This Day in Golf History: November 20

Golf great Bobby Locke, a four-time Open Championship winner, was born on this date in Germiston, South Africa, in 1917. Full name Arthur D’Arcy, Locke went down in history as one of the greatest putters ever, with a style that curved the ball into the cup. And this date was a sad family event for the Arnold Palmer family in 1999. His wife, Winnie, died from a malignant tumor in the abdomen lining. Just over a week after winning the U.S. Amateur in 1954, Palmer had a chance encounter with Winifred (Winnie) Walzer on Monday, September 6, at the Shawnee Inn at the Bill Waite Memorial Tournament in the Pocono Mountains. Arnold asked her to marry him at dinner on Friday, which would have been his 25th birthday. They were married on Monday, Dec. 20, 1954, in Virginia. She died in Latrobe, age 65, and a private memorial service was held two days later at Unity Chapel near Latrobe.