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PGA Tour Rookie of the Year	1982
PGA Tour money list winner	1983
PGA Player of the Year	1983
PGA Tour Comeback Player of the Year	1994
Payne Stewart Award	2007

Hal Evan Sutton (born April 28, 1958) is an Americanprofessional golfer, currently playing on thePGA Tour Champions, who achieved 14 victories on thePGA Tour, including the1983 PGA Championship (amajor championship) and the1983 and2000 Players Championships. Sutton was also the PGA Tour's leading money winner in1983 and namedPlayer of the Year.

Professional career

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Born and raised inShreveport, Louisiana, Sutton was a promising player at itsCentenary College, and was namedGolf Magazine's 1980 College Player of the Year. At Centenary, Sutton won 14 golf tournaments, was an All American, led the Gents to the NCAA Tournament, and finished ninth nationally.^[4] He quickly established himself as one of thePGA Tour's top young stars in the early 1980s. His first win was at the 1982Walt Disney World Golf Classic in a playoff withBill Britton after the two had tied at 19-under-par 269 after 72 holes.^[5]

Sutton's most notable year came in1983, when he won theTournament Players Championship in March, followed by his only major title, thePGA Championship atRiviera in August.^[6]^[7] He entered into a long drought shortly thereafter, going from 1987 to 1994 without a PGA Tour victory. He nearly lost his tour card late in the string, maintaining it only by using a one-time-only exemption for players in the top 50 of the all-time PGA Tour career money list. After this disappointing eight years, Sutton rejuvenated his career in1995 with a win at theB.C. Open.

In1998, Sutton won theValero Texas Open and the prestigiousTour Championship to finish fifth on the PGA Tour money list. Other than his spectacular 1983 season, Sutton had his best year to date in 2000 by beatingTiger Woods in the final group ofThe Players Championship to win.^[8] It was on the 72nd hole of this tournament as his 6 iron approach was in the air that he uttered what is now one of the most famous lines in golf "Be the right club. Be the right club today!"^[9]. He also had an additional win — theGreater Greensboro Chrysler Classic two starts later. He would go on to finish fourth on the PGA Tour money list. In 2001, Sutton made the cut in 22 of 26 events with one victory at theShell Houston Open atTPC at The Woodlands and a season winnings total of $1.7 million.

Sutton ranked in the top 10 of theOfficial World Golf Rankings for over 50 weeks from their debut in1986 to1987 and then again for over 50 weeks between1999 and2001.^[10] He has reached the top five of the rankings.

After playing on four U.S.Ryder Cup teams (1985,1987,1999,2002), he was named non-playing captain of the team for2004. The competition, played atOakland Hills Country Club, saw Europe beat the US by 18½ to 9½ points. Inevitably, Sutton came in for some criticism of his performance as captain, especially for his decision to pairTiger Woods withPhil Mickelson on the first day of play.^[11]

In 2007, Sutton received thePayne Stewart Award for his charitable efforts, which include the establishment of the Christus Schumpert Sutton Children's Hospital in his hometown of Shreveport. He also teamed up with LouisianansKelly Gibson andDavid Toms to raise more than $2 million in aid toHurricane Katrina andHurricane Rita victims. Sutton was also awarded the Omar N. Bradley Spirit of Independence Award in 2004 and the Golf Writers Association of America's 2006 Charlie Bartlett Award with Gibson and Toms for their relief efforts.

Sutton became eligible to play on theChampions Tour in April2008 and his best finish is a tie for third at theOutback Steakhouse Pro-Am in2009.

