| YEAR | MASTER CHAMPION | MAJOR CHAMPION | MINOR CHAMPION | Comments - Date - Venue |
| 1908 | F. B. "Captain" Fishburne-SC | 2nd Pickett, 3rd Hall, 4th Netherlands | 1st Southern States Ty 9/10-12 Atlanta, GA | |
| 1909 | F. B. "Captain" Fishburne-SC | 2nd Pickett, 3rd Hall, 4th Chadwick | 2nd Southern States Ty 8/26-27 Atlanta, GA | |
| 1910 | F. B. "Captain" Fishburne-SC | 2nd Blackwell, 3rd Odom, 4th Evans | 3rd Southern States 8/11-13 Macon, GA - 35W-0L-13D out of 48 games - he also won 3 games against Ajeeb in NYC at Eden Musée that year. | |
| 1911 | J. M. Allen | 2nd Neville, 3rd Raymond, 4th Evans | 4th Southern States 7/27-28 Greenville, SC - Allen also elected President | |
| 1912 | J. M. Allen | 2nd Hallman, 3rd ?, 4th ? | 5th Southern States 9/11-12 Knoxville, TN | |
| 1913 | George C. Anderson-NC | 2nd Fishburne, 3rd Evans, 4th ? | 6th Southern States 9/ Atlanta, GA | |
| 1914 | George C. Anderson-NC | 2nd McNair, 3rd ?, 4th ? | 7th Southern States 7/ Cheraw, SC | |
| 1915 | F. B. "Captain" Fishburne-SC | 2nd Hallman, 3rd ?, 4th ? | 8th Southern States 7/ Chick Springs, SC | |
| 1916 | F.B. Fishburne & G.C. Anderson (tie) | 3rd ?, 4th ? | 9th Southern States 7/ Chick Springs, SC (tie never played off) | |
| 1917 | F. B. "Captain" Fishburne-SC | 2nd Hill, 3rd ?, 4th ? | 10th Southern States 7/ Charlotte, NC | |
| 1918 | E. E. Styles | 2nd Robinson, 3rd ?, 4th ? | 11th Southern States 7/ Atlanta, GA | |
| 1919 | G. C. Raymond | 2nd McNair, 3rd ?, 4th ? | 12th Southern States 7/ Newman, GA | |
| 1920 | C. M. Robinson | 2nd McNair, 3rd ?, 4th ? | 13th Southern States 7/ Augusta, GA | |
| 1921 | G. C. Raymond | 2nd McNair, 3rd ?, 4th ? | 14th Southern Checker Ty 8/16-17 Asheville, NC | |
| 1922 |
G. C. Raymond |
2nd McNair, 3rd ?, 4th ? | 15th Southern Checker Ty 8/15-16 Columbia, NC | |
| 1923 | F. B. "Captain" Fishburne-SC (9th) | .2nd Hallman, 3rd ?, 4th ? | 16th Southern Ty 8/15-16 Spartanburg, SC | |
| 1924 | Ed Scheidt - NYC | 2nd Hallman, 3rd ?, 4th ? | 17th Southern Ty 8/12-14 Charlotte, NC | |
| 1925 | Ed Scheidt - NYC | 2nd Warlick, 3rd Styles, 4th Hallman | 18th Southern Ty 8/18-20 Spartanburg, SC | |
| 1926 | G. C. Raymond | 2nd Anderson, 3rd Hallman & Scheidt (tied) | Raymond won G.C. Anderson in finals | 19th Southern Ty 8/10-11 Charlotte, NC |
| 1927 | G. C. Raymond | 2nd Styles, 3rd Hallman, 4th McIntyre | 20th Southern Ty 8/9-10 Spartanburg, SC | |
| 1928 | Edwin F. Hunt-TN | 2nd Anderson, 3rd Scheidt, 4th McIntyre | Hunt won G.C. Anderson 0-1-3 finals | 21st Southern Ty 8/15-16 Charlotte, NC |
| 1929 | Edward Scheidt - NYC | 2nd Hallman, 3rd ?, 4th ? | 22nd Southern Ty 8/13-15 Spartanburg, SC | |
| 1930 | Edwin F. Hunt-TN | 2nd Scheidt, 3rd Hallman, 4th Smith | Hunt vs Scheidt 1-0-7 in final | 23rd Southern Ty 8/15-16 Spartanburg, SC, 39 entrants |
| 1931 | Edwin F. Hunt-TN | 2nd Scheidt, 3rd ?, 4th ? | Hunt vs Scheidt 2-1-3 in finals | 24th Southern Ty 8/11-12 Asheville, NC |
