1 Stewart Cink:
The American beat Tom Watson in a playoff at Turnberry in 2009
2 Todd Hamilton: Unknown American who triumphed at Troon in 2004, but slipped to 976th in the rankings.
3 Ben Curtis: Equally unknown American who won at Royal St George's in 2003.
4 Paul Lawrie: After Jean van de Velde blew a three-shot lead, the unfancied Scot won the playoff in 1999.
5 Ian Baker-Finch: The Australian won the tournament in 1991 and retired from golf six years later.
6 Justin Leonard: The Texan was a relative unknown when he won the Open at Troon in 1997.
7 Bill Rogers: Former American Air Force colonel won the 1981 tournament at Royal St George's.
8 Louis Oosthuizen: The South African has shot up the rankings since winning in 2010 at St Andrews.
9 Darren Clarke: Irish journeyman thought his best days were behind him when he won in 2011.
10 Roberto De Vicenzo: The Argentinian was a surprise winner at Hoylake in 1967.
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereComments are closed on this article