Reg Horne, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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professional golfer
Date of Birth: 19-Jul-1908
Place of Birth: London
Date of Death: 05-Jan-1984
Profession: golfer
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Reg Horne
- 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.Horne would go on to win 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 would regularly finish in the top thirty of the Open over the following decade, without ever again coming as close to victory.
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