Winners
| Year | Player | Country | Score | To par | 1st prize ($) | Purse ($) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shell Houston Open | |||||||
| 2013 | D. A. Points | United States | 272 | –16 | 1,116,000 | 6,200,000 | |
| 2012 | Hunter Mahan | United States | 272 | –16 | 1,080,000 | 6,000,000 | |
| 2011 | Phil Mickelson | United States | 268 | –20 | 1,062,000 | 5,900,000 | |
| 2010 | Anthony Kim | United States | 276 | –12 | 1,044,000 | 5,800,000 | |
| 2009 | Paul Casey | England | 277 | –11 | 1,026,000 | 5,700,000 | |
| 2008 | Johnson Wagner | United States | 272 | –16 | 1,008,000 | 5,600,000 | |
| 2007 | Adam Scott | Australia | 271 | –17 | 990,000 | 5,500,000 | |
| 2006 | Stuart Appleby (2) | Australia | 269 | –19 | 990,000 | 5,500,000 | |
| 2005 | Vijay Singh (3) | Fiji | 275 | –13 | 900,000 | 5,000,000 | |
| 2004 | Vijay Singh (2) | Fiji | 277 | –11 | 900,000 | 5,000,000 | |
| 2003 | Fred Couples | United States | 267 | –21 | 810,000 | 4,500,000 | |
| 2002 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | 266 | –22 | 720,000 | 4,000,000 | |
| 2001 | Hal Sutton | United States | 278 | –10 | 612,000 | 3,400,000 | |
| 2000 | Robert Allenby | Australia | 275 | –13 | 504,000 | 2,800,000 | |
| 1999 | Stuart Appleby | Australia | 279 | –9 | 450,000 | 2,500,000 | |
| 1998 | David Duval | United States | 276 | –12 | 360,000 | 2,000,000 | |
| 1997 | Phil Blackmar | United States | 276 | –12 | 288,000 | 1,600,000 | |
| 1996 | Mark Brooks | United States | 274 | –14 | 270,000 | 1,500,000 | |
| 1995 | Payne Stewart | United States | 276 | –12 | 252,000 | 1,400,000 | |
| 1994 | Mike Heinen | United States | 272 | –16 | 234,000 | 1,300,000 | |
| 1993 | Jim McGovern | United States | 199^ | –17 | 234,000 | 1,300,000 | |
| 1992 | Fred Funk | United States | 272 | –16 | 216,000 | 1,200,000 | |
| Independent Insurance Agent Open | |||||||
| 1991 | Fulton Allem | South Africa | 273 | –15 | 144,000 | 800,000 | |
| 1990 | Tony Sills | United States | 204^ | –12 | 180,000 | 1,000,000 | |
| 1989 | Mike Sullivan | United States | 280 | –8 | 144,000 | 800,000 | |
| 1988 | Curtis Strange (3) | United States | 270 | –18 | 126,000 | 700,000 | |
| Big "I" Houston Open | |||||||
| 1987 | Jay Haas | United States | 276 | –12 | 108,000 | 600,000 | |
| Houston Open | |||||||
| 1986 | Curtis Strange (2) | United States | 274 | –14 | 90,000 | 500,000 | |
| 1985 | Raymond Floyd | United States | 277 | –11 | 90,000 | 500,000 | |
| Houston Coca-Cola Open | |||||||
| 1984 | Corey Pavin | United States | 274 | –10 | 90,000 | 500,000 | |
| 1983 | David Graham | Australia | 275 | –9 | 72,000 | 400,000 | |
| Michelob-Houston Open | |||||||
| 1982 | Ed Sneed | United States | 275 | –9 | 63,000 | 350,000 | |
| 1981 | Ron Streck | United States | 198^ | –15 | 47,250 | 262,500 | |
| 1980 | Curtis Strange | United States | 266 | –18 | 63,000 | 350,000 | |
| Houston Open | |||||||
| 1979 | Wayne Levi | United States | 268 | –16 | 54,000 | 300,000 | |
| 1978 | Gary Player | South Africa | 270 | –18 | 40,000 | 200,000 | |
| 1977 | Gene Littler | United States | 276 | –12 | 40,000 | 200,000 | |
| 1976 | Lee Elder | United States | 278 | –10 | 40,000 | 200,000 | |
| 1975 | Bruce Crampton (2) | Australia | 273 | –15 | 30,000 | 150,000 | |
| 1974 | Dave Hill | United States | 276 | –12 | 30,000 | 150,000 | |
| 1973 | Bruce Crampton | Australia | 277 | –11 | 41,000 | 205,000 | |
| 1972 | Bruce Devlin | Australia | 278 | –10 | 25,000 | 125,000 | |
| Houston Champions International | |||||||
| 1971 | Hubert Green | United States | 280 | –4 | 25,000 | 125,000 | |
| 1970 | Gibby Gilbert | United States | 282 | –2 | 23,000 | 115,000 | |
| 1969 | No tournament - club hosted the 1969 U.S. Open | ||||||
| 1968 | Roberto De Vicenzo | Argentina | 274 | –10 | 20,000 | 100,000 | |
| 1967 | Frank Beard | United States | 274 | –10 | 23,000 | 115,000 | |
| 1966 | Arnold Palmer (2) | United States | 275 | –9 | 21,000 | 110,000 | |
| Houston Classic | |||||||
| 1965 | Bobby Nichols (2) | United States | 273 | –11 | 12,000 | 75,000 | |
| 1964 | Mike Souchak (2) | United States | 278 | –6 | 7,500 | 50,000 | |
| 1963 | Bob Charles | New Zealand | 268 | –12 | 10,000 | 50,000 | |
| 1962 | Bobby Nichols | United States | 278 | –2 | 9,000 | 50,000 | |
| 1961 | Jay Hebert | United States | 276 | –4 | 7,000 | 40,000 | |
| 1960 | Bill Collins | United States | 280 | –8 | 5,300 | 35,000 | |
| 1959 | Jack Burke, Jr. (2) | United States | 277 | –11 | 4,300 | 30,000 | |
| Houston Open | |||||||
| 1958 | Ed Oliver | United States | 281 | –7 | 4,300 | 30,000 | |
| 1957 | Arnold Palmer | United States | 279 | –9 | 7,500 | 36,000 | |
| 1956 | Ted Kroll | United States | 277 | –11 | 6,000 | 30,000 | |
| 1955 | Mike Souchak | United States | 273 | –15 | 6,000 | 30,000 | |
| 1954 | Dave Douglas | United States | 277 | –11 | 6,000 | 30,000 | |
| 1953 | Cary Middlecoff (2) | United States | 283 | –5 | 4,000 | 20,000 | |
| 1952 | Jack Burke, Jr. | United States | 277 | –11 | 2,000 | 10,000 | |
| 1951 | Marty Furgol | United States | 277 | –11 | 2,000 | 10,000 | |
| 1950 | Cary Middlecoff | United States | 277 | –11 | 2,000 | 10,000 | |
| 1949 | Johnny Palmer | United States | 272 | –16 | 2,000 | 10,000 | |
| 1948 | No tournament | ||||||
| 1947 | Bobby Locke | South Africa | 277 | –11 | 2,000 | 10,000 | |
| 1946 | Byron Nelson | United States | 274 | –10 | 2,000 | 10,000 | |
- ^ Weather-shortened to 54 holes
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