| Year | Country | Champion | Margin | Runner-up | Course | Location |
| 1916 | USA | Barnes, JimJim Barnes | 1 up | Hutchison, JockJock Hutchison | Siwanoy Country Club | Bronxville, New York |
| 1917 | | None | | None | | |
| 1918 | | None | | None | | |
| 1919 | USA | Barnes, JimJim Barnes | 6 & 5 | McLeod, FredFred McLeod | Engineers Country Club | Roslyn Harbor, New York |
| 1920 | USA | Hutchison, JockJock Hutchison | 1 up | Edgar, James DouglasJames Douglas Edgar | Flossmoor Country Club | Flossmoor, Illinois |
| 1921 | USA | Hagen, WalterWalter Hagen | 3 & 2 | Barnes, JimJim Barnes | Inwood Country Club | Inwood, New York |
| 1922 | USA | Sarazen, GeneGene Sarazen | 4 & 3 | French, EmmetEmmet French | Oakmont Country Club | Oakmont, Pennsylvania |
| 1923 | USA | Sarazen, GeneGene Sarazen | 1 up | Hagen, WalterWalter Hagen | Pelham Country Club | Pelham Manor, New York |
| 1924 | USA | Hagen, WalterWalter Hagen | 2 up | Barnes, JimJim Barnes | French Lick Springs Resort | French Lick, Indiana |
| 1925 | USA | Hagen, WalterWalter Hagen | 6 & 5 | Mehlhorn, BillBill Mehlhorn | Olympia Fields Country Club | Olympia Fields, Illinois |
| 1926 | USA | Hagen, WalterWalter Hagen | 5 & 3 | Diegel, LeoLeo Diegel | Salisbury Country Club | East Meadow, New York |
| 1927 | USA | Hagen, WalterWalter Hagen | 1 up | Turnesa, JoeJoe Turnesa | Cedar Country Club | Dallas, Texas |
| 1928 | USA | Diegel, LeoLeo Diegel | 6 & 5 | Espinosa, AlAl Espinosa | Baltimore Country Club | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 1929 | USA | Diegel, LeoLeo Diegel | 6 & 4 | Farrell, JohnnyJohnny Farrell | Hillcrest Country Club | Boise, Idaho |
| 1930 | USA | Armour, TommyTommy Armour | 1 up | Sarazen, GeneGene Sarazen | Fresh Meadow Country Club | Great Neck, New York |
| 1931 | USA | Creavy, TomTom Creavy | 2 & 1 | Shute, DennyDenny Shute | Wannamoisett Country Club | Rumford, Rhode Island |
| 1932 | USA | Dutra, OlinOlin Dutra | 4 & 3 | Walsh, FrankFrank Walsh | Keller Golf Club | Maplewood, Minnesota |
| 1933 | USA | Sarazen, GeneGene Sarazen | 5 & 4 | Goggin, WillieWillie Goggin | Blue Mound Golf & Country Club | Wauwatosa, Wisconsin |
| 1934 | USA | Runyan, PaulPaul Runyan | 1 up | Wood, CraigCraig Wood | The Park Country Club | Williamsville, New York |
| 1935 | USA | Revolta, JohnnyJohnny Revolta | 5 & 4 | Armour, TommyTommy Armour | Twin Hills Golf & Country Club | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 1936 | USA | Shute, DennyDenny Shute | 3 & 2 | Thomson, JimmyJimmy Thomson | Pinehurst Resort | Pinehurst, North Carolina |
| 1937 | USA | Shute, DennyDenny Shute | 1 up | McSpaden, HaroldHarold McSpaden | Pittsburgh Field Club | Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania |
| 1938 | USA | Runyan, PaulPaul Runyan | 8 & 7 | Snead, SamSam Snead | The Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort | Smithfield Township, Pennsylvania |
| 1939 | USA | Picard, HenryHenry Picard | 1 up | Nelson, ByronByron Nelson | Pomonok Country Club | Flushing, New York |
| 1940 | USA | Nelson, ByronByron Nelson | 1 up | Snead, SamSam Snead | Hershey Country Club | Hershey, Pennsylvania |
| 1941 | USA | Ghezzi, VicVic Ghezzi | 1 up | Nelson, ByronByron Nelson | Cherry Hills Country Club | Cherry Hills Village, Colorado |
| 1942 | USA | Snead, SamSam Snead | 2 & 1 | Turnesa, JimJim Turnesa | Seaview Country Club | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| 1943 | - | None | | None | | |
| 1944 | USA | Hamilton, BobBob Hamilton | 1 up | Nelson, ByronByron Nelson | Manito Golf and Country Club | Spokane, Washington |
| 1945 | USA | Nelson, ByronByron Nelson | 1 up | Byrd, SamSam Byrd | Moraine Country Club | Dayton, Ohio |
| 1946 | USA | Hogan, BenBen Hogan | 6 & 4 | Oliver, EdEd Oliver | Portland Golf Club | Portland, Oregon |
| 1947 | USA | Ferrier, JimJim Ferrier | 2 & 1 | Harbert, ChickChick Harbert | Plum Hollow Country Club | Southfield, Michigan |
| 1948 | USA | Hogan, BenBen Hogan | 7 & 6 | Turnesa, MikeMike Turnesa | Norwood Hills Country Club | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 1949 | USA | Snead, SamSam Snead | 3 & 2 | Palmer, JohnnyJohnny Palmer | Hermitage Country Club | Richmond, Virginia |
| 1950 | USA | Harper, ChandlerChandler Harper | 4 & 3 | Williams, Jr., HenryHenry Williams, Jr. | Scioto Country Club | Columbus, Ohio |
| 1951 | USA | Snead, SamSam Snead | 7 & 6 | Burkemo, WalterWalter Burkemo | Oakmont Country Club | Oakmont, Pennsylvania |
| 1952 | USA | Turnesa, JimJim Turnesa | 1 up | Harbert, ChickChick Harbert | Big Spring Country Club | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 1953 | USA | Burkemo, WalterWalter Burkemo | 2 & 1 | Torza, FeliceFelice Torza | Birmingham Country Club | Birmingham, Michigan |
| 1954 | USA | Harbert, ChickChick Harbert | 4 & 3 | Burkemo, WalterWalter Burkemo | Keller Golf Club | Maplewood, Minnesota |
| 1955 | USA | Ford, DougDoug Ford | 4 & 3 | Middlecoff, CaryCary Middlecoff | Meadowbrook Country Club | Detroit, Michigan |
| 1956 | USA | Burke, Jr., JackJack Burke, Jr. | 3 & 2 | Kroll, TedTed Kroll | Blue Hill Country Club | Canton, Massachusetts |
| 1957 | USA | Hebert, LionelLionel Hebert | 1 up | Finsterwald, DowDow Finsterwald | Miami Valley Golf Club | Dayton, Ohio |