Die Britse Ope is die belangrikste Britse gholftoernooi. Dit word elke jaar in ’n ander deel van Brittanje gehou.[1] Die "Ope" in die naam beteken dat beide amateur- en beroepspelers mag deelneem.
Die Britse Ope is die oudste van die vier groot gholfkampioenskappe vir mans. Die geleentheid word jaarliks deur The R&A geadministreer en by een van verskeie gesogte gholfklubs in die Verenigde Koninkryk aangebied. Dit word tans in die middel van Julie gespeel, ná die VSA Ope, maar voor die PGA-kampioenskap (as die 3de van die 4 Grand Slam-gholftoernooie).
Die toernooi is vir die eerste keer op 17 Oktober 1860 op die Prestwick-gholfbaan in Skotland aangebied. Die eerste elf wedstryde het op hierdie baan plaasgevind. Ná 'n jaar sonder 'n toernooi is dit in 1872 op 'n rotasiebasis tussen verskillende bane in Skotland heringestel. In 1894 is die toernooi vir die eerste keer buite Skotland, by die Royal St George's naby Sandwich in Kent, aangebied.
In 1892 is die toernooi na 72 putjies uitgebrei. In daardie jaar moes toeskouers vir die eerste keer toegangsgeld betaal. Dit was die enigste toernooi waar twee uitskakelings plaasgevind het, na die 2de en die 3de rondte. In 1985 is dit tot 'n enkele uitskakeling, na die tweede rondte, aangepas.
Jaar | Plek | Kampioen | Land | Telling | 1ste prys | |
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2020 | Kampioenskap afgelas weens die koronaviruspandemie | |||||
2019 | Royal Portrush | Shane Lowry | Ierland | 269 (−15) | VS$ 1 935 000 | |
2018 | Carnoustie | Francesco Molinari | Italië | 276 (−8) | VS$ 1 890 000 | |
2017 | Royal Birkdale | Jordan Spieth | Verenigde State | 268 (−12) | VS$ 1 845 000 | |
2016 | Royal Troon | Henrik Stenson | Swede | 264 (−20) | £ 1 175 000 | |
2015 | St Andrews | Zach Johnson | Verenigde State | 273 (−15) | £ 1 150 000 | |
2014 | Royal Liverpool | Rory McIlroy | Noord-Ierland | 271 (−17) | £ 975 000 | |
2013 | Muirfield | Phil Mickelson | VSA | 281 (−3) | £ 945 000 | |
2012 | Royal Lytham & St Annes | Ernie Els (2) | Suid-Afrika | 273 (–7) | £ 900 000 | |
2011 | Royal St George's | Darren Clarke | Noord-Ierland | 275 (–5) | £ 900 000 | |
2010 | St Andrews | Louis Oosthuizen | Suid-Afrika | 272 (–16) | £ 850 000 | |
2009 | Turnberry | Stewart Cink | VSA | 278 (–2)PO | £ 750 000 | |
2008 | Royal Birkdale Gholfklub | Pádraig Harrington (2) | Ierland | 283 (+3) | £ 750 000 | |
2007 | Carnoustie Golf Links | Pádraig Harrington | Ierland | 277 (-7)PO | £ 750 000 | |
2006 | Royal Liverpool Gholfklub | Tiger Woods (3) | VSA | 270 (-18) | £ 720 000 | |
2005 | St Andrews | Tiger Woods (2) | VSA | 274 (-14) | £ 720 000 | |
2004 | Royal Troon Gholfklub | Todd Hamilton | VSA | 274 (-10)PO | £ 720 000 | |
2003 | Royal St George's Gholfklub | Ben Curtis | VSA | 283 (-1) | £ 700 000 | |
2002 | Muirfield | Ernie Els | Suid-Afrika | 278 (-6)PO | £ 700 000 | |
2001 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Gholfklub | David Duval | VSA | 274 (-10) | £ 600 000 | |
2000 | St Andrews | Tiger Woods | VSA | 269 (-19) | £ 500 000 | |
1999 | Carnoustie Golf Links | Paul Lawrie | Skotland | 290 (+6)PO | £ 350 000 | |
1998 | Royal Birkdale Gholfklub | Mark O'Meara | VSA | 280 (E)PO | £ 300 000 | |
1997 | Royal Troon Gholfklub | Justin Leonard | VSA | 272 (-12) | £ 250 000 | |
