Putting Green Artists Impression

Induction

Bobby Locke

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
Amateur wins (9)
  • 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
Professional wins (72)
PGA Tour wins (15)
  • Canadian Open 1947
  • Houston Open 1947
  • Philadelphia Open 1947
  • All American Open 1947, 1950
  • Phoenix Open 1948
  • Chicago Open 1948
Other wins (57)
  • 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
Other results
  • 1946 16 Challenge matches against Sam Snead - won 12
  • The Open Championship 1946 (2nd), 1954 (2nd)
  • US Open 1947 (3rd), 1951 (3rd)