Sam Locke (golfer)

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Sam Locke
Personal information
Born (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 27)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Career
Turned professional2018
Current tour Tartan Pro Tour
Professional wins8
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T75: 2018

Sam Locke (born 11 August 1998) is a Scottish professional golfer. He came to prominence by winning the Silver Medal, as the leading amateur, at the 2018 Open Championship.

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Amateur career

Locke won the 2017 Scottish Amateur beating Ryan Lumsden, 9 and 8, in the final, after being 10-up after the first 18 holes. [1]

Locke qualified for the 2018 Open Championship by winning the Final Qualifying at The Renaissance Club with rounds of 69 and 66. [2] He was the only amateur to qualify through Final Qualifying and joined three other amateurs in the field. He just made the cut, after rounds of 72 and 73, the only amateur to do so, and won the Silver Medal as the leading amateur after further rounds of 70 and 78. He turned professional after the Open Championship.

Professional career

Locke's first eight professional wins came on the Tartan Pro Tour, including the 2024 Montrose Links Masters, the first Tartan Pro Tour event to award Official World Golf Ranking points. [3]

Amateur wins

Source: [4]

Professional wins (8)

Tartan Pro Tour wins (8)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
16 Aug 2020 Carnoustie Challenge−7 (68-69=137)Playoff Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Robb
220 Apr 2021 Barassie Links Classic−14 (65-65=130)3 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Jack McDonald
35 May 2022 Dundonald Links Classic−4 (73-67=140)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Christian Brown, Flag of Scotland.svg Rory Smith
416 Jun 2023 Pollok Open−12 (68-68-65=201)Playoff Flag of Scotland.svg Christopher Curran, Flag of Scotland.svg Jack McDonald
516 May 2024 Montrose Links Masters−7 (61-74=135)*Playoff Flag of Scotland.svg Greg Dalziel
629 May 2024Portlethen Classic−14 (65-66-68=199)1 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Robertson
718 Sep 2024St Andrews Classic−15 (69-64-68=201)1 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg John Henry
88 Oct 2025 Duddingston Classic−9 (73-63-68=204)Playoff Flag of England.svg Mark Young

*Note: The 2024 Montrose Links Masters was shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order before 2019.

Tournament20182019
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T75LACUT
  Did not play

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place

References

  1. "Amateur Dramatics from Locke in Storming Prestwick Success". Scottish Golf. 5 August 2017.
  2. Dempster, Martin (3 July 2018). "Renaissance men Sam Locke and Grant Forrest book Open spots". The Scotsman.
  3. Dempster, Martin (16 May 2024). "Sam Locke picks up new OWGR points in Montrose Links Masters win". The Scotsman. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  4. "Sam Locke". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 23 July 2018.