Some of the greatest names in golf have donned the famous green jacket. And a couple of South Africans are there as well.

  • 2009 Angel Cabrera
  • 2008 Trevor Immelman
  • 2007 Zach Johnson
  • 2006 Phil Mickelson
  • 2005 Tiger Woods
  • 2004 Phil Mickelson
  • 2003 Mike Weir
  • 2002 Tiger Woods
  • 2001 Tiger Woods
  • 2000 Vijay Singh
  • 1999 Jose Maria Olazabal
  • 1998 Mark O'Meara
  • 1997 Tiger Woods
  • 1996 Nick Faldo
  • 1995 Ben Crenshaw
  • 1994 Jose Maria Olazabal
  • 1993 Bernhard Langer
  • 1992 Fred Couples
  • 1991 Ian Woosnam
  • 1990 Nick Faldo
  • 1989 Nick Faldo
  • 1988 Sandy Lyle
  • 1987 Larry Mize
  • 1986 Jack Nicklaus
  • 1985 Bernhard Langer
  • 1984 Ben Crenshaw
  • 1983 Seve Ballesteros
  • 1982 Craig Stadler
  • 1981 Tom Watson
  • 1980 Seve Ballesteros
  • 1979 Fuzzy Zoeller
  • 1978 Gary Player
  • 1977 Tom Watson
  • 1976 Raymond Floyd
  • 1975 Jack Nicklaus
  • 1974 Gary Player
  • 1973 Tommy Aaron
  • 1972 Jack Nicklaus
  • 1971 Charles Coody
  • 1970 Billy Casper
  • 1969 George Archer
  • 1968 Bob Goalby
  • 1967 Gay Brewer, Jr.
  • 1966 Jack Nicklaus
  • 1965 Jack Nicklaus
  • 1964 Arnold Palmer
  • 1963 Jack Nicklaus
  • 1962 Arnold Palmer
  • 1961 Gary Player
  • 1960 Arnold Palmer
  • 1959 Art Wall, Jr.
  • 1958 Arnold Palmer
  • 1957 Doug Ford
  • 1956 Jack Burke, Jr.
  • 1955 Cary Middlecoff
  • 1954 Sam Snead
  • 1953 Ben Hogan
  • 1952 Sam Snead
  • 1951 Ben Hogan
  • 1950 Jimmy Demaret
  • 1949 Sam Snead
  • 1948 Claude Harmon
  • 1947 Jimmy Demaret
  • 1946 Herman Keiser
  • 1945 No tournament - World War II
  • 1944 No tournament - World War II
  • 1943 No tournament - World War II
  • 1942 Byron Nelson
  • 1941 Craig Wood
  • 1940 Jimmy Demaret
  • 1939 Ralph Guldahl
  • 1938 Henry Picard
  • 1937 Byron Nelson
  • 1936 Horton Smith
  • 1935 Gene Sarazen
  • 1934 Horton Smith