| Past champions | |||
| Year | Winner | Score | Course |
| 1999 | Jesper Parnevik | 265 (23-under) | Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1998 | x-Trevor Dodds | 276 (12-under) | Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1997 | x-Frank Nobilo | 274 (14-under) | Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1996 | Mark O'Meara | 274 (14-under) | Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1995 | Jim Gallagher Jr. | 274 (14-under) | Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1994 | Mike Springer | 275 (13-under) | Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1993 | x-Rocco Mediate | 281 (7-under) | Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1992 | Davis Love III | 272 (16-under) | Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1991 | x-Mark Brooks | 275 (13-under) | Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1990 | Steve Elkington | 282 (6-under) | Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1989 | Ken Green | 277 (11-under) | Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1988 | x-Sandy Lyle | 271 (17-under) | Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1987 | Scott Simpson | 282 (6-under) | Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1986 | Sandy Lyle | 275 (13-under) | Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1985 | Joey Sindelar | 285 (3-under) | Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1984 | Andy Bean | 280 (8-under) | Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1983 | Lanny Wadkins | 275 (13-under) | Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1982 | Danny Edwards | 285 (3-under) | Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1981 | x-Larry Nelson | 281 (7-under) | Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1980 | Craig Stadler | 275 (13-under) | Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1979 | Raymond Floyd | 282 (6-under) | Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1978 | Seve Ballesteros | 282 (6-under) | Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1977 | Danny Edwards | 276 (12-under) | Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1976 | Al Geiberger | 268 (16-under) | Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1975 | Tom Weiskopf | 275 (9-under) | Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1974 | Bob Charles | 270 (14-under) | Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1973 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 267 (17-under) | Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1972 | x-George Archer | 272 (12-under) |
Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, N.C. Ocean Course, Hilton Head, S.C. |
| 1971 | x-Bud Allin | 275 (9-under) | Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1970 | Gary Player | 271 (13-under) | Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1969 | x-Gene Littler | 274 (6-under) | Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1968 | Billy Casper | 267 (13-under) | Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1967 | George Archer | 267 (13-under) | Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1966 | x-Doug Sanders | 276 (4-under) | Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1965 | Sam Snead | 273 (7-under) | Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1964 | x-Julius Boros | 277 (3-under) | Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1963 | Doug Sanders | 270 (10-under) | Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1962 | Billy Casper | 275 (5-under) |
Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, N.C. Ocean Course, Hilton Head, S.C. |
| 1961 | Mike Souchak | 276 (4-under) | Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1960 | Sam Snead | 270 (14-under) | Starmount Forest CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1959 | Dow Finsterwald | 278 (6-under) | Starmount Forest CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1958 | Bob Goalby | 275 (9-under) | Starmount Forest CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1957 | Stan Leonard | 276 (4-under) | Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1956 | x-Sam Snead | 279 (5-under) | Starmount Forest CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1955 | Sam Snead | 273 (7-under) | Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1954 | x-Doug Ford | 283 (1-under) | Starmount Forest CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1953 | x-Earl Stewart | 275 (5-under) | Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1952 | Dave Douglas | 277 (7-under) | Starmount Forest CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1951 | Art Doering | 279 (5-under) | Starmount Forest CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1950 | Sam Snead | 269 (11-under) | Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1949 | x-Sam Snead | 276 (8-under) | Starmount Forest CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1948 | Lloyd Mangrum | 278 (2-under) | Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1947 | Vic Ghezzi | 286 (2-over) | Starmount Forest CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1946 | Sam Snead | 270 (10-under) | Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1945 | Byron Nelson | 271 (13-under) | Starmount Forest CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1944 | No tournament | ||
| 1943 | No tournament | ||
| 1942 | Sam Byrd | 279 (5-under) | Starmount Forest CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1941 | Byron Nelson | 276 (6-under) |
Starmount Forest CC, Greensboro, N.C. Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1940 | Ben Hogan | 270 (12-under) |
Starmount Forest CC, Greensboro, N.C. Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1939 | Ralph Guldahl | 280 (2-under) |
Starmount Forest CC, Greensboro, N.C. Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1938 | Sam Snead | 272 (10-under) |
Starmount Forest CC, Greensboro, N.C. Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, N.C. |