| 1988 | USF&G Classic | PGA Tour |  Chip Beck | USD 750,000 |
| 1987 | USF&G Classic | PGA Tour | Ben Crenshaw | USD 500,000 |
| 1986 | USF&G Classic | PGA Tour | Calvin Peete | USD 500,000 |
| 1985 | USF&G Classic | PGA Tour |  Seve Ballesteros | USD 400,000 |
| 1984 | USF&G Classic | PGA Tour | Bob Eastwood | USD 400,000 |
| 1983 | USF&G Classic | PGA Tour | Bill Rogers | USD 400,000 |
| 1982 | USF&G Classic | PGA Tour | Scott Hoch | USD 300,000 |
| 1981 | USF&G New Orleans Open | PGA Tour | Tom Watson | USD 350,000 |
| 1980 | Greater New Orleans Open | PGA Tour | Tom Watson | USD 250,000 |
| 1979 | First NBC New Orleans Open | PGA Tour | Hubert Green | USD 250,000 |
| 1978 | First NBC New Orleans Open | PGA Tour | Lon Hinkle | USD 200,000 |
| 1977 | First NBC New Orleans Open | PGA Tour | Jim Simons | USD 175,000 |
| 1976 | First NBC New Orleans Open | PGA Tour | Larry Ziegler | USD 175,000 |
| 1975 | First NBC New Orleans Open | PGA Tour | Billy Casper | USD 150,000 |
| 1974 | Greater New Orleans Open | PGA Tour | Lee Trevino | USD 150,000 |
| 1973 | Greater New Orleans Open | PGA Tour | Jack Nicklaus | USD 125,000 |
| 1972 | Greater New Orleans Open | PGA Tour |  Gary Player | USD 125,000 |
| 1971 | Greater New Orleans Open Invitational | PGA Tour | Frank Beard | USD 125,000 |
| 1970 | Greater New Orleans Open Invitational | PGA Tour | Miller Barber | USD 125,000 |
| 1969 | Greater New Orleans Open Invitational | PGA Tour | Larry Hinson | USD 100,000 |
| 1968 | Greater New Orleans Open Invitational | PGA Tour | George Archer | USD 100,000 |
| 1967 | Greater New Orleans Open Invitational | PGA Tour |  George Knudson | USD 100,000 |
| 1966 | Greater New Orleans Open Invitational | PGA Tour | Frank Beard | USD 100,000 |
| 1965 | Greater New Orleans Open Invitational | PGA Tour | Dick Mayer | USD 100,000 |
| 1964 | Greater New Orleans Open Invitational | PGA Tour | Mason Rudolph | USD 50,000 |
| 1963 | Greater New Orleans Open Invitational | PGA Tour | Bo Wininger | USD 40,000 |