1996 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Gholfklub | Tom Lehman | VSA | 271 (-13) | £ 200 000 | |
1995 | St Andrews | John Daly | VSA | 282 (-6)PO | £ 125 000 | |
1994 | Turnberry | Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 268 (-12) | £ 110 000 | |
1993 | Royal St George's Gholfklub | Greg Norman (2) | Australië | 267 (-13) | £ 100 000 | |
1992 | Muirfield | Nick Faldo (3) | Engeland | 272 (-12) | £ 95 000 | |
1991 | Royal Birkdale Gholfklub | Ian Baker-Finch | Australië | 272 (-8) | £ 90 000 | |
1990 | St Andrews | Nick Faldo (2) | Engeland | 270 (-18) | £ 85 000 | |
1989 | Royal Troon Gholfklub | Mark Calcavecchia | VSA | 275 (-13)PO | £ 80 000 | |
1988 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Gholfklub | Seve Ballesteros (3) | Spanje | 273 (-11) | £ 80 000 | |
1987 | Muirfield | Nick Faldo | Engeland | 279 (-5) | £ 75 000 | |
1986 | Turnberry | Greg Norman | Australië | 280 (E) | £ 70 000 | |
1985 | Royal St George's Gholfklub | Sandy Lyle | Skotland | 282 (+2) | £ 65 000 | |
1984 | St Andrews | Seve Ballesteros (2) | Spanje | 276 (-12) | £ 55 000 | |
1983 | Royal Birkdale Gholfklub | Tom Watson (5) | VSA | 275 (-9) | £ 40 000 | |
1982 | Royal Troon Gholfklub | Tom Watson (4) | VSA | 284 (-4) | £ 32 000 | |
1981 | Royal St George's Gholfklub | Bill Rogers | VSA | 276 (-4) | £ 25 000 | |
1980 | Muirfield | Tom Watson (3) | VSA | 271 (-13) | £ 25 000 | |
1979 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Gholfklub | Seve Ballesteros | Spanje | 283 (-1) | £ 15 000 | |
1978 | St Andrews | Jack Nicklaus (3) | VSA | 281 (-7) | £ 12 500 | |
1977 | Turnberry | Tom Watson (2) | VSA | 268 (-12) | £ 10 000 | |
1976 | Royal Birkdale Gholfklub | Johnny Miller | VSA | 279 (-9) | £ 7 500 | |
1975 | Carnoustie Golf Links | Tom Watson | VSA | 279 (-5)PO | £ 7 500 | |
1974 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Gholfklub | Gary Player (3) | Suid-Afrika | 282 (-2) | £ 5 500 | |
1973 | Royal Troon Gholfklub | Tom Weiskopf | VSA | 276 (-12) | £ 5 500 | |
1972 | Muirfield | Lee Trevino (2) | VSA | 278 (-6) | £ 5 500 | |
1971 | Royal Birkdale Gholfklub | Lee Trevino | VSA | 278 (-10) | £ 5 500 | |
1970 | St Andrews | Jack Nicklaus (2) | VSA | 283 (-5)PO | £ 5 250 | |
1969 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Gholfklub | Tony Jacklin | Engeland | 280 (-4) | £ 4 250 | |
1968 | Carnoustie Golf Links | Gary Player (2) | Suid-Afrika | 289 (+1) | £ 3 000 | |
1967 | Royal Liverpool Gholfklub | Roberto DeVicenzo | Argentinië | 278 (-10) | £ 2 100 | |
1966 | Muirfield | Jack Nicklaus | VSA | 282 (+2) | £ 2 100 | |
1965 | Royal Birkdale Gholfklub | Peter Thomson (5) | Australië | 285 (-3) | £ 1 750 | |
1964 | St Andrews | Tony Lema | VSA | 279 (-9) | £ 1 500 | |
1963 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Gholfklub | Bob Charles | Nieu-Seeland | 277 (-7)PO | £ 1 500 | |
1962 | Royal Troon Gholfklub | Arnold Palmer (2) | VSA | 276 (-12) | £ 1 400 | |
1961 | Royal Birkdale Gholfklub | Arnold Palmer | VSA | 284 (-4) | £ 1 400 | |
1960 | St Andrews | Kel Nagle | Australië | 278 (-10) | £ 1 250 | |
1959 | Muirfield | Gary Player | Suid-Afrika | 284 (E) | £ 1 000 | |
1958 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Gholfklub | Peter Thomson (4) | Australië | 274 (-10)PO | £ 1 000 | |
