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 | ||||
| 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 |
| 200914: 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 | ||||
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