The following is a list of winners of the Knucklehead OPEN, affectionately known as the “Big Dog”. These guys are truly proven masters of his domain, the big Kahuna, the big enchilada, the grand poobah, the numero uno, the top banana, the undisputed king pin of the brutal Knucklehead OPEN tournament. We salute them!
| | Big Dog | Venue | Year | Score |
 | Jerome Lyons | Myrtle Beach, SC | 2024 | ? pts |
 | Greg Sadowski | Ocean City, MD | 2023 | +11 pts |
 | Bruce Grau | Greensboro, GA | 2022 | +2 pts |
| Greg Sadowski | Austin, TX | 2021 | -7 pts |
 | Bob Ingram | Williamsburg, VA | 2020 | +10 pts |
| Greg Sadowski | Alabama | 2019 | -8 pts |
| Bob Ingram | Arizona | 2018 | +1 pts |
 | Gary Boukis | Williamsburg, VA | 2017 | +4 pts |
| Bob Ingram | Texas | 2016 | +4 pts |
 | Brian Duffy | Myrtle Beach | 2015 | -9 pts |
 | Steve Golis | Arizona | 2014 | +2 pts |
 | Alan Burke | Pinehurst, NC | 2013 | +4 pts |
| Bob Ingram | Arizona | 2012 | -6 pts |
| Bob "Mr. 72" Ingram | Alabama | 2011 | +9 pts |
| Brian Duffy | Ocean City, MD | 2010 | 1 pt |
 | Kwang Yim | Ocean City, MD | 2009 | 3 pts |
 | Gill 'Doc' Nichols | Ocean City, MD | 2008 | 3 pts |
 | Greg "Julio" Muolo | Scottsdale, AZ | 2007 | -5 pts. |
| Alan "Burkey" Burke | Scottsdale, AZ | 2006 | 11 pts. |
| Greg Sadowski | Myrtle Beach, SC | 2005 | 19 pts. |
| Gill 'Doc' Nichols | Scottsdale, AZ | 2004 | 8 pts. |
| Alan Burke | Alabama | 2003 | 9 pts. |
| Bob Ingram | Myrtle Beach, SC | 2002 | 272 |
 | Jeff "Lance" Gruel | Williamsburg, VA | 2001 | 272 |
| Bob Ingram | Alabama | 2000 | 303 |
 | Tom "AP" Stewart | Myrtle Beach, SC | 1999 | 289 |
| Bruce Grau | Williamsburg, VA | 1998 | 282 |
| Alan Burke | Myrtle Beach, SC | 1997 | 284 |
| Steven Jernigan | Pinehurst, NC | 1995 | 55 pts. |
| Keith Barnett | Ocean City, MD | 1994 | 49 pts. |
| Keith Barnett | Myrtle Beach, SC | 1993 | 43 pts. |
| Alan Burke | Ocean City, MD | 1992 | 54 pts. |
| Steven Jernigan | Ocean City, MD | 1991 | 54 pts. |
| Mike "3 Iron" Ciancaglini | Ocean City, MD | 1990 | 57 pts. |
 | Joe Hirsch | Myrtle Beach, SC | 1989 | 66 pts. |
| Tom "AP" Stewart | Myrtle Beach, SC | 1988 | 51 pts. |
| Paul Fick | Myrtle Beach, SC | 1987 | 51 pts. |
| Tom "AP" Stewart | Ocean City, MD | 1986 | 215 |
| Tom "AP" Stewart | Ocean City, MD | 1985 | 222 |
 | Ken "Bunky" Smoot | Baltimore, MD | 1984 | 220 |
| Tom "AP" Stewart | Baltimore, MD | 1983 | 297 |
| Ken "Bunky" Smoot | Baltimore, MD | 1982 | 279 |
| Tom "AP" Stewart | Baltimore, MD | 1981 | 292 |
| Ken "Bunky" Smoot | Baltimore, MD | 1980 | 269 |
| Richard "Dick" Princinsky | Baltimore, MD | 1979 | 270 |
| Ken "Bunky" Smoot | Baltimore, MD | 1978 | 283 |