NB: This event was played as the New South Wales Close Championship until 1957 (inclusive)
| Year | Champion | Year | Champion |
| 2018 | Jake McLeod | 1974 | Ted Ball |
| 2017 | Jason Scrivener | 1973 | Ed Sneed |
| 2016 | Adam Blyth | 1972 | Owen Beldham (A) |
| 2015 | Ben Eccles (A) | 1971 | Bill Dunk |
| 2014 | Anthony Brown | 1970 | Frank Phillips |
| 2013 | Aron Price | 1969 | Not Played |
| 2012 | Not Played | 1968 | Kel Nagle |
| 2011 | Adam Crawford | 1967 | Bill Dunk |
| 2010 | Peter O’Malley | 1966 | Frank Phillips |
| 2009 | Leigh McKechnie | 1965 | C. McGregor |
| 2008 | Aaron Townsend | 1964 | Ted Ball |
| 2007 | Jason Norris | 1963 | P. Mills |
| 2006 | Rich Kulacz (A) | 1962 | Frank Phillips |
| 2005 | Michael Wright | 1961 | Peter Thomson |
| 2004 | Peter Lonard | 1960 | Frank Phillips |
| 2003 | Craig Carmichael | 1959 | H. Kershaw |
| 2002 | Terry Price | 1958 | L. Wilson |
| 1995-2001 | Not Played | 1957 | Kel Nagle |
| 1994 | Darren Chivas | 1956 | Frank Phillips |
| 1993 | Not Played | 1955 | R. Swinbourne |
| 1992 | Craig Parry | 1954 | Norman Von Nida |
| 1991 | Not Played | 1953 | Norman Von Nida |
| 1990 | Ken Trimble | 1952 | J. Moran |
| 1989 | Rodger Davis | 1951 | Kel Nagle |
| 1988 | Greg Norman | 1950 | Eric Cremin |
| 1987 | Craig Parry | 1949 | Eric Cremin |
| 1986 | Greg Norman | 1948 | Norman Von Nida |
| 1985 | Ian Stanley | 1947 | Norman Von Nida |
| 1984 | Ian Baker-Finch | 1946 | Norman Von Nida |
| 1983 | Greg Norman | 1940-1945 | Not Played (WWII) |
| 1982 | Bob Shearer | 1939 | Norman Von Nida |
| 1981 | Bill Rogers | 1938 | Jim Ferrier (A) |
| 1980 | George Serhan | 1937 | Jim Ferrier (A) |
| 1979 | Jack Newton | 1936 | Jim Ferrier (A) |
| 1978 | Greg Norman | 1935 | Jim Ferrier (A) |
| 1977 | T. MacDonald | 1934 | Sam Richardson |
| 1976 | Jack Newton | 1933 | Jim Ferrier (A) |
| 1975 | Tony Gresham (A) | 1932 | Sam Richardson |
| 1931 | Charlie Gray |
