finished 8 shots behind wire-to-wire and first-time Major winner McIlroy (N.Ire). McIlroy (22 yrs) recorded the lowest final score against par in a US Open (16-under; he was 17-under at one point), and became the youngest winner since Bobby Jones in 1923. Played on the Blue course.
2011	US PGA Ch'ship	Bradley, Keegan	Atlanta Athletic Club	$1,445,000
The US PGA Championship (93rd). Bradley (USA) beat Jason Dufner (USA) by 1-shot in a 3-hole playoff (Bradley -1; Dufner Par). Tour rookie Bradley was playing in his first ever Major. This was a record 7th Major in a row to be won by a first-time Major winner. Played on the Highlands course.
2010	The Masters	Mickelson, Phil	Augusta National	$1,350,000
Played as The Masters Tournament. Second-placed Lee Westwood (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Mickelson (USA), who won his third Masters Green Jacket and the fourth major of his career.
2010	The Open	Oosthuizen, Louis	St Andrews	£850,000
Played as The (139th) Open Championship. Second-placed Lee Westwood (Eng) finished 7 shots behind first-time major championship winner Oosthuizen (RSA). Played on the Old Course.
2010	US Open	McDowell, Graeme	Pebble Beach	$1,350,000
The 110th US Open. Second-placed Gregory Havret (Fra) finished 1 shot behind first-time Major winner McDowell (N.Ire).
2010	US PGA Ch'ship	Kaymer, Martin	Whistling Straits	$1,350,000
The 92nd US PGA Championship. Kaymer (Ger) beat Bubba Watson (USA) by 1 shot in a 3-hole aggregate playoff to claim his first major championship victory.
2009	The Masters	Cabrera, Angel	Augusta National	$1,350,000
Played as The Masters Tournament. Cabrera (Arg) beat Kenny Perry (USA) at the second hole of a sudden-death playoff. Chad Campbell (USA) was eliminated at the first extra hole. This was Cabrera's second Major and a first time win for a South American in this event.
2009	The Open	Cink, Stewart	Turnberry	£750,000
The 138th Open Championship. Cink (USA) beat Tom Watson (USA) by 6 shots in a 4-hole playoff, to claim his first win in a Major. Watson's bogey at the 72nd hole cost him the chance to become the oldest Open Championship and Major winner at 59-years old. Played on the Ailsa course.
2009	US Open	Glover, Lucas	Bethpage	$1,350,000
The 109th US Open. Second-placed Phil Mickelson (USA), David Duval (USA) and Ricky Barnes (USA) finished 2 shots behind Glover (USA). This was Glover's first Major title and only his second win on the US PGA Tour. Played on the Black course.
2009	US PGA Ch'ship	Yang, Yong-eun	Hazeltine Natl.	$1,350,000
The 91st US PGA Championship. Second-placed Tiger Woods (USA) finished 3 shots behind Yang (Kor), who became the first Asian-born player to win one of golf's four Major Championships, and the first to overturn a Tiger Woods 54-hole lead in a Major.
2008	The Masters	Immelman, Trevor	Augusta National	$1,350,000
Played as The Masters Tournament. Second-placed Tiger Woods (USA) finished 3 shots behind Immelman (RSA). Immelman's wire-to-wire win brought him his first vistory in a Major Championship.
2008	The Open	Harrington, Padraig	Royal Birkdale	£750,000
The 137th Open Championship. Second-placed Ian Poulter (Eng) finished 4 shots behind Harrington (Ire). Harrington joined a small group of players who have won back-to-back Open Championships, and became the first European to do so since James Braid in 1906.
2008	US Open	Woods, Tiger	Torrey Pines	$1,350,000
The 108th US Open. Woods (USA) eventually beat Rocco Mediate (USA) at the Championship's 91st hole. At one under par, they were the only two players to finish below par after 72 holes. Both carded a level par 71 during a thrilling 18-hole Monday playoff. Woods subsequently won the first extra hole of a sudden-death playoff to claim his third US Open and 14th Major title.
2008	US PGA Ch'ship	Harrington, Padraig	Oakland Hills	$1,350,000
The 90th US PGA Championship. Second-placed Sergio Garcia (Esp) and Ben Curtis (USA) finished 2 shots behind Harrington (Ire). Harrington became the first European since 1930 to win the US PGA title, the first European ever to win back-to-back Majors and chalked up his third Major win in his last six attempts.
2007	The Masters	Johnson, Zach	Augusta National	$1,305,000
Played as The Masters Tournament. Second-placed Tiger Woods (USA), Retief Goosen (RSA) and Rory Sabbatini (RSA) finished 2 shots behind Johnson (USA). This was Johnson's first Major win, made with a record equalling high score of one over par 289 - also the winning score in 1954 and 1956.
2007	The Open	Harrington, Padraig	Carnoustie	£750,000
The 136th Open. Harrington (Ire) beat Sergio Garcia (Esp) by 2 shots in a four-hole playoff. Harrington became the first Irish player in 60 years to win the Claret Jug.
2007	US Open	Cabrera, Angel	Oakmont CC	$1,260,000
The 107th US Open. Second-placed Tiger Woods (USA) and Jim Furyk (USA) finished one shot behind Cabrera (Arg), who won his first Major and became the first Argentinian to claim the US Open title.
2007	US PGA Ch'ship	Woods, Tiger	Southern Hills	$1,260,000
The 89th US PGA Championship. Second-placed Woddy Austin (USA) finished 2 shots behind Woods (USA). This was Woods' second consecutive USPGA title, his 4th in total and his 13th win in a Major.
2006	The Masters	Mickelson, Phil	Augusta National	$1,260,000
Second-placed Tim Clark (RSA) finished 2 shots behind Mickelson (USA). After playing in his first 42 Majors without winning, this was Mickelson's third Major title, all of them coming in his last nine Major outings.
2006	The Open	Woods, Tiger	Royal Liverpool	€1,046,000
The 135th Open. Second-placed Chris Dimarco (USA) finished 2 shots behind Woods (USA). This was Tiger's third Open Championship win and 11th Major, tying Walter Hagen as the second most prolific winner of golf's major championships.
2006	US Open	Ogilvy, Geoff	Winged Foot	$1,225,000
The 106th US Open. Second-placed Colin Montgomerie (Scot), Phil Mickelson (USA) and Jim Furyk (USA) finished 1 shot behind Ogilvy (Aus). Ogilvy claimed his first Major title after Montgomerie and then Mickelson double-bogeyed the final hole.
2006	US PGA Ch'ship	Woods, Tiger	Medinah CC	$1,224,000
Second-placed Shaun Micheel (USA) finished 5 shots behind Woods (USA). This was Woods' 3rd USPGA title and his 12th Major - surpassing Walter Hagen as the 2nd most prolific winner of Major titles.
2005	The Masters	Woods, Tiger	Augusta National	$1,260,000
Woods (USA) beat Chris DiMarco (USA) at the first extra hole of a sudden-death playoff. This was Woods' 4th Masters title, and returned him to the world No.1 spot in golf.
2005	The Open	Woods, Tiger	St Andrews	€1,047,000
Second-placed Colin Montgomerie (Scot) finished 5 shots behind Woods (USA). The 134th Open was memorable for being the last professional competition played by Jack Nicklaus (aged 65) and for giving Woods his 10th Major title. Played on the Old Course.
2005	US Open	Campbell, Michael	Pinehurst No.2	$1,170,000
Second-placed Tiger Woods (USA) finished 2 shots behind Campbell (NZ). Campbell, who finished at level par, gained entry to the tournament through a 36-hole qualifying competiton at Walton Heath GC in England - the first time US Open qualifying rounds were held outside the U.S.
2005	US PGA Ch'ship	Mickelson, Phil	Baltusrol GC	$1,125,000
Second-placed Thomas Bjorn (Den) and Steve Elkington (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Mickelson (USA). A Monday finished was required after weather interruptions on the Sunday. Played on the Lower Course.
2004	The Masters	Mickelson, Phil	Augusta National	$1,170,000
Second-placed Ernie Els (RSA) finished 1-shot behind Mickelson (USA), who clinched his first Major with a birdie at the last to avoid a play-off. Mike Weir was the first left-hander to win the Masters (in 2003) - a year later, Mickelson became the second.
2004	The Open	Hamilton, Todd	Royal Troon	£720,000
Hamilton (USA) beat Ernie Els (RSA) by 1-shot in a 4-hole play-off after both had scored 274 after 72 holes.
2004	US Open	Goosen, Retief	Shinnecock Hills	$1,125,000
Second-placed Phil Mickelson (USA) finished 2-shots behind Goosen (RSA). Only Goosen (-4) and Mickelson (-2) finished under par, on a final day that saw the highest scoring average (78.9) since 1935; wind, unforgiving rough and billiard-table greens were all factors.
2004	US PGA Ch'ship	Singh, Vijay	Whistling Straits	$1,125,000
Singh (Fiji) beat Chris DiMarco (USA) and Justin Leonard (USA) in a three-way play-off over three extra holes. Tournament played on the Straits course.
2003	The Masters	Weir, Mike	Augusta National	$1,080,000
Weir (Can) beat Len Mattiace (USA) on the first extra hole of a sudden death play-off. Weir became the first Canadian to win a Major, and the first left-hander to win one for 40 years.
2003	The Open	Curtis, Ben	Royal St George's	£700,000
Second-placed Thomas Bjorn (Den) and Vijay Singh (Fiji) finished 1-stroke behind Curtis (USA). This was the first Open Championship and first Major championship appearance for 26-year old Curtis, playing in his rookie year on the PGA Tour. The last debut winner of The Open was Tom Watson in 1975. The last debut winner of a Major was Francis Ouimet in the 1913 US Open.
2003	US Open	Furyk, Jim	Olympia Fields	$1,080,000
Second-placed Stephen Leaney (Aus) finished 3 strokes behind Furyk (USA). This was Furyk's first Major title. He tied Jack Nicklaus's (1980) and Lee Janzen's (1993) record low score for 72-holes in the US Open.
