1949 1 Bobby Locke -5 2 Harry Bradshaw -5 3 Roberto De Vicenzo -3 4 Sam King -2 5 Charlie Ward -2 6 Max Faulkner -1 Bobby Locke was the best putter of his generation, despite seeming to break all the teaching rules with his technique. The incident. On the 5th hole, Bradshaw pushed his drive into the rough and his ball ended up in the bottom of a broken beer bottle. Unsure of the rule – he was entitled to relief but the wording at the time was ambiguo