Tooting Bec Cup

Awarded to the Association member born in, or with a parent or parents born in, the UK or Republic of Ireland who returns the lowest single-round score in the Open Championship.

Tooting Bec Cup
Year Name Venue Score
2008 David Howell Royal Birkdale 67
2007 Padraig Harrington Carnoustie 67
  Paul McGinley    
2006 Greg Owen Royal Liverpool 67
2005 Colin Montgomerie St Andrews 66
2004 Lee Westwood Royal Troon 67
2003 Nick Faldo Royal St George’s 67
2002 Colin Montgomerie Muirfield 64
2001 Colin Montgomerie Royal Lytham & St Anne’s 65
  Des Smyth    
2000 Darren Clarke St Andrews 68
  Padraig Harrington    
  Dean Robertson    
1999 Paul Lawrie Carnoustie 67
1998 Philip Walton Royal Birkdale 68
  Andrew Coltart    
1997 Darren Clarke Royal Troon 66
  Stephen Ames    
  David Tapping    
1996 Paul Broadhurst Royal Lytham & St Anne’s 65
  Paul McGinley    
1995 Nick Faldo St Andrews 67
1994 Nick Faldo Tunberry 64
1993 Nick Faldo Royal St George’s 63
1992 Nick Faldo Muirfield 64
1991 Eamonn Darcy Royal Birkdale 66
  Roger Chapman    
1990 Paul Broadhurst St Andrews 63
1989 Wayne Stephens Royal Troon 66
1988 Sandy Lyle Royal Lytham & St Anne’s 67
1987 Ross Drummond Muirfield 66
1986 Gordon J Brand Turnberry 68
1985 Christy O’Connor Jr Royal St George’s 64
1984 Sam Torrance St Andrews 66
1983 Denis Durnian Royal Birkdale 66
1982 Sandy Lyle Royal Troon 66
1981 Gordon Brand Royal St. George’s 65
1980 Eamonn Darcy Muirfield 68
  Ken Brown    
  Bill McColl    
1979 Bill Longmuir Royal Lytham & St Anne’s 65
1978 Gary Cullen St Andrews 67
1977 Tommy Horton Turnberry 65
1976 Mark James Royal Birkdale 66
1975 Maurice Bembridge Carnoustie 67
  Neil Coles    
  Bernard Gallacher    
  David Huish    
1974 John Garner Royal Lytham & St Anne’s 69
  John Morgan    
  Peter Townsend    
1973 Neil Coles Royal Troon 66
1972 Harry Bannerman Muirfield 67
  Tony Jacklin    
  Guy Hunt    
1971 Peter Oosterhuis Royal Birkdale 66
1970 Neil Coles St Andrews 65
1969 Christy O’Connor Royal Lytham & St Anne’s 65
1968 Brian Barnes Carnoustie 70
  Gordon Cunningham    
1967 Hugh Boyle Royal Liverpool 68
  Lionel Platts    
1966 Peter Butler Muirfield 65
1965 Brian Huggett Royal Birkdale 68
1964 Bernard Hunt St Andrews 67
  Malcolm Gregson    
1963 Tom Haliburton Royal Lytham & St Anne’s 68
  Christy O’Connor    
1962 Syd Scott Royal Troon 68
1961 Christy O’Connor Royal Birkdale 67
1960 Bernard Hunt St Andrews 66
1959 Peter Alliss Muirfield 67
1958 Eric Brown Royal Lytham & St Anne’s 65
1957 Laurie Ayton St Andrews 67
  Eric Brown    
  Johnny Fallon    
1956 Dennis Smalldon Royal Liverpool 68
1955 Johnny Fallon St Andrews 67
1954 Syd Scott Royal Birkdale 67
  Jack Hargreaves    
1953 Dai Rees Carnoustie 70
  Eric Lester    
1952 Fred Daly Royal Lytham & St Anne’s 67
1951 Jimmy Adams Royal Portrush 68
  Charlie Ward    
1950 Fred Daly Royal Troon 66
1949 Jimmy Adams Royal St George’s 67
  Ken Bousfield    
1948 Henry Cotton Muirfield 66
1947 Henry Cotton Royal Liverpool 69
  Laurie Ayton    
1939 Dick Burton St Andrews 70
  Max Faulkner    
  Jack Busson    
1938 Dick Burton Royal St George’s 69
  Jack Busson    
1937 Reg Whitcombe Carnoustie 70
1936 William Branch Royal Liverpool 68
1935 Alf Perry Muirfield 67
1934 William Davies Royal St George’s 68
1933 Abe Mitchell St Andrews 68
1932 Arthur Havers Prince’s 68
1931 Held in abeyance    
1930 Archie Compston Royal Liverpool 68
1929 Percy Alliss Muirfield 69
1928 Held in abeyance    
1927 Fred Robson St Andrews 69
1926 Held in abeyance    
1925 Ted Ray Prestwick 73
1924 Ernest Whitcombe Royal Liverpool 70
1923 George Duncan Purley Downs 142
1922 Held in abeyance    
1921 Arnaud Massy Cooden Beach 147
1920 Ted Ray Worplesdon 149
1913/19 Held in abeyance    
1912 PJ Gaudin West Herts 147
1911 Harry Vardon Banstead Downs 154
1910 James Sherlock Stoke Poges 148
1909 James Sherlock Maidenhead 149
1908 Rowland Jones Neasden 153
1907 James Braid South Herts 151
1906 WR Lonie Ashford Manor 152
1905 AH Toogood Northwood 150
1904 James Braid West Middlesex 148
1903 James Braid Hanger Hill 148
1902 James Braid Romford 148
1901 JH Taylor Tooting 149
  1. From 1901 - 09 the Tooting Bec Trophy was contested over 36 holes prior to its association with the Open Championship.
  2. In 1910 the trophy became a qualifying tournament for the News of the World.
  3. In 1911 the trophy became the southern section Sphere & Tatler qualifying tournament.