As the Scotty Sheffer runs away with the 153rd Open Championship in the Royal Portrash, the championship is the time to see the biggest margin of victory in history.
Here is a list of every open champion, which has won Claret Jug from at least six shots:
- 13 Stroke: Tom Morris SR, 1862
- 12 Stroke: Tom Morris Junior, 1870
- 11 Stroke: Tom Morris JR, 1869
- 8 stroke: John Henry Taylor, 1900 and 1913; James Brad, 1908; Tiger Woods, 2000
- 7 Stroke: Louis Oshuisan, 2010
- 6 Stroke: Harry Wordon, 1903; John Henry Taylor, 1909; Bobby Jones, 1927; Walter Hagen, 1929; Arnold Palmer, 1962; Johnny Miller, 1976; Shane Lori, 2019; Brian Harman, 2023
