Culinary Themes/The Modern Era

The Modern Era

27 dinners

The Modern Era champions treat the dinner as both tribute and personal statement. Menus are more considered, often blending hometown comfort food with fine-dining ambition.

Tiger's famous cheeseburgers, Spieth's Texas BBQ, Matsuyama's sushi — these menus tell you exactly who these champions are before you read a single biography.

Today the Champions Dinner is as much a cultural event as a culinary one, and every menu choice carries the weight of history.

Filet mignon with asparagus — McIlroy's Irish fine dining menu
2026

Irish / modern fine dining

Rory McIlroy

Irish / modern fine dining — the menu McIlroy chose for the 2026 green jackets.

Irish

Chicken fried steak with gravy — Scheffler's Texas comfort menu
2025

Texas comfort (expanded)

Scottie Scheffler

Scheffler's 2025 dinner reflected where the champion grew up.

Texas / Tex-Mex

Ribeye steak — Rahm's Basque-inspired menu
2024

Spanish / Basque

Jon Rahm

Rahm kept the 2024 menu close to home.

Spanish / Basque

Ribeye steak — Rahm's Basque-inspired menu
2023

Texas / Tex-Mex

Scottie Scheffler

The 2023 Champions Dinner, shaped by Scheffler's roots.

Texas / Tex-Mex

Sushi and sashimi platter — Matsuyama's Japanese menu
2022

Japanese

Hideki Matsuyama

Matsuyama made the 2022 dinner personal. The menu tells you why.

Japanese

Filet mignon — Dustin Johnson's Southern fine dining menu
2021

Southern American comfort

Dustin Johnson

Southern American comfort — the menu Johnson chose for the 2021 green jackets.

Southern American

Sizzling fajitas — Tiger Woods' Tex-Mex fusion menu
2020

Asian-Mexican fusion

Tiger Woods

Woods's 2020 dinner reflected where the champion grew up.

Asian-Mexican fusion

Bone-in ribeye steak — Reed's steakhouse menu
2019

American steakhouse

Patrick Reed

Reed kept the 2019 menu close to home.

American

Cochinillo asado — Garcia's Spanish menu
2018

Spanish

Sergio Garcia

The 2018 Champions Dinner, shaped by Garcia's roots.

Spanish

Sunday roast with Yorkshire pudding — Willett's British menu
2017

British / Sunday roast

Danny Willett

Willett made the 2017 dinner personal. The menu tells you why.

British

Texas BBQ brisket tray — Spieth's BBQ menu
2016

Texas BBQ

Jordan Spieth

Texas BBQ — the menu Spieth chose for the 2016 green jackets.

Texas BBQ

Pan-roasted chicken breast — Watson's comfort menu
2015

Southern American comfort

Bubba Watson

Watson's 2015 dinner reflected where the champion grew up.

Southern American

Herb-roasted rack of lamb — Scott's Australian menu
2014

Australian

Adam Scott

Scott kept the 2014 menu close to home.

Australian

Boerewors on the braai — Schwartzel's South African menu
2013

Southern American comfort

Bubba Watson

The 2013 Champions Dinner, shaped by Watson's roots.

Southern American

Bobotie — Immelman's South African menu
2012

South African

Charl Schwartzel

Schwartzel made the 2012 dinner personal. The menu tells you why.

South African

Seafood paella — Mickelson's Spanish tribute menu
2011

Spanish tribute (honoring Seve Ballesteros)

Phil Mickelson

Spanish tribute (honoring Seve Ballesteros) — the menu Mickelson chose for the 2011 green jackets.

Spanish (tribute)

Argentine asado with chorizo — Cabrera's South American menu
2010

Argentine / South American

Angel Cabrera

Cabrera's 2010 dinner reflected where the champion grew up.

Argentine

Grilled steak — Zach Johnson's Iowa heartland menu
2009

South African

Trevor Immelman

Immelman kept the 2009 menu close to home.

South African

Grilled steak — Zach Johnson's Iowa heartland menu
2008

American / Iowa-inspired

Zach Johnson

The 2008 Champions Dinner, shaped by Johnson's roots.

American / Midwestern

Lobster ravioli — Mickelson's comfort menu
2007

American BBQ / Southern

Phil Mickelson

Mickelson made the 2007 dinner personal. The menu tells you why.

American BBQ

Sizzling fajitas — Tiger Woods' Tex-Mex fusion menu
2006

Mexican / Tex-Mex

Tiger Woods

Mexican / Tex-Mex — the menu Woods chose for the 2006 green jackets.

Mexican / Tex-Mex

Lobster ravioli — Mickelson's Italian-American menu
2005

Italian-American

Phil Mickelson

Mickelson's 2005 dinner reflected where the champion grew up.

Italian-American

Fried chicken dinner — Mike Weir's Canadian wild game menu
2004

Canadian wild game

Mike Weir

Weir kept the 2004 menu close to home.

Canadian

Thai green curry — Vijay Singh's Fijian-Thai menu
2003

Asian-American steakhouse

Tiger Woods

The 2003 Champions Dinner, shaped by Woods's roots.

Asian-American

Sushi and sashimi platter — Tiger Woods' Japanese menu
2002

Asian-American steakhouse

Tiger Woods

Woods made the 2002 dinner personal. The menu tells you why.

Asian-American

Panang curry — Vijay Singh's Thai-inspired menu
2001

Thai

Vijay Singh

Thai — the menu Singh chose for the 2001 green jackets.

Thai

Beef filet with red wine sauce — Olazábal's Basque fine dining menu
2000

Spanish / simple European

José María Olazábal

Olazábal's 2000 dinner reflected where the champion grew up.

Spanish / Basque

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