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Bobby Locke was born in Germiston, South Africa. He was the first internationally successful South African professional golfer. He won four Open Championships, nine South African Opens, seven South African PGA Championships and 15 PGA Tour events. He played in his first Open Championship in 1936, when he was eighteen, and finished as low amateur. He turned professional two years later and was a prolific tournament winner in his native country, eventually accumulating 38 wins on the Southern Africa Tour. His golf career was interrupted by service in the South African Air Force during World War II.