• 1953:
Al Besselink wins the inaugural Tournament of Champions (TOC) by one shot over
Chandler Harper. • 1955:
Gene Littler is victorious at the TOC for the first time. He wins by 13 shots over
Pete Cooper,
Jerry Barber, and
Bob Toski. • 1957: For the third consecutive year, Gene Littler is victorious at the TOC. He finishes three shots ahead of
Billy Casper,
Jimmy Demaret,
Dow Finsterwald, and
Billy Maxwell. • 1959:
Mike Souchak wins by two shots over
Art Wall Jr. in spite of his shooting a final round 77. • 1960: Jerry Barber shoots 268, a TOC tournament mark for its time in Las Vegas, four shots ahead of
Jay Hebert. • 1962:
Arnold Palmer earns his first TOC title. He birdies the 72nd hole to finish one shot ahead of Billy Casper. • 1963:
Jack Nicklaus wins the TOC for the first time. He finishes five shots ahead of
Tony Lema and
Arnold Palmer. • 1966: Arnold Palmer successfully defends his TOC title by defeating
Gay Brewer 69 to 73 in an 18-hole playoff. For Brewer, it's his second 18-hole playoff loss in a week. In the tournament prior to the TOC, The
1966 Masters Tournament, Brewer was defeated by Jack Nicklaus. • 1967:
Frank Beard prevents Arnold Palmer from winning a third straight TOC. He holes a seven-foot par putt on the 72nd hole to win by one shot over Palmer. • 1972:
Bobby Mitchell wins the TOC with a birdie putt on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff with Jack Nicklaus. • 1973: Jack Nicklaus wins the TOC for a fourth time, one stroke ahead of Lee Trevino. • 1977: Jack Nicklaus collects his fifth and final TOC title with a birdie at the third hole of a sudden-death playoff to defeat
Bruce Lietzke. • 1978: Just like the week previous at
Masters, Gary Player comes back from seven shots behind to win, two shots ahead of
Andy North and Lee Trevino. • 1980:
Tom Watson wins by three shots over
Jim Colbert. The original margin of victory was five shots but Watson was penalized two shots by tour officials after he was overheard giving advice to his playing partner Lee Trevino. • 1981: Lee Trevino earns his first PGA Tour victory in California, two strokes ahead of
Raymond Floyd. • 1982:
Ron Streck comes to the 72nd hole tied with Lanny Wadkins but three-putts to seemingly lose by one shot. After play is finished, Streck is assessed a two-shot penalty for moving a tree branch in his face on the 70th hole. The penalty drops Streck into a four-way tie for second along with
Andy Bean,
David Graham, and
Craig Stadler and costs him over $14,000 in prize money. • 1985:
Tom Kite shoots a first round 64 on his way to a six-shot triumph over
Mark McCumber. • 1986:
Calvin Peete shoots a tournament record 267 and finishes six shots ahead of
Mark O'Meara. • 1991: Tom Kite wins his second TOC after Lanny Wadkins three-putts the 71st green from just . • 1995:
Steve Elkington birdies the second hole of a sudden-death playoff to defeat Bruce Lietzke. During the final round, 54-hole leader
John Huston putted his ball into a lake. • 1997:
Tiger Woods, the
PGA Player of the Year for
1997, birdies the first hole of a sudden-death playoff to defeat
Tom Lehman. • 1999:
David Duval wins the first edition of the tournament played in Hawaii, nine shots ahead of Mark O'Meara and
Billy Mayfair. • 2000: Tiger Woods wins his fifth consecutive PGA Tour event. He sinks a birdie putt on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff to beat
Ernie Els. • 2003: Ernie Els shoots a tournament record 261 on his way to an eight-shot victory over
Rocco Mediate and
K. J. Choi. • 2006:
Stuart Appleby defeats
Vijay Singh on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff and joins Gene Littler as the only winners of the tournament for three consecutive years. • 2010:
Geoff Ogilvy successfully defends his tournament title, one stroke ahead of
Rory Sabbatini. • 2025:
Hideki Matsuyama set the record for the lowest 72-hole score with a 35 under par. During the final round at the fifth hole,
Taylor Pendrith made the first
albatross in event history. ==Notes==