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词条 Horton Smith
释义

  1. Tournament career

  2. Post-playing career

  3. Death

  4. Awards and honors

  5. Professional wins

      PGA Tour wins (32)   Other wins 

  6. Major championships

     Wins (2)  Results timeline  Summary 

  7. See also

  8. References

  9. External links

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| imagesize = 235
| caption = Walter Hagen and Smith (right) in 1929
| fullname =
| nickname = The Joplin Ghost
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1908|5|22}}
| birth_place = Springfield, Missouri
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1963|10|15|1908|5|22}}
| death_place = Detroit, Michigan
| height =
| weight =
| nationality = {{USA}}
| spouse =
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| children =
| college = Southwest Missouri State
| yearpro = 1926
| retired =
| extour = PGA Tour
| prowins = 36
| pgawins = 32
| otherwins = 4
| majorwins = 2
| masters = Won: 1934, 1936
| usopen = 3rd: 1930, 1940
| open = T4: 1930
| pga = T3: 1928
| wghofid = horton-smith
| wghofyear = 1990
| award1 = PGA Tour
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| year1 = 1936
| award2 = Bob Jones Award
| year2 = 1962
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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.

Tournament career

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 total, the last of them in 1941, and his two major championships came at the Masters, at the inaugural tournament in 1934 and again in 1936.[1][2]

Smith was a member of five Ryder Cup teams: 1929, 1931, 1933, 1935, and 1937. His career Ryder Cup record was {{nowrap|3–0–1}}, his only blemish a halved singles match against Bill Cox in 1935 at Ridgewood Country Club in New Jersey. Smith was the only golfer to defeat Bobby Jones during the latter's Grand Slam year of 1930, at the stroke play Savannah Open in February.[1][3] He played in every Masters through 1963, the year of his death.[4]

Post-playing career

Smith served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II,[5] served in the special services division coordinating athletics,[6] and was discharged as a captain.[7]

After the war, he became the club pro at Detroit Golf Club in Michigan in 1946, where he remained until his death.[8] He was president of the PGA of America from 1952 to 1954, and continued the exclusion of black professionals in PGA events. (Former boxer Joe Louis was allowed to play in San Diego in January 1952 as an invited amateur.)[9][10] The "Caucasian only" clause in the PGA of America's constitution was not amended until November 1961.[11][12]

When he resigned as head professional of Oak Park Country Club in 1936, his elder brother Renshaw (1906–1971) replaced him at the club in River Grove, Illinois.

Death

Smith died in 1963 at age 55 of Hodgkin's disease in Detroit. He had lost a lung to cancer six years earlier,[4] and is buried in his hometown of Springfield, Missouri. He was the first of the former Masters champions to pass away, followed by Craig Wood in 1968 and Jimmy Demaret in 1983.

Awards and honors

  • Smith was inducted into the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame in 1984.[13]
  • Smith was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1990.
  • In 1960, awarded the Ben Hogan Award by the golf writers for overcoming a physical handicap and continued active participation in golf.[14]
  • In 1962, he was voted the Bob Jones Award, the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf.
  • The PGA of America annually grants the Horton Smith Award to a PGA professional who has made "outstanding and continuing contributions to PGA education."[15]
  • A municipal golf course in his hometown of Springfield, Missouri, is named for him.[16]
  • A golf tournament at the Detroit Golf Club is named for him.[17]
  • He is attributed with being the first professional golfer to study putting as a means to beat his opponents.[18]
  • In September 2013, Horton's green jacket, awarded in 1949 for his Masters wins in 1934 and 1936, sold at auction for over $682,000; the highest price ever paid for a piece of golf memorabilia.[19][20] It had been in the possession of his brother Ren's stepsons for decades.[21]

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins (32)

