Past Open Championship winners

St. Andrews - Injured Rory McIlroy will not be able to defend his Open Championship title at the Home of Golf this week, can another former winner outlast the field to have his name engraved on the famous trophy?

The last 20 winners of the British Open:

2014 - Rory McIlroy (NIR) at Hoylake

2013 - Phil Mickelson (USA) at Muirfield

2012 - Ernie Els (RSA) at Royal Lytham

2011 - Darren Clarke (NIR) at Royal St George's

2010 - Louis Oosthuizen (RSA) at St Andrews

2009 - Stewart Cink (USA) at Turnberry

2008 - Padraig Harrington (IRL) at Royal Birkdale

2007 - Padraig Harrington (IRL) at Carnoustie

2006 - Tiger Woods (USA) at Hoylake

2005 - Tiger Woods (USA) at St Andrews

2004 - Todd Hamilton (USA) at Royal Troon

2003 - Ben Curtis (USA) at Royal St George's

2002 - Ernie Els (RSA) at Muirfield

2001 - David Duval (USA) at Royal Lytham

2000 - Tiger Woods (USA) at St Andrews

1999 - Paul Lawrie (SCO) at Carnoustie

1998 - Mark O'Meara (USA) at Royal Birkdale

1997 - Justin Leonard (USA) at Troon

1996 - Tom Lehman (USA) at Royal Lytham

1995 - John Daly (USA) at St Andrews