British Masters Winners and History

Beginning in 1946 as the Dunlop Masters, The British Masters is the descendant of the Dunlop-Metropolitan, which was first held in 1934. Coincidentally, that was the same year as the first American Masters.

Throughout its life, the British Masters has been a 72-hole end-of-season event with a restricted field. In 2019, it has moved to May.

During the 1980s the British Masters was one of the most lucrative events on the European Tour with a prize fund that was as high as third among the tournaments on the schedule

The British Masters was suspended from 2009 to 2014 for lack of a sponsor.

The current incarnation is played at Woburn, sponsored by Sky Sports and hosted by Ian Poulter.

The 1967 event was particularly notable for providing British television with its first live hole in one, as Tony Jacklin aced the 16th hole at Royal St George’s.

A list of British Masters Winners follows:

Year	Winner	Venue	Score	Margin
Betfred British Masters
2024	Niklas Norgaard	The Belfry	272 (-16)	2 strokes
2023	Daniel Hillier	The Belfrey	278 (-10)	2 strokes
2022	Thorbjørn Olesen	The Belfrey	278 (-10)	1 stroke
2021	Richard Bland	The Belfrey	275 (-13)	Playoff
2020	Renato Paratore	Close House GC	266 (-18)	3 strokes
2019	Marcus Kinhult	Hillside GC	272 (-16)	1 strokes
Sky Sports British Masters
2018	Eddie Pepperell	Walton Heath GC	279 (-9)	2 strokes
British Masters supported by Sky Sports
2017	Paul Dunne	Close House GC	260 (-20)	3 strokes
2016	Alex Noren	The Grove	266 (-18)	2strokes
2015	Matthew Fitzpatrick	Woburn G&CC	269 (-15)	2
2009–14: No tournament
Quinn Insurance British Masters
2008	Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño	The Belfry	276 (-12)	Playoff
Quinn Direct British Masters
2007	Lee Westwood	The Belfry	273 (-15)	5 strokes
2006	Johan Edfors	The Belfry	277 (-11)	1 stroke
Daily Telegraph Dunlop Masters
2005	Thomas Bjørn	Forest of Arden Hotel & CC	282 (-6)	Playoff
Daily Telegraph Damovo British Masters
2004	Barry Lane	Forest of Arden Hotel & CC	272 (-16)	3 strokes
2003	Greg Owen	Forest of Arden Hotel & CC	274 (-14)	3 strokes
Victor Chandler British Masters
2002	Justin Rose	Woburn G&CC	269 (-19)	1 stroke
2001	Thomas Levet	Woburn G&CC	274 (-14)	Playoff
2000	Gary Orr	Woburn G&CC	267 (-21)	2 strokes
1999	Bob May	Woburn G&CC	269 (-19)	1 stroke
One 2 One British Masters
1998	Colin Montgomerie	Forest of Arden Hotel & CC	281 (-7)	1 stroke
1997	Greg Turner	Forest of Arden Hotel & CC	275 (-13)	1 stroke
1996	Robert Allenby	Collingtree Park GC	284 (-4)	Playoff
Collingtree British Masters
1995	Sam Torrance	Collingtree Park GC	270 (-18)	1 stroke
Dunhill British Masters
1994	Ian Woosnam (2)	Woburn G&CC	271 (-17)	4 strokes
1993	Peter Baker	Woburn G&CC	266 (-22)	7 strokes
1992	Christy O’Connor Jnr	Woburn G&CC	270 (-18)	Playoff
1991	Seve Ballesteros (2)	Woburn G&CC	275 (-13)	3 strokes
1990	Mark James	Woburn G&CC	270 (-18)	2 strokes
1989	Nick Faldo	Woburn G&CC	267 (-21)	4 strokes
1988	Sandy Lyle	Woburn G&CC	273 (-15)	2 strokes
1987	Mark McNulty	Woburn G&CC	274 (-14)	1 stroke
1986	Seve Ballesteros	Woburn G&CC	275 (-13)	2 strokes
1985	Lee Trevino	Woburn G&CC	278 (-10)	3 strokes
Silk Cut Masters
1984	No tournament
1983	Ian Woosnam	St. Pierre G&CC	269 (-15)	3 strokes
Dunlop Masters
1982	Greg Norman (2)	St. Pierre G&CC	267 (-17)	8 strokes
1981	Greg Norman	Woburn G&CC	273 (-15)	4 strokes
1980	Bernhard Langer	St. Pierre G&CC	270 (-14)	5 strokes
1979	Graham Marsh	Woburn G&CC	283 (-5)	1 stroke
1978	Tommy Horton	St. Pierre G&CC	279 (-5)	1 stroke
1977	Guy Hunt	Lindrick GC	291 (+7)	Playoff
				(3rd hole)
1976	Baldovino Dassù	St. Pierre G&CC	271 (-13)	1 stroke
1975	Bernard Gallacher (2)	Ganton GC	289 (+5)	2 strokes
1974	Bernard Gallacher	St. Pierre G&CC	282 (-2)	Playoff
1973	Tony Jacklin	St. Pierre G&CC	272 (-12)	7 strokes
1972	Bob Charles	Northumberland GC	277 (-11)	2 strokes
1971	Maurice Bembridge	St. Pierre G&CC	273 (-11)	2 strokes
1970	Brian Huggett	Royal Lytham & St Annes GC	293 (+9)	5 strokes
1969	Cobie Legrange	Little Aston GC	281	3 strokes
1968	Peter Thomson (2)	Sunningdale GC	274	5 strokes
1967	Tony Jacklin	Royal St George’s GC	274	3 strokes
1966	Neil Coles	Lindrick GC	278	1 stroke
1965	Bernard Hunt (2)	Portmarnock GC	283	1 stroke
1964	Cobie Legrange	Royal Brikdale GC	288	1 stroke
1963	Bernard Hunt	Little Aston GC	282	4 hole playoff
1962	Dai Rees	Wentworth Club	278	2 strokes
1961	Peter Thomson	Royal Porthcawl GC	284	8 strokes
1960	Jimmy Hitchcock	Sunningdale GC	275	2 strokes
1958	Harry Weetman (2)	Little Aston GC	276	4 strokes
1957	Eric Brown	Notts GC (Hollinwell)	275	3 strokes
1956	Christy O’Connor Snr	Prestwick GC	277	1 stroke
1955	Harry Bradshaw (2)	Little Aston GC	277	4 strokes
1954	Bobby Locke (2)	Prince’s GC	291	3 strokes
1953	Harry Bradshaw	Sunningdale GC	272	3 strokes
1952	Harry Weetman	Mere G&CC	281	4 strokes
1951	Max Faulkner	Wentworth Club	281	4 strokes
1950	Dai Rees	Hoylake	281	4 strokes
1949	Charlie Ward	St Andrews	290	36 hole playoff
1948	Norman Von Nida	Sunningdale GC	272	2 strokes
1947	Arthur Lees	Little Aston GC	283	36 hole playoff
1946	Jimmy Adams	Stoneham GC	286	Tie
	Bobby Locke