2003	US PGA Ch'ship	Micheel, Shaun	Oak Hill CC	$1,080,000
Second-placed Chad Campbell (USA) finished 2-strokes behind Micheel (USA). For Micheel this was his first time win on the PGA Tour. For the Majors in 2003, a full-sweep of first-time Major winners taking the four titles (Weir, Furyk, Curtis and Micheel).
2002	The Masters	Woods, Tiger	Augusta National	$1,008,000
Second-placed Retief Goosen (RSA) finished 3-strokes behind Woods (USA) - this was Goosen's best Masters finish to date.
2002	The Open	Els, Ernie	Muirfield	£700,000
Els (RSA) won after one hole of a sudden-death play-off against Thomas Levet (Fr), which followed a 4-hole play-off against Levet, Steve Elkington (Aus) and Stuart Appleby (Aus).
2002	US Open	Woods, Tiger	Bethpage	$1,000,000
Second-placed Phil Mickelson (USA) finished 3-strokes behind Woods (USA).
2002	US PGA Ch'ship	Beem, Rich	Hazeltine Natl.	$990,000
Second-placed Tiger Woods (USA) finished 1-stroke behind Beem (USA).
2001	The Masters	Woods, Tiger	Augusta National	$1,008,000
Second-placed David Duval (USA) finished 2-shots back. This second Masters win for Woods (USA) was the final part of a famous Grand Slam, in which Tiger held all four Major titles at the same time.
2001	The Open	Duval, David	Royal Lytham	£600,000
Second-placed Niclas Fasth (Swe) finished 3-shots behind Duval (USA).
2001	US Open	Goosen, Retief	Southern Hills	$900,000
Goosen (RSA) won after an 18-hole play-off against Mark Brooks (USA).
2001	US PGA Ch'ship	Toms, David	Atlanta Athletic Club	$936,000
Second-placed Phil Mickelson (USA) finished 1-shot behind Toms (USA). Played on the Highlands course.
2000	The Masters	Singh, Vijay	Augusta National	$828,000
Second-placed Ernie Els (RSA) finished 3-shots behind Singh. This was the big Fijian's only win to date in the Masters.
2000	The Open	Woods, Tiger	St Andrews	£500,000
Second-placed Ernie Els (RSA) and Thomas Bjorn (Den) finished 8-shots behind Woods.
2000	US Open	Woods, Tiger	Pebble Beach	$800,000
Second-placed Ernie Els (RSA) and Migel Angel Jimenez (Esp) finished 15-shots behind Woods.
2000	US PGA Ch'ship	Woods, Tiger	Valhalla	$900,000
Woods won after a thrilling finish and play-off with Bob May.
1999	The Masters	Olazabal, Jose Maria	Augusta National	$720,000
Second-placed Davis Love III finished 2-shots behind Olazabal. This was the second of Olazabal's two Masters wins.
1999	The Open	Lawrie, Paul	Carnoustie	£350,000
After a 4-hole play-off with Justin Leonard (USA) and Jean Van de Velde (Fr).
1999	US Open	Stewart, Payne	Pinehurst No.2	$625,000
Second-placed Phil Mickelson finished 1-shot behind Stewart.
1999	US PGA Ch'ship	Woods, Tiger	Medinah CC	$630,000
Second-placed Sergio Garcia (Esp) finished 1-shot behind Woods. Played on the No.3 Course.
1998	The Masters	O'Meara, Mark	Augusta National	$576,000
Second-placed David Duval (USA) and Fred Couples (USA) finished 1-shot behind O'Meara. O'Meara followed-up this Masters win by winning the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.
1998	The Open	O'Meara, Mark	Royal Birkdale	£300,000
O'Meara won after a 4-hole play-off with Brian Watts (USA).
1998	US Open	Janzen, Lee	Olympic Club	$535,000
Second-placed Payne Stewart (USA) finished 1-shot behind Janzen (USA). Played on the Lake course.
1998	US PGA Ch'ship	Singh, Vijay	Sahalee CC	$540,000
Second-placed Steve Stricker finished 2-shots behind Singh.
1997	The Masters	Woods, Tiger	Augusta National	$486,000
Second-placed Tom Kite (USA) finished 12-strokes behind Woods. This was the year that the youngest ever Masters winner (at 21 years old) re-wrote the record books. The lowest ever score and the biggest ever winning margin (12 strokes) were two of many records that fell to Woods.
1997	The Open	Leonard, Justin	Royal Troon	£250,000
Second-placed darren Clarke (N. Ire) and Jesper Parnevik (Swe) finished 3-shots behind Leonard.
1997	US Open	Els, Ernie	Congressional CC	$465,000
Second-placed Colin Montgomerie (Scot) finished 1-shot behind Els (RSA).
1997	US PGA Ch'ship	Love III, Davis	Winged Foot	$470,000
Second-placed Justin Leonard finished 5-strokes behind Love. Played on the West Course.
1996	The Masters	Faldo, Nick	Augusta National	$450,000
Faldo over-came a six-stroke deficit entering the final round against Greg Norman to eventually win his third Masters by five shots from Norman.
1996	The Open	Lehman, Tom	Royal Lytham	£200,000
Second-placed Mark McCumber (USA) and Ernie Els (RSA) finished 2-shots behind Lehman.
1996	US Open	Jones, Steve	Oakland Hills	$425,000
Second-placed Tom Lehman (USA) and Davis Love III (USA) finished 1-shot behind Jones (USA). Jones came through a playoff in a regional qualifier to get into the field for this US Open.
1996	US PGA Ch'ship	Brooks, Mark	Valhalla	$430,000
Brooks won after the first play-off hole against Kenny Perry.
1995	The Masters	Crenshaw, Ben	Augusta National	$396,000
Second-placed Davis Love III finished 1-shot behind Crenshaw. In an emotional Green Jacket ceremony Crenshaw dedicated his second Masters win to his coach and mentor, Harvey Penick, who died the week before.
1995	The Open	Daly, John	St Andrews	£125,000
Daly (USA) won after a 4-hole play-off with Costantino Rocca (Italy).
1995	US Open	Pavin, Corey	Shinnecock Hills	$350,000
Second-placed Greg Norman (Aus) finished 2-shots behind Pavin (USA).
1995	US PGA Ch'ship	Elkington, Steve	Riviera CC	$360,000
Elkington won after the first play-off hole against Colin Montgomerie.
1994	The Masters	Olazabal, Jose Maria	Augusta National	$360,000
Second-placed Tom Lehman (USA) finished 2-shots behind Olazabal. The second Spaniard to wear the Green Jacket, and the first of two Masters wins for Jose Maria.
1994	The Open	Price, Nick	Turnberry	£110,000
Played on the Ailsa Course. Second-placed Jesper Parnevik (Swe) finished 1-shot behind Price (Zim).
1994	US Open	Els, Ernie	Oakmont CC	$320,000
Els won after an 18-hole play-off with Loren Roberts (74) and Colin Montgomerie (78) and then at the second hole of a sudden death play-off with Roberts.
1994	US PGA Ch'ship	Price, Nick	Southern Hills	$310,000
Second-placed Corey Pavin (USA) finished 6-shots behind Price.
1993	The Masters	Langer, Bernhard	Augusta National	$306,000
Second-placed Chip Beck (USA) finished 4-shots behind Langer. A second Green Jacket for Langer, coming eight years after his Masters triumph in 1985.
1993	The Open	Norman, Greg	Royal St George's	£100,000
Norman's second Open Championship title. Second-placed Nick Faldo (Eng) finished 2-shots behind Norman.
1993	US Open	Janzen, Lee	Baltusrol GC	$290,000
Second-placed Payne Stewart (USA) finished 2-shots back. Lee Janzen tied Jack Nicklaus's (1980) record low score for 72-holes in the US Open. Played on the Lower course.
1993	US PGA Ch'ship	Azinger, Paul	Inverness Club	$300,000
Azinger won after the second play-off hole against Greg Norman.
1992	The Masters	Couples, Fred	Augusta National	$270,000
Interrupting a period of European "domination" at the Masters, the fluid swing of Fred Couples ensured a two-stroke victory over second-placed Ray Floyd.
1992	The Open	Faldo, Nick	Muirfield	£95,000
Second-placed John Cook (USA) finished 1-shot behind Faldo (Eng). This was Faldo's third Open title (previous wins in 1987 and 1990).
1992	US Open	Kite, Tom	Pebble Beach	$275,000
Second-placed Jeff Sluman (USA) finished 2-shots behind Kite (USA).
1992	US PGA Ch'ship	Price, Nick	Bellerive CC	$280,000
Second-placed Nick Faldo (Eng), Jim Gallacher Jr. (USA), John Cook (USA) and Gene Sauers (USA) finished 3-shots behind Price.
1991	The Masters	Woosnam, Ian	Augusta National	$243,000
Second-placed Jose Maria Olzabal (Esp) finished 1 shot behind Woosnam (Wales). "Woosie" continued a run of 4-successive Masters titles for British players, with his only win to-date in a Major. He was the first Welshman to win the Masters.
1991	The Open	Baker-Finch, Ian	Royal Birkdale	£90,000
Second-placed Mike Harwood finished 2 shots behind Baker-Finch (Aus).
1991	US Open	Stewart, Payne	Hazeltine Natl.	$235,000
Stewart won after an 18-hole play-off against Scott Simpson (Stewart 75, Simpson 77).
1991	US PGA Ch'ship	Daly, John	Crooked Stick	$230,000
Second-placed Bruce Lietzke (USA) finished 3 shots behind Daly (USA).
1990	The Masters	Faldo, Nick	Augusta National	$225,000
Back-to-back Masters wins for Faldo and again in a sudden-death play-off needing two-extra holes. This time the playoff was against Ray Floyd.
1990	The Open	Faldo, Nick	St Andrews	£85,000
Second-placed Payne Sewart (USA) and Mark McNulty (Zim) finished 5 shots behind Faldo. This was Faldo's second Major title of the year, and second Open title (first came in 1987).
