Played as the Bowmaker Tournament (a 36-hole pro-am event). Second-placed Angel Miguel (Esp) finished 1 shot behind Locke (S Africa). [Old course, Sunningdale GC, Sunningdale, Berks].

The Open Championship (86th) (July 3-5). Second-placed Peter Thomson (Aus) finished 3 shots behind Locke (RSA). This was the last of Locke's four Open Championship wins. [The Old Course, St Andrews, Fife].

Played as the Daks Tournament. Second-placed Bernard Hunt (Eng) and Eric Brown (Scot) finished 3 shots behind Locke (S Africa). [West course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].

Played as the Bowmaker Invitation Tournament (a 36-hole pro-am event). Frank Jowle (Eng) and Bobby Locke (S Africa) finished in a tie for first place. Peter Alliss (Eng) and G.W. Low (Scot) finished 1 shot further back in joint third place. [Red course, The Berkshire GC, Ascot, Berkshire].

Played as the South African Professional Match Play Ch'ship. Locke (S Africa) beat Brian Ellmore (S Africa) 7 and 6 in the 36-hole final. [Zwartkop CC, Centurion, nr Pretoria, RSA].

Played as the South African Open. Second-placed Reg Taylor (S Africa, amateur) finished 1 shot behind Locke (S Africa). This was the last of nine South African Open wins for Locke. [Zwartkop CC, Centurion, nr Pretoria, RSA].

Played as the Australian Open (May 26-28). Second-placed Norman Von Nida (Aus) and Kel Nagle (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Locke (RSA). [Gailes GC, Brisbane, Aus].

Played as the Dunlop 2000 Guineas Tournament (played over 90 holes). Second-placed Antonio Cerda (Arg) finished 1 shot behind Locke (S Africa). [Southport & Ainsdale GC, Southport, Merseyside].

Played as the Dunlop Masters (Oct 5-7). Second-placed and defending champion Harry Bradshaw (Ire) finished 3 shots behind Locke (S Africa). [Prince's GC, Sandwich, Kent].

Played as the Swiss Open. Won by Bobby Locke (S Africa). [GC Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans-Montana, Switzerland].

Played as the Swallow-Harrogate Stroke Play Tournament. Second-placed Bill Shankland (Aus) finished 4 shots behind Locke (S Africa). [Oakdale GC, Harrogate, North Yorkshire].

Played as the German Open. Locke (RSA) beat Dai Rees (Wales) in a 9-hole playoff (Locke 37; Rees 38), which followed the two players remaining tied at 69 each after an 18-hole playoff. [Krefelder GC, Krefeld, nr Dusseldorf].

Locke (RSA) won his third Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1954 Order of Merit winner. Award based on lowest scoring average in the season's top professional events. Locke's 71.00 was based on 25 rounds played.

Played as the Open de France. Second-placed Max Faulkner (Eng) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Locke (S Africa). [Vallée course, Racing Club de France (RCF), La Boulie GC, Versailles, nr Paris].

Played as the Lotus £1,500 Tournament (Aug 12-15; discontinued after this event). Second-placed Harry Bradshaw finished 8 shots behind Bobby Locke (S Africa), who equalled the British 72-hole professional tournament record score of 266. [High course, Moor Park GC, Rickmansworth, Herts].

Played as the Open de France (July 12-15). Second-placed Antonio Cerdá (Arg) finished 8 shots behind Locke (S Africa). [Saint Germain GC, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, nr Paris].

The Open Championship (81st) (July 9-11). Second-placed Peter Thomson (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Locke (RSA). This was the third of Locke's four Open Championship wins. [Royal Lytham & St Annes GC, nr Blackpool, Lancs].

Played as the Mexican Open (Abierto Mexicano de Golf). Jimmy Demaret (USA) and defending champion Roberto De Vicenzo (Arg) finished in second place behind Locke (S Africa). [CC de Mexicali, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico].

Played as the South African Open. Second-placed Jimmy Boyd (S Africa, amateur) and Harry Bradshaw (Ire) finished 9 shots behind defending champion Locke (S Africa). This was the eighth of nine South African Open wins for Locke. [Houghton GC, Johannesburg, RSA].

