MasterCard Colonial past champions
ESPN Golf Online
Tuesday, May 16

The tournament began in 1946 as the Colonial National Invitation, taking on Southwestern Bell as sponsor in 1989 and MasterCard in 1996 (x-won in playoff; y-weather-shortened).

Past champions
Year Winner Score Course
1999 Olin Browne 272 (8-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1998 Tom Watson 265 (15-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1997 David Frost 265 (15-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1996 Corey Pavin 272 (8-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1995 Tom Lehman 271 (9-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1994 x-Nick Price 266 (14-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1993 Fulton Allem 264 (16-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1992 x-Bruce Lietzke 267 (13-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1991 Tom Purtzer 267 (13-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1990 Ben Crenshaw 272 (8-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1989 Ian Baker-Finch 270 (10-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1988 Lanny Wadkins 270 (10-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1987 Keith Clearwater 266 (14-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1986 xy-Dan Pohl 205 (5-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1985 Corey Pavin 266 (14-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1984 x-Peter Jacobsen 270 (10-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1983 x-Jim Colbert 278 (12-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1982 Jack Nicklaus 273 (7-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1981 Fuzzy Zoeller 274 (6-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1980 Bruce Lietzke 271 (9-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1979 Al Geiberger 274 (6-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1978 Lee Trevino 268 (12-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1977 Ben Crenshaw 272 (8-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1976 Lee Trevino 273 (7-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1975 No tournament    
1974 Rod Curl 276 (4-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1973 Tom Weiskopf 276 (4-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1972 Jerry Heard 275 (5-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1971 Gene Littler 283 (3-over) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1970 Homero Blancas 273 (7-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1969 Gardner Dickinson 278 (2-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1968 Billy Casper 275 (5-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1967 Dave Stockton 278 (2-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1966 Bruce Devlin 280 (Even) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1965 Bruce Crampton 276 (4-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1964 Billy Casper 279 (1-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1963 Julius Boros 279 (1-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1962 x-Arnold Palmer 281 (1-over) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1961 Doug Sanders 281 (1-over) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1960 Julius Boros 280 (Even) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1959 x-Ben Hogan 285 (5-over) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1958 Tommy Bolt 282 (2-over) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1957 Roberto De Vicenzo 284 (4-over) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1956 Mike Souchak 280 (Even) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1955 Chandler Harper 276 (4-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1954 Johnny Palmer 280 (Even) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1953 Ben Hogan 282 (2-over) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1952 Ben Hogan 279 (1-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1951 Cary Middlecoff 282 (2-over) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1950 Sam Snead 277 (3-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1949 No tournament    
1948 Clayton Heafner 272 (8-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1947 Ben Hogan 279 (1-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas
1946 Ben Hogan 279 (1-under) Colonial CC, Forth Worth, Texas