1990	US Open	Irwin, Hale	Medinah CC	$220,000
Irwin and Mike Donald tied an 18-hole playoff, 74 strokes each. Irwin won at the first extra hole of a sudden-death playoff thereafter. Played on the No.3 course.
1990	US PGA Ch'ship	Grady, Wayne	Shoal Creek	$225,000
Second-placed Fred Couples finished 3 shots behind Grady.
1989	The Masters	Faldo, Nick	Augusta National	$200,000
The only Englishman to win the Masters (which Faldo did again in 1990 and 1996). He needed two-extra holes in a play-off against Scott Hoch on this occasion.
1989	The Open	Calcavecchia, Mark	Royal Troon	£80,000
Calcavecchia (USA) won after a 4-hole play-off with Greg Norman (Aus) and Wayne Grady (Aus). This was the first Open to be decided by a playoff conducted over 4 holes.
1989	US Open	Strange, Curtis	Oak Hill CC	$200,000
Second-placed Chip Beck, Mark McCumber and Ian Woosnam finished 1 shot behind Strange. This was a successful defense of the title Strange won a year earlier.
1989	US PGA Ch'ship	Stewart, Payne	Kemper Lakes	$200,000
Second-placed Andy Bean, Mike Reid and Curtis Strange finished 1 shot behind Stewart.
1988	The Masters	Lyle, Sandy	Augusta National	$183,800
Second-placed Mark Calcavecchia finished 1 shot behind Lyle. A final hole birdie from a fairway bunker produced Scotland's only Masters winner to date.
1988	The Open	Ballesteros, Seve	Royal Lytham	£80,000
Second-placed Nick Price (Zim) finished 2 shots behind Ballesteros (Esp).
1988	US Open	Strange, Curtis	Brookline CC	$180,000
Strange won after an 18-hole play-off with Nick Faldo (Strange 71, Faldo 75).
1988	US PGA Ch'ship	Sluman, Jeff	Oak Tree GC	$160,000
Second-placed Paul Azinger (USA) finished 3 shots behind Sluman (USA).
1987	The Masters	Mize, Larry	Augusta National	$162,000
At the second extra playoff hole, Mize's 140-foot pitch and run hole-out left Greg Norman in second-place; Seve Ballesteros dropped out at the first extra hole.
1987	The Open	Faldo, Nick	Muirfield	£75,000
Second-placed Paul Azinger (USA) and Rodger Davis (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Faldo (Eng). The 116th Open, and Faldo's first Major title.
1987	US Open	Simpson, Scott	Olympic Club	$150,000
Second-placed Tom Watson (USA) finished 1 shot behind Simpson (USA).
1987	US PGA Ch'ship	Nelson, Larry	PGA National	$150,000
Nelson (USA) won after a sudden-death play-off against Lanny Wadkins (USA).
1986	The Masters	Nicklaus, Jack	Augusta National	$144,000
A back-9 of 30 on the final day left second-placed Tom Kite and Greg Norman trailing in the wake of Jack's sixth Masters title, coming 11 years after his fifth win.
1986	The Open	Norman, Greg	Turnberry	£70,000
Second-placed Gordon J. Brand (Eng) finished 5 shots behind Norman (Aus). Played on the Ailsa Course. The first of Greg Norman's Open Championship wins.
1986	US Open	Floyd, Ray	Shinnecock Hills	$115,000
Second-placed Lanny Wadkins and Chip Beck finished 2 shots behind Floyd.
1986	US PGA Ch'ship	Tway, Bob	Inverness Club	$140,000
Second-placed Greg Norman (Aus) finished 2 shots behind Tway (USA).
1985	The Masters	Langer, Bernhard	Augusta National	$126,000
Second-placed Seve Ballesteros, Curtis Strange and Ray Floyd finished 2 shots behind Langer. The first of two Masters wins for Langer, this one coming at his third attempt.
1985	The Open	Lyle, Sandy	Royal St George's	£65,000
Second-placed Payne Stewart (USA) finished 1 shot behind Lyle (Scot).
1985	US Open	North, Andy	Oakland Hills	$103,000
Second-placed Dave Barr, Denis Watson and Tze-Chung Chen finished 1 shot behind North.
1985	US PGA Ch'ship	Green, Hubert	Cherry Hills CC	$125,000
Second-placed Lee Trevino (USA) finished 2 shots behind Green (USA).
1984	The Masters	Crenshaw, Ben	Augusta National	$108,000
Second-placed Tom Watson finished 2 shots behind Crenshaw. The first of two Masters wins for Crenshaw; the second followed 11 years later.
1984	The Open	Ballesteros, Seve	St Andrews	£55,000
Second-placed Tom Watson (USA) and Bernhard Langer (Ger) finished 2 shots behind Ballesteros (Esp).
1984	US Open	Zoeller, Fuzzy	Winged Foot	$94,000
Zoeller beat Greg Norman in a 18 hole playoff (Zoeller 67, Norman 75). Played on the West course.
1984	US PGA Ch'ship	Trevino, Lee	Shoal Creek	$125,000
Second-placed Gary Player (RSA) and Lanny Wadkins (USA) finished 4 shots behind Trevino (USA).
1983	The Masters	Ballesteros, Seve	Augusta National	x
Second-placed Tom Kite and Ben Crenshaw finished 4 shots behind Ballesteros. This was Seve's second and last Masters win, completed on a Monday after rain interruptions during the tournament.
1983	The Open	Watson, Tom	Royal Birkdale	£40,000
Second-placed Hale Irwin (USA) and Andy Bean (USA) finished 1 shot behind Watson (USA). Watson successfully defended the Open title, and this was his 5th win in 9 years.
1983	US Open	Nelson, Larry	Oakmont CC	$72,000
Second-placed Tom Watson finished 1 shot behind Nelson.
1983	US PGA Ch'ship	Sutton, Hal	Riviera CC	x
Second-placed Jack Nicklaus finished 1 shot behind Sutton (USA).
1982	The Masters	Stadler, Craig	Augusta National	x
Stadler beat Dan Pohl after one hole of a sudden-death playoff.
1982	The Open	Watson, Tom	Royal Troon	£32,000
Second-placed Peter Oosterhuis (Eng) and Nick Price (Zim) finished 1 shot behind Watson (USA).
1982	US Open	Watson, Tom	Pebble Beach	$60,000
Second-placed Jack Nicklaus finished 2 shots behind Watson.
1982	US PGA Ch'ship	Floyd, Ray	Southern Hills	x
Second-placed Lanny Wadkins finished 3 shots behind Floyd (USA).
1981	The Masters	Watson, Tom	Augusta National	x
Second-placed Johnny Miller and Jack Nicklaus finished 2 shots behind Watson. This was Watson's second Masters win.
1981	The Open	Rogers, Bill	Royal St George's	£25,000
Second-placed Bernhard Langer (Ger) finished 4 shots behind Bill Rogers (USA).
1981	US Open	Graham, David	Merion GC	$55,000
Second-placed Bill Rogers and George Burns finished 3 shots behind Graham.
1981	US PGA Ch'ship	Nelson, Larry	Atlanta Athletic Club	x
Second-placed Fuzzy Zoeller (USA) finished 4 shots behind Nelson (USA). Played on the Highlands course.
1980	The Masters	Ballesteros, Seve	Augusta National	x
Second-placed Gibby Gilbert and Jack Newton finished 4 shots behind Ballesteros. Seve was the first European to win the Masters; he was also the youngest winner at that time - his 23rd birthday was during the tournament.
1980	The Open	Watson, Tom	Muirfield	£25,000
Second-placed Lee Trevino (USA) finished 4 shots behind Watson (USA).
1980	US Open	Nicklaus, Jack	Baltusrol GC	$55,000
Second-placed Isao Aoki (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind Nicklaus. Nicklaus's 272 was at that time a record low score in US Open history.
1980	US PGA Ch'ship	Nicklaus, Jack	Oak Hill CC	x
Second-placed Andy Bean finished 7 shots behind Nicklaus.
1979	The Masters	Zoeller, Fuzzy	Augusta National	x
In his first Masters, Zoeller beat Ed Sneed and Tom Watson in the first sudden death playoff to decide the Masters.
1979	The Open	Ballesteros, Seve	Royal Lytham	£15,000
Second-placed Ben Crenshaw (USA) and Jack Nicklaus (USA) finished 3 shots behind Ballesteros (Esp).
1979	US Open	Irwin, Hale	Inverness Club	$50,000
Second-placed Gary Player and Jerry Pate finished 2 shots behind Irwin.
1979	US PGA Ch'ship	Graham, David	Oakland Hills	x
Graham (Aus) won at the 3rd extra hole of a sudden death play-off against Ben Crenshaw (USA).
1978	The Masters	Player, Gary	Augusta National	x
The last of Player's three Masters titles, which he secured by 1-stroke over second-placed Rod Funseth, Hubert Green and Tom Watson.
1978	The Open	Nicklaus, Jack	St Andrews	£12,500
Second-placed Simon Owen, Tom Kite, Ray Floyd and Ben Crenshaw finished 2 shots behind Nicklaus.
1978	US Open	North, Andy	Cherry Hills CC	$45,000
Second-placed JC Snead and Dave Stockton finished 1 shot behind North.
1978	US PGA Ch'ship	Mahaffey, John	Oakmont CC	x
Mahaffey beat Jerry Pate and Tom Watson at the second extra hole of a sudden death play-off.
1977	The Masters	Watson, Tom	Augusta National	x
Watson's first of two Masters, and another epic last-day battle with Jack Nicklaus who finished 2 shots behind in second place.
1977	The Open	Watson, Tom	Turnberry	$10,000
Second-placed Jack Nicklaus (USA) finished 1 shot behind Watson (USA). The Ailsa Course provided the setting for Watson's famous "duel in the sun" with Nicklaus.
1977	US Open	Green, Hubert	Southern Hills	$45,000
Second-placed Lou Graham finished 1 shot behind Green.