Played as the South African Professional Match Play Ch'ship. Defending champion Bobby Locke (S Africa) beat Harry Bradshaw (Ire) 4 and 3 in the 36-hole final. [Houghton GC, Johannesburg, RSA].

The Open Championship (79th) (July 5-7). Second-placed Roberto De Vicenzo (Arg) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Locke (RSA). This was the second of Locke's four Open Championship wins. [Old Course, Royal Troon GC, Troon, Ayrshire].

Played as the South African Open. Second-placed A.R. "Sandy" Guthrie (S Africa) finished 11 shots behind Locke (S Africa). This was the seventh of nine South African Open wins for Locke. [Durban CC, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa].

Played as the South African Professional Match Play Ch'ship. Locke (S Africa) beat M.S. Hart 9 and 8 in the 36-hole final. [Durban CC, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa].

Played as the North British-Harrogate 2000 Guineas Tournament (over 90 holes). Second-placed Ken Bousfield (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Locke (S Africa). [Pannal GC, Pannal, nr Harrogate, N Yorks].

Played as the Spalding £1,350 Tournament (May 31-June 2). Second-placed Dai Rees (Wales) finished 2 shots behind Bobby Locke (S Africa). [Lower course, Worthing GC, West Sussex].

Locke (RSA) won his second Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1950 Order of Merit winner. Award based on lowest scoring average in the season's top professional events. Locke's 70.03 was based on 30 rounds played.

Played as the Dunlop 2000 Guineas Tournament (played over 90 holes). Second-placed Charlie Ward (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Locke (S Africa). [West course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].

Played as the All American Open (Aug 5-9; aka the Tam O'Shanter). Bobby Locke (S Africa) beat defending champion Lloyd Mangrum (USA) in an 18-hole Wednesday playoff (Locke 69, Mangrum 73). Mangrum was denied his third straight win in this event, which was played directly in front of the World Championship of Golf on the same course. [Tam O'Shanter CC, Niles, nr Chicago, IL; now the municipal Tam O'Shanter Golf Course].

The Open Championship (78th) (July 6-8). Bobby Locke (RSA) beat Harry Bradshaw (Ire) in a 36-hole playoff: Locke 135 (-9), Bradshaw 147 (+3). This was the first of Locke's four Open Championship wins. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].

Played as the Chicago Victory National Open (June 17-20; next played in 1958). Second-placed Ellsworth Vines (USA) finished 16 shots behind Bobby Locke (S Africa), whose winning margin on the tough Midlothian course was one of the highest recorded on the PGA Tour in the 1940s. [Midlothian CC, Midlothian, nr Chicago, IL].

Played as the Phoenix Open (Jan 22-25). Second-placed Jimmy Demaret (USA) finished 1 shot behind Locke (RSA). [Phoenix CC, Phoenix, AZ].

Played as the All American Open (July 3-8; aka the Tam O'Shanter). Bobby Locke (S Africa) beat Ed "Porky" Oliver (USA) in a 36-hole Mon/Tues playoff (Locke 140, Oliver 146). A PGA Tour "rookie" in 1947, this was Locke's fourth win in nine starts on the Tour, much to the growing annoyance of the American professionals. [Tam O'Shanter CC, Niles, nr Chicago, IL; now the municipal Tam O'Shanter Golf Course].

Played as the Philadelphia Inquirer Open (May 23-25). Second-placed Lloyd Mangrum (USA) and Matt Kowal (USA) finished 4 shots behind Bobby Locke (S Africa), who recorded his second PGA Tour win in as many weeks. [Cedarbrook CC, Blue Bell, nr Philadelphia, PA].

Played as the Houston Open (May 8-11). Second-placed Ellsworth Vines (USA) and Johnny Palmer (USA) finished 5 shots behind Bobby Locke (S Africa). [Memorial Park GC, Houston, TX].

Played as the Columbus $10,000 Invitational (July 24-27). Second-placed Jimmy Demaret (USA) finished 5 shots behind Locke (S Africa). [Columbus CC, Columbus, Ohio].

Played as the Canadian Open (July 17-19). Second-placed Ed "Porky" Oliver (USA) finished 2 shots behind Bobby Locke (RSA), who recorded his fifth PGA Tour win. [Scarboro G&CC, Toronto, Ont.].

