Silver Medal winners

The Claret Jug may be the main trophy up for grabs at The Open, but another special prize is available to amateurs who compete in golf’s original Championship.

Since 1949, the Silver Medal has been awarded to the leading amateur finisher at The Open, provided they have completed all 72 holes.

The great Frank Stranahan claimed the Silver Medal in four of the first five years it was available, having also been the low amateur when he finished tied-second behind Fred Daly in 1947.

Other notable winners of the prize include Sir Michael Bonallack, Peter McEvoy, Hal Sutton, Jose Maria Olazabal, Justin Rose and Matt Fitzpatrick, while Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are the only players in history to have won both the Silver Medal and the Claret Jug.

Silver Medal Winners at The Open

• 1949 - Frank Stranahan - Royal St George’s - 290

• 1950 - Frank Stranahan - Royal Troon - 286

• 1951 - Frank Stranahan - Royal Portrush - 295

• 1952 - J.W. Jones - Royal Lytham & St Annes - 304

• 1953 - Frank Stranahan - Carnoustie - 286

• 1954 - Peter Toogood - Royal Birkdale - 291

• 1955 - Joe Conrad - St Andrews - 293

• 1956 - Joe Carr - Royal Liverpool - 306

• 1957 - W.D. Smith - St Andrews - 286

• 1958 - Joe Carr - Royal Lytham & St Annes - 298

• 1959 - Robert Reid Jack - Muirfield - 288

• 1960 - Guy Wolstenholme - St Andrews - 283

• 1961 - Ronald White - St Andrews - 306

• 1962 - Charles Green - Royal Troon - 308

• 1965 - Michael Burgess - Royal Birkdale - 299

• 1966 - Ronnie Shade - Muirfield - 293

• 1968 – Sir Michael Bonallack - Carnoustie - 300

• 1969 - Peter Tupling - Royal Lytham & St Annes - 294

• 1970 - Steve Melnyk - St Andrews - 298

• 1971 – Sir Michael Bonallack - Royal Birkdale - 291

• 1973 - Danny Edwards – Royal Troon – 296

• 1978 - Peter McEvoy - St Andrews - 293

• 1979 - Peter McEvoy - Royal Lytham & St Annes - 294

• 1980 - Jay Sigel - Muirfield - 291

• 1981 - Hal Sutton - Royal St George’s - 295

• 1982 - Malcolm Lewis - Royal Troon - 300

• 1985 - Jose Maria Olazabal - Royal St George’s - 289

• 1987 - Paul Mayo - Muirfield - 297

• 1988 - Paul Broadhurst - Royal Lytham & St Annes – 296

• 1989 - Russell Claydon - Royal Troon - 293

• 1991 - Jim Payne - Royal Birkdale - 284

• 1992 - Daren Lee - Muirfield - 293

• 1993 - Iain Pyman - Royal St George’s - 281

• 1994 - Warren Bennett - Turnberry - 286

• 1995 - Steve Webster - St Andrews - 289

• 1996 - Tiger Woods - Royal Lytham & St Annes - 281

• 1997 - Barclay Howard - Royal Troon - 293

• 1998 - Justin Rose - Royal Birkdale - 282

• 2001 - David Dixon - Royal Lytham & St Annes - 285

• 2004 - Stuart Wilson - Royal Troon - 296

• 2005 - Lloyd Saltman - St Andrews - 283

• 2006 - Marius Thorp - Royal Liverpool - 288

• 2007 - Rory McIlroy - Carnoustie - 289

• 2008 - Chris Wood - Royal Birkdale - 290

• 2009 - Matteo Manassero - Turnberry - 284

• 2010 - Jin Jeong - St Andrews - 284

• 2011 - Tom Lewis - Royal St George’s - 289

• 2013 - Matthew Fitzpatrick - Muirfield - 294

• 2015 - Jordan Niebrugge - St Andrews - 277

• 2017 - Alfie Plant - Royal Birkdale - 286

• 2018 - Sam Locke - Carnoustie - 293

• 2021 - Matthias Schmid - Royal St George’s - 282

• 2022 - Filippo Celli - St Andrews - 283

• 2023 - Christo Lamprecht - Royal Liverpool - 295