Tommy Horton
Encyclopedia
Thomas Alfred Horton, MBE (born 16 June 1941) is an English
professional golf
er.
Horton was born in St Helens
, Merseyside
. 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.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
professional golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er.
Horton was born in St Helens
St Helens, Merseyside
St Helens is a large town in Merseyside, England. It is the largest settlement and administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens with a population of just over 100,000, part of an urban area with a total population of 176,843 at the time of the 2001 Census...
, Merseyside
Merseyside
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...
. He played on the European Tour
PGA European Tour
The PGA European Tour is an organization which operates the three leading men's professional golf tours in Europe: the elite European Tour, the European Seniors Tour and the developmental Challenge Tour. Its headquarters are at Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England...
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
European Seniors Tour
The European Seniors Tour is a professional tour for male golfers aged 50 and over run by the PGA European Tour.The Tour was founded in 1992. In 2008 it had a total prize fund of €7,729,284, so it is much further behind the U.S.-based Champions Tour in relative prize money than the main European...
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
Carl Mason
Stuart Carl Mason is an English professional golfer.Mason was born in Buxton, Derbyshire. He won several amateur tournaments, before turning professional and becoming something of a journeyman on the European Tour. After twenty years of trying he finally won on tour for the first time in 1994. His...
in 2007.
European Tour wins (4)
- 1972 Piccadilly MedalPiccadilly MedalThe Piccadilly Medal was a men's professional golf tournament. It was a European Tour event from 1972 to 1976. It was played in 1962 and from 1964 to 1976. In 1976, the winner received £38,912...
- 1974 Penfold TournamentPenfold TournamentThe Penfold Tournament was a golf tournament on the European circuit/European Tour. It was played from 1932 to 1974 at a variety of courses. The purse for the 1974 event was £11,388....
- 1976 Uniroyal International
- 1978 Dunlop Masters
Other wins (11)
- 1967 Worthing Am / Pro Trophy (with D. Callanan)
- 1968 R.T.V. International Open
- 1969 Tyneside Festival
- 1970 South African Open, Long John Scotch Whisky Match Play Championship
- 1971 Gallaher Ulster OpenGallaher Ulster OpenThe Gallaher Ulster Open was a professional golf tournament that was played in Northern Ireland between 1965 and 1971. It was last played the year prior to the formation of the formally organised professional tour which evolved into the European Tour, and was a British PGA Order of Merit counting...
(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 OpenZambia OpenThe Zambia Open is a men's professional golf tournament played in Zambia, that has been part of the Sunshine Tour since 1996, and was co-sanctioned by the European based Challenge Tour from 2001 to 2004...
- 1984 PLM OpenPLM OpenThe PLM Open was a golf tournament that was played in Sweden until 1990. Founded in 1983, it was a European Tour event from 1986, and in its final year it had a prize fund of £356,930, which was mid-range for a European Tour event at that time...
(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
Horton never played in the U.S. Open or the PGA Championship.| Tournament | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters The Masters Tournament The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters , is one of the four major championships in professional golf. Scheduled for the first full week of April, it is the first of the majors to be played each year... |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | CUT |
| The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico... |
T17 | CUT | T8 | T13 | T11 |
| Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters The Masters Tournament The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters , is one of the four major championships in professional golf. Scheduled for the first full week of April, it is the first of the majors to be played each year... |
DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico... |
T9 | T37 | T40 | T31 | T31 | T19 | T5 | T9 | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters The Masters Tournament The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters , is one of the four major championships in professional golf. Scheduled for the first full week of April, it is the first of the majors to be played each year... |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico... |
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.
Team appearances
- Ryder CupRyder CupThe Ryder Cup is a biennial golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. The competition is jointly administered by the PGA of America and the PGA European Tour, and is contested every two years, the venue alternating between courses in the United States and Europe...
: 19751975 Ryder CupThe 21st Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Laurel Valley Golf Club in Ligonier, Pennsylvania.The United States team won the competition by a score of 21 to 11 points...
, 19771977 Ryder CupThe 22nd Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, England.The United States team won the competition by a score of 12½ to 7½ points. The event was the last time that a Great Britain and Ireland team would compete for the Ryder Cup... - World Cup: 1976
- Hennessy Cognac Cup: 1974 (winners), 76 (winners)
- Double DiamondDouble diamondDouble diamond may refer to:* Double Diamond , 1973 release by British jazz-rock group If* Double Diamond Baseball, a sport based on traditional baseball* Double Diamond Burton Ale, a brand of beer brewed by Tetley's Bitter...
: 1971 (winners), 1974 (winners), 1975, 1976 (winners), 1977 - PGA Cup: 1978 (non-playing Captain) (winners)
- Praia D'el Rey European Cup: 1997, 1998, 1999