| 1932 | Edwin F. Hunt-TN | 2nd Patterson, 3rd Terry, 4th Garris | 25th Southern Ty 8/15-16 Atlanta, GA, 33 entrants | |
| 1933 | R.W. Garris-NC | 2nd Smith, 3rd Terry, 4th McIntyre | 26th Southern Ty 8/8-9 Charlotte, NC | |
| 1934 | Dr. J.D. McNeill | 2nd Grant, 3rd Styles, 4th Smith | (McNeill defeated 18yrs old Hoover Grant 2-1-1 finals) | 27th Southern Ty 8/7-8 Greenville, SC, 37 entrants |
| 1935 | Herbert H. Clifton | 2nd Grant, 3rd ?, 4th ? | 28th Southern Ty 8/14 Charlotte, NC | |
| 1936 | Herbert H. Clifton | 2nd Summerford, 3rd Beardon, 4th Hallman | 29th Southern Ty 8/19-20 Nashville, TN, 32 entrants | |
| 1937 | Herman L. Rudolph-PA | 2nd Ingram, 3rd Richards, 4th Baker | 30th Southern Ty 8/18-19 Richmond, VA | |
| 1937 | 12 Game Match | (Harry Lieberman-DC vs Stephen Fairchild-CA) | Lieberman 1-0-11 | played during Southern, Fairchild guest of O.J. Tanner, Flat Rock, NC |
| 1938 | George G. Payne-GA | 2nd W. H. Patterson, 3rd ?, 4th ? | 31st Southern Ty 8/17-18 Atlanta, GA | |
| 1939 | Basil G. Case-IL | 2nd Summerford, 3rd Fields, 4th Turner | 32nd Southern Ty 8/9-11 Birmingham, AL, 42 Entries | |
| 1940 | Basil G. Case-IL | 2nd Cameron, 3rd Shaw, 4th Richards | 33rd Southern Ty 8/14-16 Hendersonville, NC | |
| 1941 | Basil G. Case-IL | 2nd Cameron, 3rd Hord, 4th McGee | 34th Southern Ty 8/13 - 14 Asheville, NC | |
| 1942 | Basil G. Case-IL | 2nd Ingram, 3rd Gresham, 4th Ruth | 35th Southern Ty 8/12 - 14 Greenville, SC | |
| 1943 | Basil G. Case-IL | 2nd Burford, 3rd Styles, 4th Gresham | 5th, Lloyd Taylor-AL | 36th Southern Ty Summer Birmingham, AL |
| 1944 | Basil G. Case-IL (6th in a row) | 2nd Gresham, 3rd Chamblee, 4th Styles | 37th Southern Ty 8/6 Nashville, TN | |
| 1945 | W.Q. Gresham-LA | 2nd Styles, 3rd Vidlack, 4th Richards | 38th Southern Ty 8/15-18 Roanoke, VA | |
| 1946 | Lloyd W. Taylor-AL | 2nd Thomas, 3rd Simpson, 4th Protho | won 2-0-2 W.G. Thomas in finals | 39th Southern Ty 11/2-5 New Orleans, LA |
| 1947 | Maurice Chamblee-AL | 2nd Cameron, 3rd Styles, 4th Taylor | 40th Southern Ty 8/19-21 Mobile, AL | |
| 1948 | Lloyd W. Taylor-AL | 2nd Fields, 3rd R. Gresham, 4th W. Gresham | 41st Southern Ty 6/9-13 Asheville, NC 54 Entries (Taylor beat Raymond Fields in final) | |
| 1949 | Sam S. Hallman | 2nd Armstrong, 3rd Vidlack, 4th Brown | Hallman beat R.A. Armstrong 1-0-3 in finals |
42nd Southern Ty 8/16-18 Spartanburg,
SC Elbert Lowder's 1st Tournament - placed 5th (age 17) |
| 1950 | Richard Hallett - NY | 2nd Gresham, 3rd Tribble, 4th Taylor | 20 yr old Hallett beat WQ Gresham 2-1-1 in final rd | 43rd Southern Ty 8/19-21 Mobile, AL |
| 1951 | W. Q. Gresham-LA | 2nd Sanders, 3rd Fields, 4th Lafferty | --- | 44th Southern Ty 8/19-21 Nashville, TN |
| 1952 | Alex Cameron-OH | 2nd Ingram, 3rd Lowder, 4th Fields | Phil Brown wins Minors | 45th Southern Ty |
| 1953 | Maurice Chamblee-AL | 2nd Vidlack, 3rd Sanders, 4th McGee | W.Q. Gresham | 8/3-9 46th Southern Ty-Asheville, NC (80 players) |
