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vcard" style="width:25em"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn" style="background-color:#ace1af"><span class="note">Willie Fernie</span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Willie_Fernie_c1900.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Willie_Fernie_c1900.jpg/240px-Willie_Fernie_c1900.jpg" decoding="async" width="240" height="300" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Willie_Fernie_c1900.jpg/360px-Willie_Fernie_c1900.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Willie_Fernie_c1900.jpg/480px-Willie_Fernie_c1900.jpg 2x" data-file-width="805" data-file-height="1006" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Fernie, <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1900</span></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ace1af">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal;"><b>Full name</b></th><td class="infobox-data">William Fernie</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal;"><b>Born</b></th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1855-05-07</span>)</span>7 May 1855<br /><a href="/wiki/St_Andrews" title="St Andrews">St Andrews</a>, Scotland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal;"><b>Died</b></th><td class="infobox-data">24 June 1924<span style="display:none">(1924-06-24)</span> (aged 69)<br /><a href="/wiki/Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a>, Scotland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal;"><b>Sporting nationality</b></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ace1af">Career</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal;"><b>Status</b></th><td class="infobox-data">Professional</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ace1af">Best results in major championships<br />(wins: 1)</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/U.S._Open_(golf)" title="U.S. Open (golf)">U.S. Open</a></th><td class="infobox-data">DNP</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/The_Open_Championship" title="The Open Championship">The Open Championship</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Won</b>: <a href="/wiki/1883_Open_Championship" title="1883 Open Championship">1883</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>William Fernie</b> (7 May 1855 – 24 June 1924) was a Scottish <a href="/wiki/Professional_golfer" title="Professional golfer">professional golfer</a> and golf course architect from <a href="/wiki/St_Andrews" title="St Andrews">St Andrews</a>. He won the <a href="/wiki/1883_Open_Championship" title="1883 Open Championship">1883 Open Championship</a> at <a href="/wiki/Musselburgh_Links" title="Musselburgh Links">Musselburgh Links</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The tournament was scheduled to last four rounds of the nine-hole course on a Friday in November. Fernie tied with defending champion <a href="/wiki/Bob_Ferguson_(golfer)" title="Bob Ferguson (golfer)">Bob Ferguson</a>, with both men shooting 158. The following day Fernie won a playoff by a single stroke. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Willie_Fernie_(golfer)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Fernie was born in <a href="/wiki/St_Andrews" title="St Andrews">St Andrews</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a>, on 7 May 1855.<sup id="cite_ref-spbirth_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spbirth-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Golf_career">Golf career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Willie_Fernie_(golfer)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Golf career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Fernie was runner-up in the Open Championship in 1882, 1884, 1890 and 1891. When <a href="/wiki/George_Strath" title="George Strath">George Strath</a> left <a href="/wiki/Royal_Troon" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Troon">Royal Troon</a> in 1887, Fernie took over as club professional and served for 37 years only retiring in January 1924, a few months before his death.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a <a href="/wiki/Golf_course_designer" class="mw-redirect" title="Golf course designer">golf course designer</a> he made alterations to the <a href="/wiki/Old_Course_at_St_Andrews" title="Old Course at St Andrews">Old Course at St Andrews</a> and <a href="/wiki/Royal_Troon" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Troon">Royal Troon</a>, and designed <a href="/wiki/Turnberry_(golf_course)" title="Turnberry (golf course)">Turnberry</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Turnberry_(golf_course)#Courses" title="Turnberry (golf course)">Ailsa</a>, Felixstowe Ferry Golf Club and <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Arran" title="Isle of Arran">Isle of Arran</a> courses. He also designed Appleby Golf Club in 1903, and Dumfries and County Golf Club in 1912. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Family">Family</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Willie_Fernie_(golfer)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Family"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Two of his sons, Tom and Harry withdrew from 1924 Open qualifying at <a href="/wiki/Royal_Liverpool_Golf_Club" title="Royal Liverpool Golf Club">Royal Liverpool Golf Club</a> because of their father's illness. <a href="/wiki/Tom_Fernie" title="Tom Fernie">Tom Fernie</a> had finished fifth in the <a href="/wiki/1923_Open_Championship" title="1923 Open Championship">1923 Open</a> at Troon. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death_and_legacy">Death and legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Willie_Fernie_(golfer)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Death and legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Fernie died in <a href="/wiki/Glasgow,_Scotland" class="mw-redirect" title="Glasgow, Scotland">Glasgow</a>, Scotland, on 24 June 1924.<sup id="cite_ref-spdeath_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spdeath-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is best remembered for winning the 1883 Open Championship and finishing second four times. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Golf_courses_(original_design)"><span id="Golf_courses_.28original_design.29"></span>Golf courses (original design)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Willie_Fernie_(golfer)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Golf courses (original design)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Appleby Golf Club</li> <li>Craigie Hill GC</li> <li>Drumpellier Golf Club</li> <li>Dumfries and County Golf Club</li> <li>Dumfries and Galloway Golf Club</li> <li>Elderslie Golf Club</li> <li>Erskine Golf Club</li> <li>Felixstowe Ferry Golf Club</li> <li>Gatehouse of Fleet Golf Club</li> <li>Greenock Whinhill Golf Club</li> <li>Lamlash Golf Club</li> <li>Machrie Bay Golf Club</li> <li>New Cumnock Golf Club</li> <li>Pitlochry Golf Club</li> <li>Ralston Golf Club</li> <li>Royal Troon (Relief Course)</li> <li>Sanquhar Golf Club</li> <li>Seacroft Golf Club</li> <li>Shiskine Golf Club<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Southerndown Golf Club</li> <li>Stirling Golf Club</li> <li>Strathaven Golf Club</li> <li>Strathendrick Golf Club</li> <li>Thornhill Golf Club</li> <li>Turnberry (Ailsa)<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Turnberry (Arran)</li> <li>Whitecraigs Golf Club</li> <li>Whitsand Bay GC</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Golf_courses_(renovation)"><span id="Golf_courses_.28renovation.29"></span>Golf courses (renovation)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Willie_Fernie_(golfer)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Golf courses (renovation)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Royal Troon (Old)</li> <li>St. Andrews (Old)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Major_championships">Major championships</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Willie_Fernie_(golfer)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Major championships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Wins_(1)"><span id="Wins_.281.29"></span>Wins (1)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Willie_Fernie_(golfer)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Wins (1)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Championship</th> <th>18 holes</th> <th>Winning score</th> <th>Margin</th> <th>Runner-up </th></tr> <tr style="background:#ABCDEF;"> <td><a href="/wiki/1883_Open_Championship" title="1883 Open Championship">1883</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Open_Championship" title="The Open Championship">The Open Championship</a></td> <td>2 shot lead</td> <td>38-37-40-43=158</td> <td>Playoff<sup>1</sup></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Ferguson_(golfer)" title="Bob Ferguson (golfer)">Bob Ferguson</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup>1</sup>In a 36-hole playoff, Fernie defeated Ferguson by 1 stroke. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_timeline">Results timeline</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Willie_Fernie_(golfer)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Results timeline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Tournament </th> <th>1873 </th> <th>1874 </th> <th>1875 </th> <th>1876 </th> <th>1877 </th> <th>1878 </th> <th>1879 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/The_Open_Championship" title="The Open Championship">The Open Championship</a> </td> <td style="background:yellow;">T9 </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td style="background:yellow;">T8 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Tournament </th> <th>1880 </th> <th>1881 </th> <th>1882 </th> <th>1883 </th> <th>1884 </th> <th>1885 </th> <th>1886 </th> <th>1887 </th> <th>1888 </th> <th>1889 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/The_Open_Championship" title="The Open Championship">The Open Championship</a> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td style="background:yellow;">8 </td> <td style="background:yellow;">2 </td> <td style="background:lime;"><b>1</b> </td> <td