  • 1928 (2) Oklahoma City Open, Catalina Island Open
  • 1929 (8) Berkeley Open Championship, Pensacola Open Invitational, Florida Open, La Gorce Open, Fort Myers Open, North and South Open, Oregon Open, Pasadena Open (December)
  • 1930 (4) Central Florida Open, Savannah Open, Berkeley Open, Bay District Open
  • 1931 (1) St. Paul Open
  • 1932 (1) National Capital City Open
  • 1933 (1) Miami International Four-Ball (with Paul Runyan)
  • 1934 (3) Masters Tournament, Grand Slam Open, California Open
  • 1935 (3) Palm Springs Invitational, Miami Biltmore Open, Pasadena Open
  • 1936 (2) Masters Tournament, Victoria Open
  • 1937 (3) North and South Open, Inverness Invitational Four-Ball (with Harry Cooper), Oklahoma Four-Ball (with Harry Cooper)
  • 1941 (2) Florida West Coast Open, St. Paul Open

(missing two wins)

Major championships are shown in bold.

Source:[22]

Other wins

this list is probably incomplete
  • 1929 French PGA Championship
  • 1940 Massachusetts Open
  • 1948 Michigan PGA Championship
  • 1954 Michigan Open

Major championships

Wins (2)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
1934 Masters Tournament 1 shot lead −4 (70-72-70-72=284) 1 stroke USA|1912}} Craig Wood
1936 Masters Tournament (2) 3 shot deficit −3 (74-71-68-72=285) 1 stroke USA|1912}} Harry Cooper

Results timeline

Tournament192719281929
U.S. OpenT44T2810
The Open ChampionshipT25
PGA ChampionshipSFR32
Tournament1930193119321933193419351936193719381939
Masters TournamentNYFNYFNYFNYF1T191T19T22T26
U.S. Open3T27T55T24T17T6T22T36T1915
The Open ChampionshipT4T12T1410
PGA ChampionshipQFQFR32R32QFQFR16QFQF
Tournament1940194119421943194419451946194719481949
Masters TournamentT47T195NTNTNTT21T2234T23
U.S. Open3T13NTNTNTNTCUTWDCUTT23
The Open ChampionshipNTNTNTNTNTNT
PGA ChampionshipR64R16NTR64R32
Tournament1950195119521953195419551956195719581959
Masters TournamentT12T32T30T46T38T5976CUTCUTCUT
U.S. OpenCUTCUTT15CUT
The Open Championship
PGA ChampionshipR64R16
Tournament1960196119621963
Masters TournamentCUTCUTCUTCUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
{{legend|lime|Win}}{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}

NYF = tournament not yet founded

NT = no tournament

WD = withdrew

CUT = missed the half-way cut

R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 2 0 0 3 3 11 27 20
U.S. Open 0 0 2 2 4 12 23 17
The Open Championship 0 0 0 1 2 5 5 5
PGA Championship 0 0 1 7 10 14 17 17
Totals 2 0 3 13 19 42 72 59
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 43 (1927 U.S. Open – 1946 Masters)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (twice)

See also

  • List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins
  • Most PGA Tour wins in a year

