Horton Smith was the first winner of which American golf competition
Tommy Horton most wins of the tour. Horton was captain of the PGA in 1978, captaining the PGA Cup team the same year at St Mellion. In the 2000 New Year Honours, Horton was awarded an MBE for services to golf, and he was made an honorary life member of the European Tour in 2012. Horton was taken ill at the Annual General Meeting of the Royal Jersey Golf Club on 7 December 2017 and died later that evening in hospital. European Tour playoff record (0–1) "Note: Horton only played in the Masters Tournament and the Open Championship."<br> CUT = missed the
Horton Smith Horton Smith Horton Smith (May 22, 1908 – October 15, 1963) was an American professional golfer, best known as the winner of the first and third Masters Tournaments. Born in Springfield, Missouri, Smith turned professional in 1926 and won his first tournament, the Oklahoma City Open in 1928. In 1929 he won eight titles. This was an era of expansion and reorganization for professional golf. The PGA Tour was founded in 1934, and Smith was one of the leading players of the early years of the tour, topping the money list in 1936. He accumulated 32 PGA Tour titles in