| Past champions | |||
| Year | Winner | Score | Course |
| 1999 | Hale Irwin | 267 (21-under) | TPC of Michigan, Dearborn, Mich. |
| 1998 | Gil Morgan | 267 (21-under) | TPC of Michigan, Dearborn, Mich. |
| 1997 | Larry Gilbert | 274 (14-under) | TPC of Michigan, Dearborn, Mich. |
| 1996 | Raymond Floyd | 275 (13-under) | TPC of Michigan, Dearborn, Mich. |
| 1995 | x-J.C. Snead | 272 (16-under) | TPC of Michigan, Dearborn, Mich. |
| 1994 | Dave Stockton | 271 (17-under) | TPC of Michigan, Dearborn, Mich. |
| 1993 | Jim Colbert | 278 (10-under) | TPC of Michigan, Dearborn, Mich. |
| 1992 | Dave Stockton | 277 (11-under) | TPC of Michigan, Dearborn, Mich. |
| 1991 | Jim Albus | 279 (9-under) | TPC of Michigan, Dearborn, Mich. |
| 1990 | Jack Nicklaus | 261 (27-under) | Dearborn CC, Dearborn, Mich. |
| 1989 | Orville Moody | 271 (17-under) | TPC at Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. |
| 1988 | Billy Casper | 278 (10-under) | TPC at Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. |
| 1987 | Gary Player | 280 (8-under) | Sawgrass CC, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. |
| 1986 | y-Chi Chi Rodriguez | 206 (10-under) | Canterbury GC, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 1985 | Arnold Palmer | 274 (14-under) | Canterbury GC, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 1984 | Arnold Palmer | 276 (12-under) | Canterbury GC, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 1983 | Miller Barber | 278 (10-under) | Canterbury GC, Cleveland, Ohio |