Tommy Horton
| Tommy Horton | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Thomas Alfred Horton, MBE |
| Born | 16 June 1941 St Helens, Merseyside, England |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 148 lb (67 kg; 10.6 st) |
| Nationality |  England |
| Residence | Jersey, Channel Islands |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1957 |
| Current tour(s) | European Seniors Tour |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 42 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 4 |
| European Seniors Tour | 23 (2nd all-time)[1] |
| Other | 11 (regular) 4 (senior) |
| Best results in major championships |
|
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1968, 1969, 1971, 1977 |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T5: 1976 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Member of the Order of the British Empire |
2000 |
| European Seniors Tour Order of Merit winner |
1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 |
Thomas Alfred Horton, MBE (born 16 June 1941) is an English professional golfer.
Although Horton was born in St Helens, Merseyside, he moved to Jersey in 1945 and was brought up and educated on the island. He was assistant and later professional at Ham Manor Golf Club near Worthing, Sussex for many years, before moving to Royal Jersey Golf Club. He celebrated 25 years there as professional before his retirement in 1999.[2]
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. He was top of the tour's career money list for many years, before being overtaken by Carl Mason in 2007.[3]
Contents
Professional wins (42)
European Tour wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 Apr 1972 | Piccadilly Medal | +13 (80-77=157) | 1 stroke | Guy Hunt |
| 2 | 11 May 1974 | Penfold Tournament | −8 (70-68-67-67=272) | 1 stroke | Peter Tupling |
| 3 | 26 Jun 1976 | Uniroyal International | −11 (69-72-67-69=277) | 1 stroke | Martin Foster |
| 4 | 7 Oct 1978 | Dunlop Masters | −5 (71-70-67-71=279) | 1 stroke |  Dale Hayes,  Graham Marsh, Brian Waites |
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1977 | Callers of Newcastle | Peter Butler, John Fourie,  Ángel Gallardo |
Fourie won |
Other wins (11)
- 1967 Worthing Am / Pro Trophy (with D. Callanan)
- 1968 R.T.V. International Trophy
- 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
European Seniors Tour wins (23)
- 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 Beko Classic, Monte Carlo Invitational
- 2000 Royal Westmoreland Barbados Open
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
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | CUT |
| The Open Championship | T17 | CUT | T8 | T13 | T11 |
| Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T32 | T35 | CUT | DNP | DNP | CUT | 74 |
Note: Horton never played in the U.S. Open or the PGA Championship.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 15 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 15 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1971 Open Championship – 1976 Open Championship)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (four times)
Team appearances
- Double Diamond: 1971 (winners), 1974 (winners), 1975, 1976 (winners), 1977
- Hennessy Cognac Cup: 1974 (winners), 1976 (winners)
- Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1975, 1977
- World Cup (representing England): 1976
- PGA Cup: 1978 (winners, non-playing captain)
- Praia D'el Rey European Cup: 1997, 1998, 1999
References
External links
- Tommy Horton at the European Tour official site
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