BOBBY LOCKE’S BACKER
When Bobby Locke. South Africa's leading golfer, defeated R. A. Whitcombe, former holder of the British Open title, in a recent challenge natch for £SOO a side, he did not receive the £SOO. The money was put up by his backer, Norbert Erleigh, a South African mine magnate, who incidentally started Locke on his golf career by sending him to Britain for. the amateur title hunt. Erleigh, \ in putting up the £SOO, guaranteed Locke a present of £l5O, win, lose or draw. But Erleigh, although entitled to. did not keep the £SOO. He handed it to a deserving charity.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19997, 24 July 1939, Page 11
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102BOBBY LOCKE’S BACKER Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19997, 24 July 1939, Page 11
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