1977	US PGA Ch'ship	Wadkins, Lanny	Pebble Beach	x
Wadkins won after a sudden-death play-off against Gene Littler.
1976	The Masters	Floyd, Ray	Augusta National	x
Second-placed Ben Crenshaw finished 8 shots behind Floyd. Floyd equalled Nicklaus's then Masters record of 271 and defended an 8-stroke lead going into the final round.
1976	The Open	Miller, Johnny	Royal Birkdale	£7,500
Second-placed Seve Ballesteros (Esp) and Jack Nicklaus (USA) finished 6 shots behind Miller (USA).
1976	US Open	Pate, Jerry	Atlanta Athletic Club	$42,000
Second-placed Tom Weiskopf and Al Geiberger finished 2 shots behind Pate. Pate went through a qualifying event to get into this US Open. Played on the Highlands course.
1976	US PGA Ch'ship	Stockton, Dave	Congressional CC	x
Second-placed Ray Floyd and Don January finished 1 shot behind Stockton.
1975	The Masters	Nicklaus, Jack	Augusta National	x
Nicklaus's fifth Masters out of six, with Tom Weiskopf and Johnny Miller finishing 1 shot behind in second place.
1975	The Open	Watson, Tom	Carnoustie	£10,000
Watson (USA) beat Jack Newton (Aus) in an 18-hole play-off (Watson 71, Newton 72). This was the first Open Championship appearance for 25-year old Watson.
1975	US Open	Graham, Lou	Medinah CC	$40,000
Graham won after an 18-hole play-off against John Mahaffey (Graham 71, Mahaffey 73).
1975	US PGA Ch'ship	Nicklaus, Jack	Firestone CC	x
Second-placed Bruce Crampton finished 2 shots behind Nicklaus.
1974	The Masters	Player, Gary	Augusta National	x
Second-placed Dave Stockton and Tom Weiskopf finished 2 shots behind Player. The second of three Masters titles for Player, in a year when he also won the Open Championship at Royal Lytham.
1974	The Open	Player, Gary	Royal Lytham	£5,500
Second-placed Peter Oosterhuis (Eng) finished 4 shots behind Player (RSA).
1974	US Open	Irwin, Hale	Winged Foot	$35,000
Second-placed Forrest Fezler finished 2 shots behind Irwin.
1974	US PGA Ch'ship	Trevino, Lee	Tanglewood Park	x
Second-placed Jack Nicklaus finished 1 shot behind Trevino.
1973	The Masters	Aaron, Tommy	Augusta National	x
Second-placed JC Snead finished 1 shot behind Snead. This was Aaron's only Major title.
1973	The Open	Weiskopf, Tom	Royal Troon	£5,500
Second-placed Johnny Miller and Neil Coles finished 3 shots behind Weiskopf (USA).
1973	US Open	Miller, Johnny	Oakmont CC	$35,000
Second-placed John Schlee finished 1 shot behind Miller.
1973	US PGA Ch'ship	Nicklaus, Jack	Canterbury GC	x
Second-placed Bruce Crampton finished 4 shots behind Nicklaus.
1972	The Masters	Nicklaus, Jack	Augusta National	x
Second-placed Bruce Crampton, Bobby Mitchell and Tom Weiskopf finished 3 shots behind Nicklaus. The fourth of Nicklaus's six Masters titles.
1972	The Open	Trevino, Lee	Muirfield	£5,500
Second-placed Jack Nicklaus (USA) finished 1 shot behind Trevino (USA). This was Trevino's second consecutive Open win.
1972	US Open	Nicklaus, Jack	Pebble Beach	$30,000
Second-placed Bruce Crampton finished 3 shots behind Nicklaus.
1972	US PGA Ch'ship	Player, Gary	Oakland Hills	x
Second-placed Tommy Aaron and Jim Jamieson finished 2 shots behind Player (RSA).
1971	The Masters	Coody, Charles	Augusta National	x
Coody's only Major title, won with Jack Nicklaus and Johnny Miller 2-shots behind in second-place.
1971	The Open	Trevino, Lee	Royal Birkdale	£5,500
Second-placed Liang Huan Lu (Mr. Lu) finished 1 shot behind Trevino.
1971	US Open	Trevino, Lee	Merion GC	$30,000
Trevino (USA) won after an 18-hole play-off with Jack Nicklaus (USA) (Trevino 68, Nicklaus 71). Played on the East course.
1971	US PGA Ch'ship	Nicklaus, Jack	PGA National	x
Second-placed Billy Casper finished 2 shots behind Nicklaus.
1970	The Masters	Casper, Billy	Augusta National	x
Casper (69) won after an 18-hole play-off against Gene Littler (74). Casper won the title he narrowly missed out on the year before.
1970	The Open	Nicklaus, Jack	St Andrews	£5,250
Nicklaus won after an 18-hole play-off against Doug Sanders (Nicklaus 72, Sanders 73). This was the first time an 18-hole playoff versus 36-holes, had decided the Open.
1970	US Open	Jacklin, Tony	Hazeltine Natl.	$30,000
Second-placed Dave Hill finished 7 shots behind Jacklin (Eng).
1970	US PGA Ch'ship	Stockton, Dave	Southern Hills	x
Second-placed Arnold Palmer and Bob Murphy finished 3 shots behind Stockton.
1969	The Masters	Archer, George	Augusta National	x
Archer's only Major victory, secured by 1-stroke from Tom Weiskopf, Billy Casper and George Knudson.
1969	The Open	Jacklin, Tony	Royal Lytham	x
Second-placed Bob Charles (NZ) finished 2 shots behind Tony Jacklin (Eng).
1969	US Open	Moody, Orville	Champions GC	x
Second-placed Al Geiberger, Deane Beman and Bob Rosburg finished 1 shot behind Moody. Moody only got into the field for this US Open after local and sectional qualifying events.
1969	US PGA Ch'ship	Floyd, Ray	NCR CC	x
Second-placed Gary Player (RSA) finished 2 shots behind Floyd (USA).
1968	The Masters	Goalby, Bob	Augusta National	x
Goalby secured victory by 1-shot after second-placed Roberto De Vincenzo signed for a four at the 17th hole when in fact he had a birdie-3.
1968	The Open	Player, Gary	Carnoustie	x
Second-placed Jack Nicklaus (USA) and Bob Charles (NZ) finished 2 shots behind Player (RSA). Player's three-wood approach to the par-5 14th (the Spectacles) set-up an eagle three; to this day it is still referred to as "the shot" in Carnoustie legend.
1968	US Open	Trevino, Lee	Oak Hill CC	x
Second-placed Jack Nicklaus finished 4 shots behind Trevino.
1968	US PGA Ch'ship	Boros, Julius	Pecan Valley	x
Second-placed Bob Charles finished 1 shot behind Boros.
1967	The Masters	Brewer, Gay	Augusta National	x
Second-placed Bobby Nichols finished 1 shot behind Brewer. This win for Brewer came after losing in a Masters play-off in the previous year.
1967	The Open	de Vicenzo, Roberto	Royal Liverpool	x
Second-placed Jack Nicklaus finished 2 shots behind De Vicenzo (Arg). De Vicenzo became the first South American to win The Open.
1967	US Open	Nicklaus, Jack	Baltusrol GC	x
Second-placed Arnold Palmer finished 4 shots behind Nicklaus.
1967	US PGA Ch'ship	January, Don	Columbine CC	x
January won after an 18-hole play-off against Don Massengale (January 69, Massengale 71).
1966	The Masters	Nicklaus, Jack	Augusta National	x
Nicklaus (70) won after an 18-hole playoff against Gay Brewer (78) and Tommy Jacobs (72). Nicklaus clinched back-to-back Masters titles.
1966	The Open	Nicklaus, Jack	Muirfield	£2,100
Second-placed Dave Thomas and Doug Sanders finished 1 shot behind Nicklaus (USA).
1966	US Open	Casper, Billy	Olympic Club	x
Casper won after an 18-hole play-off against Arnold Palmer (Casper 69, Palmer 73).
1966	US PGA Ch'ship	Geiberger, Al	Firestone CC	x
Second-placed Dudley Wysong finished 4 shots behind Geiberger.
1965	The Masters	Nicklaus, Jack	Augusta National	x
Second-placed Arnold Palmer and Gary Player finished 9 shots behind Nicklaus. Jack's 271 overtook the record low Masters score established by Hogan 12 years earlier.
1965	The Open	Thomson, Peter	Royal Birkdale	£1,750
Second-placed Brian Huggett and Christy O'Connor finished 2 shots behind Thomson (Aus). This was Thomson's 5th Open Championship win.
1965	US Open	Player, Gary	Bellerive CC	x
Player won after an 18-hole play-off against Kel Nagle (Player 71, Nagle 74).
1965	US PGA Ch'ship	Marr, Dave	Laurel Valley	x
Second-placed Jack Nicklaus (USA) and Billy Casper (USA) finished 2 shots behind Marr (USA).
1964	The Masters	Palmer, Arnold	Augusta National	x
Second-placed Jack Nicklaus and Dave Marr finished 6 shots behind Palmer. This was Palmer's then record-setting fourth Masters title.
1964	The Open	Lema, Tony	St Andrews	£1,500
Second-placed Jack Nicklaus finished 5 shots behind Lema.
1964	US Open	Venturi, Ken	Congressional CC	x
Second-placed Tommy Jacobs finished 4 shots behind Venturi. Venturi only got into the field for this US Open after playing in local and sectional qualifying events.
1964	US PGA Ch'ship	Nichols, Bobby	Columbus CC	x
Second-placed Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer finished 3 shots behind Nichols.
1963	The Masters	Nicklaus, Jack	Augusta National	x
Second-placed Tony Lema finished 1 shot behind Nicklaus. The first of Nicklaus's six Masters titles (and his second Major, he won the 1962 US Open).
