| Tommy Horton MBE | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Thomas Alfred Horton | ||
| Born | 16 June 1941 St Helens, Lancashire, England | ||
| Died | 7 December 2017 (aged 76) Jersey, Channel Islands | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Weight | 148 lb (67 kg; 10.6 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  England | ||
| Residence | Jersey, Channel Islands | ||
| Partner | Helen Horton | ||
| Children | 2 | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 1957 | ||
| Former tour(s) | European Tour European Senior Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 41 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| European Tour | 4 | ||
| European Senior Tour | 23 (2nd all-time) | ||
| Other | 10 (regular) 4 (senior) | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1968, 1969, 1971, 1977 | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||
| The Open Championship | T5: 1976 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Thomas Alfred Horton, MBE (16 June 1941 – 7 December 2017) was an English professional golfer. 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. He reached 50 just before the founding of the European Seniors Tour and won 23 times on the tour between 1992 and 2000.