Peter Thompson has won six English Open titles , more than anyone else in history . Harry Vardon was golf 's first worldwide superstar after his popular playing tours of Jersey . Jersey -native won his first Open title at Muirfield , the scene for the 2014 installment . Peter Thompson , who won six Open titles , calls him `` the God of golf ''
Harry Vardon has won six British Open titles , more than anyone else in history . Vardon was golf 's first worldwide superstar after his popular playing tours of America . Jersey-native won his first Open title at Muirfield , the scene for the 2014 installment . Peter Thompson , who won five Open titles , calls him `` the God of golf ''