1963	The Open	Charles, Bob	Royal Lytham	£1,500
Bob Charles (NZ) won after a 36-hole play-off with Phil Rodgers (Charles 140, Rodgers 143). Charles became the first left-hander to win a Major championship.
1963	US Open	Boros, Julius	Brookline CC	x
Boros (70) won after an 18-hole play-off with Jacky Cupit (73) and Arnold Palmer (76).
1963	US PGA Ch'ship	Nicklaus, Jack	Dallas AC	x
Second-placed Dave Ragan finished 2 shots behind Nicklaus (USA).
1962	The Masters	Palmer, Arnold	Augusta National	x
Palmer (68) won after an 18-hole playoff against Gary Player (71) and Dow Finsterwald (77).
1962	The Open	Palmer, Arnold	Royal Troon	£1,400
Second-placed Kel Nagle (Aus) finished 6 shots behind Palmer (USA).
1962	US Open	Nicklaus, Jack	Oakmont CC	x
Nicklaus won this, his first Major, after an 18-hole play-off against Arnold Palmer (Nicklaus 71, Palmer 74).
1962	US PGA Ch'ship	Player, Gary	Aronimink	x
Second-placed Bob Goalby finished 1 shot behind Player (RSA).
1961	The Masters	Player, Gary	Augusta National	x
Second-placed Arnold Palmer and Charles Coe finished 1 shot behind Player. The first of Player's three Masters and the first non-American to win this title.
1961	The Open	Palmer, Arnold	Royal Birkdale	£1,400
Second-placed Dai Rees (Wales) finished 1 shot behind Palmer (USA).
1961	US Open	Littler, Gene	Oakland Hills	x
Second-placed Doug Sanders and Bob Goalby finished 1 shot behind Littler.
1961	US PGA Ch'ship	Barber, Jerry	Olympia Fields	x
Barber won after an 18-hole play-off against Don January (Barber 67, January 68).
1960	The Masters	Palmer, Arnold	Augusta National	x
Second-placed Ken Venturi finished 1 shot behind Palmer. Arnie bagged his second of four Masters, and scooped the US Open in a year when the Palmer legend really took hold.
1960	The Open	Nagle, Kel	St Andrews	£1,000
Second-placed Arnold Palmer finished 1 shot behind Nagle (Aus).
1960	US Open	Palmer, Arnold	Cherry Hills CC	x
Second-placed Jack Nicklaus finished 2 shots behind Palmer.
1960	US PGA Ch'ship	Hebert, Jay	Firestone CC	x
Second-placed Jim Ferrier finished 1 shot behind Herbert.
1959	The Masters	Wall Jr, Art	Augusta National	x
Wall's closing round 66 saw off Cary Middlecoff by 1-stroke.
1959	The Open	Player, Gary	Muirfield	£1,000
Second-placed Flory van Donck and Fred Bullock finished 2 shots behind Player (RSA).
1959	US Open	Casper, Billy	Winged Foot	x
Second-placed Bob Rosburg finished 1 shot behind Casper.
1959	US PGA Ch'ship	Rosburg, Bob	Minneapolis CC	x
Second-placed Jerry Barber and Doug Sanders finished 1 shot behind Rosburg.
1958	The Masters	Palmer, Arnold	Augusta National	x
Second-placed Doug Ford and Fred Hawkins finished 1 shot behind Palmer. This was the first of four Masters for Arnie, and first of seven Majors.
1958	The Open	Thomson, Peter	Royal Lytham	£1,000
Thomson (Aus) won after a 36-hole play-off with Dave Thomas (Thomson 139, Thomas 143). This was Thomson's 4th Open win in 5 yrs.
1958	US Open	Bolt, Tommy	Southern Hills	x
Second-placed Gary Player (RSA) finished 4 shots behind Bolt (USA).
1958	US PGA Ch'ship	Finsterwald, Dow	Llanerch CC	x
Second-placed Billy Casper finished 2 shots behind Finsterwald. This was the first year the USPGA changed format from matchplay to strokeplay.
1957	The Masters	Ford, Doug	Augusta National	x
Second-placed Sam Snead finished 3 shots behind Ford. This was Ford's second Major victory (also won 1955 USPGA) secured with a birdie-three out of a bunker at the 72nd hole.
1957	The Open	Locke, Bobby	St Andrews	£1,000
Second-placed Peter Thomson (Aus) finished 3 shots behind Locke (RSA).
1957	US Open	Mayer, Dick	Inverness Club	x
Mayer won after an 18-hole play-off against Dr. Cary Middlecoff (Mayer 72, Middlecoff 79).
1957	US PGA Ch'ship	Hebert, Lionel	Miami Valley	x
Herbert beat Dow Finsterwald 3&1 in final.
1956	The Masters	Burke Jr, Jack	Augusta National	x
Second-placed Ken Venturi finished 1 shot behind Burke Jr. In strong winds, the Masters highest winning total of 289 (also shot in 1954 by Snead) was good enough to take the title.
1956	The Open	Thomson, Peter	Royal Liverpool	£1,000
Second-placed Flory van Donck finished 3 shots behind Thomson (Aus). This was the third of Thomson's three consecutive Open wins.
1956	US Open	Middlecoff, Cary	Oak Hill CC	x
Second-placed Ben Hogan and Julius Boros finished 1 shot behind Middlecoff.
1956	US PGA Ch'ship	Burke Jr, Jack	Blue Hill CC	x
Burke Jr. beat Ted Kroll 3&2 in the final.
1955	The Masters	Middlecoff, Cary	Augusta National	x
Middlecoff established a then record 7-shot winning margin over second-placed Ben Hogan.
1955	The Open	Thomson, Peter	St Andrews	£1,000
Second-placed John Fallon finished 2 shots behind Thomson (Aus). This was the second of Thomson's three consecutive Open wins.
1955	US Open	Fleck, Jack	Olympic Club	x
Fleck won after an 18-hole play-off against Ben Hogan (Fleck 69, Hogan 72).
1955	US PGA Ch'ship	Ford, Doug	Meadowbrook CC	x
Ford beat Dr. Cary Middlecoff 4&3 in the final.
1954	The Masters	Snead, Sam	Augusta National	x
Snead (70) won after an 18-hole play-off against Ben Hogan (71) in a high scoring Masters (289 also won in 1957).
1954	The Open	Thomson, Peter	Royal Birkdale	x
Second-placed S.S. Scott, Bobby Locke and Dai Rees finished 1 shot behind Thomson. This was the first of Thomson's three consecutive Open wins.
1954	US Open	Furgol, Ed	Baltusrol GC	x
Second-placed Gene Littler finished 1 shot behind Furgol.
1954	US PGA Ch'ship	Harbert, Chick	Keller GC	x
Harbert beat Walter Burkemo 4&3 in the final
1953	The Masters	Hogan, Ben	Augusta National	x
Second-placed Ed Olivier finished 5 shots behind Hogan. 5-strokes better than any previous winning Masters score, secured Hogan his second Masters. Open Championship and US Open titles followed in Hogan's most prolific year.
1953	The Open	Hogan, Ben	Carnoustie	x
Second-placed Frank Stranahan (USA), Antonio Cerda (Arg), Peter Thomson (Aus) and Dai Rees (Wales) finished 4 shots behind Hogan (USA). This was the only Open Championship which Hogan entered.
1953	US Open	Hogan, Ben	Oakmont CC	x
Ben Hogan's 3rd US Open win in 4 years, with second-placed Sam Snead finishing 6 shots back.
1953	US PGA Ch'ship	Burkemo, Walter	Birmingham CC	x
Burkemo beat Felice Torza 2&1 in the final.
1952	The Masters	Snead, Sam	Augusta National	x
Second-placed Jack Burke Jr. finished 4 shots behind Snead. The second of Snead's three Masters titles in very windy conditions.
1952	The Open	Locke, Bobby	Royal Lytham	x
Second-placed Peter Thomson (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Locke (RSA).
1952	US Open	Boros, Julius	Northwood Club	x
Second-placed Ed Olivier finished 4 shots behind Boros.
1952	US PGA Ch'ship	Turnesa, Jim	Big Spring CC	x
Turnesa beat Chick Harbert by one hole in the final.
1951	The Masters	Hogan, Ben	Augusta National	x
Second-placed Skee Riegel finished 2 shots behind Hogan. This was Hogan's first of two Masters titles after 9 attempts, and a US Open title came later that year as well.
1951	The Open	Faulkner, Max	Royal Portrush	x
Second-placed Antonio Cerda finished 2-shots behind Faulkner.
1951	US Open	Hogan, Ben	Oakland Hills	x
Hogan successfully defended his US Open title, finishing 2 shots ahead of second-placed Clayton Heafner.
1951	US PGA Ch'ship	Snead, Sam	Oakmont CC	x
Snead beat Walter Burkemo 7&6 in the final.
1950	The Masters	Demaret, Jimmy	Augusta National	x
Second-placed Jim Ferrier finished 2 shots behind Demaret. Demaret became the first Masters three-time winner in 1950.
1950	The Open	Locke, Bobby	Royal Troon	x
Second-placed Roberto De Vicenzo finished 2 shots behind Locke (RSA).
1950	US Open	Hogan, Ben	Merion GC	x
Hogan (69) won after an 18-hole play-off against Lloyd Mangrum (73) and George Fazio (75). Played on the East course.
1950	US PGA Ch'ship	Harper, Chandler	Scioto CC	x
Harper beat Henry Williams Jr. 4&3 in the final.
1949	The Masters	Snead, Sam	Augusta National	x
Second-placed Lloyd Mangrum and Johnny Bulla finished 3 shots behind Snead. The first of three Masters titles for Snead after 10 attempts, and later that year the USPGA title as well. This was the first year that Augusta National's famous Green Jacket was presented to the winner.
1949	The Open	Locke, Bobby	Royal St George's	x
Bobby Locke (RSA) won after a 36-hole play-off with Harry Bradshaw (Locke 135, Bradshaw 147).
1949	US Open	Middlecoff, Cary	Medinah CC	x
Second-placed Sam Snead and Clayton Heafner finished 1 shot behind Middlecoff.
