Rodman Wanamaker, son of the Philadelphia department store magnate, called a meeting of golf pros in early 1916 and offered to donate $2,580 as prize money for a tournament if the golfers agreed to form a national organization.
As a result, the Professional Golfers Association of America was founded in June of that year and the association's championship tournament was held at Siwanoy Country Club in Bronxville, New York, from Oct. 10 through 16. Also at Wanamaker's suggestion, it was a match-play tournament.
Long Jim Barnes beat Jock Hutchison Sr. in the final match. Because of World War I, the tournament wasn't held again until 1919, when Barnes successfully defended his title with a 6-and-5 victory over Fred McLeod.
Because of the constraints of television, the tournament was switched to stroke play in 1958.
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| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Course |
| 1916 | Jim Barnes | 1-up | Jock Hutchison | Siwanoy CC, Bronxville, N.Y. |
| 1917-18 | Not held |
| 1919 | Jim Barnes | 6 & 5 | Fred McLeod | Engineers CC, Roslyn, N.Y. |
| 1920 | Jock Hutchison | 1-up | J. Douglas Edgar | Flossmoor CC, Flossmoor, Ill. |
| 1921 | Walter Hagen | 3 & 2 | Jim Barnes | Inwood CC, Inwood, N.Y. |
| 1922 | Gene Sarazen | 4 & 3 | Emmet French | Oakmont CC, Oakmont, Pa. |
| 1923 | Gene Sarazen | 1-up/38 | Walter Hagen | Pelham CC, Pelham, N.Y. |
| 1924 | Walter Hagen | 2-up | Jim Barnes | French Lick CC, French Lick, Ind. |
| 1925 | Walter Hagen | 6 & 5 | Bill Mehlhorn | Olympia Fields CC, Matteson, Ill. |
| 1926 | Walter Hagen | 5 & 3 | Leo Diegel | Salisbury GC, Westbury, N.Y. |
| 1927 | Walter Hagen | 1-up | Joe Turnesa | Cedar Crest CC, Dallas |
| 1928 | Leo Diegel | 6 & 5 | Al Espinosa | Five Farms CC, Baltimore |
| 1929 | Leo Diegel | 6 & 4 | John Farrell | Hillcrest CC, Los Angeles |
| 1930 | Tommy Armour | 1-up | Gene Sarazen | Fresh Meadow CC, Flushing, N.Y. |
| 1931 | Tom Creavy | 2 & 1 | Denny Shute | Wannamoisett CC, Rumford, R.I. |
| 1932 | Olin Dutra | 4 & 3 | Frank Walsh | Keller GC, St. Paul, Minn. |
| 1933 | Gene Sarazen | 5 & 4 | Willie Goggin | Blue Mound CC, Milwaukee |
| 1934 | Paul Runyan | 1-up/38 | Craig Wood | Park CC, Williamsville, N.Y. |
| 1935 | Johnny Revolta | 5 & 4 | Tommy Armour | Twin Hills CC, Oklahoma City |
| 1936 | Denny Shute | 3 & 2 | Jimmy Thomson | Pinehurst CC, Pinehurst, N.C. |
| 1937 | Denny Shute | 1-up/37 | Harold McSpaden | Pittsburgh FC, Aspinwall, Pa. |
| 1938 | Paul Runyan | 8 & 7 | Sam Snead | Shawnee CC, Shawnee-on-Del, Pa. |
| 1939 | Henry Picard | 1-up/37 | Byron Nelson | Pomonok CC, Flushing, N.Y. |
| 1940 | Byron Nelson | 1-up | Sam Snead | Hershey CC, Hershey, Pa. |
| 1941 | Vic Ghezzi | 1-up/38 | Byron Nelson | Cherry Hills CC, Denver |
| 1942 | Sam Snead | 2 & 1 | Jim Turnesa | Seaview CC, Atlantic City, N.J. |
| 1943 | Not held |
| 1944 | Bob Hamilton | 1-up | Byron Nelson | Manito G & CC, Spokane, Wash. |
| 1945 | Byron Nelson | 4 & 3 | Sam Byrd | Morraine CC, Dayton, Ohio |
| 1946 | Ben Hogan | 6 & 4 | Porky Oliver | Portland GC, Portland, Ore. |
| 1947 | Jim Ferrier | 2 & 1 | Chick Harbert | Plum Hollow CC, Detroit |
| 1948 | Ben Hogan | 7 & 6 | Mike Turnesa | Norwood Hills CC, St. Louis |
| 1949 | Sam Snead | 3 & 2 | John Palmer | Hermitage CC, Richmond, Va. |
| 1950 | Chandler Harper | 4 & 3 | Henry Williams Jr. | Scioto CC, Columbus, Ohio |
| 1951 | Sam Snead | 7 & 6 | Walter Burkemo | Oakmont CC, Oakmont, Pa. |
| 1952 | Jim Turnesa | 1-up | Chick Harbert | Big Spring CC, Louisville |
| 1953 | Walter Burkemo | 2 & 1 | Felice Torza | Birmingham CC, Birmingham, Mich. |
| 1954 | Chick Harbert | 4 & 3 | Walter Burkemo | Keller GC, St. Paul, Minn. |
| 1955 | Doug Ford | 4 & 3 | Cary Middlecoff | Meadowbrook CC, Detroit |
| 1956 | Jack Burke | 3 & 2 | Ted Kroll | Blue Hill CC, Boston |
| 1957 | Lionel Hebert | 2 & 1 | Dow Finsterwald | Miami Valley GC, Dayton, Ohio |
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| Year | Winner | Score | Course |
| 1958 | Dow Finsterwald | 276 | Llanerch CC, Havertown, Pa. |
| 1959 | Bob Rosburg | 277 | Minneapolis GC, St. Louis Park, Minn. |
