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| Year | Player | Course | Scores | To Par |
| 2024 | Xander Schauffele | Valhalla G.C. | 62-68-68-65-263 | -21 |
| 2023 | Brooks Koepka | Oak Hill C.C. | 72-66-66-67-271 | -9 |
| 2022 | Justin Thomas | Southern Hills C.C. | 67-67-74-67-275 | -5 |
| 2021 | Phil Mickelson | Kiawah Island | 70-69-70-73 | -6 |
| 2020 | Collin Morikawa | TPC Harding Park | 69-69-65-64 | -13 |
| 2019 | Brooks Koepka | Bethpage Black | 63-65-70-74 | -8 |
| 2018 | Brooks Koepka | Bellerive C.C. | 69-63-66-66 | -16 |
| 2017 | Justin Thomas | Quail Hollow C.C. | 73-66-69-68 | -8 |
| 2016 | Jimmy Walker | Baltusrol G.C. (Lower) | 65-66-68-67 | -14 |
| 2015 | Jason Day | Whistling Straits (Straits) | 68-67-66-67 | -20 |
| 2014 | Rory McIlroy | Valhalla G.C. | 66-67-67-68 | -16 |
| 2013 | Jason Dufner | Oak Hill C.C. | 68-63-71-68 | -10 |
| 2012 | Rory McIlroy | Kiawah Island (Ocean) | 67-75-67-66 | -13 |
| 2011 | Keegan Bradley | Atlanta Athletic Club | 71-64-69-68 | -8 |
| 2010 | Martin Kaymer | Whistling Straits | 72-68-67-70 | -11 |
| 2009 | Yang Yong-eun | Hazeltine National G.C. | 73-70-67-70 | -8 |
| 2008 | Pádraig Harrington | Oakland Hills (South) | 71-74-66-66 | -3 |
| 2007 | Tiger Woods | Southern Hills C.C. | 71-63-69-69 | -8 |
| 2006 | Tiger Woods | Medinah C.C. (#3) | 69-68-65-68 | -18 |
| 2005 | Phil Mickelson | Baltusrol G.C. (Lower) | 67-65-72-72 | -4 |
| 2004 | Vijay Singh | Whistling Straits (Straits) | 67-68-69-76 | -8 |
| 2003 | Shaun Micheel | Oak Hill C.C. (East) | 69-68-69-70 | -4 |
| 2002 | Rich Beem | Hazeltine National G.C. | 72-66-72-68 | -10 |
| 2001 | David Toms | Atlanta Athletic Club | 66-65-65-69 | -15 |
| 2000 | Tiger Woods | Valhalla C.C. | 66-67-70-67 | -18 |
| 1999 | Tiger Woods | Medinah C.C. (#3) | 70-67-68-72 | -11 |
| 1998 | Vijay Singh | Sahalee C.C. | 70-66-67-68 | -9 |
| 1997 | Davis Love III | Winged Foot C.C. | 66-71-66-66 | -11 |
| 1996 | Mark Brooks | Valhalla G.C. | 68-70-69-70 | -11 |
| 1995 | Steve Elkington | Riviera C.C. | 68-67-68-64 | -17 |
| 1994 | Nick Price | Southern Hills C.C. | 67-65-70-67 | -11 |
| 1993 | Paul Azinger | Inverness Club | 69-66-69-68 | -12 |
| 1992 | Nick Price | Bellerive C.C. | 70-70-68-70 | -6 |
| 1991 | John Daly | Crooked Stick G.C. | 69-67-69-71 | -12 |
| 1990 | Wayne Grady | Shoal Creek G.C.C. | 72-67-72-71 | -6 |
| 1989 | Payne Stewart | Kemper Lakes G.C. | 74-66-69-67 | -12 |
| 1988 | Jeff Sluman | Oak Tree G.C. | 69-70-68-65 | -12 |
| 1987 | Larry Nelson | PGA National | 70-72-73-72 | -1 |
| 1986 | Bob Tway | Inverness Club | 72-70-64-70 | -8 |
| 1985 | Hubert Green | Cherry Hills C.C. | 67-69-70-72 | -6 |
| 1984 | Lee Trevino | Shoal Creek G.C.C. | 69-68-67-69 | -15 |
| 1983 | Hal Sutton | Riviera C.C. | 65-66-72-71 | -10 |
| 1982 | Raymond Floyd | Southern Hills C.C. | 63-69-68-72 | -8 |
| 1981 | Larry Nelson | Atlanta Athletic Club | 70-66-66-71 | -7 |
| 1980 | Jack Nicklaus | Oak Hill C.C. | 70-69-66-69 | -6 |
| 1979 | David Graham | Oakland Hills C.C. | 69-68-70-65 | -8 |
| 1978 | John Mahaffey | Oakmont C.C. | 75-67-68-66 | -8 |
| 1977 | Lanny Wadkins | Pebble Beach Golf Links | 67-69-70-76 | -6 |
| 1976 | Dave Stockton | Congressional C.C. | 70-72-69-70 | +1 |
| 1975 | Jack Nicklaus | Firestone C.C. | 70-68-67-71 | -4 |
