Horton Smith

'''Horton Smith''' (May 22, 1908 – October 15, 1963) was an American professional [[golf]]er, best known as the winner of the first and third [[Masters Tournament]]s.

'''Horton Smith''' (May 22, 1908 – October 15, 1963) was an American professional [[golf]]er, best known as the winner of the first and third [[Masters Tournament]]s.

== Tournament career ==

== 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 30 [[PGA Tour]] titles in total, the last of them in 1941, and his two [[Men's major golf championships|major championships]] came at the [[Masters Tournament|Masters]], at the inaugural tournament in [[1934 Masters Tournament|1934]] and again in [[1936 Masters Tournament|1936]] (the latter was the first Masters to end on a Monday due to rain).<ref name=hswfmtrn>{{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 |access-date=April 17, 2014}}</ref><ref name=hswagtl>{{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 |access-date=September 20, 2016 |archive-date=February 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214060836/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fUxQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8Q0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6647,1346716 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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 30 [[PGA Tour]] titles in total, the last of them in 1941, and his two [[Men's major golf championships|major championships]] came at the [[Masters Tournament|Masters]], at the inaugural tournament in [[1934 Masters Tournament|1934]] and again in [[1936 Masters Tournament|1936]] (the latter was the first Masters to end on a Monday due to rain).<ref name=hswfmtrn>{{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 |access-date=April 17, 2014}}</ref><ref name=hswagtl>{{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 |access-date=September 20, 2016 |archive-date=February 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214060836/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fUxQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8Q0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6647,1346716 |url-status=dead }}</ref>