| 1960 | Jay Hebert | 281 | Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio |
| 1961 | Jerry Barber | 277 | Olympia Fields CC, Matteson, Ill. |
| | Barber def. Don January, 67-68, in 18-hole playoff |
| 1962 | Gary Player | 278 | Aronimink GC, Newtown Square, Pa. |
| 1963 | Jack Nicklaus | 279 | Dallas AC, Dallas |
| 1964 | Bobby Nichols | 271 | Columbus CC, Columbus, Ohio |
| 1965 | Dave Marr | 280 | Laurel Valley GC, Ligonier, Pa. |
| 1966 | Al Geiberger | 280 | Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio |
| 1967 | Don January | 281 | Columbine CC, Littleton, Colo. |
| | January def. Don Massengale, 69-71, in 18 holes |
| 1968 | Julius Boros | 281 | Pecan Valley CC, San Antonio |
| 1969 | Raymond Floyd | 276 | NCR GC, Dayton, Ohio |
| 1970 | Dave Stockton | 279 | Southern Hills CC, Tulsa |
| 1971 | Jack Nicklaus | 281 | PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. |
| 1972 | Gary Player | 281 | Oakland Hills GC, Birmingham, Mich. |
| 1973 | Jack Nicklaus | 277 | Canterbury GC, Cleveland |
| 1974 | Lee Trevino | 276 | Tanglewood GC, Winston-Salem, N.C. |
| 1975 | Jack Nicklaus | 276 | Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio |
| 1976 | Dave Stockton | 281 | Congressional CC, Bethesda, Md. |
| 1977 | Lanny Wadkins | 282 | Pebble Beach GL, Pebble Beach, Calif. |
| | Wadkins def. Gene Littler on 3rd hole of sudden death |
| 1978 | John Mahaffey | 276 | Oakmont CC, Oakmont, Pa. |
| | Mahaffey def. Jerry Pate and Tom Watson on 2nd hole of sudden death |
| 1979 | David Graham | 272 | Oakland Hills CC, Birmingham, Mich. |
| | Graham def. Ben Crenshaw on 3rd hole of sudden death |
| 1980 | Jack Nicklaus | 274 | Oak Hill CC, Rochester, N.Y. |
| 1981 | Larry Nelson | 273 | Atlanta AC, Duluth, Ga. |
| 1982 | Raymond Floyd | 272 | Southern Hills CC, Tulsa |
| 1983 | Hal Sutton | 274 | Riviera CC, Los Angeles |
| 1984 | Lee Trevino | 273 | Shoal Creek, Birmingham, Ala. |
| 1985 | Hubert Green | 278 | Cherry Hills CC, Denver |
| 1986 | Bob Tway | 276 | Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio |
| 1987 | Larry Nelson | 287 | PGA National, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. |
| | Nelson def. Lanny Wadkins on 1st hole of sudden death |
| 1988 | Jeff Sluman | 272 | Oak Tree GC, Edmond, Okla. |
| 1989 | Payne Stewart | 276 | Kemper Lakes GC, Hawthorn Woods, Ill. |
| 1990 | Wayne Grady | 282 | Shoal Creek, Birmingham, Ala. |
| 1991 | John Daly | 276 | Crooked Stick GC, Carmel, Ind. |
| 1992 | Nick Price | 278 | Bellerive CC, St. Louis |
| 1993 | Paul Azinger | 272 | Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio |
| | Azinger def. Greg Norman on 2nd hole of sudden death |
| 1994 | Nick Price | 269 | Southern Hills CC, Tulsa |
| 1995 | Steve Elkington | 267 | Riviera CC, Pacific Palisades, Calif. |
| | Elkington def. Colin Montgomerie on 1st hole of sudden death |
| 1996 | Mark Brooks | 277 | Valhalla GC, Louisville, Ky. |
| | Brooks def. Kenny Perry on 1st hole of sudden death |
| 1997 | Davis Love III | 269 | Winged Foot GC, Mamaroneck, N.Y. |
| 1998 | Vijay Singh | 271 | Sahalee CC, Redmond, Wash. |
| 1999 | Tiger Woods | 277 | Medinah CC, Medinah, Ill. |
| 2000 | Tiger Woods | 270 | Valhalla GC, Louisville, Ky. |
| | Woods (3-4-5–12) def. Bob May, 12-13, in a three-hole playoff |
| 2001 | David Toms | 265 | Atlanta AC, Duluth, Ga. |
| 2002 | Rich Beem | 278 | Hazeltine National GC, Chaska, Minn. |
| 2003 | Shaun Micheel | 276 | Oak Hill CC, Rochester, N.Y. |
| 2004 | Vijay Singh | 280 | Whistling Straits CC, Haven, WI |
| | Singh def. Chris DiMarco and Justin Leonard in a three-hole playoff, 10-11-11 |
| 2005 | Phil Mickelson | 276 | Baltusrol GC, Springfield, NJ |
| 2006 | Tiger Woods | 270 | Medinah CC, Medinah, IL |
| 2007 | Tiger Woods | 272 | Southern Hills CC, Tulsa, OK |
| 2008 | Yang Yong-eun | 280 | Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield, MI |
| 2009 | Tiger Woods | 272 | Hazeltine National GC, Chaska, MN |
| 2010 | Martin Kaymer | 277 | Whistling Straits, Kohler, WI |
| | Kaymer def. Bubba Watson in a three-hole playoff, 10-11 |
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