Byron Nelson Classic past champions
ESPN Golf Online
Tuesday, May 9

The tournament began in 1944 as the Dallas Open, becoming the Byron Nelson Classic in 1968 and taking on GTE as sponsor in 1988 (x-won in playoff; y-weather-shortened).

Past champions
Year Winner Score Course
1999 x-Loren Roberts 262 (18-under) TPC at Las Colinas, Irving, Texas
Cottonwood Valley GC, Irving, Texas
1998 John Cook 265 (15-under) TPC at Las Colinas, Irving, Texas
Cottonwood Valley GC, Irving, Texas
1997 Tiger Woods 263 (17-under) TPC at Las Colinas, Irving, Texas
Cottonwood Valley GC, Irving, Texas
1996 Phil Mickelson 265 (15-under) TPC at Las Colinas, Irving, Texas
Cottonwood Valley GC, Irving, Texas
1995 Ernie Els 263 (17-under) TPC at Las Colinas, Irving, Texas
Cottonwood Valley GC, Irving, Texas
1994 xy-Neal Lancaster 132 (9-under) TPC at Las Colinas, Irving, Texas
Cottonwood Valley GC, Irving, Texas
1993 Scott Simpson 270 (10-under) TPC at Las Colinas, Irving, Texas
1992 xy-Billy Ray Brown 199 (11-under) TPC at Las Colinas, Irving, Texas
1991 Nick Price 270 (10-under) TPC at Las Colinas, Irving, Texas
1990 y-Payne Stewart 202 (8-under) TPC at Las Colinas, Irving, Texas
1989 x-Jodie Mudd 265 (15-under) TPC at Las Colinas, Irving, Texas
1988 x-Bruce Lietzke 271 (9-under) TPC at Las Colinas, Irving, Texas
1987 x-Fred Couples 266 (14-under) TPC at Las Colinas, Irving, Texas
1986 Andy Bean 269 (11-under) TPC at Las Colinas, Irving, Texas
1985 x-Bob Eastwood 272 (12-under) Las Colinas Sports Club, Irving, Texas
1984 Craig Stadler 276 (8-under) Las Colinas Sports Club, Irving, Texas
1983 Ben Crenshaw 273 (11-under) Las Colinas Sports Club, Irving, Texas
1982 Bob Gilder 266 (14-under) Preston Trail GC, Dallas, Texas
1981 x-Bruce Lietzke 281 (1-over) Preston Trail GC, Dallas, Texas
1980 Tom Watson 274 (6-under) Preston Trail GC, Dallas, Texas
1979 x-Tom Watson 275 (5-under) Preston Trail GC, Dallas, Texas
1978 Tom Watson 272 (8-under) Preston Trail GC, Dallas, Texas
1977 Raymond Floyd 276 (4-under) Preston Trail GC, Dallas, Texas
1976 Mark Hayes 273 (7-under) Preston Trail GC, Dallas, Texas
1975 Tom Watson 269 (11-under) Preston Trail GC, Dallas, Texas
1974 Brian Allin 269 (11-under) Preston Trail GC, Dallas, Texas
1973 x-Lanny Wadkins 277 (3-under) Preston Trail GC, Dallas, Texas
1972 x-Chi Chi Rodriguez 273 (7-under) Preston Trail GC, Dallas, Texas
1971 Jack Nicklaus 274 (6-under) Preston Trail GC, Dallas, Texas
1970 x-Jack Nicklaus 274 (6-under) Preston Trail GC, Dallas, Texas
1969 Bruce Devlin 277 (3-under) Preston Trail GC, Dallas, Texas
1968 Miller Barber 270 (10-under) Preston Trail GC, Dallas, Texas
1967 Bert Yancey 274 (10-under) Oak Cliffs CC, Dallas, Texas
1966 Roberto DeVincenzo 276 (8-under) Oak Cliffs CC, Dallas, Texas
1965 No tournament    
1964 Charles Coody 271 (13-under) Oak Cliffs CC, Dallas, Texas
1963 No tournament    
1962 Billy Maxwell 277 (7-under) Oak Cliffs CC, Dallas, Texas
1961 Earl Stewart Jr. 278 (6-under) Oak Cliffs CC, Dallas, Texas
1960 x-Johnny Pott 275 (9-under) Oak Cliffs CC, Dallas, Texas
1959 Julius Boros 274 (10-under) Oak Cliffs CC, Dallas, Texas
1958 x-Sam Snead 272 (12-under) Oak Cliffs CC, Dallas, Texas
1957 Sam Snead 264 (NA) Glen Lakes CC, Dallas, Texas
1956A x-Peter Thomson 267 (NA) Preston Hollow CC, Dallas, Texas
1956 Don January 268 (NA) Preston Hollow CC, Dallas, Texas
1947-1955 No tournaments    
1946 Ben Hogan 284 (NA) Brook Hollow CC, Dallas, Texas
1945 Sam Snead 276 (NA) Dallas CC, Dallas, Texas
1944 Byron Nelson 276 (NA) Lakewood CC, Dallas, Texas