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.
Locke qualified for the 2018 Open Championship by winning the Final Qualifying at The Renaissance Club with rounds of 69 and 66. 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 ten 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.
Amateur wins 2017 Scottish Amateur
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Professional wins (10) Tartan Pro Tour wins (10) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up16 Aug 2020Carnoustie Challenge−7 (68-69=137)Playoff Chris Robb220 Apr 2021Barassie Links Classic−14 (65-65=130)3 strokes Jack McDonald35 May 2022Dundonald Links Classic−4 (73-67=140)1 stroke Christian Brown, Rory Smith416 Jun 2023Pollok Open−12 (68-68-65=201)Playoff Christopher Curran, Jack McDonald516 May 2024Montrose Links Masters−7 (61-74=135)Playoff Greg Dalziel629 May 2024Portlethen Classic−14 (65-66-68=199)1 stroke Graeme Robertson718 Sep 2024St Andrews Classic−15 (69-64-68=201)1 stroke John Henry88 Oct 2025Duddingston Classic−9 (73-63-68=204)Playoff Mark Young913 Jun 2026Scottish Par 3 Championship−11 (49-53-49=151)4 strokes John Vogelpohl107 Jul 2026Blairgowrie Perthshire Masters−15 (67-70-64=201)1 stroke Robbie Morrison
Results in major championships Results not in chronological order before 2019. Tournament20182019Masters TournamentPGA Championship U.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipT75LACUT
LA = Low amateur CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied for place
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References
External links
Profile at Scottish Golf