style="background:yellow;">T2 </td> <td style="background:yellow;">T4 </td> <td style="background:yellow;">T8 </td> <td style="background:yellow;">T7 </td> <td>14 </td> <td style="background:yellow;">6 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Tournament </th> <th>1890 </th> <th>1891 </th> <th>1892 </th> <th>1893 </th> <th>1894 </th> <th>1895 </th> <th>1896 </th> <th>1897 </th> <th>1898 </th> <th>1899 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/The_Open_Championship" title="The Open Championship">The Open Championship</a> </td> <td style="background:yellow;">T2 </td> <td style="background:yellow;">T2 </td> <td style="background:yellow;">8 </td> <td>T23 </td> <td style="background:yellow;">T5 </td> <td style="background:yellow;">T6 </td> <td style="background:yellow;">T3 </td> <td>T22 </td> <td style="background:yellow;">7 </td> <td style="background:yellow;">T5 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Tournament </th> <th>1900 </th> <th>1901 </th> <th>1902 </th> <th>1903 </th> <th>1904 </th> <th>1905 </th> <th>1906 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/The_Open_Championship" title="The Open Championship">The Open Championship</a> </td> <td>CUT </td> <td>CUT </td> <td>T12 </td> <td>T24 </td> <td>CUT </td> <td>T31 </td> <td>CUT </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><i>Note: Fernie played only in 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class="navbox-list navbox-odd plainlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 15em;"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1860 <a href="/wiki/Willie_Park_Sr." title="Willie Park Sr.">Willie Park Sr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1861 <a href="/wiki/Old_Tom_Morris" title="Old Tom Morris">Tom Morris Sr.</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1862 <a href="/wiki/Old_Tom_Morris" title="Old Tom Morris">Tom Morris Sr.</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1863 <a href="/wiki/Willie_Park_Sr." title="Willie Park Sr.">Willie Park Sr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1864 <a href="/wiki/Old_Tom_Morris" title="Old Tom Morris">Tom Morris Sr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1865 <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Strath" title="Andrew Strath">Andrew Strath</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1866 <a href="/wiki/Willie_Park_Sr." title="Willie Park Sr.">Willie Park Sr.</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1867 <a href="/wiki/Old_Tom_Morris" title="Old Tom Morris">Tom Morris Sr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1868 <a href="/wiki/Young_Tom_Morris" title="Young Tom Morris">Tom Morris Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1869 <a href="/wiki/Young_Tom_Morris" title="Young Tom Morris">Tom Morris Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1870 <a href="/wiki/Young_Tom_Morris" title="Young Tom Morris">Tom Morris Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1872 <a href="/wiki/Young_Tom_Morris" title="Young Tom Morris">Tom Morris Jr.</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1873 <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kidd_(golfer)" title="Tom Kidd (golfer)">Tom Kidd</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1874 <a href="/wiki/Mungo_Park_(golfer)" title="Mungo Park (golfer)">Mungo Park</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1875 <a href="/wiki/Willie_Park_Sr." title="Willie Park Sr.">Willie Park Sr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1876 <a href="/wiki/Bob_Martin_(golfer)" title="Bob Martin (golfer)">Bob Martin</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1877 <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Anderson_(golfer)" title="Jamie Anderson (golfer)">Jamie Anderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1878 <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Anderson_(golfer)" title="Jamie Anderson (golfer)">Jamie Anderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1879 <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Anderson_(golfer)" title="Jamie Anderson (golfer)">Jamie Anderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1880 <a href="/wiki/Bob_Ferguson_(golfer)" title="Bob Ferguson (golfer)">Bob Ferguson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1881 <a href="/wiki/Bob_Ferguson_(golfer)" title="Bob Ferguson (golfer)">Bob Ferguson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1882 <a href="/wiki/Bob_Ferguson_(golfer)" title="Bob Ferguson (golfer)">Bob Ferguson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1883 <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Willie Fernie</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1884 <a href="/wiki/Jack_Simpson_(golfer)" title="Jack Simpson (golfer)">Jack Simpson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1885 <a href="/wiki/Bob_Martin_(golfer)" title="Bob Martin (golfer)">Bob Martin</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1886 <a href="/wiki/David_Brown_(golfer)" title="David Brown (golfer)">David Brown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1887 <a href="/wiki/Willie_Park_Jr." title="Willie Park Jr.">Willie Park Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1888 <a href="/wiki/Jack_Burns_(golfer)" title="Jack Burns (golfer)">Jack Burns</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1889 <a href="/wiki/Willie_Park_Jr." title="Willie Park Jr.">Willie Park Jr.