1957 | St Andrews | Bobby Locke (4) | Suid-Afrika | 279 (-9) | £ 1 000 | |
1956 | Royal Liverpool Gholfklub | Peter Thomson (3) | Australië | 286 (-2) | £ 1 000 | |
1955 | St Andrews | Peter Thomson (2) | Australië | 281 (-7) | £ 1 000 | |
1954 | Royal Birkdale Gholfklub | Peter Thomson | Australië | 283 (-5) | £750 | |
1953 | Carnoustie Golf Links | Ben Hogan | Verenigde State | 282 (-6) | £500 | |
1952 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Gholfklub | Bobby Locke (3) | Suid-Afrika | 287 (-1) | £300 | |
1951 | Royal Portrush Gholfklub | Max Faulkner | Engeland | 285 (-3) | £300 | |
1950 | Royal Troon Gholfklub | Bobby Locke (2) | Suid-Afrika | 279 (-9) | £300 | |
1949 | Royal St George's Gholfklub | Bobby Locke | Suid-Afrika | 283 (-5) | £300 | |
1948 | Muirfield | Henry Cotton (3) | Engeland | 288 (E) | £150 | |
1947 | Royal Liverpool Gholfklub | Fred Daly | Noord-Ierland | 293 (+5) | £150 | |
1946 | St Andrews | Sam Snead | Verenigde State | 290 (+2) | £150 | |
1940–1945: Geen kampioenskap weens die Tweede Wêreldoorlog | ||||||
1939 | St Andrews | Richard Burton | Engeland | 290 | £100 | |
1938 | Royal St George's Gholfklub | Reg Whitcombe | Engeland | 295 | £100 | |
1937 | Carnoustie Golf Links | Henry Cotton (2) | Engeland | 290 | £100 | |
1936 | Royal Liverpool Gholfklub | Alf Padgham | Engeland | 287 | £100 | |
1935 | Muirfield | Alf Perry | Engeland | 283 | £100 | |
1934 | Royal St George's Gholfklub | Henry Cotton | Engeland | 283 | £100 | |
1933 | St Andrews | Denny Shute | Verenigde State | 292PO | £100 | |
1932 | Prince's Gholfklub | Gene Sarazen | Verenigde State | 283 | £100 | |
1931 | Carnoustie Golf Links | Tommy Armour | Verenigde State (nat) | 296 | £100 | |
1930 | Royal Liverpool Gholfklub | Bobby Jones (Am) (3) | Verenigde State | 291 | Am - £100 | |
1929 | Muirfield | Walter Hagen (4) | Verenigde State | 292 | £100 | |
1928 | Royal St George's Gholfklub | Walter Hagen (3) | Verenigde State | 292 | £100 | |
1927 | St Andrews | Bobby Jones (Am) (2) | Verenigde State | 285 | Am - £100 | |
1926 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Gholfklub | Bobby Jones (Am) | Verenigde State | 291 | Am - £75 | |
1925 | Prestwick Gholfklub | Jim Barnes | Verenigde State (nat) | 300 | £75 | |
1924 | Royal Liverpool Gholfklub | Walter Hagen (2) | Verenigde State | 301 | £75 | |
1923 | Royal Troon Gholfklub | Arthur Havers | Engeland | 295 | £75 | |
1922 | Royal St George's Gholfklub | Walter Hagen | Verenigde State | 300 | £75 | |
1921 | St Andrews | Jock Hutchison | Verenigde State (nat) | 296PO | £75 | |
1920 | Royal Cinque Ports Gholfklub | George Duncan | Skotland | 303 | £75 | |
1915–1919: Geen kampioenskap weens die Eerste Wêreldoorlog | ||||||
1914 | Prestwick Gholfklub | Harry Vardon (6) | Jersey | 306 | £50 | |
1913 | Royal Liverpool Gholfklub | John Henry Taylor (5) | Engeland | 304 | £50 | |
1912 | Muirfield | Ted Ray | Jersey | 295 | £50 | |
1911 | Royal St George's Gholfklub | Harry Vardon (5) | Jersey | 303PO | £50 | |
1910 | St Andrews | James Braid (5) | Skotland | 299 | £50 | |
1909 | Royal Cinque Ports Gholfklub | John Henry Taylor (4) | Engeland | 291 | £30 | |
1908 | Prestwick Gholfklub | James Braid (4) | Skotland | 291 | £30 | |