| 1954 | Basil G. Case-AL (7th Southern) | 2nd Langdon, 3rd Cameron, 4th McGee & Fields (tied) | --- | 6/21-26 47th Southern Ty - Louisville, KY |
| 1955 | Elzy Langdon-KY | 2nd Taylor, 3rd Sides, 4th McGee | --- | 48th Southern Ty |
| 1956 | Elbert L. Lowder-NC | 2nd Ingram, 3rd Jones, 4th Tribble | --- | 49th Southern Ty |
| 1957 | Harry S. Anderson-NC | 2nd Ingram, 3rd McGee, 4th Taylor & Efird (tied) | 50th Southern Ty | |
| 1958 | Basil G. Case-AL (8th Southern) | 2nd Lowder, 3rd Tayor, 4th Burton | --- | 51st Southern Ty |
| 1959 | Lloyd W. Taylor-AL | 2nd Lowder, 3rd Langdon, 4th Lanier | --- | 52nd Southern Ty |
| 1960 | Milton Loew-NY | 2nd Lafferty, 3rd Lowder, 4th Taylor | 5th Bruch | 8/8-13 53rd Southern Ty - Birmingham, AL |
| 1961 | Edwin F. Hunt-TN | 2nd Taylor, 3rd H. Anderson, 4th Scheidt | 5th Lafferty | 54th Southern Ty - Murfreesboro, TN |
| 1962 | Elbert Lowder-NC | 2nd Davis, 3rd McGee, 4th Caldwell | --- | 55th Southern Ty 7/9 - 13 Asheville, NC |
| 1963 | H.L. Cravens-TX & Don Lafferty-KY | 3rd Scheidt, 4th Sam Bingham, 5th Lowder | --- | 7/15-21 56th Southern Ty - Marietta, GA (record, 81 players) |
| 1964 | Don Lafferty-KY& H. L. Cravens-TX | 3rd Lowder, 4th Taylor | --- | 7/27-31 57th Southern Ty - Baton Rouge, LA |
| 1965 | Ed Scheidt-NC & Lloyd Taylor-AL | 3rd Traylor, 4th Cornell | --- | 7/26-30 58th Southern Ty 1st Open Southern - Gainesville, GA |
| 1966 | H. L. Cravens-TX | 2nd Lowder, 3rd Burton, 4th Fields | --- | 59th Southern Ty |
| 1967 | Hugh Burton-TN & Lloyd Taylor-AL | 3rd Hanson, 4th Scheidt | --- | 60th Southern Ty |
| 1968 | Ronnie Johnson & K.D. Hanson-CA | 3rd Burton, 4th Rolader | --- | 61st Southern Ty (last year played at DKO, New Orleans) |
| 1969 | Don Lafferty -KY | 2nd Fuller, 3rd Lowder, 4th Scheidt | 5Crawford, 6Cravens | 62nd Southern Ty - Houston, TX |
| 1970 | Marion Tinsley -FL | 2nd Scheidt, 3rd Fuller, 4th Lowder | 5Cravens, 6Lafferty | 63rd Southern Ty - 7/27-31- Memphis, TN (Tinsley returns after 12 yrs) |
| 1971 | Don Lafferty -KY | Jimmy Guthrie-TN | 2Cravens, 3Fuller, 4Lowder, 5Burton, 6Albrecht | 64th Southern -7/26-30 - Atlanta, GA |
| 1972 | Walter Hellman -IN | Tom Gabbard | George Parker | 65th Southern 2Lowe, 3Lowder, 4Cravens - 8/29-9/2 - Asheville, NC |
| 1973 | Elbert Lowder - NC | Hal Cunningham- | Frank Ramsey-TN | 66th Southern 2Cravens, 3Davis, 4Mugner, - Warner Robins, Ga. |
| 1974 | Marion Tinsley - FL | Luther Stubblefield-OK | W. E. Federson | 67th Southern 2Lowder, 3Burton, 4Scheidt |
| 1975 | Marion Tinsley - FL | Robert Bulter-TN | Charles Phillips-TN | 68th Southern 2Lowder, (3-4 tie Lafferty, Burton) - Paris, TN |
| 1976 | Lloyd Taylor - AL | Hal Cunningham | --- | 69th Southern |
| 1977 | Elbert Lowder - NC | W. E. Lawless | W. H. Rosser | 70th Southern Caldwell, Fuller, Lafferty, Cravens, Taylor - 7/25-29 Longview, TX |
| 1978 | Elbert Lowder - NC | Tim Laverty - NC | --- | 71st Southern 7/24-28 Longview, TX |
