<Tr> <Th> 2017 </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Jordan Spieth </Td> <Td> Royal Birkdale </Td> <Td> Southport, England </Td> <Td> 268 </Td> <Td> − 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2018 </Th> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> Francesco Molinari </Td> <Td> Carnoustie </Td> <Td> Carnoustie, Scotland </Td> <Td> 276 </Td> <Td> − 8 </Td> </Tr> <Table> Multiple Open championship champions <Tr> <Th> Golfer </Th> <Th> Total </Th> <Th> Years </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Harry Vardon (JEY) </Th> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1911, 1914 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> James Braid (SCO) </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 1901, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1910 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> John Henry Taylor (ENG) </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 1894, 1895, 1900, 1909, 1913 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Peter Thomson (AUS) </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1965 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Tom Watson (USA) </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Tom Morris Sr. (SCO) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1861, 1862, 1864, 1867 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Tom Morris Jr . (SCO) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1868, 1869, 1870, 1872 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Willie Park Sr. (SCO) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1860, 1863, 1866, 1875 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Walter Hagen (USA) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1922, 1924, 1928, 1929 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Bobby Locke (RSA) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1949, 1950, 1952, 1957 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Jamie Anderson (SCO) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1877, 1878, 1879 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Bob Ferguson (SCO) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1880, 1881, 1882 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Bobby Jones (a) (USA) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1926, 1927, 1930 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Henry Cotton (ENG) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1934, 1937, 1948 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Gary Player (RSA) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1959, 1968, 1974 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Jack Nicklaus (USA) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1966, 1970, 1978 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Seve Ballesteros (ESP) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1979, 1984, 1988 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nick Faldo (ENG) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1987, 1990, 1992 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Tiger Woods (USA) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2000, 2005, 2006 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Bob Martin (SCO) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1876, 1885 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Willie Park Jr . (SCO) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1887, 1889 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Harold Hilton (a) (ENG) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1892, 1897 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Arnold Palmer (USA) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1961, 1962 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lee Trevino (USA) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1971, 1972 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Greg Norman (AUS) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1986, 1993 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Pádraig Harrington (IRL) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2007, 2008 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ernie Els (RSA) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2002, 2012 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Golfer </Th> <Th> Total </Th> <Th> Years </Th> </Tr>

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