Open Championships
4
PGA Tour wins
15
South African Open titles
9
Professional wins worldwide
74
Vardon Trophies
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 30 | |
| 1937 | 35 | |
| 1938 | 39 | |
| 1939 | 44 | |
| 1940 | 49 | |
| 1941 | 54 | |
| 1942 | 58 | |
| 1943 | 63 | |
| 1944 | 68 | |
| 1945 | 72 | |
| 1946 | 77 | |
| 1947 | 82 | |
| 1948 | 87 | |
| 1949 | 91 | |
| 1950 | 96 | |
| 1951 | 93 | |
| 1952 | 90 | |
| 1953 | 87 | |
| 1954 | 84 | |
| 1955 | 81 | |
| 1956 | 78 | |
| 1957 | 75 | |
| 1958 | 72 | |
| 1959 | 69 | |
| 1960 | 66 | |
| 1961 | 63 | |
| 1962 | 60 | |
| 1963 | 56 | |
| 1964 | 53 | |
| 1965 | 50 | |
| 1966 | 47 | |
| 1967 | 44 | |
| 1968 | 41 | |
| 1969 | 38 | |
| 1970 | 35 | |
| 1971 | 32 | |
| 1972 | 29 | |
| 1973 | 26 | |
| 1974 | 23 | |
| 1975 | 20 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour records
- The R&A championship archives
- World Golf Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Bobby Locke ranks #10 in Golf
Bobby Locke ranks #10 in Golf and #2791 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.9/100.
The verified career covers 1936–1975 and 40 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Open Championships 4, PGA Tour wins 15, South African Open titles 9, Professional wins worldwide 74.
Nearest context: ahead James Braid (90.1); behind Raymond Floyd (89.7). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Bobby Locke GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Locke comparisons
Bobby Locke — frequently asked
- Is Bobby Locke the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Bobby Locke ranks #10 in Golf with a GOAT Score of 89.9/100, behind Jack Nicklaus (95.0).
- What is Bobby Locke's GOAT Score?
- 89.9/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Bobby Locke rank all time?
- #2791 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #10 in Golf.
- Bobby Locke vs James Braid: who ranks higher?
- James Braid ranks higher at 90.1 versus Bobby Locke at 89.9, a margin of 0.2 points.