Reginald William Horne (19 July 1908 – 5 January 1984) was an English professional golfer whose most notable success came in winning the News of the World Match Play shortly after World War II had ended in 1945.[2]

Reg Horne
Personal information
Full nameReginald William Horne
Born(1908-07-19)19 July 1908
London, England
Died5 January 1984(1984-01-05) (aged 75)[1]
Littlestone-on-Sea, England
Sporting nationality England
Career
StatusProfessional
Professional wins5
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT2: 1947

Horne won other important events on the British circuit. He nearly won the 1947 Open Championship at Hoylake, scoring a 71 in the final round to catch and overtake players like Henry Cotton and Norman Von Nida as the third round leaders all struggled, but in the end Irishman Fred Daly beat him by one shot. Horne regularly finished in the top thirty of the Open, over the following decade, without ever again coming as close to victory.

Professional wins

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Results in major championships

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Tournament 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957
The Open Championship CUT NT NT NT NT NT NT CUT T2 T28 T20 T17 T31 T20 T22 T24

Note: Horne only played in The Open Championship.

  Top 10
  Did not play

NT = No tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

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References

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  1. ^ "Find a will | GOV.UK".
  2. ^ Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.