Bobby Locke: the triumph and the tragedy
Aug 20, 2021
4 minutes
By Graham Jooste.
Arthur D’Arcy Locke was born in Germiston in 1917 and educated at Benoni High School. At the age of 18 he stunned the golfing fraternity by winning the 1935 South African Open at Parkview, as an amateur!
The years 1936 and 1937 saw Locke rake in more amateur awards, including the coveted Lucifer Empire trophy. It was during this period that he picked up the nickname ‘Bobby’ because of his admiration for Bobby Jones, the great US golfing champion.
Locke turned professional at the age of 20; he won both the Irish and New Zealand Open titles in the
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