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Tommy Horton (Thomas Alfred Horton) was born on 16 June, 1941 in St Helens, Lancashire, England, is an English professional golfer. Discover Tommy Horton's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 76 years old?

Popular As Thomas Alfred Horton
Occupation N/A
Age 76 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 16 June, 1941
Birthday 16 June
Birthplace St Helens, Lancashire, England
Date of death 7 December, 2017
Died Place Jersey, Channel Islands
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Tommy Horton Height, Weight & Measurements

At 76 years old, Tommy Horton height is 5ft 8in and Weight 148 lb.

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Height 5ft 8in
Weight 148 lb
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Dating & Relationship status

He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.

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Tommy Horton Net Worth

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Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1903

He became the first non-South African resident to win the South African Open since it had been first played in 1903, with a three stroke win over Terry Westbrook.

In the match play championship he beat Bobby Walker 5&4 in the semi-final before beating another Scot, Ronnie Shade, 3&2 in the final, winning the first prize of £2,000.

1941

Thomas Alfred Horton, (16 June 1941 – 7 December 2017) was an English professional golfer.

1945

Horton was born in St Helens, Merseyside; he moved to Jersey in 1945 and was brought up and educated on the island.

1959

Horton was an assistant at Ham Manor Golf Club near Worthing, Sussex from 1959, later becoming the professional there.

1963

Starting in 1963, Butten funded a residential golf school at Sundridge Park in Bromley, Kent.

Max Faulkner was employed as the teaching professional.

1965

He had been runner-up in the Carroll's International in 1965 and 1967 and the Martini International earlier in 1968.

He was also close to winning the Silentnight Tournament in 1965.

Dave Thomas had taken the clubhouse lead.

Playing with Jimmy Martin, they reached the final hole with Horton needed a par 4 to beat Thomas while Martin needed a par to tie with Thomas.

Martin missed a birdie putt from 10 feet and finished level with Thomas.

Horton, however, drove into a bunker, missed a 5-foot putt and took a double-bogey 6 to finish one behind in third place.

Horton had been in contention for a Ryder Cup place as early as 1965.

1968

Horton was runner-up a number of times before his first important win, the R.T.V. International Trophy at Cork Golf Club in August 1968.

1969

From 1969 the Ryder Cup team was partly chosen by a selection committee.

Horton was a strong candidate in 1969 and 1971 but was not selected until 1975 at Laurel Valley Golf Club.

Four members of the 12-man team were selected by committee and with two US-based players chosen, Tony Jacklin and Peter Oosterhuis, there were only two places for the remaining players.

1970

Horton won two important tournaments in 1970, the South African Open in February and the Long John Scotch Whisky Match Play Championship in August.

1972

He finished in the top ten of the Open Championship four times, won a number of important tournaments both before and after the founding of the European Tour in 1972 and played in the Ryder Cup in 1975 and 1977.

1974

In 1974 he moved to Royal Jersey Golf Club.

1976

Horton 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.

1977

Horton played again in 1977 at Royal Lytham.

He was 5th in the Ryder Cup points list and gained an automatic spot for the first time.

He lost the three matches he played, all by the same score, 5&4.

1978

His biggest win on the tour came in the 1978 Dunlop Masters.

Needing a par-3 on the 245-yard final hole at St Pierre, Horton missed the green but holed a 10-foot putt for a one stroke win over Dale Hayes, Graham Marsh and Brian Waites, taking the first prize of £8,000.

Horton was captain of the PGA in 1978, captaining the PGA Cup team the same year at St Mellion.

1992

He reached 50 just before the founding of the European Seniors Tour and won 23 times on the tour between 1992 and 2000.

1993

The European Seniors Tour was founded shortly after he reached its minimum age of fifty, and Horton was the dominant player in its early seasons, topping the money list in 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999.

1999

He celebrated 25 years there as professional before his retirement in 1999.

Horton was one of the "Butten boys", a group of British professional golfers who were part of a training programme, funded by Ernest Butten, an entrepreneur and joint founder of PA Consulting Group.

2007

He was top of the tour's career money list for many years, before being overtaken by Carl Mason in 2007.

2010

Horton had been four down against Neil Coles after 10 holes in their quarter-final match but came back to win on the 18th.

Mason equalled Horton total of 23 victories in 2010 and had his 24th win the following year.

Horton's career winnings on the senior tour exceeded £1,000,000 and he remains second on the list of most wins of the tour.

2011

That year he was 11th in the Ryder Cup points list before the final qualifying event, the Esso Golden Tournament, with the leading 10 making the team.

2014

However he finished last in the tournament and dropped to 14th place.

2015

Despite finishing 15th in the points list, Horton was selected, making his debut at the age of 34.

Horton lost his three pairs matches but on the final day he halved his match against Hale Irwin in the morning singles and beat Lou Graham in the afternoon.