1949	US PGA Ch'ship	Snead, Sam	Hermitage CC (Va.)	x
Snead beat Johnny Palmer 3&2 in the final.
1948	The Masters	Harmon, Claude	Augusta National	x
Second-placed Cary Middlecoff finished 5 shots behind Harmon. Harmon's five-shot winning margin set a Master's record at that time.
1948	The Open	Cotton, Henry	Muirfield	£150
Second-placed Fred Daly finished 5 shots behind Cotton.
1948	US Open	Hogan, Ben	Riviera CC	x
Second-placed Jimmy Demaret finished 2 shots behind Hogan.
1948	US PGA Ch'ship	Hogan, Ben	Norwood Hills	x
Hogan beat Mike Turnesa 7&6 in the final.
1947	The Masters	Demaret, Jimmy	Augusta National	x
Second-placed Byron Nelson and Frank Stranahan finished 2 shots behind Demaret. The second of Demaret's three Masters titles, secured with four sub-par rounds - for the first time in Masters history.
1947	The Open	Daly, Fred	Royal Liverpool	x
Second-placed R.W Horne and Frank Stranahan finished 1 shot behind Daly (Ire). Daly became the first Irishman to lift the Claret Jug.
1947	US Open	Worsham, Lew	St Louis CC	x
Worsham won by 1 shot after an 18-hole play-off with Sam Snead (Worsham 69, Snead 70).
1947	US PGA Ch'ship	Ferrier, Jim	Plum Hollow	x
Ferrier beat Chick Harbert 2&1 in the final.
1946	The Masters	Keiser, Herman	Augusta National	x
On the final green Ben Hogan three-putted from 12-feet to lose to Keiser by 1-stroke.
1946	The Open	Snead, Sam	St Andrews	x
Second-placed Bobby Locke and Johnny Bulla finished 4 shots behind Snead (USA).
1946	US Open	Mangrum, Lloyd	Canterbury GC	x
Mangrum won after two 18-hole play-offs with Byron Nelson and Vic Ghezzie. All three players finished on 72 after the first 18-hole playoff. Mangrum had a 72 and won by 1 shot over the other two players, in the second 18-hole playoff.
1946	US PGA Ch'ship	Hogan, Ben	Portland GC	x
The US PGA Championship (28th). Hogan (USA) beat Ed (Porky) Oliver 6&4 in the final. [Portland GC, Portland, Oregon].
1945	The Masters	(not played)		x
x
1945	The Open	(not played)		x
Not played due to WW2.
1945	US Open	(not played)		x
Not played due to WW2.
1945	US PGA Ch'ship	Nelson, Byron	Morriane CC	x
Nelson beat Sam Byrd 4&3 in the final.
1944	The Masters	(not played)		x
x
1944	The Open	(not played)		x
Not played due to WW2.
1944	US Open	(not played)		x
Not played due to WW2.
1944	US PGA Ch'ship	Hamilton, Bob	Manito G&CC	x
Hamilton beat Byron Nelson by 1 hole.
1943	The Masters	(not played)		x
x
1943	The Open	(not played)		x
Not played due to WW2.
1943	US Open	(not played)		x
Not played due to WW2.
1943	US PGA Ch'ship	(not played)		x
Not played due to WW2.
1942	The Masters	Nelson, Byron	Augusta National	x
Played as the Masters Tournament. Nelson (69) secured his second Masters after an 18-hole play-off against Ben Hogan (70).
1942	The Open	(not played)		x
Not played due to WW2.
1942	US Open	(not played)		x
Not played due to WW2.
1942	US PGA Ch'ship	Snead, Sam	Seaview Resort	x
Snead beat Jim Turnesa 2&1 in the final.
1941	The Masters	Wood, Craig	Augusta National	$1,500
Second-placed Byron Nelson finished 3 shots behind Wood. The Masters title and then the US Open for Wood in the same year.
1941	The Open	(not played)		x
Not played due to WW2.
1941	US Open	Wood, Craig	Colonial CC, Tx	$1,000
Second-placed Denny Shute finished 3 shots behind Wood.
1941	US PGA Ch'ship	Ghezzi, Vic	Cherry Hills CC	$1,000
Ghezzi beat Byron Nelson at the 38th hole in the final.
1940	The Masters	Demaret, Jimmy	Augusta National	x
Second-placed Lloyd Mangrum finished 4 shots behind Demaret. The first of Demaret's three Masters titles.
1940	The Open	(not played)		x
Not played due to WW2.
1940	US Open	Little, Lawson	Canterbury GC	x
Little won after an 18-hole play-off against Gene Sarazen (Little 70, Sarazen 73).
1940	US PGA Ch'ship	Nelson, Byron	Hershey CC	x
Nelson beat Sam Snead by 1 hole in the final.
1939	The Masters	Guldahl, Ralph	Augusta National	x
Second-placed Sam Snead finished 1 shot behind Guldahl. Third time lucky; Guldahl was runner-up in the previous two years.
1939	The Open	Burton, Dick	St Andrews	x
Second-placed Johnny Bulla finished 2 shots behind Burton.
1939	US Open	Nelson, Byron	Philadelphia CC	x
Nelson won after two 18-hole play-offs with Craig Wood. Denny Shute dropped out after the first 18-hole play-off (Nelson 68 & 70, Wood 68 & 73, Shute 76).
1939	US PGA Ch'ship	Picard, Henry	Pomonok CC	x
Picard beat Byron Nelson at the 37th hole in the final.
1938	The Masters	Picard, Henry	Augusta National	x
Second-placed Ralph Guldahl and Harry Cooper finished 2 shots behind Picard. A front-nine of 32 set Picard up for victory in the closing round.
1938	The Open	Whitcombe, Reg	Royal St George's	x
Second-placed James Adams finished 2 shots behind Whitcombe.
1938	US Open	Guldahl, Ralph	Cherry Hills CC	x
Second-placed Dick Metz finished 6 shots behind Guldahl. A successful defense, as Guldahl won his second straight US Open title.
1938	US PGA Ch'ship	Runyan, Paul	Shawnee CC	x
Runyan beat Sam Snead 8&7 in the final.
1937	The Masters	Nelson, Byron	Augusta National	x
Played as the Augusta National Invitational. Second-placed Ralph Guldahl finished 2 shots behind Nelson. The first of Nelson's two Masters titles.
1937	The Open	Cotton, Henry	Carnoustie	x
Second-placed Reg Whitcombe finished 2 shots behind Cotton.
1937	US Open	Guldahl, Ralph	Oakland Hills	x
Second-placed Sam Snead finished 2-shots behind Guldahl.
1937	US PGA Ch'ship	Shute, Denny	Pittsburgh CC	x
Densmore "Denny" Shute beat Harold McSpaden at the 37th hole in the final, to claim his second consecutive US PGA title.
1936	The Masters	Smith, Horton	Augusta National	x
Played as the Augusta National Invitational. Second-placed Harry Cooper finished 1 shot behind Smith. Smith secured his second Masters title in only its third year.
1936	The Open	Padgham, Alf	Royal Liverpool	x
Second-placed James Adams finished 1 shot behind Padgham.
1936	US Open	Manero, Tony	Baltusrol GC	x
Second-placed Harry Cooper finished 2 shots behind Manero.
1936	US PGA Ch'ship	Shute, Denny	Pinehurst No.2	x
Densmore "Denny" Shute beat Jimmy Thomson 3&2 in the final.
1935	The Masters	Sarazen, Gene	Augusta National	x
Played as the Augusta National Invitational. Sarazen (144) won after a 36-hole play-off against Craig Wood (149). Wood was also runner-up in the first Masters in 1934.
1935	The Open	Perry, Alf	Muirfield	£100
Second-placed Alf Padgham finished 4 shots behind Alf Perry.
1935	US Open	Parks Jr, Sam	Oakmont CC	x
Second-placed Jimmy Thomson finished 2 shots behind Parks Jr.
1935	US PGA Ch'ship	Revolta, Johnny	Twin Hills	x
Revolta beat Tommy Armour 5&4 in the final.
1934	The Masters	Smith, Horton	Augusta National	x
The first Masters, played as the Augusta National Invitational. Second-placed Craig Wood finished 1-stroke behind Smith (USA).
1934	The Open	Cotton, Henry	Royal St George's	x
Second-placed Sidney Brews finished 5 shoots behind Cotton, despite Cotton's closing round of 79.
1934	US Open	Dutra, Olin	Merion GC	x
Second-placed Gene Sarazen finished 1 shot behind Olin Dutra. Played on the East course, run at this time by Merion Cricket Club.
1934	US PGA Ch'ship	Runyan, Paul	Park CC (N.Y.)	x
Runyan beat Craig Wood at the 38th hole in the final.
1933	The Open	Shute, Denny	St Andrews	x
Densmore "Denny" Shute won after a 36-hole play-off against Craig Wood (Shute 149, Wood 154).
1933	US Open	Goodman, John	North Shore CC	Amateur
Second-placed Ralph Guldahl finished 1 shot behind Goodman (amateur).
1933	US PGA Ch'ship	Sarazen, Gene	Blue Mound	x
Sarazen beat Willie Goggin 5&4 in the final.
1932	The Open	Sarazen, Gene	Prince's	x
Second-placed Macdonald Smith finished 5 shots behind Sarazen, in the only Open Championship played at Prince's.
1932	US Open	Sarazen, Gene	Fresh Meadow	x
Second-placed Bobby Cruickshank and T. Philip Perkins finished 3 shots behind Sarazen.
1932	US PGA Ch'ship	Dutra, Olin	Keller GC	x
Dutra beat Frank Walsh 4&3 in the final.
1931	The Open	Armour, Tommy	Carnoustie	x
Second-placed Jose Jurado finished 1 shot behind Armour (Scot).
