Houston Open past champions
ESPN Golf Online
Wednesday, April 26

The tournament began in 1946 at the Tournament of Champions and has undergone 10 name changes, most recently becoming the Shell Houston Open in 1992 (x-won in playoff; y-weather-shortened).

Past champions
Year Winner Score Course
1999 Stuart Appleby 279 (9-under) TPC at The Woodlands, The Woodlands, Texas
1998 David Duval 276 (12-under) TPC at The Woodlands, The Woodlands, Texas
1997 x-Phil Blackmar 276 (12-under) TPC at The Woodlands, The Woodlands, Texas
1996 x-Mark Brooks 274 (14-under) TPC at The Woodlands, The Woodlands, Texas
1995 x-Payne Stewart 276 (12-under) TPC at The Woodlands, The Woodlands, Texas
1994 Mike Heinen 272 (16-under) TPC at The Woodlands, The Woodlands, Texas
1993 xy-Jim McGovern 199 (17-under) TPC at The Woodlands, The Woodlands, Texas
1992 Fred Funk 272 (16-under) TPC at The Woodlands, The Woodlands, Texas
1991 Fulton Allem 273 (15-under) TPC at The Woodlands, The Woodlands, Texas
1990 xy-Tony Sills 204 (12-under) TPC at The Woodlands, The Woodlands, Texas
1989 Mike Sullivan 280 (8-under) TPC at The Woodlands, The Woodlands, Texas
1988 x-Curtis Strange 280 (8-under) TPC at The Woodlands, The Woodlands, Texas
1987 x-Jay Haas 276 (12-under) TPC at The Woodlands, The Woodlands, Texas
1986 x-Curtis Strange 274 (14-under) TPC at The Woodlands, The Woodlands, Texas
1985 Raymond Floyd 277 (11-under) TPC at The Woodlands, The Woodlands, Texas
1984 Corey Pavin 274 (10-under) Woodlands CC, The Woodlands, Texas
1983 David Graham 275 (9-under) Woodlands CC, The Woodlands, Texas
1982 x-Ed Sneed 275 (9-under) Woodlands CC, The Woodlands, Texas
1981 y-Ron Streck 198 (15-under) Woodlands CC, The Woodlands, Texas
1980 x-Curtis Strange 266 (18-under) Woodlands CC, The Woodlands, Texas
1979 Wayne Levi 268 (16-under) Woodlands CC, The Woodlands, Texas
1978 Gary Player 270 (18-under) Woodlands CC, The Woodlands, Texas
1977 Gene Littler 276 (12-under) Woodlands CC, The Woodlands, Texas
1976 Lee Elder 278 (10-under) Woodlands CC, The Woodlands, Texas
1975 Bruce Crampton 273 (15-under) Woodlands CC, The Woodlands, Texas
1974 Dave Hill 276 (12-under) Quail Valley GC, Houston
1973 Bruce Crampton 277 (11-under) Quail Valley GC, Houston
1972 Bruce Devlin 278 (10-under) Westwood CC, Houston
1971 x-Hubert Green 280 (Even) Champions GC, Houston
1970 x-Gibby Gilbert 282 (2-over) Champions GC, Houston
1969 No tournament    
1968 Roberto De Vicenzo 274 (10-under) Champions GC, Houston
1967 Frank Beard 274 (10-under) Champions GC, Houston
1966 Arnold Palmer 275 (9-under) Champions GC, Houston
1965 Bobby Nichols 273 (11-under) Sharpstown CC, Houston
1964 Mike Souchak 278 (6-under) Sharpstown CC, Houston
1963 Bob Charles 268 (20-under) Memorial Park GC, Houston
1962 x-Bobby Nichols 278 (10-under) Memorial Park GC, Houston
1961 x-Jay Hebert 276 (12-under) Memorial Park GC, Houston
1960 x-Bill Collins 280 (Even) Memorial Park GC, Houston
1959 x-Jack Burke Jr. 277 (3-under) Memorial Park GC, Houston
1958 Ed Oliver 281 (1-over) Memorial Park GC, Houston
1957 Arnold Palmer 279 (1-under) Memorial Park GC, Houston
1956 Ted Kroll 277 (3-under) Memorial Park GC, Houston
1955 Mike Souchak 273 (7-under) Memorial Park GC, Houston
1954 Dave Douglas 277 (3-under) Memorial Park GC, Houston
1953 x-Cary Middlecoff 283 (3-over) Memorial Park GC, Houston
1952 Jack Burke Jr. 277 (3-under) Memorial Park GC, Houston
1951 Marty Furgol 277 (3-under) Memorial Park GC, Houston
1950 Cary Middlecoff 277 (11-under) Brae Burn CC, Houston
1949 John Palmer 272 (16-under) Pine Forest CC, Houston
1948 No tournament    
1947 Bobby Locke 277 (11-over) Memorial Park GC, Houston
1946 Byron Nelson 274 (10-under) River Oaks CC, Houston
ALSO SEE
Houston Open breakdown