PAST CHAMPIONS
* YEAR: Champion
* 1896: James Foulis
* 1897: Joe Lloyd
* 1898: Fred Herd
* 1899: Willie Smith
* 1900: Harry Vardon
* 1901: Willie Anderson
* 1902: Laurie Auchterlonie
* 1903: Willie Anderson
* 1904: Willie Anderson
* 1905: Willie Anderson
* 1906: Alex Smith
* 1907: Alex Ross
* 1908: Fred McLeod
* 1909: George Sargent
* 1910: Alex Smith
* 1911: John McDermott
* 1912: John McDermott
* 1913: Francis Ouimet
* 1914: Walter Hagen
* 1915: Jerome Travers
* 1916: Charles Evans Jr.
* 1917: None (WWI)
* 1918: None (WWI)
* 1919: Walter Hagen
* 1920: Edward Ray
* 1921: James M. Barnes
* 1922: Gene Sarazen
* 1923: Bobby Jones
* 1924: Cyril Walker
* 1925: W. MacFarlane
* 1926: Bobby Jones
* 1927: Tommy Armour
* 1928: Johnny Farrell
* 1929: Bobby Jones
* 1930: Bobby Jones
* 1931: Billy Burke
* 1932: Gene Sarazen
* 1933: Johnny Goodman
* 1934: Olin Dutra
* 1935: Sam Parks Jr.
* 1936: Tony Manero
* 1937: Ralph Guldahl
* 1938: Ralph Guldahl
* 1939: Byron Nelson
* 1940: Lawson Little
* 1941: Craig Wood
* 1942-45: None (WWII)
* 1946: Lloyd Mangrum
* 1947: Lew Worsham
* 1948: Ben Hogan
* 1949: Cary Middlecoff
* 1950: Ben Hogan
* 1951: Ben Hogan
* 1952: Julius Boros
* 1953: Ben Hogan
* 1954: Ed Furgol
* 1955: Jack Fleck
* 1956: Cary Middlecoff
* 1957: Dick Mayer
* 1958: Tommy Bolt
* 1959: Billy Casper
* 1960: Arnold Palmer
* 1961: Gene Littler
* 1962: Jack Nicklaus
* 1963: Julius Boros
* 1964: Ken Venturi
* 1965: Gary Player
* 1966: Billy Casper
* 1967: Jack Nicklaus
* 1968: Lee Trevino
* 1969: Orville Moody
* 1970: Tony Jacklin
* 1971: Lee Trevino
* 1972: Jack Nicklaus
* 1973: Johnny Miller
* 1974: Hale Irwin
* 1975: Lou Graham
* 1976: Jerry Pate
* 1977: Hubert Green
* 1978: Andy North
* 1979: Hale Irwin
* 1980: Jack Nicklaus
* 1981: David Graham
* 1982: Tom Watson
* 1983: Larry Nelson
* 1984: Fuzzy Zoeller
* 1985: Andy North
* 1986: Ray Floyd
* 1987: Scott Simpson
* 1988: Curtis Strange
* 1989: Curtis Strange
* 1990: Hale Irwin
* 1991: Payne Stewart
* 1992: Tom Kite
* 1993: Lee Janzen
* 1994: Ernie Els
* 1995: Corey Pavin
* 1996: Steve Jones
* 1997: Ernie Els
* 1998: Lee Janzen
* 1999: Payne Stewart
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