| Past champions | |||
| Year | Winner | Earnings | Course |
| 1999 | Fred Couples | $635,000 | Landmark GC, Indio, Calif. |
| 1998 | Mark O'Meara | $430,000 | Rancho La Quinta GC, La Quinta, Calif. |
| 1997 | Tom Lehman | $300,000 | Rancho La Quinta GC, La Quinta, Calif. |
| 1996 | Fred Couples | $280,000 | Rancho La Quinta GC, La Quinta, Calif. |
| 1995 | Fred Couples | $270,000 | Big Horn GC, Palm Desert, Calif. |
| 1994 | Tom Watson | $210,000 | Big Horn GC, Palm Desert, Calif. |
| 1993 | Payne Stewart | $280,000 | Big Horn GC, Palm Desert, Calif. |
| 1992 | Payne Stewart | $220,000 | Big Horn GC, Palm Desert, Calif. |
| 1991 | Payne Stewart | $260,000 | TPC at PGA West, La Quinta, Calif. |
| 1990 | Curtis Strange | $225,000 | TPC at PGA West, La Quinta, Calif. |
| 1989 | Curtis Strange | $265,000 | TPC at PGA West, La Quinta, Calif. |
| 1988 | Ray Floyd | $290,000 | TPC at PGA West, La Quinta, Calif. |
| 1987 | Lee Trevino | $310,000 | TPC at PGA West, La Quinta, Calif. |
| 1986 | Fuzzy Zoeller | $370,000 | TPC at PGA West, La Quinta, Calif. |
| 1985 | Fuzzy Zoeller | $255,000 | Bear Creek CC, Murietta, Calif. |
| 1984 | Jack Nicklaus | $240,000 | Desert Highlands CC, Scottsdale, Ariz. |
| 1983 | Gary Player | $170,000 | Desert Highlands CC, Scottsdale, Ariz. |
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