1955 Championship
Linville Golf Club
Linville, NC
June 14-18, 1955
Champion: 162
Joe Richardson, Signal Mountain, TN

1956 Championship
Druid Hills Golf Club
Atlanta, GA
May 7-12, 1956
Champion: 158
Thomas E. Walsh, Greenville, MS

1957 Championship
LaGorce Country Club
Miami Beach, FL
June 17-22, 1957
Champion: 239
Thomas E. Walsh, Greenville, MS

1958 Championship
Country Club of Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
August 11-16, 1958
Champion: 235
Thomas E. Walsh, Greenville, MS

1959 Championship
Country Club of Jackson
Jackson, MS
August 10-15, 1959
Champion: 150
Gardner Dickinson, Sr., Panama City, FL

1960 Championship
The Dunes Golf & Beach Club
Myrtle Beach, SC
June 6-11, 1960
Champion: 233
Frank C. Ford, Charleston, SC

Following the 1960 Championship, the Board of Directors of the Southern Golf Association changed the format from stroke play to match play and separate sites.
CHAMPIONSHIP CHAMPION RUNNER-UP RESULTS
1961 Championship James G. Fearing Maurice G. Smith 2 & 1
Linville Golf Club Statesville, NC Linville, NC
Linville, NC Medalist: M. W. Reynolds, Dallas, TX (73)
Aug. 29-Sept. 2, 1961
1962 Championship Dexter Daniels James G. Fearing 5 & 4
Linville Golf Club Winter Haven, FL Statesville, NC
Linville, NC Medalist: Dexter Daniels, Winter Haven, FL (73)
Aug. 28-Sept. 1, 1962
1963 Championship Capt. John McCue Mally Reynolds 4 & 3
Metairie Country Club New Orleans, LA Dallas, TX
Metairie, LA Medalist: Dexter Daniels, Winter Haven, FL (71)
September 23-27, 1963
1964 Championship Capt. John McCue Walter A.Dowell 23 holes
Mountain Brook Club New Orleans, LA Walnut Ridge, AR
Birmingham, AL Medalist: Walter Dowell, Walnut Ridge, AR (73)
October 13-17, 1964
1965 Championship Curtis Person, Sr. Walter A. Dowell 2 & 1
Chickasaw Country Club Memphis, TN Walnut Ridge, AR
Memphis, TN Medalist: John Doggett, Memphis, TN (75)
September 13-17, 1965
1966 Championship Capt. John McCue Jackson Hancock 1 up
Lost Tree Club New Orleans, LA Boca Raton, FL
N. Palm Beach, FL Medalist: Curtis Person, Sr., Memphis, TN (70)
November 7-11, 1966
1967 Championship Curtis Person, Sr. V. A. Doucet 5 & 4
Lakewood Country Club Memphis, TN Lafayette, LA
New Orleans, LA Co-Medalists: (74)
Mickey Bellande, Biloxi, MS
Bud McKinney, Dallas, TX
September 11-15, 1967
1968 Championship Curtis Person, Sr. David Goldman 4 & 2
Great Southwest Golf Club Memphis, TN Dallas, TX
Grand Prairie, TX Medalist: Lewie Lacy, Oklahoma City, OK (71)
April 29-May 3, 1968
1969 Championship Mack Brothers Curtis Person, Sr. 3 & 2
Belleview Biltmore Nashville, TN Memphis, TN
Belleaire, FL Medalist: Mack Brothers, Nashville, TN (140)
April 14-19, 1969
1970 Championship Curtis Person, Sr. Webster Wilder 1 up
Broadwater Beach Memphis, TN San Antonio, TX
Biloxi, MS Medalist: Mickey Bellande, Biloxi, MS (67)
April 13-17, 1970

After the 1970 Championship, the format reverted to stroke play.

1971 Championship
Turtle Point Yacht & Country Club
Killen, AL
May 18-20, 1971
Champion: 219
Truman Connell, Boynton Bch, FL
Medalist: 140
Truman Connell, Boynton Bch, FL

1972 Championship
Sea Palms Country Club
St. Simons Island, GA
May 15-19, 1972
Champion: 217
Truman Connell, Boynton Bch, FL
Medalist: 140
Truman Connell, Boynton Bch, FL

1973 Championship
Disney World
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
May 22-25, 1973
Champion: 220
Norton Harris, Key West, FL

1974 Championship
Diamondhead Yacht & Country Club
Bay St. Louis, MS
April 23-25, 1974
Champion: 227
John Pottle, Linville, NC

No tournaments held 1975 &1976

1977 Championship
Linville Golf Club
Linville, NC
May 24-26, 1977
Champion: 219
Dale Morey, High Point, NC
 
 After the 1977 Southern Senior Amateur Championship, a recommendation was made that this Senior Championship be discontinued so that more time, emphasis and manpower could be devoted to the Annual Southern Junior Amateur Championship and the Annual Southern Amateur Championship. This recommendation was approved and adopted by the Board of Directors.