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| 2011 | Rory McIlroy | Congressional Country Club, Blue Course | 268 (−16) |
| 2010 | Graeme McDowell | Pebble Beach Golf Links | 284 (E) |
| 2009 | Lucas Glover | Bethpage State Park, Black Course | 276 (−4) |
| 2008 | Tiger Woods | Torrey Pines Golf Course, South Course | 283 (-1) |
| 2007 | Ángel Cabrera | Oakmont Country Club | 285 (+5) |
| 2006 | Geoff Ogilvy | Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course | 285 (+5) |
| 2005 | Michael Campbell | Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2 | 280 (E) |
| 2004 | Retief Goosen | Shinnecock Hills Golf Club | 276 (-4) |
| 2003 | Jim Furyk | Olympia Fields Country Club, North Course | 272 (-8) |
| 2002 | Tiger Woods | Bethpage State Park, Black Course | 277 (-3) |
| 2001 | Retief Goosen | Southern Hills Country Club | 276 (-4) |
| 2000 | Tiger Woods | Pebble Beach Golf Links | 272 (-12) |
| 1999 | Payne Stewart | Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2 | 279 (-1) |
| 1998 | Lee Janzen | Olympic Club, Lake Course | 280 (E) |
| 1997 | Ernie Els | Congressional Country Club, Blue Course | 276 (-4) |
| 1996 | Steve Jones | Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course | 278 (-2) |
| 1995 | Corey Pavin | Shinnecock Hills Golf Club | 280 (E) |
| 1994 | Ernie Els | Oakmont Country Club | 279 (-5) |
| 1993 | Lee Janzen | Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course | 272 (-8) |
| 1992 | Tom Kite | Pebble Beach Golf Links | 285 (-3) |
| 1991 | Payne Stewart | Hazeltine National Golf Club | 282 (-6) |
| 1990 | Hale Irwin | Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 | 280 (-8) |
| 1989 | Curtis Strange | Oak Hill Country Club, East Course | 278 (-2) |
| 1988 | Curtis Strange | The Country Club | 278 (-6) |
| 1987 | Scott Simpson | Olympic Club, Lake Course | 277 (-3) |
| 1986 | Raymond Floyd | Shinnecock Hills Golf Club | 279 (-1) |
| 1985 | Andy North | Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course | 279 (-1) |
| 1984 | Fuzzy Zoeller | Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course | 276 (-4) |
| 1983 | Larry Nelson | Oakmont Country Club | 280 (-4) |
| 1982 | Tom Watson | Pebble Beach Golf Links | 282 (-6) |
| 1981 | David Graham | Merion Golf Club, East Course | 273 (-7) |
| 1980 | Jack Nicklaus | Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course | 272 (-8) |
| 1979 | Hale Irwin | Inverness Club | 284 (E) |
| 1978 | Andy North | Cherry Hills Country Club | 285 (+1) |
| 1977 | Hubert Green | Southern Hills Country Club | 278 (-2) |
| 1976 | Jerry Pate | Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course | 277 (-3) |
| 1975 | Lou Graham | Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 | 287 (+3) |
| 1974 | Hale Irwin | Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course | 287 (+7) |
| 1973 | Johnny Miller | Oakmont Country Club | 279 (-5) |
| 1972 | Jack Nicklaus | Pebble Beach Golf Links | 290 (+2) |
| 1971 | Lee Trevino | Merion Golf Club, East Course | 280 (E) |
| 1970 | Tony Jacklin | Hazeltine National Golf Club | 281 (-7) |
| 1969 | Orville Moody | Champions Golf Club, Cypress Creek Course | 281 (+1) |
| 1968 | Lee Trevino | Oak Hill Country Club, East Course | 275 (-5) |
| 1967 | Jack Nicklaus | Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course | 275 (-5) |
| 1966 | Billy Casper | Olympic Club, Lake Course | 278 (-2) |
| 1965 | Gary Player | Bellerive Country Club | 282 (+2) |
| 1964 | Ken Venturi | Congressional Country Club, Blue Course | 278 (-2) |
| 1963 | Julius Boros | The Country Club | 293 (+9) |
| 1962 | Jack Nicklaus | Oakmont Country Club | 283 (-1) |
| 1961 | Gene Littler | Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course | 281 (+1) |
| 1960 | Arnold Palmer | Cherry Hills Country Club | 280 (-4) |
