Sam Locke
Personal information
Born (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998
Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Sporting nationality Scotland
Career
Turned professional2018
Professional wins4
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT75: 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.

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.

Amateur wins

Source:[3]

Professional wins (4)

Tartan Pro Tour wins (4)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 6 Aug 2020 Carnoustie Challenge −7 (68-69=137) Playoff Scotland Chris Robb
2 20 Apr 2021 Barassie Links Classic −14 (65-65=130) 3 strokes Scotland Jack McDonald
3 5 May 2022 Dundonald Links Classic −4 (73-67=140) 1 stroke England Christian Brown, Scotland Rory Smith
4 16 Jun 2023 Pollok Open −12 (68-68-65=201) Playoff Scotland Christopher Curran, Scotland Jack McDonald

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order before 2019.

Tournament 20182019
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T75LA CUT
  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. "Sam Locke". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
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