1931	US Open	Burke, Billy	Inverness Club	x
Burke won by 1 shot over George von Elm, after a playoff lasting 72-holes; the first 36-hole play-off being tied at 146 stokes apiece, second 36 - Burke 148, Von Elm 149. In total, Burke's US Open epic lasted 144 holes and a total overall score (play-off included) of 589.
1931	US PGA Ch'ship	Creavy, Tom	Wannamoisett	x
Creavy beat Densmore "Denny" Shute 2&1 in the final.
1930	The Open	Jones, Bobby	Royal Liverpool	Amateur
Second-placed Macdonald Smith and Leo Diegel finished 2 shots behind R.T. "Bobby" Jones, Jr.
1930	US Open	Jones, Bobby	Interlachen	Amateur
Second-placed Macdonald Smith finished 2 shots behind Jones (amateur). This was Jones second straight US Open title, and his 4th in total.
1930	US PGA Ch'ship	Armour, Tommy	Fresh Meadow	x
Armour beat Gene Sarazen by 1 hole in the final.
1929	The Open	Hagen, Walter	Muirfield	£100
Second-placed Johnny Farrell finished 6 shots behind Hagen (USA).
1929	US Open	Jones, Bobby	Winged Foot	Amateur
Jones (amateur) won after a 36-hole play-off against Al Espinosa (Jones 141, Espinosa 164).
1929	US PGA Ch'ship	Diegel, Leo	Hillcrest CC (L.A.)	x
Diegel beat Johnny Farrell 6&4 in the final. This was the second consecutive US PGA title for Diegel.
1928	The Open	Hagen, Walter	Royal St George's	x
Second-placed Gene Sarazen (USA) finished 2 shots behind Hagen (USA).
1928	US Open	Farrell, Johnny	Olympia Fields	x
Farrell won after a 36-hole play-off against Bobby Jones (Farrell 143, Jones 144).
1928	US PGA Ch'ship	Diegel, Leo	Baltimore CC	x
Diegel beat Al Espinosa 6&5 in the final.
1927	The Open	Jones, Bobby	St Andrews	Amateur
Second-placed Aubrey Boomer and Fred Robson finished 6 shots behind R.T. "Bobby" Jones, Jr.
1927	US Open	Armour, Tommy	Oakmont CC	x
Armour won after an 18-hole play-off against Harry Cooper (Armour 76, Cooper 79).
1927	US PGA Ch'ship	Hagen, Walter	Cedar Crest	x
Hagen beat Joe Turnesa by 1 hole in the final. This was the 4th of Hagen's four consecutive US PGA wins.
1926	The Open	Jones, Bobby	Royal Lytham	Amateur
Second-placed Al Watrous finished 2 shots behind R.T. "Bobby" Jones, Jr.
1926	US Open	Jones, Bobby	Scioto CC	Amateur
Second-placed Joe Turnesa finished 1 shot behind Jones (amateur).
1926	US PGA Ch'ship	Hagen, Walter	Salisbury GC	x
Hagen beat Leo Diegel 5&3 in the final. This was the third of Hagen's four consecutive wins in the US PGA Championship.
1925	The Open	Barnes, Jim	Prestwick	x
Second-placed Ted Ray and Archie Comptson finished 1 shot behind Jim Barnes (Eng). This was the last of the 24 Opens played at Prestwick, the original home of the world's most famous Championship.
1925	US Open	MacFarlane, Willie	Worcester CC	x
Bobby Jones (amateur) was runner-up for the second consecutive year, this time after Willie Macfarlane prevailed in a 36-hole play-off; the first 18-holes being tied at 75 strokes each (second 18 : Macfarlane 72, Jones 73)..
1925	US PGA Ch'ship	Hagen, Walter	Olympia Fields	x
Hagen beat Bill Mehlhorn 6&5 in the final. This was the second of Hagen's four consecutive US PGA wins.
1924	The Open	Hagen, Walter	Royal Liverpool	x
Second-placed Ernest Whitcombe finished 1 shot behind Hagen (USA).
1924	US Open	Walker, Cyril	Oakland Hills	x
Second-placed Bobby Jones (amateur) finished 3 shots behind Walker.
1924	US PGA Ch'ship	Hagen, Walter	French Lick	x
Hagen beat Jim Barnes by 2 holes in the final. This was the 1st of Hagen's four consecutive US PGA titles.
1923	The Open	Havers, Arthur	Royal Troon	x
Second-placed Walter Hagen (USA) finished 1 shot behind Havers.
1923	US Open	Jones, Bobby	Inwood Club	Amateur
Bobby Jones (amateur) first US Open title, coming after an 18-hole play-off against Bobby Cruickshank (Jones 76, Cruickshank 78).
1923	US PGA Ch'ship	Sarazen, Gene	Pelham CC	x
Sarazen successfully defended his title and beat Walter Hagen at the 38th hole in the final.
1922	The Open	Hagen, Walter	Royal St George's	x
Second-placed Jim Barnes and George Duncan finished 1 shot behind Hagen (USA).
1922	US Open	Sarazen, Gene	Skokie CC	x
Second-placed Bobby Jones and John Black finished 1 shot behind Sarazen.
1922	US PGA Ch'ship	Sarazen, Gene	Oakmont CC	x
Sarazen beat Emmet French 4&3 in the final.
1921	The Open	Hutchison, Jock	St Andrews	x
Hutchison won after a 36-hole play-off against Roger Wethered (Hutchison 150, Wethered 159).
1921	US Open	Barnes, Jim	Columbia CC	x
Second-placed Walter Hagen and Fred McLeod finished 9 shots behind Barnes (Eng).
1921	US PGA Ch'ship	Hagen, Walter	Inwood Club	x
Hagen beat Jim Barnes 3&2 in the final.
1920	The Open	Duncan, George	Royal Cinque Ports	£50
Second-placed Alex "Sandy" Herd finished 2 shots behind Duncan.
1920	US Open	Ray, Ted	Inverness Club	x
Second-placed Harry Vardon, Jack Burke, Leo Diegel and Jock Hutchison finished 1 shot behind Ray.
1920	US PGA Ch'ship	Hutchison, Jock	Flossmoor CC	x
Hutchison beat J. Douglas Edgar by 1 hole in the final.
1919	The Open	(not played)		x
Not played due to the Great War.
1919	US Open	Hagen, Walter	Brae Burn CC	x
Hagen won after an 18-hole playoff against Michael Brady (Hagen 77, Brady 78).
1919	US PGA Ch'ship	Barnes, Jim	Engineers' Club	x
Barnes (Eng) beat Fred McLeod 6&5 in the final. This was a successful defence of the title Barnes won in 1916.
1918	The Open	(not played)		x
Not played due to the Great War.
1918	US Open	(not played)		x
Not played due to WW1.
1918	US PGA Ch'ship	(not played)		x
Not played due to the Great War.
1917	The Open	(not played)		x
Not played due to the Great War.
1917	US Open	(not played)		x
Not played due to WW1.
1917	US PGA Ch'ship	(not played)		x
Not played due to the Great War.
1916	The Open	(not played)		x
Not played due to the Great War.
1916	US Open	Evans, Chick	Minikahda Club	Amateur
Second-placed Jock Hutchison finished 2 shots behind Evans Jr. (amateur).
1916	US PGA Ch'ship	Barnes, Jim	Siwanoy CC	x
The first US PGA Championship. Barnes (Eng) beat Jock Hutchison by 1 hole in the final.
1915	The Open	(not played)		x
Not played due to the Great War.
1915	US Open	Travers, Jerome	Baltusrol GC	Amateur
Second-placed Tom McNamara finished 1 shot behind Travers (amateur).
1914	The Open	Vardon, Harry	Prestwick	£50
Second-placed J.H. Taylor finished 3 shots behind Vardon.
1914	US Open	Hagen, Walter	Midlothian CC	$300
Second-placed Chick Evans Jr. finished 1 shot behind Hagen.
1913	The Open	Taylor, J.H.	Royal Liverpool	£50
Second-placed Ted Ray finished 8 shots behind Taylor.
1913	US Open	Ouimet, Francis	Brookline CC	Amateur
Ouimet (amateur) (72) won after an 18-hole play-off against Harry Vardon (77) and Ted Ray (78).
1912	The Open	Ray, Ted	Muirfield	£50
Second-placed Harry Vardon finished 4 shots behind Ray.
1912	US Open	McDermott, John	Buffalo CC	$300
Second-placed Tom McNamara finished 2 shots behind McDermott. Consecutive US Open wins for McDermott.
1911	The Open	Vardon, Harry	Royal St George's	£50
Vardon (Eng) won after Arnaud Massy (Fra) conceded a 36-hole (strokeplay) play-off at the 35th hole; at the time Massy was 5 shots behind.
1911	US Open	McDermott, John	Chicago GC	$300
McDermott (80) won after an 18-hole play-off against Michael Brady (85) and George Simpson (85). McDermott was the first American born player to win the US Open.
1910	The Open	Braid, James	St Andrews	£50
Second-placed Alex "Sandy" Herd finished 4 shots behind Braid.
1910	US Open	Smith, Alex	Philadelphia Cricket Club	$300
Smith (71) won after an 18-hole play-off against John McDermott (75) and Macdonald Smith (77). Alex and Macdonald were brothers, originally from Carnoustie, Scotland.
1909	The Open	Taylor, J.H.	Royal Cinque Ports	£30
Second-placed James Braid and Tom Ball finished 6 shots behind Taylor.
1909	US Open	Sargent, George	Englewood	$300
Second-placed Tom McNamara finished 4 shots behind Sargent.
1908	The Open	Braid, James	Prestwick	£30
Second-placed Tom Ball finished 8 shots behind Braid.
1908	US Open	McLeod, Fred	Myopia Hunt Club	$300
McLeod won after an 18-hole play-off against Willie Smith (McLeod 77, Smith 83).
1907	The Open	Massy, Arnaud	Royal Liverpool	£30
Second-placed J.H. Taylor finished 2 shots behind Massy.
1907	US Open	Ross, Alec	Philadelphia Cricket Club	$300
Second-placed Gilbert Nicholls finished 2 shots behind Ross.
