| Past champions | |||
| Year | Winner | Score | Course |
| 1999 | Allen Doyle | 274 (14-under) | PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. |
| 1998 | Hale Irwin | 275 (13-under) | PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. |
| 1997 | Hale Irwin | 274 (14-under) | PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. |
| 1996 | Hale Irwin | 280 (8-under) | PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. |
| 1995 | Raymond Floyd | 277 (11-under) | PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. |
| 1994 | Lee Trevino | 279 (9-under) | PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. |
| 1993 | x-Tom Wargo | 275 (13-under) | PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. |
| 1992 | Lee Trevino | 278 (10-under) | PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. |
| 1991 | Jack Nicklaus | 271 (17-under) | PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. |
| 1990 | Gary Player | 281 (7-under) | PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. |
| 1989 | Larry Mowry | 281 (7-under) | PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. |
| 1988 | Gary Player | 284 (4-under) | PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. |
| 1987 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 282 (6-under) | PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. |
| 1986 | Gary Player | 281 (7-under) | PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. |
| 1985 | No tournament | ||
| 1984 | Arnold Palmer | 282 (6-under) | PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. |
| 1983 | No tournament | ||
| 1982 | Don January | 288 (Even) | PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. |
| 1981 | Miller Barber | 281 (7-under) | Turnberry Isle CC, North Miami, Fla. |
| 1980 | Arnold Palmer | 289 (1-over) | Turnberry Isle CC, North Miami, Fla. |
| 1979* | Don January | 270 (18-under) | Turnberry Isle CC, North Miami, Fla. |
| 1979* | x-Jack Fleck | 289 (1-over) | Walt Disney World (Magnolia), Orlando, Fla. |
| 1978 | x-Joe Jimenez | 286 (2-under) | Walt Disney World (Magnolia), Orlando, Fla. |
| 1977 | Julius Boros | 283 (5-under) | Walt Disney World (Magnolia), Orlando, Fla. |
| 1976 | Pete Cooper | 283 (5-under) | Walt Disney World (Magnolia), Orlando, Fla. |
| 1975 | x-Charlie Sifford | 280 (8-under) | Walt Disney World (Magnolia), Orlando, Fla. |
| 1974 | Robert De Vicenzo | 273 (15-under) | Port St. Lucie CC, Port St. Lucie, Fla. |
| 1973 | Sam Snead | 286 (2-under) | PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. |
| 1972 | Sam Snead | 286 (2-under) | PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. |
| 1971 | Julius Boros | 285 (3-under) | PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. |
| 1970 | Sam Snead | 290 (2-over) | PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. |
| 1969 | Tommy Bolt | 278 (10-under) | PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. |
| 1968 | Chandler Harper | 279 (9-under) | PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. |
| 1967 | Sam Snead | 279 (9-under) | PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. |
| 1966 | Freddie Haas | 286 (2-under) | PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. |
| 1965 | Sam Snead | 278 (10-under) | Ft. Lauderdale CC, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. |
| 1964 | Sam Snead | 279 (9-under) | PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. |
| 1963 | Herman Barron | 272 (16-under) | Port St. Lucie CC, Port St. Lucie, Fla. |
| 1962 | Paul Runyan | 278 (10-under) | PGA National GC, Dunedin, Fla. |
| 1961 | Paul Runyan | 278 (10-under) | PGA National GC, Dunedin, Fla. |
| 1960 | Dick Metz | 284 (4-under) | PGA National GC, Dunedin, Fla. |
| 1959 | Willie Goggin | 284 (4-under) | PGA National GC, Dunedin, Fla. |
| 1958 | Gene Sarazen | 288 (Even) | PGA National GC, Dunedin, Fla. |
| 1957 | x-Al Watrous | 210 (6-under) | PGA National GC, Dunedin, Fla. |
| 1956 | Pete Burke | 215 (1-under) | PGA National GC, Dunedin, Fla. |
| 1955 | Mortie Dutra | 213 (3-under) | PGA National GC, Dunedin, Fla. |
| 1954 | Gene Sarazen | 214 (2-under) | PGA National GC, Dunedin, Fla. |
| 1953 | Harry Schwab | 142 (2-under) | PGA National GC, Dunedin, Fla. |
| 1952 | Ernest Newnham | 146 (2-over) | PGA National GC, Dunedin, Fla. |
| 1951 | x-Al Watrous | 142 (2-under) | PGA National GC, Dunedin, Fla. |
| 1950 | Al Watrous | 142 (2-under) | PGA National GC, Dunedin, Fla. |
| 1949 | Marshall Crichton | 145 (1-over) | PGA National GC, Dunedin, Fla. |
| 1948 | Charles McKenna | 141 (3-under) | PGA National GC, Dunedin, Fla. |
| 1947 | Jock Hutchinson | 145 (1-over) | PGA National GC, Dunedin, Fla. |
| 1946 | x-Eddie Williams | 146 (2-over) | PGA National GC, Dunedin, Fla. |
| 1945 | Eddie Williams | 145 (1-over) | PGA National GC, Dunedin, Fla. |
| 1944 | No tournament | ||
| 1943 | No tournament | ||
| 1942 | Eddie Williams | 138 (6-under) | Ft. Myers G&CC, Ft. Myers, Fla. |
| 1941 | Jack Burke Sr. | 142 (2-under) | Sarasota Bay CC, Sarasota, Fla. |
| 1940 | x-Otto Hackbarth | 146 (2-over) | North Shore CC, Sarasota, Fla. |
| 1939 | No tournament | ||
| 1938 | x-Fred McLeod | 154 (10-over) | Augusta National GC, Augusta, Ga. |
| 1937 | Jock Hutchinson | 223 (7-over) | Augusta National GC, Augusta, Ga. |