References

1. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.augusta.com/masters/story/history/1934-horton-smith-wins-first-masters-tournament |publisher=Augusta.com |title=1934: Horton Smith wins first Masters Tournament |date=March 21, 2012 |accessdate=April 17, 2014}}
2. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fUxQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8Q0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6647%2C1346716 |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |agency=Associated Press |last=Gould |first=Alan |title=Horton Smith wins Augusta golf title |date=April 7, 1936 |page=10}}
3. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LH8hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cIsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6843%2C116793 |newspaper=Palm Beach News |agency=United Press |last=Erwin |first=Robert A. |title=Horton Smith beats Bobby Jones by one stroke in tourney |date=February 23, 1930 |page=5}}
4. ^1 {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-soqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gc0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2910%2C3162567 |newspaper=Palm Beach Post |agency=Associated Press |title=Ex-Masters king Horton Smith dies |date=October 16, 1963 |page=15}}
5. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5CFPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dk0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7328%2C1686358 |newspaper=St. Petersburg Times |agency=Associated Press |last=Martin |first=Whitney |title=Horton Smith now hears putt-putt instead of putt |date=December 28, 1942 |page=10}}
6. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KvAZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GSMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2424%2C2676335 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |agency=Associated Press |title=Lt. Horton Smith given army athletic posts |date=November 6, 1944 |page=6, part 2}}
7. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vKkaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LyMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5515%2C6177141|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |title=No Ryder Cup match until '47, says Smith |agency=Associated Press |date=November 13, 1945 |page=2, final}}
8. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-30yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wukFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4951%2C5293418 |newspaper=Miami News |agency=Associated Press |title=Hall of fame golfer, Horton Smith, dies at 55 |date=October 15, 1963 |page=2B}}
9. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AgEiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZcgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2773%2C2090551 |newspaper=Daytona Beach Morning Journal |location=Florida |agency=Associated Press |title=PGA clears way for Joe Louis to compete in San Diego Open meet |date=January 16, 1952 |page=6 }}
10. ^Yahoo Eurosport. "On This Day in 1961: PGA lifts ban on non-white players". Yahoo News. {{cite web |url=https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/bunker-mentality/day-1961-pga-lifts-ban-non-white-players-074304010.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-02-08 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208210939/https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/bunker-mentality/day-1961-pga-lifts-ban-non-white-players-074304010.html |archivedate=2015-02-08 |df= }}
11. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QP0rAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ssYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=612%2C1259647 |newspaper=Florence Times |location=Alabama |agency=Associated Press |title=PGA opens its doors to Negroes, world golfers |date=November 10, 1961 |page=4, section 2 }}
12. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qbcqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QmUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7100%2C1775561 |newspaper=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |location=Florida |agency=Associated Press |title=PGA group abolishes 'Caucasian' |date=November 10, 1961 |page=22}}
13. ^http://michigan-golf-foundation.com/michigan-golf-hall-of-fame-showmemberyear.php?cat_id=70
14. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N-UKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P08DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2135%2C5396708 |newspaper=Ludington Daily News |location=Michigan|agency=Associated Press |title=Horton Smith wins Ben Hogan Award |date=December 28, 1960 |page=7}}
15. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.pgamediaguide.com/awards_detail.cfm?awardid=9 |publisher=PGA of America |title=Horton Smith Award |accessdate=April 17, 2014}}
16. ^{{cite news |url=http://parkboard.org/golf/horton/index.html |publisher=Springfield-Greene County Park Board |title=Horton Smith Municipal Golf Course |accessdate=April 17, 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419020618/http://parkboard.org/golf/horton/index.html |archivedate=April 19, 2014 |df= }}
17. ^{{cite web |url=http://detroitgolfclub.org/Default.aspx?p=DynamicModule&pageid=328952&ssid=224443&vnf=1 |publisher=Detroit Golf Club |title=Horton Smith |accessdate=April 17, 2014}}
18. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Sr5aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qVQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5851%2C1548322 |newspaper=St. Petersburg Independent |location=Florida |title=Secret of touch in putting given by Horton Smith |agency=Associated Press |last=Mickelson |first=Paul |date=June 7, 1934|page=4A}}
19. ^{{cite news |last=Harig |first=Bob |date=September 9, 2013 |url=http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/9653720/green-jacket-first-masters-winner-horton-smith-fetches-nearly-700000-auction |title=Green jacket nets $682K at auction |work=ESPN |accessdate=September 15, 2013}}
20. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.greenjacketauctions.com/site/bid/bidplace.asp?itemid=10923 |publisher=Green Jacket Auctions |title=1934 & 1936 Masters Champion Horton Smith's Green Jacket |accessdate=April 17, 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130913165005/http://www.greenjacketauctions.com/site/bid/bidplace.asp?itemid=10923 |archivedate=September 13, 2013 |df= }}
21. ^{{cite magazine |url=http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-tours-news/2013-09/kindred-green-jacket-horton-smith |magazine=Golf Digest |last=Kindred |first=Dave |title=The case of the missing green jacket |date=August 2013 |accessdate=April 17, 2014}}
22. ^{{cite book |last=Barkow |first=Al |authorlink=Al Barkow |title=The History of the PGA TOUR |publisher=Doubleday |year=1989 |isbn=0-385-26145-4 |others=Copyright PGA Tour}}

External links

  • World Golf Hall of Fame profile
  • PGA of America Hall of Fame
  • About.com: Horton Smith
  • {{Find a Grave|8270462}}
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