| 1979 | Don Lafferty - KY | Hoover Grant-NC | Bill Fedderson - | 72nd Southern Fuller, Lowder, Burton, Cravens, Caldwell -Longview, TX |
| 1980 | Elbert Lowder - NC | Anthony Bishop - TN | John Hickey-TN | 73rd Southern Natchez Trace Inn, Tupelo, MS July 28- Aug 1 |
| 1981 | Don Lafferty - KY | Tom Gabbard | Rick Callaghan-VA | 74th Southern Oldbury, Cravens, Lowder, Fuller, Taylor - Elizabethtown, KY |
| 1982 | Marion Tinsley - FL | Albert Tucker - LA | Jim Truitt-GA | 75th Southern |
| 1983 | Elbert Lowder - NC | Rick Callaghan - VA | J. B. Morris-AR | 76th Southern Tupelo, MS July 24-29th |
| 1984 | H. L. Cravens, Jr. -TX | Joe Schwartz - NY | Ben Youmans | 77th Southern |
| 1985 | Don Lafferty - KY | --- | --- | 3way tie: Lowder, Cravens hpts Lafferty (4-5 tie Laverty, Davis) - Ken Bar Inn, KY 7/28-8/2 (68 entrants) |
| 1986 | Elbert Lowder - NC | Ezra Rolader-GA | Jerrel Kerr | 1/1/86 Les Balderson replaces Homer Calkins after 20yrs as ACF President |
| 1987 | Elbert Lowder - NC | Jewell Nelson-IN | Charles Knott-TN | 7/27-31, 80th Southern, Ken-Bar Inn, Gilbertsville, KY (record Cash Prize) 72 entrants |
| 1988 | Don Lafferty - KY | Robert Clark - KY | James Prince - KY | 81st Southern Lowder, Fuller, Laverty, Nelson - Ken-Bar Inn, Gilbertsville, KY |
| 1989 | Richard Hallett - NY (Ron King 2nd) | William Stewart - AR | Elmer Donelson-VA | 82nd Southern, Royal Vista Inn, Hot Spring, AR 7/24-28 (73 entrants) |
| 1990 | Richard Hallett - NY | Joe Schwartz -NY | J. B. Morris-AR | 83rd Southern |
| 1991 | Ron King - Barbados | --- | --- | 84th Southern |
| 1992 | Don Lafferty - KY | --- | --- | 85th Southern Chinook, Lafferty, Bruch, Lowder - Ken-Bar Inn, KY |
| 1993 | Elbert Lowder - NC | Jewell Nelson-IN | --- | 86th Southern |
| 1994 | Chinook - Canada | --- | Bill McClintock-NC | 87th Southern |
| 1995 | Elbert Lowder - NC (11th Southern) | Arwood Smith - KY | --- | 88th Southern J. Morrison, Bruch, Lafferty, Laverty - Ken-Bar Inn, KY |
| 1996 | Don Lafferty - KY (10th Southern) | --- | --- | 89th Southern - July - Ken-Bar Inn, KY |
| 1997 | Richard Hallett - FL | --- | --- | 90th Southern |
| 1998 | Richard Hallett - FL | Bill Levine-NY | --- | 91st Southern |
| 1999 | Richard Hallett - FL | Frank Davis-TN & Pat Berry-AL | --- | 92nd Southern |
| 2000 | Gene Lindsay - TN | Carson Gullett - KY | --- | Keen, Burton, Lowder, Webster, Laverty, - July 22nd - 24th Lexington, NC |
| 2001 | Richard Hallett - FL | Joe Schwartz -FL | Bill McClintock-NC | 94th Southern July 9th - 12th Best Western - Executive Inn, Lebanon, TN |
| 2002 | Richard Hallett - FL | Clayton Nash -MS | Gary Bryant-TN & Ken Shultz-TN | 95th Southern July 10th - 14th Best Western - Executive Inn, Lebanon TN |
| 2003 | Richard Hallett - FL | Joe Schwartz - FL | Bill McClintock-NC | 96th Southern July 9th - 13th Best Western - Executive Inn, Lebanon TN | 29 entrants |
| 2004 | Tim Laverty - NC | John Estes - TN | Dale Hedrick-TN | 97th Southern July 8th - 11th Best Western - Executive Inn, Lebanon TN | 28 entrants |
