Who has won the most Open Championship titles?

The stage is about at Royal Liverpool. Come Sunday evening, a champion might be topped on the 151st Open Championship. A brand new identify — or maybe a well-recognized one — might be engraved within the Claret Jug.

The Open Championship is the oldest main in skilled golf, courting again to 1860, and for a lot of throughout the globe, it’s golf’s best title.

The checklist of those that have gained the Open is a who’s who of golf’s best champions. Harry Vardon leads the way in which with six Claret Jugs to his identify, whereas a quartet of greats (together with Tom Watson) has etched their names within the trophy 5 instances apiece. Different greats, corresponding to Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus, are additional down the checklist with three a chunk.

No golfer has gained the Open Championship seven instances, and it’s a feat that can seemingly by no means come. In at the moment’s golf local weather, parity is at an all-time excessive, and dominating for an extended stretch is sort of inconceivable.

Twenty-seven gamers have gained a number of Open Championships, with a listing of these beneath.

Gamers with a number of Open Championship wins

6: Harry Vardon

5: James Braid, John Henry Tyler, Peter Thomson, Tom Watson

4: Tom Morris Sr., Tom Morris Jr., Willie Park Sr., Walter Hagen, Bobby Locke

3: Jamie Anderson, Bob Ferguson, Bobby Jones, Henry Cotton, Gary Participant, Jack Nicklaus, Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo, Tiger

2: Bob Martin, Willie Park Jr., Harold Hilton, Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, Greg Norman, Padraig Harrington, Ernie Els

Zephyr Melton

Golf.com Editor

Zephyr Melton is an assistant editor for GOLF.com the place he spends his days running a blog, producing and enhancing. Previous to becoming a member of the group at GOLF, he attended the College of Texas adopted by stops with the Texas Golf Affiliation, Crew USA, the Inexperienced Bay Packers and the PGA Tour. He assists on all issues instruction and covers novice and ladies’s golf. He could be reached at zephyr_melton@golf.com.