1906	The Open	Braid, James	Muirfield	£30
Second-placed J.H. Taylor finished 4 shots behind Braid.
1906	US Open	Smith, Alex	Onwentsia	$300
Second-placed William Smith finished 7 shots behind Alex Smith (originally from Carnoustie, Scotland).
1905	The Open	Braid, James	St Andrews	£30
Second-placed Rowland Jones and J.H. Taylor finished 5 shots behind Braid.
1905	US Open	Anderson, Willie	Myopia Hunt Club	$200
Second-placed Alex Smith finished 2 shots behind Anderson. This was Anderson's third straight US Open win.
1904	The Open	White, Jack	Royal St George's	£30
Second-placed J.H. Taylor and James Braid finished 1 shot behind White.
1904	US Open	Anderson, Willie	Glen View GC	$200
Second-placed Gilbert Nicholls finished 5 shots behind Anderson. Consecutive US Open wins for Anderson.
1903	The Open	Vardon, Harry	Prestwick	£30
Second-placed Tom Vardon finished 6 shots behind Harry Vardon.
1903	US Open	Anderson, Willie	Baltusrol GC	$200
Anderson won after an 18-hole play-off against David Brown (Anderson 82, Brown 84).
1902	The Open	Herd, Alex	Royal Liverpool	£30
Second-placed Harry Vardon and James Braid finished 1 shot behind Alex (Sandy) Herd.
1902	US Open	Auchterlonie, Laurie	Garden City GC	$200
Second-placed Stewart Gardner and Walter Travis finished 6 shots behind Auchterlonie.
1901	The Open	Braid, James	Muirfield	£30
Second-placed Harry Vardon finished 4 shots behind Braid.
1901	US Open	Anderson, Willie	Myopia Hunt Club	$200
Anderson won after an 18-hole play-off against Alex Smith (Anderson 85, Smith 86).
1900	The Open	Taylor, J.H.	St Andrews	£30
Second-placed Harry Vardon finished 8 shots behind J.H. Taylor.
1900	US Open	Vardon, Harry	Chicago GC	x
Second-placed J.H. Taylor finished 2 shots behind fellow Englishman, Vardon.
1899	The Open	Vardon, Harry	Royal St George's	£30
Second-placed Jack White finished 5 shots behind Vardon.
1899	US Open	Smith, Willie	Baltimore CC	x
Second-placed George Low, Val Fitzjohn and W.H. Way finished 11 shots behind Smith (originally from Carnoustie, Scotland).
1898	The Open	Vardon, Harry	Prestwick	£30
Second-placed Willie Park Jr., finished 1-shot behind Vardon.
1898	US Open	Herd, Fred	Myopia Hunt Club	x
Second-placed Alex Smith finished 7 shots behind Herd. The first time the US Open was played over 72 holes rather than 36.
1897	The Open	Hilton, Harold	Royal Liverpool	Amateur
Second-placed James Braid finished 1 shot behind Hilton (amateur). First time for The Open at Royal Liverpool, and won by the club's own Harold Hilton.
1897	US Open	Lloyd, Joe	Chicago GC	x
Second-placed Willie Anderson finished 1 shot behind Lloyd.
1896	The Open	Vardon, Harry	Muirfield	£30
Vardon won after a 36-hole play-off with J.H. Taylor (Vardon 157, Taylor 161).
1896	US Open	Foulis, James	Shinnecock Hills	x
Second-placed Horace Rawlins finished 3 shots behind Foulis.
1895	The Open	Taylor, J.H.	St Andrews	£30
Second-placed Alex Herd finished 4 shots behind John H. Taylor.
1895	US Open	Rawlins, Horace	Newport CC (US)	$150
The inaugural US Open. Second-placed Willie Dunn finished 2 shots behind Rawlins, who collected $150 as the champion.
1894	The Open	Taylor, J.H.	Royal St George's	£30
The first Open Championship played outside Scotland. Second-placed Douglas Rolland finished 5 shots behind John H. Taylor.
1893	The Open	Auchterlonie, Willie	Prestwick	£30
Second-placed John Laidlay finished 2 shots behind Aucterlonie.
1892	The Open	Hilton, Harold	Muirfield	Amateur
The first time the Open was played over 72 holes rather than 36, and the first Open to be held at Muirfield (the course only being a year old at the time). Second-placed John Ball Jr., Hugh Kirkaldy and Alex Herd finished 3 shots behind the amateur player, Harold Hilton.
1891	The Open	Kirkaldy, Hugh	St Andrews	x
Second-placed Andrew Kirkaldy and Willie Fernie finished 2 shots behind Hugh Kirkaldy.
1890	The Open	Ball, John	Prestwick	Amateur
Second-placed Willie Fernie and Archie Simpson finished 3 shots behind John Ball Jnr (amateur). Ball was the first amateur to win The Open.
1889	The Open	Park, Willie Jr.	Musselburgh Links	x
Park Jr. won after a 36-hole play-off against Andrew Kirkaldy (Park Jr. 158, Kirkcaldy 163).
1888	The Open	Burns, Jack	St Andrews	x
Second-placed D. Anderson and B. Sayers finished 1 shot behind Burns.
1887	The Open	Park, Willie Jr.	Prestwick	x
Second-placed Bob Martin finished 11 shots behind Willie Park Jr.
1886	The Open	Brown, David	Musselburgh Links	x
Second-placed Willie Campbell finished 2 shots behind David (Deacon) Brown.
1885	The Open	Martin, Bob	St Andrews	x
Second-placed Archie Simpson finished 1 shot behind Bob Martin.
1884	The Open	Simpson, Jack	Prestwick	x
Second-placed Willie Fernie and Douglas Rolland finished 4 shots behind Simpson.
1883	The Open	Fernie, Willie	Musselburgh Links	x
Fernie won by 1 shot after a 36-holeplay-off with Robert Ferguson (Fernie 158, Ferguson 159).
1882	The Open	Ferguson, Bob	St Andrews	x
Second-placed Willie Fernie finished 3 shots behind Ferguson. This was the 3rd of Ferguson's three successive Open wins.
1881	The Open	Ferguson, Bob	Prestwick	x
Second-placed Jamie Anderson finished 3 shots behind Ferguson. This was the 2nd of Ferguson's three successive Open wins.
1880	The Open	Ferguson, Bob	Musselburgh Links	x
Second-placed Peter Paxton finished 5 shots behind Ferguson. This was the 1st of Ferguson's three successive Open wins.
1879	The Open	Anderson, Jamie	St Andrews	x
Second-placed James Allan and Andrew Kirkaldy finished 3 shots behind Anderson. This was the 3rd of Anderson's three successive Open wins.
1878	The Open	Anderson, Jamie	Prestwick	x
Second-placed Bob Kirk finished 2 shots behind Anderson. This was the 2nd of Anderson's three successive Open wins.
1877	The Open	Anderson, Jamie	Musselburgh Links	x
Second-placed Bob Pringle finished 2 shots behind Anderson. This was the 1st of Anderson's three successive Open wins.
1876	The Open	Martin, Bob	St Andrews	x
The Claret Jug was awarded to Bob Martin when David Strath refused a playoff after they tied on 176 strokes apiece.
1875	The Open	Park, Willie	Prestwick	x
Second-placed Bob Martin finished 2 shots behind Park.
1874	The Open	Park, Mungo	Musselburgh Links	x
Second-placed Young Tom Morris finished 2 shots behind Mungo Park. Mungo's brother Willie won the Open four times. Played for the first time at Musselburgh Links.
1873	The Open	Kidd, Tom	St Andrews	x
Second-placed Jamie Anderson finished 1 shot behind Tom Kidd.
1872	The Open	Morris, Young Tom	Prestwick	x
The first year when the Claret Jug was competed for in the Open. This was Young Tom Morris's 4th successive Open win. Second-placed David Strath finished 3 shots behind Morris.
1871	The Open	(not played)		x
The championship was held over until 1872, Young Tom Morris having won it in the previous three years and permanently retaining the Championship Belt.
1870	The Open	Morris, Young Tom	Prestwick	x
The third successive Open Championship Belt for Young Tom Morris. Second-placed Bob Kirk and David Strath finished 12 shots behind Morris. Morris kept the Belt having won it three consecutive times. In 1871 there was no Open, and in 1872 the Claret Jug was introduced.
1869	The Open	Morris, Young Tom	Prestwick	x
A second successive Open Championship Belt for Young Tom Morris. Second-placed Old Tom Morris finished 3 shots behind his son, Young Tom Morris.
1868	The Open	Morris, Young Tom	Prestwick	x
Young Tom Morris was only 17 years old when he won this, his first Open. Second-placed Robert Andrew finished 2 shots behind Morris Jr.
1867	The Open	Morris, Old Tom	Prestwick	x
Second-placed Willie Park finished 2 shots behind Morris.
1866	The Open	Park, Willie	Prestwick	x
Second-placed David Park finished 2 shots behind Willie Park.
1865	The Open	Strath, Andrew	Prestwick	x
Second-placed Willie Park finished 2 shots behind Strath.
1864	The Open	Morris, Old Tom	Prestwick	x
Second-placed Andrew Strath finished 2 shots behind Morris.
1863	The Open	Park, Willie	Prestwick	x
Second-placed Old Tom Morris finished 2 shots behind Park.
1862	The Open	Morris, Old Tom	Prestwick	x
Second-placed Willie Park finished 13 shots behind Morris.
1861	The Open	Morris, Old Tom	Prestwick	x
Second-placed Willie Park finished 4 shots behind Morris. Amateurs were allowed to enter The Open from 1861 onward.
1860	The Open	Park, Willie	Prestwick	x
Played as the inaugural Open Championship. Second-placed Old Tom Morris (Scot) finished 2 shots behind Park (Scot), who won a red Moroccan leather belt as first prize; the Claret Jug was not awarded until 1872. With only professional golfers able to enter, the field was limited to just 8 entrants.