Personal life

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Sutton is aRepublican, having donated money to several GOP causes.^[12] He has four children.^[13]

Amateur wins (6)

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1974 Louisiana Junior Amateur
1979Western Amateur
1980North and South Amateur,U.S. Amateur,Western Amateur,Northeast Amateur,Eisenhower Trophy medalist

Professional wins (15)

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PGA Tour wins (14)

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Legend
Major championships (1)
Players Championships (2)
Tour Championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (10)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Oct 31,1982	Walt Disney World Golf Classic	71-63-68-67=269	−19	Playoff	Bill Britton
2	Mar 28,1983	Tournament Players Championship	73-71-70-69=283	−5	1 stroke	Bob Eastwood
3	Aug 7, 1983	PGA Championship	65-66-72-71=274	−10	1 stroke	Jack Nicklaus
4	Jun 30,1985	St. Jude Memphis Classic	65-76-73-65=279	−9	Playoff	David Ogrin
5	Sep 22, 1985	Southwest Golf Classic	68-67-67-71=273	−15	Playoff	Mike Reid
6	Jan 26,1986	Phoenix Open	64-64-68-71=267	−17	2 strokes	Calvin Peete,Tony Sills
7	May 25, 1986	Memorial Tournament	68-69-66-68=271	−17	4 strokes	Don Pooley
8	Sep 17,1995	B.C. Open	71-69-68-61=269	−15	1 stroke	Jim McGovern
9	Sep 27,1998	Westin Texas Open	67-68-67-68=270	−18	1 stroke	Jay Haas,Justin Leonard
10	Nov 1, 1998	The Tour Championship	69-67-68-70=274	−6	Playoff	Vijay Singh
11	Sep 12,1999	Bell Canadian Open	69-67-70-69=275	−13	3 strokes	Dennis Paulson
12	Mar 27,2000	The Players Championship (2)	69-69-69-71=278	−10	1 stroke	Tiger Woods
13	Apr 23, 2000	Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic	67-64-72-71=274	−14	3 strokes	Andrew Magee
14	Apr 22,2001	Shell Houston Open	70-68-71-69=278	−10	3 strokes	Joe Durant,Lee Janzen

PGA Tour playoff record (4–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1982	Walt Disney World Golf Classic	Bill Britton	Won with birdie on fourth extra hole
2	1985	St. Jude Memphis Classic	David Ogrin	Won with birdie on first extra hole
3	1985	Southwest Golf Classic	Mike Reid	Won with birdie on first extra hole
4	1989	Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic	Mike Donald,Tim Simpson	Donald won with birdie on fourth extra hole Sutton eliminated by par on third hole
5	1994	Federal Express St. Jude Classic	Dicky Pride,Gene Sauers	Pride won with birdie on first extra hole
6	1998	The Tour Championship	Vijay Singh	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

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No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	Dec 15, 1985	Chrysler Team Championship (withRaymond Floyd)	63-65-68-64=260	−28	Playoff	Charlie Bolling andBrad Fabel, Jim Colbert andTom Purtzer, John Fought andPat McGowan, Gary Hallberg andScott Hoch

Other playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	1985	Chrysler Team Championship (withRaymond Floyd)	Charlie Bolling andBrad Fabel, Jim Colbert andTom Purtzer, John Fought andPat McGowan, Gary Hallberg andScott Hoch	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Major championships

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Wins (1)

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Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1983	PGA Championship	2 shot lead	−10 (65-66-72-71=274)	1 stroke	Jack Nicklaus

Results timeline

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Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament	52	CUT		T27	CUT	T31	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT	T19	6	T16	T23	T4	T31	64	T29
The Open Championship		T47LA	CUT	T29	CUT			T11	CUT
PGA Championship			T29	1	T6	T65	T21	T28	T66	CUT

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament	CUT		CUT			CUT	CUT			CUT
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT				T36		T19		T7
The Open Championship										T10
PGA Championship	T49	T7	CUT	T31	T55	CUT	CUT	CUT	T27	T26

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Masters Tournament	10	36
U.S. Open	T23	T24	CUT
The Open Championship	CUT		CUT	CUT
PGA Championship	CUT	T44	T60	T39	CUT	79

Win

Top 10

Did not play

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary

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Tournament	Wins	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	1	1	16	5
U.S. Open	0	1	3	9	18	13
The Open Championship	0	0	1	2	10	4
PGA Championship	1	1	3	4	24	17
Totals	1	2	8	16	68	39

Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (twice)
Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1999 U.S. Open – 1999 Open Championship)

The Players Championship

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Wins (2)

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Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1983	Tournament Players Championship	4 shot deficit	−5 (73-71-70-69=283)	1 stroke	Bob Eastwood
2000	The Players Championship (2)	1 shot lead	−10 (69-69-69-71=278)	1 stroke	Tiger Woods

Results timeline

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Tournament	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
The Players Championship	1	T41	T22	T7	T24	CUT	T29	CUT	T68	CUT	CUT	T19	CUT	T53	T50	T18	T4	1	T5	CUT	CUT	CUT	WD

Win

Top 10

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Match Play	R64	QF	R64	R64
Championship	19		NT¹
Invitational	T15	T4	T11	T42	T33

¹Cancelled due to9/11

Top 10

Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament

U.S. national team appearances

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Amateur

Walker Cup:1979 (winners),1981 (winners)
Eisenhower Trophy:1980 (team winners and individual leader)

Professional

USA vs. Japan: 1983
Ryder Cup:1985,1987,1999 (winners),2002,2004 (captain)
Nissan Cup: 1986
Presidents Cup:1998 (withdrew),2000 (winners)
UBS Cup: 2003 (tie), 2004 (winners)

References

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^Diaz, Jaime (June 6, 1988)."The Fall of Prince Hal".Sports Illustrated. RetrievedOctober 9, 2024.
^Johnson, Andy (March 19, 2020)."The Bear Apparent".The Fried Egg. RetrievedOctober 9, 2024.
^"Week 16 2000 Ending 23 Apr 2000"(pdf).OWGR. RetrievedDecember 20, 2018.
^"Hal Sutton, PGA Present Ryder Cup Gift: $100,000 Each to Centenary College & United Way of Northwest Louisiana". Archived fromthe original on July 14, 2014.
^"Today in Golf History: October 31". Golfonline. Archived fromthe original on October 11, 2007. RetrievedNovember 30, 2007.
^Jenkins, Dan (August 15, 1983)."There's a new bear on the loose".Sports Illustrated. p. 16.
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^Shipnuck, Alan (April 3, 2000)."Punched out".Sports Illustrated. RetrievedMay 11, 2017.
^"The club behind Hal Sutton's 'Be the right club today!' moment".Golf. May 1, 2020. RetrievedMarch 14, 2025.
^"69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking". Archived fromthe original(PDF) on October 17, 2015. RetrievedJuly 15, 2011.
^Hack, Damon (September 18, 2006)."U.S. Turns Its Focus to Playing Like a Team".The New York Times. RetrievedMarch 7, 2012.
^"OpenSecrets".
^"Hal Sutton returns to pro golf after four-year hiatus, prepares for his first 3M Championship". July 8, 2009.

External links

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Hal Sutton at thePGA Tour official site
Hal Sutton at theOfficial World Golf Ranking official site

