Originally Published: September 22, 2003

Texas Open past champions

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The tournament began in 1922 as the Texas Open, becoming the San Antonio Texas Open in 1970, the Texas Open in 1981, the Vantage Championship in 1986, the Texas Open Presented by Nabisco in 1987, the H-E-B Texas Open in 1990, the LaCantera Texas Open in 1995, the Westin Texas Open in 1998, and the Valero Texas Open in 2002 (x-won in playoff; y-weather-shortened).

Past champions
Year Winner Score Course
2003 Tommy Armour III 256 (26-under) LaCantera GC, San Antonio
2002 Loren Roberts 261 (19-under) LaCantera GC, San Antonio
2001 Justin Leonard 266 (18-under) LaCantera GC, San Antonio
2000 Justin Leonard 261 (19-under) LaCantera GC, San Antonio
1999 x-Duffy Waldorf 270 (18-under) LaCantera GC, San Antonio
1998 Hal Sutton 270 (18-under) LaCantera GC, San Antonio
1997 Tim Herron 271 (17-under) LaCantera GC, San Antonio
1996 David Ogrin 275 (13-under) LaCantera GC, San Antonio
1995 Duffy Waldorf 268 (20-under) LaCantera GC, San Antonio
1994 Bob Estes 265 (19-under) Oak Hills CC, San Antonio
1993 x-Jay Haas 263 (21-under) Oak Hills CC, San Antonio
1992 x-Nick Price 263 (21-under) Oak Hills CC, San Antonio
1991 x-Blaine McCallister 269 (11-under) Oak Hills CC, San Antonio
1990 Mark O'Meara 261 (19-under) Oak Hills CC, San Antonio
1989 Donnie Hammond 258 (22-under) Oak Hills CC, San Antonio
1988 Corey Pavin 259 (21-under) Oak Hills CC, San Antonio
1987 No tournament    
1986 y-Ben Crenshaw 196 (14-under) Oak Hills CC, San Antonio
1985 x-John Mahaffey 268 (12-under) Oak Hills CC, San Antonio
1984 Calvin Peete 266 (14-under) Oak Hills CC, San Antonio
1983 Jim Colbert 261 (19-under) Oak Hills CC, San Antonio
1982 Jay Haas 262 (18-under) Oak Hills CC, San Antonio
1981 x-Bill Rogers 266 (14-under) Oak Hills CC, San Antonio
1980 Lee Trevino 265 (15-under) Oak Hills CC, San Antonio
1979 Lou Graham 268 (12-under) Oak Hills CC, San Antonio
1978 Ron Streck 265 (15-under) Oak Hills CC, San Antonio
1977 Hale Irwin 266 (14-under) Oak Hills CC, San Antonio
1976 x-Butch Baird 273 (15-under) Woodlake GC, San Antonio
1975 x-Don January 275 (13-under) Woodlake GC, San Antonio
1974 Terry Diehl 269 (19-under) Woodlake GC, San Antonio
1973 Ben Crenshaw 270 (14-under) Woodlake GC, San Antonio
1972 Mike Hill 273 (15-under) Woodlake GC, San Antonio
1971 No tournament    
1970 Ron Cerrudo 273 (11-under) Pecan Valley CC, San Antonio
1969 x-Deane Beman 274 (10-under) Pecan Valley CC, San Antonio
1968 No tournament    
1967 Chi Chi Rodriguez 277 (7-under) Pecan Valley CC, San Antonio
1966 Harold Henning 272 (8-under) Oak Hills CC, San Antonio
1965 Frank Beard 270 (10-under) Oak Hills CC, San Antonio
1964 Bruce Crampton 273 (7-under) Oak Hills CC, San Antonio
1963 Phil Rodgers 268 (12-under) Oak Hills CC, San Antonio
1962 Arnold Palmer 273 (7-under) Oak Hills CC, San Antonio
1961 Arnold Palmer 270 (10-under) Oak Hills CC, San Antonio
1960 Arnold Palmer 276 (12-under) Ft. Sam Houston GC, San Antonio
1959 Wes Ellis 276 (8-under) Brackenridge Park GC, San Antonio
1958 Bill Johnston 274 (10-under) Brackenridge Park GC, San Antonio
1957 Jay Hebert 271 (13-under) Brackenridge Park GC, San Antonio
1956 Gene Littler 276 (12-under) Ft. Sam Houston GC, San Antonio
1955 Mike Souchack 257 (27-under) Brackenridge Park GC, San Antonio
1954 Chandler Harper 259 (25-under) Brackenridge Park GC, San Antonio
1953 Tony Holguin 264 (20-under) Brackenridge Park GC, San Antonio
1952 Jack Burke Jr. 260 (24-under) Brackenridge Park GC, San Antonio
1951 x-Dutch Harrison 265 (21-under) Brackenridge Park GC, San Antonio
Ft. Sam Houston GC, San Antonio
1950 Sam Snead 265 (21-under) Brackenridge Park GC, San Antonio
Ft. Sam Houston GC, San Antonio
1949 Dave Douglas 268 (20-under) Willow Springs GC, San Antonio
1948 Sam Snead 264 (24-under) Willow Springs GC, San Antonio
1947 Ed Oliver 265 (23-under) Willow Springs GC, San Antonio
1946 Ben Hogan 264 (24-under) Willow Springs GC, San Antonio
1945 Sam Byrd 268 (20-under) Willow Springs GC, San Antonio
1944 Johnny Revolta 273 (15-under) Willow Springs GC, San Antonio
1943 No tournament    
1942 x-Chick Harbart 272 (16-under) Willow Springs GC, San Antonio
1941 Lawson Little 273 (15-under) Willow Springs GC, San Antonio
1940 x-Byron Nelson 271 (13-under) Brackenridge Park GC, San Antonio
1939 Dutch Harrison 271 (13-under) Brackenridge Park GC, San Antonio
1938 No tournament    
1937 No tournament    
1936 No tournament    
1935 No tournament    
1934 Wiffy Cox 283 (1-under) Brackenridge Park GC, San Antonio
1933 No tournament    
1932 Clarence Clark 287 (3-over) Brackenridge Park GC, San Antonio
1931 Abe Espinosa 281 (3-under) Brackenridge Park GC, San Antonio
1930 Denny Shute 277 (7-under) Brackenridge Park GC, San Antonio
1929 Bill Mehlhorn 277 (7-under) Brackenridge Park GC, San Antonio
1928 Bill Mehlhorn 277 (11-under) Willow Springs GC, San Antonio
1927 Bobby Cruickshank 272 (16-under) Willow Springs GC, San Antonio
1926 Mac Smith 288 (4-over) Brackenridge Park GC, San Antonio
1925 Joe Turnesa 284 (Even) Brackenridge Park GC, San Antonio
1924 Joe Kirkwood 279 (5-under) Brackenridge Park GC, San Antonio
1923 x-Walter Hagen 279 (5-under) Brackenridge Park GC, San Antonio
1922 Bob MacDonald 281 (3-under) Brackenridge Park GC, San Antonio