Editing The Open Championship (section)

==Silver Medal winners==
Since 1949, the silver medal is awarded to the leading amateur, provided that the player completes all 72 holes.<ref name=claretjug/> In the earlier years wealthy individuals would often maintain their amateur status, and hence could win multiple times, such as [[Frank Stranahan]] who won it four times in the first five years (and was also the low amateur in [[1947 Open Championship|1947]]). In the modern era players often turn professional soon after winning the silver medal, and hence never have a chance for multiple wins. [[Tiger Woods]] and [[Rory McIlroy]] are the only silver medal winners who have gone on to win the Open.

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* [[1949 Open Championship|1949]] – {{flagicon|USA}} [[Frank Stranahan]]
* [[1950 Open Championship|1950]] – {{flagicon|USA}} [[Frank Stranahan]] <small>(2)</small>
* [[1951 Open Championship|1951]] – {{flagicon|USA}} [[Frank Stranahan]] <small>(3)</small>
* [[1952 Open Championship|1952]] – {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jackie Jones (golfer)|Jackie Jones]]
* [[1953 Open Championship|1953]] – {{flagicon|USA}} [[Frank Stranahan]] <small>(4)</small>
* [[1954 Open Championship|1954]] – {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter Toogood]]
* [[1955 Open Championship|1955]] – {{flagicon|USA}} [[Joe Conrad]]
* [[1956 Open Championship|1956]] – {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Joe Carr]]
* [[1957 Open Championship|1957]] – {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Dickson Smith]]
* [[1958 Open Championship|1958]] – {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Joe Carr]] <small>(2)</small>
* [[1959 Open Championship|1959]] – {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Reid Jack]]
* [[1960 Open Championship|1960]] – {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Guy Wolstenholme]]
* [[1961 Open Championship|1961]] – {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ronnie White (golfer)|Ronnie White]]
* [[1962 Open Championship|1962]] – {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Charlie Green (golfer)|Charlie Green]]
* [[1963 Open Championship|1963]] – none
* [[1964 Open Championship|1964]] – none
* [[1965 Open Championship|1965]] – {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Michael Burgess (golfer)|Michael Burgess]]
* [[1966 Open Championship|1966]] – {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ronnie Shade]]
* [[1967 Open Championship|1967]] – none
* [[1968 Open Championship|1968]] – {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Michael Bonallack]]
* [[1969 Open Championship|1969]] – {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Tupling]]
* [[1970 Open Championship|1970]] – {{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Melnyk]]
* [[1971 Open Championship|1971]] – {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Michael Bonallack]] <small>(2)</small>
* [[1972 Open Championship|1972]] – none
* [[1973 Open Championship|1973]] – {{flagicon|USA}} [[Danny Edwards]]
* [[1974 Open Championship|1974]] – none
* [[1975 Open Championship|1975]] – none
* [[1976 Open Championship|1976]] – none
* [[1977 Open Championship|1977]] – none
* [[1978 Open Championship|1978]] – {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter McEvoy]]
* [[1979 Open Championship|1979]] – {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter McEvoy]] <small>(2)</small>
* [[1980 Open Championship|1980]] – {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jay Sigel]]
* [[1981 Open Championship|1981]] – {{flagicon|USA}} [[Hal Sutton]]
* [[1982 Open Championship|1982]] – {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Malcolm Lewis (golfer)|Malcolm Lewis]]
* [[1983 Open Championship|1983]] – none
* [[1984 Open Championship|1984]] – none
* [[1985 Open Championship|1985]] – {{flagicon|ESP}} [[José María Olazábal]]
* [[1986 Open Championship|1986]] – none
* [[1987 Open Championship|1987]] – {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Paul Mayo (golfer)|Paul Mayo]]
* [[1988 Open Championship|1988]] – {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Broadhurst]]
* [[1989 Open Championship|1989]] – {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Russell Claydon]]
* [[1990 Open Championship|1990]] – none
* [[1991 Open Championship|1991]] – {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jim Payne (golfer)|Jim Payne]]
* [[1992 Open Championship|1992]] – {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Daren Lee]]
* [[1993 Open Championship|1993]] – {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Iain Pyman]]
* [[1994 Open Championship|1994]] – {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Warren Bennett]]
* [[1995 Open Championship|1995]] – {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve Webster (golfer)|Steve Webster]]
* [[1996 Open Championship|1996]] – {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]]
* [[1997 Open Championship|1997]] – {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Barclay Howard]]
* [[1998 Open Championship|1998]] – {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Justin Rose]]
* [[1999 Open Championship|1999]] – none
* [[2000 Open Championship|2000]] – none
* [[2001 Open Championship|2001]] – {{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Dixon (golfer)|David Dixon]]
* [[2002 Open Championship|2002]] – none
* [[2003 Open Championship|2003]] – none
* [[2004 Open Championship|2004]] – {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stuart Wilson (golfer)|Stuart Wilson]]
* [[2005 Open Championship|2005]] – {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Lloyd Saltman]]
* [[2006 Open Championship|2006]] – {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Marius Thorp]]
* [[2007 Open Championship|2007]] – {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Rory McIlroy]]
* [[2008 Open Championship|2008]] – {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Wood (golfer)|Chris Wood]]
* [[2009 Open Championship|2009]] – {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Matteo Manassero]]
* [[2010 Open Championship|2010]] – {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jin Jeong]]
* [[2011 Open Championship|2011]] – {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tom Lewis (golfer)|Tom Lewis]]
* [[2012 Open Championship|2012]] – none
* [[2013 Open Championship|2013]] – {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Matt Fitzpatrick]]
* [[2014 Open Championship|2014]] – none
* [[2015 Open Championship|2015]] – {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jordan Niebrugge]]
* [[2016 Open Championship|2016]] – none
* [[2017 Open Championship|2017]] – {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alfie Plant]]
* [[2018 Open Championship|2018]] – {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Sam Locke (golfer)|Sam Locke]]
* [[2019 Open Championship|2019]] – none
* 2020 – no tournament
* [[2021 Open Championship|2021]] – {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Matti Schmid]]
* [[2022 Open Championship|2022]] – {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Filippo Celli]]
* [[2023 Open Championship|2023]] – {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Christo Lamprecht]]
* [[2024 Open Championship|2024]] – {{flagicon|SCO}} Calum Scott
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