Played as the South African Open. Second-placed Steve Boshoff (S Africa, amateur) finished 14 shots behind Locke (S Africa). This was the sixth of nine South African Open wins for Locke, and fifth straight win in the event. [Royal Johannesburg & Kensington GC, Jo'burg, RSA].

Locke (RSA) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1946 Order of Merit winner. Award based on lowest scoring average in the season's top professional events. Locke's 73.00 was based on 40 rounds played.

Played as the South African Professional Match Play Ch'ship (not played 1941-45). Locke (S Africa) beat Sid Brews (S Africa) 10 and 9 in the 36-hole final. Locke continued where he left off before WW2, winning the event for the fourth straight time. [Royal Johannesburg & Kensington GC, Jo'burg, RSA].

Played as the Yorkshire Evening News 1000 Guineas Tournament (May 23-25). Second-placed A.G. Matthews (Eng) and Dai Rees (Wales) finished 7 shots behind Bobby Locke (S Africa). [Moortown GC, nr Leeds, W Yorks, England].

Played as the inaugural Dunlop Masters (Oct 8-10). Locke (S Africa) tied with James "Jimmy" Adams (Scot) to share the Dunlop Masters trophy. [Stoneham GC, Southampton, Hampshire].

Played as the inaugural Brand-Lochryn £1,500 Tournament (June 20-22). Second-placed Dai Rees (Wales) and Charlie Ward (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Bobby Locke (S Africa). [North Manchester GC, Middleton, nr Manchester].

Played as the South African Professional Match Play Ch'ship. Locke (S Africa) won this event for the third straight year beating Bertie Elkin (S Africa) 11 and 9 in the 36-hole final. [Humewood GC, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, RSA].

Played as the South African Open. Second-placed Steve Boshoff (S Africa, amateur) finished 10 shots behind Locke (S Africa). This was the fifth of nine South African Open wins for Locke, and fourth straight win in the event. [Humewood GC, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, RSA].

Played as the South African Open. Second-placed Bobby Bodmer (amateur) and Clarence Olander (S Africa, amateur) finished 8 shots behind Locke (S Africa). This was the fourth of nine South African Open wins for Locke, and third straight win in the event. [Durban CC, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa].

Played as the South African Professional Match Play Ch'ship. Defending champion Locke (S Africa) beat M. Goldsmith 12 and 11 in the 36-hole final. [Durban CC, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa].

Played as the Dutch Open (June 17/18). Second-placed Cecil Denny (Eng) finished 6 shots behind Locke (S Africa). [Kennemer G&CC, Zandvoort, Netherlands].

Played as the New Zealand Open (November). Second-placed Andrew "Andy" Shaw (Scot/NZ) and Basil J. Smith Jr (NZ) finished 3 shots behind 20-year-old Locke (S Africa). [Otago GC, Balmacewen, Dunedin, NZ].

Played as the South African Professional Match Play Ch'ship. Locke (S Africa) beat Sid Brews (S Africa) 4 and 3 in the 36-hole final. [Maccauvlei GC, Vereeniging, Free State, RSA].

Played as the South African Open. Second-placed Sid Brews (S Africa) finished 5 shots behind defending champion Locke (S Africa), who had turned professional earlier in 1938. This was the third of nine South African Open wins for Locke. [Maccauvlei Golf Club, Vereeniging, Free State, RSA].

Played as the Irish Open. Second-placed Henry Cotton (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Locke (RSA), who recorded his first win in Europe. [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].

Played as the South African Open. Defending champion and second-placed Clarence Olander (S Africa, amateur) finished 11 shots behind 19-year-old Locke (S Africa, amateur). This was the second of nine South African Open wins for Locke, who also won the South African Amateur title in 1937, beating Olander in the 36-hole final. [East London GC, Eastern Cape, RSA].

Played as the South African Open. Second-placed Jock Verwey (S Africa, amateur) finished 3 shots behind 17-year-old Locke (S Africa, amateur), who became the youngest South African Open champion. This was the first of nine South African Open wins for Locke, who also won the South African Amateur title in 1935. [Parkview GC, Johannesburg, RSA].