BRITISH OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

1970's

Four Rounds of Eighteen Holes unless otherwise stated

Amateurs are referred to as 'Mr'

Players are listed by Country

 

1970 At St Andrews

Jack Nicklaus (USA) 283

Doug Sanders (USA) 283

Play-Off: Nicklaus 72 Sanders 73

Harold Henning (South Africa) 285

Tony Jacklin (GB&I) 286

Peter Oosterhuis (GB&I) 287

Neil Coles (GB&I) 287

Hugh Jackson(GB&I) 288

1971 At Royal Birkdale

Lee Trevino (USA) 278

Liang Huan Lu (Taiwan) 279

Tony Jacklin (GB&I) 280

Craig DeFoy (GB&I) 281

Charles Coody (USA) 283

Jack Nicklaus (USA) 283

1972 At Muirfield

Lee Trevino (USA) 278

Jack Nicklaus (USA) 279

Tony Jacklin (GB&I) 280

Doug Sanders (USA) 281

Brian Barnes (GB&I) 283

Gary Player (South Africa) 285

1973 At Troon

Tom Weiskopf (USA) 276

Neil Coles (GB&I) 279

Johnny Miller (USA) 279

Jack Nicklaus (USA) 280

Bert Yancy (USA) 281

1974 At Royal Lytham & St Anne's

Gary Player (South Africa) 282

Peter Oosterhuis (GB&I) 286

Jack Nicklaus (USA) 287

Hubert Green (USA) 288

David Edwards (USA)292

Liang Huan Lu (Taiwan) 292

1975 At Carnoustie

Tom Watson (USA) 279

Jack Newton (Australia) 279

Play-Off: Watson 71; Newton 72

Jack Nicklaus (USA) 280

Johnny Miller (USA) 280

Bobby Cole (South Africa) 280

Graham Marsh (Australia) 281

1976 At Royal Birkdale

Johnny Miller (USA) 279

Jack Nicklaus (USA) 285

Seve Ballesteros (Spain) 285

FRay Floyd (USA) 286

Mark James (GB&I) 288

Hubert Green (USA) 288

Christy O'Connor jr (GB&I) 288

Tommy Horton (GB&I) 288

1977 At Turnberry

Tom Watson (USA) 268

Jack Nicklaus (USA) 269

Hubert Green (USA) 279

Lee Trevino (USA) 280

George Burns (USA) 281

Ben Crenshaw (USA) 281

1978 At St Andrews

Jack Nicklaus (USA) 281

Simon Owen (New Zealand) 283

Ray Floyd (USA) 283

Ben Crenshaw (USA) 283

Tom Kite (USA) 283

Peter Oosterhuis (GB&I) 284

1979 At Royal Lytham & St Anne's

Seve Ballesteros (Spain) 283

Ben Crenshaw (USA) 286

Jack Nicklaus (USA) 286

Mark James (GB&I) 287

Rodger Davis (Australia) 288