The Tile was presented by Graham Wrigley (now Sir Graham Wrigley) in 1996 to be presented annually for "Outstanding activities either on or off the course".
The winners of The Tile have been:
1997 Robert Heginbotham "Being Big Merv""
1998 Richard Rothwell Dubious activities off the course
1999 C. Ian M.Jones Headmaster of Robert Heginbotham
2000 Roy Sutcliffe Sartorial elegance
2001 David Livermore Hole-in-One
2002 John Loosley Organising change of venue
2003 Magnus Flett Restored to health
2004 John Jenkins Record wins Dis Aliter Visum
2005 Nigel Sturt For driving the 18th green -from the 1st tee
2006 Tony Hudson Booby prize
2008 J.F. Clegg Shankers
2009 John Loosley A mysterious 1st Drive
2010 Anthony Young Oculi Omnium in te Sperant
2011 John Jenkins Gloria in Absentia
2012 Nigel Snaith Services to be rendered
2013 Nigel Snaith Clean sweep
2014 Duncan C McN Moore Clean sweep
2015 Mike Frisby Winning in the Rain!
2016 Julian Gould, Jon Mayer, Will Mayes Off course antics
2017 Jonathan Lawley Abandoned clubs 1st fairway
2018 Will Mayes Trying to be Ted Dexter but A.O.B. Twice
2019 Nigel Snaith Won and lost the Marshall Hall Cup
2021 Lorraine Wong Sensational long putt to win on the 18th
2022 James Fox Tee shot bounced back behind the ladies' tees
2023 John Loosley Hole-in-One
2024 Roger Scarlett-Smith Ditto, same hole
2025 Simon Adelman Clean sweep
The only occasion when The Tile has been won by a non-Johnian was 2021 when the meeting was held at Princes' and a competition was arranged which included partners.