| 1959 | Billy Casper | Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course | 282 (+2) |
| 1958 | Tommy Bolt | Southern Hills Country Club | 283 (+3) |
| 1957 | Dick Mayer | Inverness Club | 282 (+2) |
| 1956 | Cary Middlecoff | Oak Hill Country Club, East Course | 281 (+1) |
| 1955 | Jack Fleck | Olympic Club, Lake Course | 287 (+7) |
| 1954 | Ed Furgol | Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course | 284 (+4) |
| 1953 | Ben Hogan | Oakmont Country Club | 283 (-5) |
| 1952 | Julius Boros | Northwood Club | 281 (+1) |
| 1951 | Ben Hogan | Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course | 287 (+7) |
| 1950 | Ben Hogan | Merion Golf Club, East Course | 287 (+7) |
| 1949 | Cary Middlecoff | Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 | 286 (+2) |
| 1948 | Ben Hogan | Riviera Country Club | 276 (-8) |
| 1947 | Lew Worsham | St. Louis Country Club | 282 (-2) |
| 1946 | Lloyd Mangrum | Canterbury Golf Club | 284 (-4) |
| 1945 | Cancelled due to World War II |
| 1944 | Cancelled due to World War II |
| 1943 | Cancelled due to World War II |
| 1942 | Cancelled due to World War II |
| 1941 | Craig Wood | Colonial Country Club | 284 (E) |
| 1940 | Lawson Little | Canterbury Golf Club | 287 (-1) |
| 1939 | Byron Nelson | Philadelphia Country Club | 284 (-4) |
| 1938 | Ralph Guldahl | Cherry Hills Country Club | 284 (E) |
| 1937 | Ralph Guldahl | Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course | 281 (+1) |
| 1936 | Tony Manero | Baltusrol Golf Club, Upper Course | 282 (-2) |
| 1935 | Sam Parks, Jr | Oakmont Country Club | 299 (+15) |
| 1934 | Olin Dutra | Merion Golf Club, East Course | 293 (+9) |
| 1933 | Johnny Goodman (Am) | North Shore Country Club | 287 (-1) |
| 1932 | Gene Sarazen | Fresh Meadow Country Club | 286 (+2) |
| 1931 | Billy Burke | Inverness Club | 292 (+4) |
| 1930 | Bobby Jones (Am) | Interlachen Country Club | 287 (-1) |
| 1929 | Bobby Jones (Am) | Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course | 294 |
| 1928 | Johnny Farrell | Olympia Fields Country Club | 294 |
| 1927 | Tommy Armour | Oakmont Country Club | 301 |
| 1926 | Bobby Jones (Am) | Scioto Country Club | 293 |
| 1925 | Willie Macfarlane | Worcester Country Club | 291 |
| 1924 | Cyril Walker | Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course | 297 |
| 1923 | Bobby Jones (Am) | Inwood Country Club | 296 |
| 1922 | Gene Sarazen | Skokie Country Club | 288 |
| 1921 | Jim Barnes | Columbia Country Club | 289 |
| 1920 | Ted Ray | Inverness Club | 295 |
| 1919 | Walter Hagen | Brae Burn Country Club, Main Course | 301 |
| 1918 | Cancelled due to World War I |
| 1917 | Cancelled due to World War I |
| 1916 | Chick Evans (Am) | The Minikahda Club | 286 |
| 1915 | Jerome Travers (Am) | Baltusrol Golf Club | 297 |
| 1914 | Walter Hagen | Midlothian Country Club | 290 |
| 1913 | Francis Ouimet (Am) | The Country Club | 304 |
| 1912 | John McDermott | Country Club of Buffalo | 294 |
| 1911 | John McDermott | Chicago Golf Club | 307 |
| 1910 | Alex Smith | Philadelphia Cricket Club, St. Martin's Course | 298 |
| 1909 | George Sargent | Englewood Golf Club | 290 |
| 1908 | Fred McLeod | Myopia Hunt Club | 322 |
| 1907 | Alec Ross | Philadelphia Cricket Club, St. Martin's Course | 302 |
| 1906 | Alex Smith | Onwentsia Club | 295 |
| 1905 | Willie Anderson | Myopia Hunt Club | 314 |
| 1904 | Willie Anderson | Glen View Club | 303 |
| 1903 | Willie Anderson | Baltusrol Golf Club | 307 |
| 1902 | Laurie Auchterlonie | Garden City Golf Club | 307 |
| 1901 | Willie Anderson | Myopia Hunt Club | 331 |
| 1900 | Harry Vardon | Chicago Golf Club | 313 |
| 1899 | Willie Smith | Baltimore Country Club, East Course | 315 |
| 1898 | Fred Herd | Myopia Hunt Club | 328 |
| 1897 | Joe Lloyd | Chicago Golf Club | 162 |
| 1896 | James Foulis | Shinnecock Hills Golf Club | 152 |
| 1895 | Horace Rawlins | Newport Country Club | 173 |