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Who was the last player to win the British Open back-to-back?
A very select group of golfers have ever won the British Open, but to win it back to back puts you in an exclusive club indeed.
The Open Championship, known as the British Open on this side of the water, is one of the truly great historic tournaments in golf history. The last of the four majors of the year, it is the oldest golf tournament in the world.
Winning the Open Championship is one of the most prestigious acts a professional golfer can achieve. Winning it twice in a row? That is unbelievably special.
Who won the British Open twice in a row?
The last golfer to accomplish the feat was Padraig Harrington, who lifted the Claret Jug in 2007 and 2008. The two years prior to that, in 2005 and 2006, the Claret Jug was hoisted by Tiger Woods.
Two back-to-back winners, themselves back-to-back is like being struck by lightning. Only accomplished twice in history, when Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen did the double-double from 1926 to 1929.
Here are a list of the most wins of Open Championships.
Harry Vardon 6
James Braid 5
John Henry Taylor 5
Peter Thomson 5
Tom Watson 5
Tom Morris Sr.
Tom Morris Jr. 4
Willie Park Sr. 4
Walter Hagen 4
Bobby Locke 4
Prior to Tiger, the last time the Open was won back-to-back was in 1982 and 83, when Tom Watson did the honors.
Peter Thomson won three in a row from 1954 to 1956. Even more impressive is the triple-triple, when Jamie Anderson and Bob Ferguson won three apiece back-to-back from 1877 to 1882. And going back further, Tom Morris Sr won five in a row between 1867 and 1872.