Past Champions at Firestone
Year
Tournament
Dates
Champion
1954
Rubber City Open
September 9-12
Tommy Bolt
1955
Rubber City Open
July 28-31
Henry Ransom
1956
Rubber City Open
September 6-9
Ed Furgol
1957
Rubber City Open
June 6-9
Arnold Palmer
1958
Rubber City Open
July 6-9
Art Wall
1959
Rubber City Open
August 20-23
Tom Nieporte
1960
PGA Championship
July 21-24
Jay Hebert
1961
American Golf Classic
August 24-27
Jay Hebert
1962
American Golf Classic
August 9-12
Arnold Palmer
1963
American Golf Classic
August 22-25
Johnny Pott
1964
American Golf Classic
August 20-23
Ken Venturi
1965
American Golf Classic
August 26-29
Al Geiberger
1966
PGA Championship
July 21-24
Al Geiberger
1967
American Golf Classic
August 10-13
Arnold Palmer
1968
American Golf Classic
August 8-11
Jack Nicklaus
1969
American Golf Classic
July 24-27
Raymond Floyd
1970
American Golf Classic
August 6-9
Frank Beard
1971
American Golf Classic
August 5-8
Jerry Heard
1972
American Golf Classic
July 20-23
Bert Yancy
1973
American Golf Classic
June 21-24
Bruce Crampton
1974
American Golf Classic
June 20-23
Jim Colbert
1975
PGA Championship
August 7-10
Jack Nicklaus
1976
World Series of Golf
September 2-5
Jack Nicklaus
1976
American Golf Classic
August 26-29
David Graham
1977
World Series of Golf
September 1-4
Lanny Wadkins
1978
World Series of Golf
September 28-October 1
Gil Morgan
1979
World Series of Golf
September 27-30
Lon Hinkle
1980
World Series of Golf
August 21-24
Tom Watson
1981
World Series of Golf
August 27-30
Bill Rogers
1982
World Series of Golf
August 26-29
Craig Stadler
1983
World Series of Golf
August 24-28
Nick Price
1984
NEC World Series of Golf
August 23-26
Dennis Watson
1985
NEC World Series of Golf
August 22-25
Roger Maltbie
1986
NEC World Series of Golf
August 21-24
Dan Pohl
1987
NEC World Series of Golf
August 27-30
Curtis Strange
1988
NEC World Series of Golf
August 25-28
Mike Reid
1989
NEC World Series of Golf
August 24-27
David Frost
1990
NEC World Series of Golf
August 23-26
Jose Maria Olazabal
1991
NEC World Series of Golf
August 22-25
Tom Purtzer
1992
NEC World Series of Golf
August 27-30
Craig Stadler
1993
NEC World Series of Golf
August 26-29
Fulton Allem
1994
NEC World Series of Golf
August 25-28
Jose Maria Olazabal
1995
NEC World Series of Golf
August 24-27
Greg Norman
1996
NEC World Series of Golf
August 22-25
Phil Mickelson
1997
NEC World Series of Golf
August 21-24
Greg Norman
1998
NEC World Series of Golf
August 27-30
David Duval
1999
WGC-NEC Invitational
August 26-29
Tiger Woods
2000
WGC-NEC Invitational
August 24-27
Tiger Woods
2001
WGC-NEC Invitational
August 23-26
Tiger Woods
2002
Senior PGA Championship
June 6-9
Fuzzy Zoeller
2003
WGC-NEC Invitational
August 21-24
Darren Clarke
2004
WGC-NEC Invitational
August 19-22
Stewart Cink
2005
WGC-NEC Invitational
August 18-21
Tiger Woods
2006
WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
August 24-27
Tiger Woods
2007
WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
August 2-5
Tiger Woods
2008
WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
July 31-August 3
Vijay Singh
2009
WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
August 6-9
Tiger Woods
2010
WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
August 5-8
Hunter Mahan
2011
WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
August 4-7
Adam Scott
2012
WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
August 2-5
Keegan Bradley
2013
WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
August 1-4
Tiger Woods
2014
WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
July 31-August 3
Rory McIlroy
2015
WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
August 6-9
Shane Lowry
2016
WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
August 5-8
Dustin Johnson
2017
WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
August 3-6
Hideki Matsuyama
2018
WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
August 2-5
Justin Thomas
2019
Bridgestone SENIOR PLAYERS Championship
July 11-14
Retief Goosen
2020
Bridgestone SENIOR PLAYERS Championship
August 13-16
Jerry Kelly
2021
Bridgestone SENIOR PLAYERS Championship
June 24-27
Steve Stricker
2022
Bridgestone SENIOR PLAYERS Championship
July 7-10
Jerry Kelly
2023
Kaulig Companies Championship
July 13-16
Steve Stricker