Tommy Horton
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| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| Birth | June 16, 1941 Jersey |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 144 lb (65 kg/10.3 st) |
| Nationality |  England |
| Residence | Jersey |
| College | None |
| Career | |
| Turned Pro | 1957 |
| Current tour | European Seniors Tour |
| Professional wins | 40 (European Tour: 4, Other regular: 10, European Senior Tour: 22, Other senior: 4) |
| Best Results in Major Championships | |
| Masters | CUT: 1968, 1969, 1971, 1977 |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| British Open | T5: 1976 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
Tommy Horton (born 16 June 1941) is an English professional golfer.
Horton was born in Jersey. He played on the European Tour for many years with moderate success, winning four titles and finishing fifth on the Order of Merit in 1976 and tenth in both 1974 and 1978. He has been more successful as a senior player. The European Seniors Tour was founded shortly after he reached its minimum age of fifty, and he was the dominant player in its early seasons, topping the money list in 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999. As of the end of the 2006 season, he was top of the tour's career money list.
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[edit] Professional wins (40)
[edit] European Tour wins (4)
- 1972 Piccadilly Medal
- 1974 Penfold Tournament
- 1976 Uniroyal International
- 1978 Dunlop Masters
[edit] Other wins (10)
- 1968 R.T.V. International Open
- 1969 Tyneside Festival
- 1970 South African Open, Long John Scotch Whisky Match Play Championship
- 1971 Gallaher Ulster Open (This is the equivalent of a European Tour win and is listed as such in Horton's profile on europeantour.com, but the tour officially began in 1972.)
- 1973 Nigerian Open
- 1975 Gambian Open
- 1977 Zambia Open
- 1984 PLM Open (Sweden; this was a European Tour event from 1986 to 1990)
- 1985 Togo Open
[edit] European Seniors Tour wins (22)
- 1992 Forte PGA Seniors Championship
- 1993 Shell Scottish Seniors Open, Collingtree Seniors, Senior Zurich Pro-Am Lexus Trophy
- 1994 St Pierre Seniors Classic, Belfast Telegraph Irish Senior Masters
- 1995 De Vere Hotels Seniors Classic
- 1996 Castle Royle European Seniors Classic, Stella Senior Open, Northern Electric Seniors, The Players Championship
- 1997 Beko Turkish Seniors Open, AIB Irish Seniors Open, Jersey Seniors Open, Scottish Seniors Open, Clubhaus Seniors Classic, Senior Tournament of Champions
- 1998 El Bosque Seniors Open, De Vere Hotels Seniors Classic, The Belfry PGA Seniors Championship
- 1999 Monte Carlo Invitiational
- 2000 Royal Westmoreland Barbados Open
[edit] Other senior wins (4)
- 1995 British Senior Club Professional Championship
- 1996 British Senior Club Professional Championship
- 1997 British Senior Club Professional Championship
- 1998 British Senior Club Professional Championship
[edit] Results in major championships
Horton never played in the U.S. Open or the PGA Championship.
| Tournament | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | CUT |
| The Open Championship | T17 | CUT | T8 | T13 | T11 |
| Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T9 | T37 | T40 | T31 | T31 | T19 | T5 | T9 | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T32 | T35 | CUT | DNP | DNP | CUT | 74 |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
[edit] Team appearances
- Ryder Cup: 1975, 1977
- World Cup: 1976
- Hennessy Cognac Cup: 1974 (winners), 76 (winners)
- Double Diamond: 1971 (winners), 1974 (winners), 1975, 1976 (winners), 1977
- PGA Cup: 1978 (non-playing Captain) (winners)
- Praia D'el Rey European Cup: 1997, 1998, 1999
