| 2011 | Royal St George's Golf Club | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland |
| 2010 | St Andrews | Louis Oosthuizen | South Africa |
| 2009 | Turnberry | Stewart Cink | United States |
| 2008 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | Pádraig Harrington (2) | Ireland |
| 2007 | Carnoustie Golf Links | Pádraig Harrington | Ireland |
| 2006 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | Tiger Woods (3) | United States |
| 2005 | St Andrews | Tiger Woods (2) | United States |
| 2004 | Royal Troon Golf Club | Todd Hamilton | United States |
| 2003 | Royal St George's Golf Club | Ben Curtis | United States |
| 2002 | Muirfield | Ernie Els | South Africa |
| 2001 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | David Duval | United States |
| 2000 | St Andrews | Tiger Woods | United States |
| 1999 | Carnoustie Golf Links | Paul Lawrie | Scotland |
| 1998 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | Mark O'Meara | United States |
| 1997 | Royal Troon Golf Club | Justin Leonard | United States |
| 1996 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | Tom Lehman | United States |
| 1995 | St Andrews | John Daly | United States |
| 1994 | Turnberry | Nick Price | Zimbabwe |
| 1993 | Royal St George's Golf Club | Greg Norman (2) | Australia |
| 1992 | Muirfield | Nick Faldo (3) | England |
| 1991 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | Ian Baker-Finch | Australia |
| 1990 | St Andrews | Nick Faldo (2) | England |
| 1989 | Royal Troon Golf Club | Mark Calcavecchia | United States |
| 1988 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | Seve Ballesteros (3) | Spain |
| 1987 | Muirfield | Nick Faldo | England |
| 1986 | Turnberry | Greg Norman | Australia |
| 1985 | Royal St George's Golf Club | Sandy Lyle | Scotland |
| 1984 | St Andrews | Seve Ballesteros (2) | Spain |
| 1983 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | Tom Watson (5) | United States |
| 1982 | Royal Troon Golf Club | Tom Watson (4) | United States |
| 1981 | Royal St George's Golf Club | Bill Rogers | United States |
| 1980 | Muirfield | Tom Watson (3) | United States |
| 1979 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | Seve Ballesteros | Spain |
| 1978 | St Andrews | Jack Nicklaus (3) | United States |
| 1977 | Turnberry | Tom Watson (2) | United States |
| 1976 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | Johnny Miller | United States |
| 1975 | Carnoustie Golf Links | Tom Watson | United States |
| 1974 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | Gary Player (3) | South Africa |
| 1973 | Royal Troon Golf Club | Tom Weiskopf | United States |
| 1972 | Muirfield | Lee Trevino (2) | United States |
| 1971 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | Lee Trevino | United States |
| 1970 | St Andrews | Jack Nicklaus (2) | United States |
| 1969 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | Tony Jacklin | England |
| 1968 | Carnoustie Golf Links | Gary Player (2) | South Africa |
| 1967 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | Roberto De Vicenzo | Argentina |
| 1966 | Muirfield | Jack Nicklaus | United States |
| 1965 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | Peter Thomson (5) | Australia |
| 1964 | St Andrews | Tony Lema | United States |
| 1963 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | Bob Charles | New Zealand |
| 1962 | Royal Troon Golf Club | Arnold Palmer (2) | United States |
| 1961 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | Arnold Palmer | United States |
| 1960 | St Andrews | Kel Nagle | Australia |
| 1959 | Muirfield | Gary Player | South Africa |
| 1958 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | Peter Thomson (4) | Australia |
| 1957 | St Andrews | Bobby Locke (4) | South Africa |
| 1956 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | Peter Thomson (3) | Australia |
| 1955 | St Andrews | Peter Thomson (2) | Australia |
| 1954 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | Peter Thomson | Australia |
| 1953 | Carnoustie Golf Links | Ben Hogan | United States |
| 1952 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | Bobby Locke (3) | South Africa |
| 1951 | Royal Portrush Golf Club | Max Faulkner | England |
| 1950 | Royal Troon Golf Club | Bobby Locke (2) | South Africa |
| 1949 | Royal St George's Golf Club | Bobby Locke | South Africa |
| 1948 | Muirfield | Henry Cotton (3) | England |
| 1947 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | Fred Daly | Northern Ireland |
| 1946 | St Andrews | Sam Snead | United States |
| 1940–1945: No Championships because of World War II |
| 1939 | St Andrews | Dick Burton | England |