| 1974 | Lee Trevino | Tanglewood Park | 73-66-68-69 | -4 |
| 1973 | Jack Nicklaus | Canterbury G.C. | 72-68-68-69 | -7 |
| 1972 | Gary Player | Oakland Hills C.C. | 71-71-67-72 | +1 |
| 1971 | Jack Nicklaus | PGA National | 69-69-70-73 | -7 |
| 1970 | Dave Stockton | Southern Hills C.C. | 70-70-66-73 | -1 |
| 1969 | Raymond Floyd | NCR C.C. | 69-66-67-74 | -8 |
| 1968 | Julius Boros | Pecan Valley G.C. | 71-71-70-69 | +1 |
| 1967 | Don January | Columbine C.C. | 71-72-70-68 | -7 |
| 1966 | Al Geiberger | Firestone C.C. | 68-72-68-72 | Par |
| 1965 | Dave Marr | Laurel Valley G.C. | 70-69-70-71 | -4 |
| 1964 | Bobby Nichols | Columbus C.C. | 64-71-69-67 | -9 |
| 1963 | Jack Nicklaus | Dallas Athletic Club | 69-73-69-68 | -5 |
| 1962 | Gary Player | Aronimink G.C. | 72-67-69-70 | -2 |
| 1961 | Jerry Barber | Olympia Fields C.C. | 69-67-71-70 | -3 |
| 1960 | Jay Hebert | Firestone C.C. | 72-67-72-70 | +1 |
| 1959 | Bob Rosburg | Minneapolis G.C. | 71-72-68-66 | -3 |
| 1958 | Dow Finsterwald | Llanerch C.C. | 67-72-70-67 | -4 |
PGA Champions: Match Play Era |
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| Year | Player | Course | Score | |
| 1957 | Lionel Hebert | Miami Valley G.C. | 2&1 | |
| 1956 | Jack Burke Jr. | Blue Hill C.C. | 3&2 | |
| 1955 | Doug Ford | Meadowbrook C.C. | 4&3 | |
| 1954 | Chick Harbert | Keller G.C. | 4&3 | |
| 1953 | Walter Burkemo | Birmingham C.C. | 2&1 | |
| 1952 | Jim Turnesa | Big Spring C.C. | 1 up | |
| 1951 | Sam Snead | Oakmont C.C. | 7&6 | |
| 1950 | Chandler Harper | Scioto C.C. | 4&3 | |
| 1949 | Sam Snead | Belmont Golf Course | 3&2 | |
| 1948 | Ben Hogan | Norwood Hills C.C. | 7&6 | |
| 1947 | Jim Ferrier | Plum Hollow C.C. | 2&1 | |
| 1946 | Ben Hogan | Portland G.C. | 6&4 | |
| 1945 | Byron Nelson | Moraine C.C. | 4&3 | |
| 1944 | Bob Hamilton | Manito G.C.C. | 1 up | |
| 1943 | No Tournament (World War II) | |||
| 1942 | Sam Snead | Seaview C.C. | 2&1 | |
| 1941 | Vic Ghezzi | Cherry Hills C.C. | 38 Holes | |
| 1940 | Byron Nelson | Hershey C.C. | 1 up | |
| 1939 | Henry Picard | Pomonok C.C. | 37 Holes | |
| 1938 | Paul Runyan | Shawnee C.C. | 8&7 | |
| 1937 | Denny Shute | Pittsburgh Field Club | 37 Holes | |
| 1936 | Denny Shute | Pinehurst Resort #2 | 3&2 | |
| 1935 | Johnny Revolta | Twin Hills G.C.C. | 5&4 | |
| 1934 | Paul Runyan | The Park C.C. | 38 Holes | |
| 1933 | Gene Sarazen | Blue Mound C.C. | 5&4 | |
| 1932 | Olin Dutra | Keller G.C. | 4&3 | |
| 1931 | Tom Creavy | Wannamoisett C.C. | 2&1 | |
| 1930 | Tommy Armour | Fresh Meadow C.C. | 1 up | |
| 1929 | Leo Diegel | Hillcrest C.C. | 6&4 | |
| 1928 | Leo Diegel | Baltimore C.C. | 6&5 | |
| 1927 | Walter Hagen | Cedar Crest C.C. | 1 up | |
| 1926 | Walter Hagen | Salisbury C.C. | 5&3 | |
| 1925 | Walter Hagen | Olympia Fields C.C. | 6&5 | |
| 1924 | Walter Hagen | French Lick Springs G.C. | 2 up | |
| 1923 | Gene Sarazen | Pelham C.C. | 38 Holes | |
| 1922 | Gene Sarazen | Oakmont C.C. | 4&3 | |
| 1921 | Walter Hagen | Inwood C.C. | 3&2 | |
| 1920 | Jock Hutchison | Flossmoor C.C. | 1 up | |
| 1919 | Jim Barnes | Engineers C.C. | 6&5 | |
| 1918 | No Tournament (World War I) | |||
| 1917 | No Tournament (World War I) | |||
| 1916 | Jim Barnes | Siwanoy C.C. | 1 up | |
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