Winners 2009 - 1934
Last Updated 30th June 2010
| 2009 | Stewart Cink | United States | 278 (-2)PO |
| 2008 | Pádraig Harrington | Ireland | 283 (+3) |
| 2007 | Pádraig Harrington | Ireland | 277 (-7)PO |
| 2006 | Tiger Woods (3) | United States | 270 (-18) |
| 2005 | Tiger Woods (2) | United States | 274 (-14) |
| 2004 | Todd Hamilton | United States | 274 (-10)PO |
| 2003 | Ben Curtis | United States | 283 (-1) |
| 2002 | Ernie Els | South Africa | 278 (-6)PO |
| 2001 | David Duval | United States | 274 (-10) |
| 2000 | Tiger Woods | United States | 269 (-19) |
| 1999 | Paul Lawrie | Scotland | 290 (+6)PO |
| 1998 | Mark O'Meara | United States | 280 (E)PO |
| 1997 | Justin Leonard | United States | 272 (-12) |
| 1996 | Tom Lehman | United States | 271 (-13) |
| 1995 | John Daly | United States | 282 (-6)PO |
| 1994 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 268 (-12) |
| 1993 | Greg Norman (2) | Australia | 267 (-13) |
| 1992 | Nick Faldo (3) | England | 272 (-12) |
| 1991 | Ian Baker-Finch | Australia | 272 (-8) |
| 1990 | Nick Faldo (2) | England | 270 (-18) |
| 1989 | Mark Calcavecchia | United States | 275 (-13)PO |
| 1988 | Seve Ballesteros (3) | Spain | 273 (-11) |
| 1987 | Nick Faldo | England | 279 (-5) |
| 1986 | Greg Norman | Australia | 280 (E) |
| 1985 | Sandy Lyle | Scotland | 282 (+2) |
| 1984 | Seve Ballesteros (2) | Spain | 276 (-12) |
| 1983 | Tom Watson (5) | United States | 275 (-9) |
| 1982 | Tom Watson (4) | United States | 284 (-4) |
| 1981 | Bill Rogers | United States | 276 (-4) |
| 1980 | Tom Watson (3) | United States | 271 (-13) |
| 1979 | Seve Ballesteros | Spain | 283 (-1) |
| 1978 | Jack Nicklaus (3) | United States | 281 (-7) |
| 1977 | Tom Watson (2) | United States | 268 (-12) |
| 1976 | Johnny Miller | United States | 279 (-9) |
| 1975 | Tom Watson | United States | 279 (-5)PO |
| 1974 | Gary Player (3) | South Africa | 282 (-2) |
| 1973 | Tom Weiskopf | United States | 276 (-12) |
| 1972 | Lee Trevino (2) | United States | 278 (-6) |
| 1971 | Lee Trevino | United States | 278 (-10) |
| 1970 | Jack Nicklaus (2) | United States | 283 (-5)PO |
| 1969 | Tony Jacklin | England | 280 |
| 1968 | Gary Player (2) | South Africa | 289 |
| 1967 | Roberto DeVicenzo | Argentina | 278 |
| 1966 | Jack Nicklaus | United States | 282 |
| 1965 | Peter Thomson (5) | Australia | 285 |
| 1964 | Tony Lema | United States | 279 |
| 1963 | Bob Charles | New Zealand | 277PO |
| 1962 | Arnold Palmer (2) | United States | 276 |
| 1961 | Arnold Palmer | United States | 284 |
| 1960 | Kel Nagle | Australia | 278 |
| 1959 | Gary Player | South Africa | 284 |
| 1958 | Peter Thomson (4) | Australia | 274PO |
| 1957 | Bobby Locke (4) | South Africa | 279 |
| 1956 | Peter Thomson (3) | Australia | 286 |
| 1955 | Peter Thomson (2) | Australia | 281 |
| 1954 | Peter Thomson | Australia | 283 |
| 1953 | Ben Hogan | United States | 282 |
| 1952 | Bobby Locke (3) | South Africa | 287 |
| 1951 | Max Faulkner | England | 285 |
| 1950 | Bobby Locke (2) | South Africa | 279 |
| 1949 | Bobby Locke | South Africa | 283 |
| 1948 | Henry Cotton (3) | England | 284 |
| 1947 | Fred Daly | Northern Ireland | 293 |
| 1946 | Sam Snead | United States | 290 |
| 1940-1945: No Championships due to World War II |
| 1939 | Richard Burton | England | 290 |
| 1938 | Reg Whitcombe | England | 295 |
| 1937 | Henry Cotton (2) | England | 290 |
| 1936 | Alf Padgham | England | 287 |
| 1935 | Alf Perry | England | 283 |
| 1934 | Henry Cotton | England | 283 |