| 1938 | Royal St George's Golf Club | Reg Whitcombe | England |
| 1937 | Carnoustie Golf Links | Henry Cotton (2) | England |
| 1936 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | Alf Padgham | England |
| 1935 | Muirfield | Alf Perry | England |
| 1934 | Royal St George's Golf Club | Henry Cotton | England |
| 1933 | St Andrews | Denny Shute | United States |
| 1932 | Prince's Golf Club | Gene Sarazen | United States |
| 1931 | Carnoustie Golf Links | Tommy Armour | United States |
| 1930 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | Bobby Jones (a) (3) | United States |
| 1929 | Muirfield | Walter Hagen (4) | United States |
| 1928 | Royal St George's Golf Club | Walter Hagen (3) | United States |
| 1927 | St Andrews | Bobby Jones (a) (2) | United States |
| 1926 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | Bobby Jones (a) | United States |
| 1925 | Prestwick Golf Club | Jim Barnes | England |
| 1924 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | Walter Hagen (2) | United States |
| 1923 | Royal Troon Golf Club | Arthur Havers | England |
| 1922 | Royal St George's Golf Club | Walter Hagen | United States |
| 1921 | St Andrews | Jock Hutchison | United States |
| 1920 | Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club | George Duncan | Scotland |
| 1915–1919: No Championships because of World War I |
| 1914 | Prestwick Golf Club | Harry Vardon (6) | Jersey |
| 1913 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | John Henry Taylor (5) | England |
| 1912 | Muirfield | Ted Ray | Jersey |
| 1911 | Royal St George's Golf Club | Harry Vardon (5) | Jersey |
| 1910 | St Andrews | James Braid (5) | Scotland |
| 1909 | Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club | John Henry Taylor (4) | England |
| 1908 | Prestwick Golf Club | James Braid (4) | Scotland |
| 1907 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | Arnaud Massy | France |
| 1906 | Muirfield | James Braid (3) | Scotland |
| 1905 | St Andrews | James Braid (2) | Scotland |
| 1904 | Royal St George's Golf Club | Jack White | Scotland |
| 1903 | Prestwick Golf Club | Harry Vardon (4) | Jersey |
| 1902 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | Sandy Herd | Scotland |
| 1901 | Muirfield | James Braid | Scotland |
| 1900 | St Andrews | John Henry Taylor (3) | England |
| 1899 | Royal St George's Golf Club | Harry Vardon (3) | Jersey |
| 1898 | Prestwick Golf Club | Harry Vardon (2) | Jersey |
| 1897 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | Harold Hilton (a) (2) | England |
| 1896 | Muirfield | Harry Vardon | Jersey |
| 1895 | St Andrews | John Henry Taylor (2) | England |
| 1894 | Royal St George's Golf Club | John Henry Taylor | England |
| 1893 | Prestwick Golf Club | William Auchterlonie | Scotland |
| 1892 | Muirfield | Harold Hilton (a) | England |
| 1891 | St Andrews | Hugh Kirkaldy | Scotland |
| 1890 | Prestwick Golf Club | John Ball (a) | England |
| 1889 | Musselburgh Links | Willie Park, Jnr (2) | Scotland |
| 1888 | St Andrews | Jack Burns | Scotland |
| 1887 | Prestwick Golf Club | Willie Park, Jnr | Scotland |
| 1886 | Musselburgh Links | David Brown | Scotland |
| 1885 | St Andrews | Bob Martin (2) | Scotland |
| 1884 | Prestwick Golf Club | Jack Simpson | Scotland |
| 1883 | Musselburgh Links | Willie Fernie | Scotland |
| 1882 | St Andrews | Bob Ferguson (3) | Scotland |
| 1881 | Prestwick Golf Club | Bob Ferguson (2) | Scotland |
| 1880 | Musselburgh Links | Bob Ferguson | Scotland |
| 1879 | St Andrews | Jamie Anderson (3) | Scotland |
| 1878 | Prestwick Golf Club | Jamie Anderson (2) | Scotland |
| 1877 | Musselburgh Links | Jamie Anderson | Scotland |
| 1876 | St Andrews | Bob Martin | Scotland |
| 1875 | Prestwick Golf Club | Willie Park, Snr (4) | Scotland |
| 1874 | Musselburgh Links | Mungo Park | Scotland |
| 1873 | St Andrews | Tom Kidd | Scotland |
| 1872 | Prestwick Golf Club | Tom Morris, Jnr (4) | Scotland |
| 1871 | No Championship |
| 1870 | Prestwick Golf Club | Tom Morris, Jnr (3) | Scotland |
| 1869 | Prestwick Golf Club | Tom Morris, Jnr (2) | Scotland |
| 1868 | Prestwick Golf Club | Tom Morris, Jnr | Scotland |
| 1867 | Prestwick Golf Club | Tom Morris, Snr (4) | Scotland |
| 1866 | Prestwick Golf Club | Willie Park, Snr (3) | Scotland |
| 1865 | Prestwick Golf Club | Andrew Strath | Scotland |
| 1864 | Prestwick Golf Club | Tom Morris, Snr (3) | Scotland |
| 1863 | Prestwick Golf Club | Willie Park, Snr (2) | Scotland |
| 1862 | Prestwick Golf Club | Tom Morris, Snr (2) | Scotland |
| 1861 | Prestwick Golf Club | Tom Morris, Snr | Scotland |
| 1860 | Prestwick Golf Club | Willie Park, Snr | Scotland |