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. 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. 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 bestowed the Horton Smith Award, presented annually since 1965, to a PGA professional who has made "outstanding and continuing contributions to PGA education." On July 2, 2020, it was renamed the PGA Professional Development Award by the board of directors because Smith had been a supporter of the PGA's "Caucasian-only' membership clause that was part of their by-laws from 1934 to 1961. A municipal golf course in his hometown of Springfield, Missouri, is named for him. A golf tournament at the Detroit Golf Club is named for him. He is attributed with being the first professional golfer to study putting as a means to beat his opponents. 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. It had been in the possession of his brother Ren's stepsons for decades. Professional wins PGA Tour wins (30) 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 Major championships are shown in bold. Source: 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) Results timeline NYF