Arthur D'arcy "Bobby" Locke
"Greatest putter ever"
Hit every shot & putt with an extreme left-to-right shape, bordering on a hook.
D.o.B. 20.11.1917 Germiston, Johannesburg
1949-1951 Banned from the USPGA Tour - too good
1977 Inducted World Golf Hall of Fame
Unofficial World Number 1
Major wins (4)
- The Open Championship 1949, 1950, 1952, 1957
- South Africa Boys 1931
- South Africa Amateur 1935, 1937
- Transvaal Amateur 1935, 1937
- Natal Amateur 1936
- South African PGA Championship 1970
- Lucifer Empire Trophy 1936
- Orange Free State Amateur 1937
PGA Tour wins (15)
- Canadian Open 1947
- Houston Open 1947
- Philadelphia Open 1947
- All American Open 1947, 1950
- Phoenix Open 1948
- Chicago Open 1948
- South African Open 1935 (amateur), 1937 (amateur), 1938, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1955
- Natal Open 1936 (amateur), 1953
- Irish Open 1938
- New Zealand Open 1938
- South African Professional Open 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1950, 1951, 1955
- Transvaal Open 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958
- Dutch Open 1939
- British Masters 1941, 1954
- Carolinas Open 1947, 1948, 1952
- Carolinas PGA Championship 1947
- French Open 1952, 1953
- Mexican Open 1952
- Egyptian Open 1954
- Egyptian Match Play 1954
- German Open 1954
- Swiss Open 1954
- Australian Open 1955
- New Hampshire Open 1959
- 1946 16 Challenge matches against Sam Snead - won 12
- The Open Championship 1946 (2nd), 1954 (2nd)
- US Open 1947 (3rd), 1951 (3rd)