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Donna Horton

United States · born , Kinston, North Carolina, U.S.

1championship win

Summary

  • Titles 1976 U.S. Women's Amateur
  • Amateur runner-up 1975 U.S. Women's Amateur

Wins

  1. 1976 U.S. Women's Amateur Del Paso Country Club · 2 & 1

Near misses

  1. 1975 U.S. Women's Amateur Brae Burn Country Club · runner-up to Beth Daniel · 3 & 2

Moments

Records and firsts

  1. 1934 Masters Wire-to-wire Masters winner: with ties · co-led after R1, solo lead from 36 holes
  2. 1934 Masters First Masters champion from: United States · first Masters champion
  3. 1929 Ryder Cup Youngest USA · 20y 339d

Results by championship

    Best day

    1976 U.S. Women's Amateur

    Del Paso Country Club · won 2 & 1

    A year after losing the final, Donna Horton beat Marianne Bretton 2 & 1 at Del Paso.

    Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1976.

    Career line, 1975–1976

    2 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Other win
    • Runner-up

    Donna Horton was born on April 7, 1954, in Kinston, North Carolina, U.S. Horton won the 1976 U.S. Women's Amateur. Horton was runner-up at the 1975 U.S. Women's Amateur.

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    The record

    Amateur titles (1)

    1. 1976 U.S. Women's Amateur Del Paso Country Club · 2 & 1

    Near misses

    1. 1975 U.S. Women's Amateur Brae Burn Country Club · runner-up to Beth Daniel · 3 & 2

    Records and firsts

    Rows from our record tables that name this player, worded as the tables word them.

    1. 1934 Masters Wire-to-wire Masters winner: with ties · co-led after R1, solo lead from 36 holes
    2. 1934 Masters First Masters champion from: United States · first Masters champion
    3. 1929 Ryder Cup Youngest USA · 20y 339d

    Profile

    Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.

    Full name

    Other names

    Status

    College or club

    Hall of Fame

    • University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame Wikipedia

    Beyond our rooms

    Known for

    • Donna Horton White (born April 7, 1954), née Horton, is an American professional golfer. Wikipedia

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. Wikipedia: Donna White
    2. Wikidata: Q5296498
    3. Wikipedia: List of Ryder Cup records
    4. Wikipedia: U.S. Women's Amateur
    5. championships.usga.org: u s women s amateur champions
    6. championships.usga.org: u s women s amateur records