v t e PGA Championship champions
Match play era	1916Jim Barnes 1919Jim Barnes 1920Jock Hutchison 1921Walter Hagen 1922Gene Sarazen 1923Gene Sarazen 1924Walter Hagen 1925Walter Hagen 1926Walter Hagen 1927Walter Hagen 1928Leo Diegel 1929Leo Diegel 1930Tommy Armour 1931Tom Creavy 1932Olin Dutra 1933Gene Sarazen 1934Paul Runyan 1935Johnny Revolta 1936Denny Shute 1937Denny Shute 1938Paul Runyan 1939Henry Picard 1940Byron Nelson 1941Vic Ghezzi 1942Sam Snead 1944Bob Hamilton 1945Byron Nelson 1946Ben Hogan 1947Jim Ferrier 1948Ben Hogan 1949Sam Snead 1950Chandler Harper 1951Sam Snead 1952Jim Turnesa 1953Walter Burkemo 1954Chick Harbert 1955Doug Ford 1956Jack Burke Jr. 1957Lionel Hebert
Stroke play era	1958Dow Finsterwald 1959Bob Rosburg 1960Jay Hebert 1961Jerry Barber† 1962Gary Player 1963Jack Nicklaus 1964‡Bobby Nichols 1965Dave Marr 1966Al Geiberger 1967Don January† 1968Julius Boros 1969‡Raymond Floyd 1970Dave Stockton 1971Jack Nicklaus 1972Gary Player 1973Jack Nicklaus 1974Lee Trevino 1975Jack Nicklaus 1976Dave Stockton 1977Lanny Wadkins† 1978John Mahaffey† 1979David Graham† 1980Jack Nicklaus 1981Larry Nelson 1982‡Raymond Floyd 1983‡Hal Sutton 1984Lee Trevino 1985Hubert Green 1986Bob Tway 1987Larry Nelson† 1988Jeff Sluman 1989Payne Stewart 1990Wayne Grady 1991John Daly 1992Nick Price 1993Paul Azinger† 1994Nick Price 1995Steve Elkington† 1996Mark Brooks† 1997Davis Love III 1998Vijay Singh 1999Tiger Woods 2000‡Tiger Woods† 2001David Toms 2002Rich Beem 2003Shaun Micheel 2004Vijay Singh† 2005Phil Mickelson 2006Tiger Woods 2007Tiger Woods 2008Pádraig Harrington 2009Y. E. Yang 2010Martin Kaymer† 2011Keegan Bradley† 2012Rory McIlroy 2013Jason Dufner 2014Rory McIlroy 2015Jason Day 2016Jimmy Walker 2017Justin Thomas 2018Brooks Koepka 2019Brooks Koepka 2020Collin Morikawa 2021Phil Mickelson 2022Justin Thomas† 2023Brooks Koepka 2024‡Xander Schauffele
† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire; 1943cancelled due toWorld War II

v t e PGA and PGA Tour Players of the Year
PGA Players of the Year 1948Ben Hogan 1949Sam Snead 1950Ben Hogan 1951Ben Hogan 1952Julius Boros 1953Ben Hogan 1954Ed Furgol 1955Doug Ford 1956Jack Burke Jr. 1957Dick Mayer 1958Dow Finsterwald 1959Art Wall Jr. 1960Arnold Palmer 1961Jerry Barber 1962Arnold Palmer 1963Julius Boros 1964Ken Venturi 1965Dave Marr 1966Billy Casper 1967Jack Nicklaus 1968 No award 1969Orville Moody 1970Billy Casper 1971Lee Trevino 1972Jack Nicklaus 1973Jack Nicklaus 1974Johnny Miller 1975Jack Nicklaus 1976Jack Nicklaus 1977Tom Watson 1978Tom Watson 1979Tom Watson 1980Tom Watson 1981Bill Rogers 1982Tom Watson 1983Hal Sutton 1984Tom Watson 1985Lanny Wadkins 1986Bob Tway 1987Paul Azinger 1988Curtis Strange 1989Tom Kite 1990Nick Faldo 1991Corey Pavin 1992Fred Couples 1993Nick Price 1994Nick Price 1995Greg Norman 1996Tom Lehman 1997Tiger Woods 1998Mark O'Meara 1999Tiger Woods 2000Tiger Woods 2001Tiger Woods 2002Tiger Woods 2003Tiger Woods 2004Vijay Singh 2005Tiger Woods 2006Tiger Woods 2007Tiger Woods 2008Pádraig Harrington 2009Tiger Woods 2010Jim Furyk 2011Luke Donald 2012Rory McIlroy 2013Tiger Woods 2014Rory McIlroy 2015Jordan Spieth 2016Dustin Johnson 2017Justin Thomas 2018Brooks Koepka 2019Brooks Koepka 2020Justin Thomas 2021Jon Rahm 2022Cameron Smith PGA Tour Players of the Year 1990Wayne Levi 1991Fred Couples 1992Fred Couples 1993Nick Price 1994Nick Price 1995Greg Norman 1996Tom Lehman 1997Tiger Woods 1998Mark O'Meara 1999Tiger Woods 2000Tiger Woods 2001Tiger Woods 2002Tiger Woods 2003Tiger Woods 2004Vijay Singh 2005Tiger Woods 2006Tiger Woods 2007Tiger Woods 2008Pádraig Harrington 2009Tiger Woods 2010Jim Furyk 2011Luke Donald 2012Rory McIlroy 2013Tiger Woods 2013–14Rory McIlroy 2014–15Jordan Spieth 2015–16Dustin Johnson 2016–17Justin Thomas 2017–18Brooks Koepka 2018–19Rory McIlroy 2019–20Dustin Johnson 2020–21Patrick Cantlay 2021–22Scottie Scheffler 2022–23Scottie Scheffler 2024Scottie Scheffler

