PGA Champions
| 2022 | Shane Lowry |
| 2021 | Billy Horschel |
| 2020 | Tyrrell Hatton |
| 2019 | Danny Willett |
| 2018 | Francesco Molinari |
| 2017 | Alex Noren |
| 2016 | Chris Wood |
| 2015 | Byeong-Hun An |
| 2014 | Rory McIlroy |
| 2013 | Matteo Manassero |
| 2012 | Luke Donald |
| 2011 | Luke Donald |
| 2010 | Simon Khan |
| 2009 | Paul Casey |
| 2008 | Miguel Angel Jiminez |
| 2007 | Anders Hansen |
| 2006 | David Howell |
| 2005 | Angel Cabrera |
| 2004 | Scott Drummond |
| 2003 | Ignacio Garrido |
| 2002 | Anders Hansen |
| 2001 | Andrew Oldcorn |
| 2000 | Colin Montgomerie |
| 1999 | Colin Montgomerie |
| 1998 | Colin Montgomerie |
| 1997 | Ian Woosnam |
| 1996 | Costantino Rocca |
| 1995 | Bernhard Langer |
| 1994 | Jose Maria Olazabal |
| 1993 | Bernhard Langer |
| 1992 | Tony Johnstone |
| 1991 | Seve Ballesteros |
| 1990 | Mike Harwood |
| 1989 | Nick Faldo |
| 1988 | Ian Woosnam |
| 1987 | Bernhard Langer |
| 1986 | Roger Davis |
| 1985 | Paul Way |
| 1984 | Howard Clark |
| 1983 | Seve Ballesteros |
| 1982 | Tony Jacklin |
| 1981 | Nick Faldo |
| 1980 | Nick aFldo |
| 1979 | Vicnente Fernandez |
| 1978 | Nick Faldo |
| 1977 | Manuel Pinero |
| 1976 | Neil Coles |
| 1975 | Arnold Palmer |
| 1974 | Maurice Bembridge |
| 1973 | Peter Oosterhuis |
| 1972 | Tony Jacklin |
| 1969 | Bernard Gallacher |
| 1968 | David Talbot |
| 1968* | Peter Townsend |
| 1967 | Malcolm Gregson |
| 1967* | Brian Huggett |
| 1966 | Guy Wolstenholme |
| 1965 | Peter Alliss |
| 1964 | Tony Grubb |
| 1963 | Peter Butler |
| 1962 | Peter Alliss |
| 1961 | Brian Bamford |
| 1960 | Arnold Stickley |
| 1959 | Dai Rees |
| 1958 | Harry Bradshaw |
| 1957 | Peter Alliss |
| 1956 | Charlie Ward |
| 1955 | Ken Bousfield |
Sponsors 1972-74 Viyella; 1975-77 Penfold; 1978-79 Colgate; 1980-83 Sun Alliance; 1984-87 Whyte & Mackay; 1998-2004 Volvo; 2005-present BMW
*Until 1966 entry was restricted (closed) to UK and Irish PGA Members. 1967 and '68 The PGA organised an open entry tournament sponsored by Schweppes in addition to the closed event and the two championships were contested separately. from 1969 the championship pursued open entry format.
