The Open Championship has taken place since 1860. Because every true golf fan needs to know the champion of the year he or she was born (especially if you are 150 years old), we detailed every winner since the tournament's inception back in the 1800s.
After a shaky start to the opening, Jordan Spieth went on an epic run to finish the opening round tied for the lead with Brookes Koepka and Matt Kuchar. All Spieth did from there is dominate, pulling away from Kucher (who finished second) and Koepka to earn his third major of his career. Spieth finished 12-under to take home the Open Championship crown.
Swede Henrik Stenson battled with Phil Mickelson all tournament long, but Stenson’s major championship record-tying 63 in the final round was simply too much for Mickelson to overcome. As a result, Stenson won his first major, and he became just the second golfer to finish 20 under par in a major, tying Jason Day’s 2015 PGA performance. He was also the first to finish -20 at the Open Championship, breaking Tiger Woods’ previous record of -19.
Johnson won the Open Championship after posting a -15 score in 2015.
McIlroy became the second Northern Ireland native in four years to win the Open, with a score of 271 (-17).
Lefty finally won the Open Championship with a -3 at Muirfield.
Els won his second Open, posting a 273 (-7) for the tournament.
Clark won the Open in 2011, still his only major championship win.
Oosthuizen posted a -16 at St. Andrews. He's since finished second place at the Masters and U.S. Open but doesn't have another major championship to his name.
Cink won a playoff against Tom Watson at Turnberry at going -2 for the tournament.
Harrington was a repeat winner. Despite going +3 for the tournament, Harrington won by four strokes over Ian Poulter.
Harrington won in a playoff over Sergio Garcia at Carnoustie, finishing at -7 for the tournament.
Tigers won back-to-back Opens and his third Open Championship overall. He came just one shot short of his record -19 set in 2000.
Tiger won his second Open with a -14 at St. Andrews. He finished five strokes ahead of Colin Montgomerie.
Hamilton won in a playoff over former Open Champion Ernie Els after going -10 for the tournament.
Curtis went -1 for the tournament to win in 2003.
Els won a four-man playoff against Thomas Levet, Steve Elkington and Stuart Appleby for his first Open Championship.
Duval won by three strokes with a -10 for the tournament.
Tiger won his first Open with a Open record -19 at St. Andrews. He won the tournament by eight strokes.
Lawrie won at Carnoustie following a playoff against Jean van de Velde and Justin Leonard. The 1999 Open is known as one of the most epic meltdowns in sports history when van de Velde triple-bogeyed the final hole.
O'Meara won in a head-to-head playoff against Brian Watts after finishing even for the tournament.
Leonard shot -12 for the tournament, winning by three strokes.
Lehman was -13 for the tournament, edging Ernie Els and Mark McCumber by two strokes.
Daly won a head-to-head playoff against Costantino Rocca after shooting -6 for the tournament.
Price went -18 at Turnberry, winning by one stroke over Jesper Parnevik.
Norman won his second Open Championship, shooting -13 for the tournament.
Faldo won his third Open and second in three years, shooting -12 at Muirfield.
Baker-Finch won only his second PGA Tour Tournament after shooting -8 at the Open.
Faldo won his second Open, shooting an impressive -18 at St. Andrews.
Calcavecchia beat Wayne Grady and Greg Norman in a playoff after shooting -13 for the tournament.
Ballesteros won his third Open Championship, shooting -11.
Faldo claimed his first of three Open Championships, shooting -5 for the tournament at Muirfield.
Lyle was the first Scotsman to win the Open Championship since George Duncan in 1920. He shot +2 for the tournament.
Ballesteros won his second Open, shooting -12 at St. Andrews.
Watson won back-to-back Opens, and his fifth overall, shooting -9.
Watson won his fourth Open Championship, shooting -4 at Royal Troon.
Rogers shot -4, finishing four strokes ahead of Bernhard Langer.
Ballesteros won his first of three Opens, shooting -1 for the tournament.
Nicklaus won his third Open Championship, winning by two shots after shooting -7.
Watson won his second Open Championship in 1977, beating Jack Nicklaus by one stroke.
Miller shot -9 for the tournament to win at Royal Birkdale.
Watson won his first of five Open Championships after beating Jack Newton in a playoff.
Player won his third Open in 1974, winning by four strokes.
Weiskopf won the only major championship of his career in 1973, shooting -12 at the Open.
Trevino won for the second consecutive year, with a -6 at Muirfield.
Trevino shot -14 at Royal Birkdale, beating Lu Liang-Huan by one stroke.
