Past winners 1957 – 1860 (Match Play Era)
| 1957 |
Lionel Hebert |
United States |
2&1 |
| 1956 |
Jack Burke Jr. |
United States |
3&2 |
| 1955 |
Doug Ford |
United States |
4&3 |
| 1954 |
Chick Harbert |
United States |
4&3 |
| 1953 |
Walter Burkemo |
United States |
4&3 |
| 1952 |
Jim Turnesa |
United States |
1 up |
| 1951 |
Sam Snead |
United States |
7&6 |
| 1950 |
Chandler Harper |
United States |
4&3 |
| 1949 |
Sam Snead |
United States |
3&2 |
| 1948 |
Ben Hogan |
United States |
7&6 |
| 1947 |
Jim Ferrier |
Australia |
2&1 |
| 1946 |
Ben Hogan |
United States |
6&4 |
| 1945 |
Byron Nelson |
United States |
4&3 |
| 1944 |
Bob Hamilton |
United States |
6&4 |
| 1943: No Championships due to World War II |
| 1942 |
Sam Snead |
United States |
2&1 |
| 1941 |
Vic Ghezzi |
United States |
38 holes |
| 1940 |
Byron Nelson |
United States |
1 up |
| 1939 |
Henry Picard |
United States |
37 holes |
| 1938 |
Paul Runyan |
United States |
8&7 |
| 1937 |
Denny Shute |
United States |
37 holes |
| 1936 |
Denny Shute |
United States |
3&2 |
| 1935 |
Johnny Revolta |
United States |
5&4 |
| 1934 |
Paul Runyan |
United States |
38 holes |
| 1933 |
Gene Sarazen |
United States |
5&4 |
| 1932 |
Olin Dutra |
United States |
4&3 |
| 1931 |
Tom Creavy |
United States (nat) |
2&1 |
| 1930 |
Tommy Armour |
United States |
1 up |
| 1929 |
Leo Diegel |
United States |
6&5 |
| 1928 |
Leo Diegel |
United States |
6&5 |
| 1927 |
Walter Hagen |
United States |
1 up |
| 1926 |
Walter Hagen |
United States |
5&3 |
| 1925 |
Walter Hagen |
United States |
6&5 |
| 1924 |
Walter Hagen |
United States |
2 up |
| 1923 |
Gene Sarazen |
United States |
38 hole |
| 1922 |
Gene Sarazen |
United States |
4&3 |
| 1921 |
Walter Hagen |
United States |
3&2 |
| 1920 |
Jock Hutchinson |
United States |
1 up |
| 1919 |
Jim Barnes |
United States |
6&5 |
| 1917-1918: No Championships due to World War I |
| 1916 |
Jock Hutchinson |
United States |
1 up |