| 2005 | John Estes - TN | Frank Davis -TN | No Minor Division | 98th Southern July 7th - 10th Best Western - Executive Inn, Lebanon TN | 25 entrants |
| 2006 | Joe Schwartz - FL | Josh Armstrong - AL | No Minor Division | 99th Southern July 6th - 9th Best Western - Executive Inn, Lebanon TN | 22 entrants |
| 2007 | Gene Lindsay - TN | Teal Stanley - NC | No Minor Division | 100th Southern July 5-8th Americas Best Value - Lebanon TN | 20 entrants |
| 2008 | Joe Schwartz - FL | Dale Hedrick-TN & Homer Rankhorn-TN | No Minor Division | 101st Southern July 10-13th Americas Best Value, Lebanon, TN | 17 entrants |
| 2009 | IM Larry Keen - TN | Hollis McClard -TN | J. R. Smith-NC | 102nd Southern July 10-12th Americas Best Value - Lebanon TN | 25 entrants |
| 2010 | GM Alex Moiseyev - OH | John Acker - OH | Trey Stanley-NC | 103rd Southern July 9-11th Americas Best Value - Lebanon TN | 32 entrants |
| 2011 | IM John R. Webster - NC | Nick Boatman - TN | No Minor Division | 104th Southern July 8-10th Americas Best Value - Lebanon TN | 23 entrants |
| 2012 | EX Nick Boatman - TN | Carson "Bill" Gullett- KY | No Minor Division | 105th Southern July 6-8th Americas Best Value - Lebanon TN | 22 entrants |
| 2013 | GM Jim Morrison - KY | John Estes - TN | No Minor Division | 106th Southern July 5-7th Day Inn - Lebanon TN | 18 entrants |
| 2014 | MS Teal Stanley - NC | Harvey Powell - TN | No Minor Division | 107th Southern July 11-13th Day Inn - Lebanon TN | 19 entrants |
| 2015 | GM Alex Moiseyev - OH | Byron Woolum - KY | No Minor Division | 108th Southern July 10-12th Comfort Suites - Lebanon TN | 18 entrants |
| 2016 | MS Teal Stanley - NC | Ken Christian - TN | No Minor Division | 109th Southern July 8-9th Comfort Suites - Lebanon TN | 15 entrants |
| 2017 | EX Alex Holmes - IN | Jerry Askins - KY | No Minor Division | 110th Southern July 7-9th Comfort Suites - Lebanon TN | 11 entrants |
| 2018 | GM Jim Morrison - KY | Lynn Steelman - GA | No Minor Division | 111th Southern July 5-7th Comfort Suites - Lebanon TN | 16 entrants |
| 2019 | MS John R. Webster - NC | Jerry Askins - KY | Eli Rios-MS | 112th Southern July 5-6th Comfort Suites - Lebanon TN | 16 entrants |
| 2020 | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | Tournament | Cancelled | 113th Southern June 27 & 28 Comfort Suites - Lebanon TN | cancelled |
| 2021 | GM Alex Moiseyev - OH | Arthur Mays - KY | No Minor Division | 114th Southern July 23-24 Comfort Suites - Lebanon TN | 12 entrants |
| 2022 | MS John R. Webster - NC | Arthur Mays - KY | Joe McDaniel - OK | 115th Southern July 22-23 Comfort Suites - Lebanon TN | 21 entrants |
| 2023 | GM Alex Moiseyev - OH | Mike Ross - NC | Edred Brookes - St. Croix, USVI | 116th Southern July 21-22 Comfort Suites - Lebanon TN | 15 entrants |
| 2024 | 117th Southern July 19-20 Comfort Suites - Lebanon TN | entrants |
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