list of most wins of the tour. Horton was captain of the PGA in 1978, captaining the PGA Cup team the same year at St Mellion. Honours In the 2000 New Year Honours, Horton was awarded an MBE for services to golf, and he was made an honorary life member of the European Tour in 2012. Death Horton was taken ill at the Annual General Meeting of the Royal Jersey Golf Club on 7 December 2017 and died later that evening in hospital. Photo gallery Professional wins (41) European Tour wins (4) European Tour playoff record (0–1) Safari Circuit wins (1) Swedish Golf Tour wins (1) Other Great Britain and Ireland wins (4) Other wins (4) 1970 South African Open 1973 Nigerian Open 1975 Gambian Open 1985 Togo Open European Senior Tour wins (23) *Note: The 1997 Scottish Seniors Open was shortened to 36 holes due to the Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales. European Senior Tour playoff record (4–1) Other senior wins (4) 1995 British Senior Club Professional Championship 1996 British Senior Club Professional Championship 1997 British Senior Club Professional Championship 1998 British Senior Club Professional Championship Results in major championships Note: Horton only played in the Masters Tournament and the Open Championship. CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1979 and 1982 Open Championships) "T" indicates a tie for a place Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1971 Open Championship – 1976 Open Championship) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (four times) Team appearances Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1975, 1977 World Cup (representing England): 1976 Double Diamond International (representing England): 1971 (winners), 1974 (winners), 1975, 1976 (winners), 1977 Sotogrande Match/Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1974 (winners), 1976 (winners) PGA Cup: 1978 (winners, non-playing captain) Praia d'El Rey European Cup: 1997 (winners, captain), 1998 (tie, captain), 1999 (captain) See also List of golfers with most European Senior Tour wins European Tour tribute video References External links English male golfers European Tour golfers European Senior Tour golfers Ryder Cup competitors for Europe Members of the Order of the British Empire Sportspeople from St Helens, Merseyside 1941 births 2017 deaths