Nicklaus won his second Open Championship after beating Doug Sanders in a playoff at St. Andrews.
Jacklin was the first English winner at the Open Championship since Max Faulkner in 1951.
Player won his second Open Championship nine years after his first, shooting +1 at Carnoustie.
De Vicenzo became the first Argentine to win the Open with a -10 at Royal Liverpool.
Nicklaus won his first Open after shooting -2 at Muirfield.
Thomson won his fifth Open Championship, shooting -7 at Royal Birkdale.
Lema won by five strokes over Jack Nicklaus, shooting -9.
Charles became the first New Zealand native to win the Open Championship after defeating Phil Rodgers in a playoff.
Palmer won his second straight Open, shooting -12 at Troon.
Palmer shot -4 at Royal Birkdale, winning the tournament by one stroke.
Nagle shot -10 at St. Andrews to win the Open.
Player finished even par for his first Open win.
Thomson won his fourth Open Championship in five years, beating Dave Thomas in a playoff.
Locke won his fourth Open after shooting -9 at St. Andrews.
Thomson won his third straight Open Championship, winning at Royal Liverpool.
Thomson made it back-to-back Open wins, shooting -7 at St. Andrews.
Thomson shot -3 at Royal Birkdale, becoming the first Australian to win the tournament.
Hogan won his one and only Open Championship, giving him a career Grand Slam.
Locke won the Open for the third time in four years with a -1 at Ryan Lytham & St Annes.
Faulkner shot -3, winning the Open Championship by two strokes.
Locke shot -9 for the tournament, winning back-to-back Opens.
Locke won his first Open after beating Harry Bradshaw in a playoff.
Cotton won his third Open Championship and first since 1937.
Daly shot +5 at Royal Liverpool for his only career major championship win.
Snead shot +2 at St. Andrews, winning the first Opening since 1939.
The Open wasn't held in 1940-45 due to World War II.
Burton (left) made it six English winners of the Open in a row, shooting -2 at St. Andrews.
Whitcombe shot +15 at Royal St. George's but still managed to win the tournament, beating Jimmy Adams by two strokes.
Cotton won his second Open Championship in four years with a +6 at Carnoustie.
Padgham shot -9 at Royal Liverpool to win in 1936.
Perry had a -5 at Muirfield, beating Alf Padgham by four strokes.
Cotton won his first of three Opens in 1934, shooting +3 at Royal St. George's.
Shute continued the run of 11 straight U.S. winners, beating Craig Wood in a playoff.
Sarazen shot -5 at Prince's Golf Club to win in 1932.
Armour shot +12 at Carnoustie, winning the Open Championship by one stroke.
Jones won his third Open Championship as an amateur in five years, shooting +3.
Wagen won back-to-back Open Championships and his fourth overall in 1929.
Jones won his second consecutive Open Championship, this time winning at St. Andrews.
Jones won his first of three Opens, shooting +7 and winning by two strokes.
Barnes (right) won the Open after shooting +16 and winning by one stroke.
Hagen won his second Open in three years, shooting +13.
Havers won the Open at Royal Troon, shooting +7.
Hagen won his first Open Championship after shooting +20 for the tournament.
Hutchison won the Open Championship after defeating Roger Wethered in a playoff.
1910: James Braid
1911: Harry Vardon (pictured)
1912: Ted Ray
1913: John Henry Taylor
1914: Harry Vardon
1915: No tournament (WWI)
1916: No tournament (WWI)
1917: No tournament (WWI)
1918: No tournament (WWI)
1919: No tournament (WWI)
1900: John Henry Taylor
1901: James Braid (pictured)
1902: Sandy Herd
1903: Harry Vardon
1904: Jack White
1905: James Braid
1906: James Braid
1907: Arnaud Massy
1908: James Braid
1909: John Henry Taylor
1890: John Ball
1891: Hugh Kirkaldy
1892: Harold Hilton
1893: William Auchterlonie
1894: John Henry Taylor
1895: John Henry Taylor
1896: Harry Vardon (pictured)
1897: Harold Hilton
1898: Harry Vardon
1899: Harry Vardon
1880: Bob Ferguson (pictured)
1881: Bob Ferguson
1882: Bob Ferguson
1883: Willie Fernie
1884: Jack Simpson
1885: Bob Martin
1886: David Brown
1887: Willie Park Jr.
1888: Jack Burns
1889: Willie Park Jr.
Seth Trachtman is a fantasy sports expert and diehard Kansas City Chiefs fan. He doesn't often Tweet, but when he does, you can find him on Twitter @sethroto.
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