1907 | Royal Liverpool Gholfklub | Arnaud Massy | Frankryk | 312 | £30 | |
1906 | Muirfield | James Braid (3) | Skotland | 300 | £30 | |
1905 | St Andrews | James Braid (2) | Skotland | 318 | £30 | |
1904 | Royal St George's Gholfklub | Jack White | Skotland | 296 | £30 | |
1903 | Prestwick Gholfklub | Harry Vardon (4) | Jersey | 300 | £30 | |
1902 | Royal Liverpool Gholfklub | Sandy Herd | Skotland | 307 | £30 | |
1901 | Muirfield | James Braid | Skotland | 309 | £30 | |
1900 | St. Andrews | John Henry Taylor (3) | Engeland | 309 | £30 | |
1899 | Royal St George's Gholfklub | Harry Vardon (3) | Jersey | 310 | £30 | |
1898 | Prestwick Gholfklub | Harry Vardon (2) | Jersey | 307 | £30 | |
1897 | Royal Liverpool Gholfklub | Harold Hilton (Am) (2) | Engeland | 314 | Am - £30 | |
1896 | Muirfield | Harry Vardon | Jersey | 316 PO | £30 | |
1895 | St Andrews | John Henry Taylor (2) | Engeland | 332 | £30 | |
1894 | Royal St George's Gholfklub | John Henry Taylor | Engeland | 326 | £30 | |
1893 | Prestwick Gholfklub | William Auchterlonie | Skotland | 322 | £30 | |
1892 | Muirfield | Harold Hilton (Am) | Engeland | 305 | (Am) | |
1891 | St Andrews | Hugh Kirkaldy | Skotland | 166 | £10 | |
1890 | Prestwick Gholfklub | John Ball (Am) | Engeland | 164 | Am - £8 | |
1889 | Musselburgh Links | Willie Park, jr. (2) | Skotland | 155PO | £8 | |
1888 | St Andrews | Jack Burns | Skotland | 171 | £10 | |
1887 | Prestwick Gholfklub | Willie Park, jr. | Skotland | 161 | £10 | |
1886 | Musselburgh Links | David Brown | Skotland | 157 | £10 | |
1885 | St Andrews | Bob Martin (2) | Skotland | 171 | £10 | |
1884 | Prestwick Gholfklub | Jack Simpson | Skotland | 160 | £10 | |
1883 | Musselburgh Links | Willie Fernie | Skotland | 159PO | £10 | |
1882 | St Andrews | Bob Ferguson (3) | Skotland | 171 | £10 | |
1881 | Prestwick Gholfklub | Bob Ferguson (2) | Skotland | 170 | £10 | |
1880 | Musselburgh Links | Bob Ferguson | Skotland | 162 | £10 | |
1879 | St Andrews | Jamie Anderson (3) | Skotland | 169 | £10 | |
1878 | Prestwick Gholfklub | Jamie Anderson (2) | Skotland | 157 | £10 | |
1877 | Musselburgh Links | Jamie Anderson | Skotland | 160 | £10 | |
1876 | St Andrews | Bob Martin | Skotland | 176 | £10 | |
1875 | Prestwick Gholfklub | Willie Park, sr. (4) | Skotland | 166 | £6 | |
1874 | Musselburgh Links | Mungo Park | Skotland | 159 | £6 | |
1873 | St Andrews | Tom Kidd | Skotland | 179 | £6 | |
1872 | Prestwick Gholfklub | Tom Morris, jr. (4) | Skotland | 166 | £6 | |
1871 | Geen kampioenskap | |||||
1870 | Prestwick Gholfklub | Tom Morris, jr. (3) | Skotland | 149 | £6 | |
1869 | Prestwick Gholfklub | Tom Morris, jr. (2) | Skotland | 154 | £6 | |
1868 | Prestwick Gholfklub | Tom Morris, jr. | Skotland | 157 | £6 | |
1867 | Prestwick Gholfklub | Tom Morris, sr. (4) | Skotland | 170 | £6 | |
1866 | Prestwick Gholfklub | Willie Park, sr. (3) | Skotland | 169 | £6 | |
1865 | Prestwick Gholfklub | Andrew Strath | Skotland | 162 | £6 | |
1864 | Prestwick Gholfklub | Tom Morris, sr. (3) | Skotland | 167 | £6 | |
1863 | Prestwick Gholfklub | Willie Park, sr. (2) | Skotland | 168 | - | |
1862 | Prestwick Gholfklub | Tom Morris, sr. (2) | Skotland | 163 | - | |
1861 | Prestwick Gholfklub | Tom Morris, sr. | Skotland | 163 | - | |
1860 | Prestwick Gholfklub | Willie Park, sr. | Skotland | 174 | - |