Originally Published: April 28, 2003
HP Classic of New Orleans past champions
The tournament began in 1938 as the Greater New Orleans Open Invitational, becoming the First NBC New Orleans Open in 1975, the USF&G New Orleans Open in 1981, the USF&G Classic in 1982, the Freeport-McMoran Classic in 1992, the Freeport-McDermott Classic in 1996 and the Compaq Classic of New Orleans in 1999. In 2003, the name changed to the HP Classic of New Orleans and in 2005 it became the Zurich Classic of New Orleans (x-won in playoff; y-weather-shortened).
| Past champions | |||
| Year | Winner | Score | Course |
| 2006 | Chris Couch | 269 (19-under) | English Turn G&CC, New Orleans |
| 2005 | x-Tim Petrovic | 275 (13-under) | TPC of Louisiana, Avondale, La. |
| 2004 | Vijay Singh | 266 (22-under) | English Turn G&CC, New Orleans |
| 2003 | x-Steve Flesch | 267 (21-under) | English Turn G&CC, New Orleans |
| 2002 | K.J. Choi | 271 (17-under) | English Turn G&CC, New Orleans |
| 2001 | David Toms | 266 (22-under) | English Turn G&CC, New Orleans |
| 2000 | x-Carlos Franco | 270 (18-under) | English Turn G&CC, New Orleans |
| 1999 | Carlos Franco | 269 (19-under) | English Turn G&CC, New Orleans |
| 1998 | Lee Westwood | 273 (15-under) | English Turn G&CC, New Orleans |
| 1997 | Brad Faxon | 272 (16-under) | English Turn G&CC, New Orleans |
| 1996 | Scott McCarron | 275 (13-under) | English Turn G&CC, New Orleans |
| 1995 | x-Davis Love III | 274 (14-under) | English Turn G&CC, New Orleans |
| 1994 | Ben Crenshaw | 273 (15-under) | English Turn G&CC, New Orleans |
| 1993 | Mike Standly | 281 (7-under) | English Turn G&CC, New Orleans |
| 1992 | Chip Beck | 276 (12-under) | English Turn G&CC, New Orleans |
| 1991 | x-Ian Woosnam | 275 (13-under) | English Turn G&CC, New Orleans |
| 1990 | David Frost | 276 (12-under) | English Turn G&CC, New Orleans |
| 1989 | Tim Simpson | 274 (14-under) | English Turn G&CC, New Orleans |
| 1988 | Chip Beck | 262 (26-under) | Lakewood CC, New Orleans |
| 1987 | Ben Crenshaw | 268 (20-under) | Lakewood CC, New Orleans |
| 1986 | Calvin Peete | 269 (19-under) | Lakewood CC, New Orleans |
| 1985 | y-Seve Ballesteros | 205 (11-under) | Lakewood CC, New Orleans |
| 1984 | Bob Eastwood | 272 (16-under) | Lakewood CC, New Orleans |
| 1983 | Bill Rogers | 274 (14-under) | Lakewood CC, New Orleans |
| 1982 | y-Scott Hoch | 206 (10-under) | Lakewood CC, New Orleans |
| 1981 | Tom Watson | 270 (18-under) | Lakewood CC, New Orleans |
| 1980 | Tom Watson | 273 (15-under) | Lakewood CC, New Orleans |
| 1979 | Hubert Green | 273 (15-under) | Lakewood CC, New Orleans |
| 1978 | Lon Hinkle | 271 (17-under) | Lakewood CC, New Orleans |
| 1977 | Jim Simons | 273 (15-under) | Lakewood CC, New Orleans |
| 1976 | Larry Ziegler | 274 (14-under) | Lakewood CC, New Orleans |
| 1975 | Billy Casper | 271 (17-under) | Lakewood CC, New Orleans |
| 1974 | Lee Trevino | 267 (21-under) | Lakewood CC, New Orleans |
| 1973 | x-Jack Nicklaus | 280 (8-under) | Lakewood CC, New Orleans |
| 1972 | Gary Player | 279 (9-under) | Lakewood CC, New Orleans |
| 1971 | Frank Beard | 276 (12-under) | Lakewood CC, New Orleans |
| 1970 | x-Miller Barber | 278 (10-under) | Lakewood CC, New Orleans |
| 1969 | x-Larry Hinson | 275 (13-under) | Lakewood CC, New Orleans |
| 1968 | George Archer | 271 (17-under) | Lakewood CC, New Orleans |
| 1967 | George Knudson | 277 (11-under) | Lakewood CC, New Orleans |
| 1966 | Frank Beard | 276 (12-under) | Lakewood CC, New Orleans |
| 1965 | Dick Mayer | 273 (15-under) | Lakewood CC, New Orleans |
| 1964 | Mason Rudolph | 283 (5-under) | Lakewood CC, New Orleans |
| 1963 | Bo Wininger | 279 (9-under) | Lakewood CC, New Orleans |
| 1962 | Bo Wininger | 281 (7-under) | City Park GC, New Orleans |
| 1961 | Doug Sanders | 272 (16-under) | City Park GC, New Orleans |
| 1960 | Dow Finsterwald | 270 (18-under) | City Park GC, New Orleans |
| 1959 | Bill Collins | 280 (8-under) | City Park GC, New Orleans |
| 1958 | x-Billy Casper | 278 (10-under) | City Park GC, New Orleans |
| 1957 | No tournament | ||
| 1956 | No tournament | ||
| 1955 | No tournament | ||
| 1954 | No tournament | ||
| 1953 | No tournament | ||
| 1952 | No tournament | ||
| 1951 | No tournament | ||
| 1950 | No tournament | ||
| 1949 | No tournament | ||
| 1948 | Bob Hamilton | 280 (8-under) | City Park GC, New Orleans |
| 1947 | No tournament | ||
| 1946 | Byron Nelson | 277 (11-under) | City Park GC, New Orleans |
| 1945 | x-Byron Nelson | 284 (4-under) | City Park GC, New Orleans |
| 1944 | Sammy Byrd | 285 (3-under) | City Park GC, New Orleans |
| 1943 | No tournament | ||
| 1942 | Lloyd Mangrum | 281 (7-under) | City Park GC, New Orleans |
| 1941 | Henry Picard | 276 (12-under) | City Park GC, New Orleans |
| 1940 | Jimmy Demaret | 286 (2-under) | City Park GC, New Orleans |
| 1939 | Henry Picard | 284 (4-under) | City Park GC, New Orleans |
| 1938 | Harry Cooper | 285 (3-under) | City Park GC, New Orleans |