PGA and PGA Tour Players of the Year

PGA Players of the Year

PGA Tour Players of the Year

Hal Sutton in theRyder Cup

AmericanRyder Cup captains

v t e United States Ryder Cup team –1985
Raymond Floyd Hubert Green Peter Jacobsen Tom Kite Andy North Mark O'Meara Calvin Peete Craig Stadler Curtis Strange Hal Sutton Lanny Wadkins Fuzzy Zoeller Lee Trevino (non-playing captain)
Lost: 11.5 – 16.5

v t e United States Ryder Cup team –1987
Andy Bean Mark Calcavecchia Ben Crenshaw Tom Kite Larry Mize Larry Nelson Dan Pohl Scott Simpson Payne Stewart Curtis Strange Hal Sutton Lanny Wadkins Jack Nicklaus (non-playing captain)
Lost: 13 – 15

v t e United States Ryder Cup team –1999
David Duval Jim Furyk Tom Lehman Justin Leonard Davis Love III Jeff Maggert Phil Mickelson Mark O'Meara Steve Pate Payne Stewart Hal Sutton Tiger Woods Ben Crenshaw (non-playing captain)
Won: 14.5 – 13.5

v t e United States Ryder Cup team –2002
Paul Azinger Mark Calcavecchia Stewart Cink David Duval Jim Furyk Scott Hoch Davis Love III Phil Mickelson Hal Sutton David Toms Scott Verplank Tiger Woods Curtis Strange (non-playing captain)
Lost: 12.5 – 15.5

v t e United States Ryder Cup team –2004
Chad Campbell Stewart Cink Chris DiMarco Fred Funk Jim Furyk Jay Haas Davis Love III Phil Mickelson Kenny Perry Chris Riley David Toms Tiger Woods Hal Sutton (non-playing captain)
Lost: 9.5 – 18.5

v t e United States Presidents Cup team –2000
Paul Azinger Notah Begay III Stewart Cink David Duval Jim Furyk Tom Lehman Davis Love III Phil Mickelson Loren Roberts Hal Sutton Kirk Triplett Tiger Woods Ken Venturi (non-playing captain)
Won: 21.5 – 10.5

v t e Players Championship champions
1974Jack Nicklaus 1975Al Geiberger 1976Jack Nicklaus 1977Mark Hayes 1978Jack Nicklaus 1979Lanny Wadkins 1980Lee Trevino 1981Raymond Floyd† 1982Jerry Pate 1983Hal Sutton 1984Fred Couples 1985Calvin Peete 1986John Mahaffey 1987Sandy Lyle† 1988Mark McCumber 1989Tom Kite 1990Jodie Mudd 1991Steve Elkington 1992Davis Love III 1993Nick Price 1994Greg Norman 1995Lee Janzen 1996Fred Couples 1997Steve Elkington 1998Justin Leonard 1999David Duval 2000Hal Sutton 2001Tiger Woods 2002Craig Perks 2003Davis Love III 2004Adam Scott 2005Fred Funk 2006Stephen Ames 2007Phil Mickelson 2008Sergio García† 2009Henrik Stenson 2010Tim Clark 2011K. J. Choi† 2012Matt Kuchar 2013Tiger Woods 2014Martin Kaymer 2015Rickie Fowler† 2016Jason Day 2017Kim Si-woo 2018Webb Simpson 2019Rory McIlroy 2021Justin Thomas 2022Cameron Smith 2023Scottie Scheffler 2024Scottie Scheffler 2025Rory McIlroy
† indicates the event was won in a playoff; 2020cancelled due toCOVID-19 pandemic

