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Tommy Horton

England · born , St Helens, England · died

1.5Ryder Cup points from 8 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 2 Cups · 1-6-1 · 1.5 points (18.8%)
  • Singles 1-1-1 · Foursomes 0-2-0 · Four-ball 0-3-0
  • Open top 10s 1967 (T8), 1970 (T9), 1976 (T5), 1977 (T9)

Near misses

  1. 1967 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished T8 · 287
  2. 1970 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T9 · 289 (+1)
  3. 1976 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T5 · 288 (E)
  4. 1977 The Open Turnberry (Ailsa Course) · finished T9 · 284 (+4)

Ryder Cup

2 Cups, 8 matches: 1 won, 6 lost, 1 halved, 1.5 points. Foursomes 0-2-0, four-ball 0-3-0, singles 1-1-1.

  1. 1975 Laurel Valley Golf Club GB&I · USA won 21–11 · 1-3-1, 1.5 points · committee pick
  2. 1977 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club GB&I · USA won 12.5–7.5 · 0-3-0, 0 points

Rivals

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: John O'Leary's rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    1975 Ryder Cup

    Laurel Valley Golf Club · USA won 21–11 · 1-3-1, 1.5 points

    Chosen by rule: his best Ryder Cup by points. Year page: 1975.

    Career line, 1967–1977

    The Open
    1967 The Open: finished T81970 The Open: finished T91976 The Open: finished T51977 The Open: finished T9
    Ryder Cup
    1975 Ryder Cup (GB&I): 1-3-11977 Ryder Cup (GB&I): 0-3-0
    19701975

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

    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, GB / Europe

    Tommy Horton was born in 1941 in St Helens, England. Horton played in 2 Ryder Cups for GB&I (1975, 1977), winning 1, losing 6 and halving 1 of 8 matches for 1.5 points.

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    The record

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 1967 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished T8 · 287
    2. 1970 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T9 · 289 (+1)
    3. 1976 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T5 · 288 (E)
    4. 1977 The Open Turnberry (Ailsa Course) · finished T9 · 284 (+4)

    Ryder Cup

    Horton played 2 Ryder Cups for GB&I: 8 matches, 1 won, 6 lost, 1 halved, 1.5 points (18.8% of those available). By format: foursomes 0-2-0, four-ball 0-3-0, singles 1-1-1 (won-lost-halved). Vice-captain: 1997*.

    1. 1975 Laurel Valley Golf Club GB&I · USA won 21–11 · 1-3-1, 1.5 points · committee pick
    2. 1977 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club GB&I · USA won 12.5–7.5 · 0-3-0, 0 points

    Partners, with matches played together: John O'Leary (2), Norman Wood (1), Mark James (1), Brian Barnes (1).

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

    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. WP: List of European Ryder Cup golfers
    2. WP: Tommy Horton
    3. Golf Compendium
    4. R&A 1967
    5. R&A 1970
    6. R&A 1976
    7. R&A 1977
    8. GC: 1975 ryder cup
    9. WP 1975
    10. GC: 1977 ryder cup
    11. WP 1977