</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1890 <a href="/wiki/John_Ball_(golfer)" title="John Ball (golfer)">John Ball</a># </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1891 <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Kirkaldy" title="Hugh Kirkaldy">Hugh Kirkaldy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1892 <a href="/wiki/Harold_Hilton" title="Harold Hilton">Harold Hilton</a>#</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1893 <a href="/wiki/William_Auchterlonie" title="William Auchterlonie">William Auchterlonie</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1894 <a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Taylor" title="John Henry Taylor">John Henry Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1895 <a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Taylor" title="John Henry Taylor">John Henry Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1896 <a href="/wiki/Harry_Vardon" title="Harry Vardon">Harry Vardon</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1897 <a href="/wiki/Harold_Hilton" title="Harold Hilton">Harold Hilton</a>#</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1898 <a href="/wiki/Harry_Vardon" title="Harry Vardon">Harry Vardon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1899 <a href="/wiki/Harry_Vardon" title="Harry Vardon">Harry Vardon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1900 <a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Taylor" title="John Henry Taylor">John Henry Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1901 <a href="/wiki/James_Braid_(golfer)" title="James Braid (golfer)">James Braid</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1902 <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Herd" title="Sandy Herd">Sandy Herd</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1903 <a href="/wiki/Harry_Vardon" title="Harry Vardon">Harry Vardon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1904 <a href="/wiki/Jack_White_(golfer)" title="Jack White (golfer)">Jack White</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1905 <a href="/wiki/James_Braid_(golfer)" title="James Braid (golfer)">James Braid</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1906 <a href="/wiki/James_Braid_(golfer)" title="James Braid (golfer)">James Braid</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1907 <a href="/wiki/Arnaud_Massy" title="Arnaud Massy">Arnaud Massy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1908 <a href="/wiki/James_Braid_(golfer)" title="James Braid (golfer)">James Braid</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1909 <a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Taylor" title="John Henry Taylor">John Henry Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1910 <a href="/wiki/James_Braid_(golfer)" title="James Braid (golfer)">James Braid</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1911 <a href="/wiki/Harry_Vardon" title="Harry Vardon">Harry Vardon</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1912‡ <a href="/wiki/Ted_Ray_(golfer)" title="Ted Ray (golfer)">Edward Ray</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1913 <a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Taylor" title="John Henry Taylor">John Henry Taylor</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1914 <a href="/wiki/Harry_Vardon" title="Harry Vardon">Harry Vardon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1920 <a href="/wiki/George_Duncan_(golfer)" title="George Duncan (golfer)">George Duncan</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1921 <a href="/wiki/Jock_Hutchison" title="Jock Hutchison">Jock Hutchison</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1922 <a href="/wiki/Walter_Hagen" title="Walter Hagen">Walter Hagen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1923 <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Havers" title="Arthur Havers">Arthur Havers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1924 <a href="/wiki/Walter_Hagen" title="Walter Hagen">Walter Hagen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1925 <a href="/wiki/Jim_Barnes" title="Jim Barnes">Jim Barnes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1926 <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Jones_(golfer)" title="Bobby Jones (golfer)">Bobby Jones</a>#</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1927‡ <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Jones_(golfer)" title="Bobby Jones (golfer)">Bobby Jones</a>#</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1928 <a href="/wiki/Walter_Hagen" title="Walter Hagen">Walter Hagen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1929 <a href="/wiki/Walter_Hagen" title="Walter Hagen">Walter Hagen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1930 <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Jones_(golfer)" title="Bobby Jones (golfer)">Bobby Jones</a>#</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1931 <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Armour" title="Tommy Armour">Tommy Armour</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1932‡ <a href="/wiki/Gene_Sarazen" title="Gene Sarazen">Gene Sarazen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1933 <a href="/wiki/Denny_Shute" title="Denny Shute">Denny Shute</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1934‡ <a href="/wiki/Henry_Cotton_(golfer)" title="Henry Cotton (golfer)">Henry Cotton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1935 <a href="/wiki/Alf_Perry" title="Alf Perry">Alf Perry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1936 <a href="/wiki/Alf_Padgham" title="Alf Padgham">Alf Padgham</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1937 <a href="/wiki/Henry_Cotton_(golfer)" title="Henry Cotton (golfer)">Henry Cotton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1938 <a href="/wiki/Reg_Whitcombe" title="Reg Whitcombe">Reg Whitcombe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1939 <a href="/wiki/Dick_Burton_(golfer)" title="Dick Burton (golfer)">Dick Burton</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1946 <a href="/wiki/Sam_Snead" title="Sam Snead">Sam Snead</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1947 <a href="/wiki/Fred_Daly_(golfer)" title="Fred Daly (golfer)">Fred Daly</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1948 <a href="/wiki/Henry_Cotton_(golfer)" title="Henry Cotton (golfer)">Henry Cotton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1949 <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Locke" title="Bobby Locke">Bobby Locke</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1950 <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Locke" title="Bobby Locke">Bobby Locke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1951 <a href="/wiki/Max_Faulkner" title="Max Faulkner">Max Faulkner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952 <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Locke" title="Bobby Locke">Bobby Locke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953 <a href="/wiki/Ben_Hogan" title="Ben Hogan">Ben Hogan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954 <a href="/wiki/Peter_Thomson_(golfer)" title="Peter Thomson (golfer)">Peter Thomson</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955 <a href="/wiki/Peter_Thomson_(golfer)" title="Peter Thomson (golfer)">Peter Thomson</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956 <a href="/wiki/Peter_Thomson_(golfer)" title="Peter Thomson (golfer)">Peter Thomson</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957 <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Locke" title="Bobby Locke">Bobby Locke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958 <a href="/wiki/Peter_Thomson_(golfer)" title="Peter Thomson (golfer)">Peter Thomson</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959 <a href="/wiki/Gary_Player" title="Gary Player">Gary Player</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960 <a href="/wiki/Kel_Nagle" title="Kel Nagle">Kel Nagle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961 <a href="/wiki/Arnold_Palmer" title="Arnold Palmer">Arnold Palmer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962 <a href="/wiki/Arnold_Palmer" title="Arnold Palmer">Arnold Palmer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963 <a href="/wiki/Bob_Charles_(golfer)" title="Bob Charles (golfer)">Bob Charles</a>† </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964 <a href="/wiki/Tony_Lema" title="Tony Lema">Tony Lema</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965 <a href="/wiki/Peter_Thomson_(golfer)" title="Peter Thomson (golfer)">Peter Thomson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966 <a href="/wiki/Jack_Nicklaus" title="Jack Nicklaus">Jack Nicklaus</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967 <a href="/wiki/Roberto_De_Vicenzo" title="Roberto De Vicenzo">Roberto De Vicenzo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968 <a href="/wiki/Gary_Player" title="Gary Player">Gary Player</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969 <a href="/wiki/Tony_Jacklin" title="Tony Jacklin">Tony Jacklin</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970 <a href="/wiki/Jack_Nicklaus" title="Jack Nicklaus">Jack Nicklaus</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971 <a href="/wiki/Lee_Trevino" title="Lee Trevino">Lee Trevino</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972 <a href="/wiki/Lee_Trevino" title="Lee Trevino">Lee Trevino</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973‡ <a href="/wiki/Tom_Weiskopf" title="Tom Weiskopf">Tom Weiskopf</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974 <a href="/wiki/Gary_Player" title="Gary Player">Gary Player</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975 <a href="/wiki/Tom_Watson_(golfer)" title="Tom Watson (golfer)">Tom Watson</a>† </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976 <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Miller" title="Johnny Miller">Johnny Miller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977 <a href="/wiki/Tom_Watson_(golfer)" title="Tom Watson (golfer)">Tom Watson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978 <a href="/wiki/Jack_Nicklaus" title="Jack Nicklaus">Jack Nicklaus</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979 <a href="/wiki/Seve_Ballesteros" title="Seve Ballesteros">Seve Ballesteros</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980 <a href="/wiki/Tom_Watson_(golfer)" title="Tom Watson (golfer)">Tom Watson</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981 <a href="/wiki/Bill_Rogers_(golfer)" title="Bill Rogers (golfer)">Bill Rogers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982 <a href="/wiki/Tom_Watson_(golfer)" title="Tom Watson (golfer)">Tom Watson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983 <a href="/wiki/Tom_Watson_(golfer)" title="Tom Watson (golfer)">Tom Watson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984 <a href="/wiki/Seve_Ballesteros" title="Seve Ballesteros">Seve Ballesteros</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985 <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Lyle" title="Sandy Lyle">Sandy Lyle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986 <a href="/wiki/Greg_Norman" title="Greg Norman">Greg Norman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987 <a href="/wiki/Nick_Faldo" title="Nick Faldo">Nick Faldo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988 <a href="/wiki/Seve_Ballesteros" title="Seve Ballesteros">Seve Ballesteros</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989 <a href="/wiki/Mark_Calcavecchia" title="Mark Calcavecchia">Mark Calcavecchia</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990 <a href="/wiki/Nick_Faldo" title="Nick Faldo">Nick Faldo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991 <a href="/wiki/Ian_Baker-Finch" title="Ian Baker-Finch">Ian Baker-Finch</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992 <a href="/wiki/Nick_Faldo" title="Nick Faldo">Nick Faldo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993 <a href="/wiki/Greg_Norman" title="Greg Norman">Greg Norman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994 <a href="/wiki/Nick_Price" title="Nick Price">Nick Price</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995 <a href="/wiki/John_Daly_(golfer)" title="John Daly (golfer)">John Daly</a>† </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996 <a href="/wiki/Tom_Lehman" title="Tom Lehman">Tom Lehman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997 <a href="/wiki/Justin_Leonard" title="Justin Leonard">Justin Leonard</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998 <a href="/wiki/Mark_O%27Meara" title="Mark O'Meara">Mark O'Meara</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999 <a href="/wiki/Paul_Lawrie" title="Paul Lawrie">Paul Lawrie</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000 <a href="/wiki/Tiger_Woods" title="Tiger Woods">Tiger Woods</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001 <a href="/wiki/David_Duval" title="David Duval">David Duval</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002 <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Els" title="Ernie Els">Ernie Els</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003 <a href="/wiki/Ben_Curtis_(golfer)" title="Ben Curtis (golfer)">Ben Curtis</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004 <a href="/wiki/Todd_Hamilton" title="Todd Hamilton">Todd Hamilton</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005‡ <a href="/wiki/Tiger_Woods" title="Tiger Woods">Tiger Woods</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006 <a href="/wiki/Tiger_Woods" title="Tiger Woods">Tiger Woods</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007 <a href="/wiki/P%C3%A1draig_Harrington" title="Pádraig Harrington">Pádraig Harrington</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008 <a href="/wiki/P%C3%A1draig_Harrington" title="Pádraig Harrington">Pádraig Harrington</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009 <a href="/wiki/Stewart_Cink" title="Stewart Cink">Stewart Cink</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010 <a href="/wiki/Louis_Oosthuizen" title="Louis Oosthuizen">Louis Oosthuizen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011 <a href="/wiki/Darren_Clarke" title="Darren Clarke">Darren Clarke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012 <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Els" title="Ernie Els">Ernie Els</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013 <a href="/wiki/Phil_Mickelson" title="Phil Mickelson">Phil Mickelson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014‡ <a href="/wiki/Rory_McIlroy" title="Rory McIlroy">Rory McIlroy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015 <a href="/wiki/Zach_Johnson" title="Zach Johnson">Zach Johnson</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016 <a 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