Players Championship champions

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; 2020cancelled due toCOVID-19 pandemic

v t e U.S. Amateur champions
1895Charles B. Macdonald 1896H. J. Whigham 1897H. J. Whigham 1898Findlay S. Douglas 1899Herbert M. Harriman 1900Walter Travis 1901Walter Travis 1902Louis N. James 1903Walter Travis 1904Chandler Egan 1905Chandler Egan 1906Eben Byers 1907Jerome Travers 1908Jerome Travers 1909Robert Gardner 1910William C. Fownes Jr. 1911Harold Hilton† 1912Jerome Travers 1913Jerome Travers 1914Francis Ouimet 1915Robert Gardner 1916Chick Evans 1917–18 Cancelled due toWorld War I 1919Davidson Herron 1920Chick Evans 1921Jesse Guilford 1922Jess Sweetser 1923Max Marston† 1924Bobby Jones 1925Bobby Jones 1926George Von Elm 1927Bobby Jones 1928Bobby Jones 1929Jimmy Johnston 1930Bobby Jones 1931Francis Ouimet 1932Ross Somerville 1933George Dunlap 1934Lawson Little 1935Lawson Little 1936Johnny Fischer† 1937Johnny Goodman 1938Willie Turnesa 1939Bud Ward 1940Dick Chapman 1941Bud Ward 1942–1945 Cancelled due toWorld War II 1946Ted Bishop† 1947Skee Riegel 1948Willie Turnesa 1949Charles Coe 1950Sam Urzetta† 1951Billy Maxwell 1952Jack Westland 1953Gene Littler 1954Arnold Palmer 1955Harvie Ward 1956Harvie Ward 1957Hillman Robbins 1958Charles Coe 1959Jack Nicklaus 1960Deane Beman 1961Jack Nicklaus 1962Labron Harris Jr. 1963Deane Beman 1964William C. Campbell 1965Bob Murphy 1966Gary Cowan† 1967Bob Dickson 1968Bruce Fleisher 1969Steve Melnyk 1970Lanny Wadkins 1971Gary Cowan 1972Vinny Giles 1973Craig Stadler 1974Jerry Pate 1975Fred Ridley 1976Bill Sander 1977John Fought 1978John Cook 1979Mark O'Meara 1980Hal Sutton 1981Nathaniel Crosby 1982Jay Sigel 1983Jay Sigel 1984Scott Verplank 1985Sam Randolph 1986Buddy Alexander 1987Billy Mayfair 1988Eric Meeks 1989Chris Patton 1990Phil Mickelson 1991Mitch Voges 1992Justin Leonard 1993John Harris 1994Tiger Woods 1995Tiger Woods 1996Tiger Woods† 1997Matt Kuchar 1998Hank Kuehne 1999David Gossett 2000Jeff Quinney† 2001Bubba Dickerson 2002Ricky Barnes 2003Nick Flanagan† 2004Ryan Moore 2005Edoardo Molinari 2006Richie Ramsay 2007Colt Knost 2008Danny Lee 2009An Byeong-hun 2010Peter Uihlein 2011Kelly Kraft 2012Steven Fox† 2013Matt Fitzpatrick 2014Gunn Yang 2015Bryson DeChambeau 2016Curtis Luck 2017Doc Redman 2018Viktor Hovland 2019Andy Ogletree 2020Tyler Strafaci 2021James Piot 2022Sam Bennett 2023Nick Dunlap 2024José Luis Ballester
† indicates the event was won in extra holes.

U.S. Amateur champions