It was founded in 1967, although previous events dating to 1934 are included in the PGA Tour's past winners list.

From 1997 to 2008, it was played over the Stables and Meadows nines at TPC at Sugarloaf in Duluth, northeast of Atlanta.

From 1999 to 2006, it was moved to early April, the week before the Masters.

Its final two editions were in mid-May, a week after the Players Championship (which was moved from late March).

TPC Sugarloaf currently hosts an annual PGA Tour Champions event, the Mitsubishi Electric Classic, which debuted in 2013.