Horton Smith
Name:
Horton SmithCountry:
USALived:
[1908-1963]. Born on May 22, 1908 in Springfield, Missouri. Died on Oct 15, 1963 in Detroit, Michigan (aged 55).Original/Home Club:
Springfield CC, Missouri and later Detroit GC.Occupation:
Professional golfer; US PGA President.Turned Pro:
1926Played as the Florida West Coast Open.
Played as the St Paul Open.
Played as the Bellair Open.
America
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Played as the North & South Open (March 23-25). Second-placed Paul Runyan (USA) finished 3 shots behind Horton Smith (USA). [No.2 Course, Pinehurst Resort, North Carolina].
Played as the Oklahoma Four-Ball.
Played as the Inverness Invitational.
Played as the Victoria Open.
Majors
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The Masters Tournament (3rd) (April 3-6; played as the Augusta National Invitation Tournament). Second-placed Harry Cooper (USA) finished 1 shot behind Smith (USA). Smith secured his second Masters title in only its third year. [Augusta National GC, Augusta, GA].
Awards
PGA of America
Smith (USA) was the PGA Tour 1936 leading money winner, with earnings of $7,682 on the Tour.
Played as the Palm Springs Invitational.
Played as the Pasadena Open.
America
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Played as the Miami Biltmore Open (Dec 14-17). Second-placed Ky Laffoon (USA) and Ted Turner (USA) finished 3 shots behind Horton Smith (USA). [The Biltmore, Coral Gables, Miami, FL].
Majors
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The inaugural Masters Tournament (March 22-25; played as the Augusta National Invitation Tournament). Second-placed Craig Wood (USA) finished 1 shot behind Smith (USA). [Augusta National GC, Augusta, GA].
Played as the California Open.
Played as the Grand Slam Open.
Played as the International Four-Ball Matches.
America
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Played as the National Capital City Open (Nov 10-13; 54-hole event; formerly the Kenwood Open). Second-placed Denny Shute (USA) finished 2 shots behind Smith (USA). [Kenwood G&CC, Bethesda, Maryland].
Played as the St Paul Open.
Played as the Central Florida Open.
Played as the Bay District Open.
Played as the Berkeley Open.
Played as the Savannah Open.
Played as the Berkeley Open.
Played as the Pensacola Open Invitational.
Played as the Florida Open.
Played as the Pasadena Open.
America
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Played as the North & South Open (March 26/27). Second-placed Tommy Armour (Scot/USA) finished 2 shots behind Horton Smith (USA). [No.2 Course, Pinehurst Resort, North Carolina].
Played as the Oregon Open.
America
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Played as the La Gorce Open (March 22/23). Second-placed Ed Dudley (USA) finished 2 shots behind Horton Smith (USA). [La Gorce CC, Miami Beach, FL].
Played as the Fort Myers Open.
America
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Played as the inaugural Catalina Island Open (Dec 21-23). Second-placed Walter Hagen (USA) finished 1 shot behind 20-year-old Horton Smith (USA), who recorded his second PGA Tour win. The event involved four 18-hole rounds, played as eight circuits on a par-32 nine-hole layout; 27-holes were played on the first two days, and 18 on the final day. [Catalina CC, Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, CA].
Played as the Oklahoma City Open.
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Solheim Cup: also in September, also in southern Europe, the 18th Solheim Cup will be contested at Finca Cortesin on the Costa del Sol, with Europe defending after their surprise win in Toledo, Inverness Club (Ohio) in 2021 (Sept 22-24).
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Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
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