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After this he suffered psychological problems, his golf career essentially over. An argument in 1979 ended with Locke shooting the other man, for which he received a fine and suspended prison sentence. After Locke's death in 1987, the family's finances reached the point of despair. What little wealth remained was tied up in a deteriorating apartment building in Yeoville, a suburb of Johannesburg in heavy decline. In 2001 his wife and daughter entered a suicide pact, ending their days with poisoned champagne.<font size=-1><a href="#FN2">[2]</a></font><p><hr width=25% size=1 align=left><a name="FN1"><font size=-1>[1] Spinal meningitis. </font><p><b>Wife:</b> Mary Fenton (m. 1958, d. 2000 suicide pact, one daughter)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Carolyn (b. 1960, d. 2000 suicide pact)<br><p> <a href="/sports/377/000166876/">Winner, British Open</a> 1949<br> <a href="/sports/377/000166876/">Winner, British Open</a> 1950<br> <a href="/sports/377/000166876/">Winner, British Open</a> 1952<br> <a href="/sports/377/000166876/">Winner, British Open</a> 1957<br> <a href="/honors/135/000104820/">World Golf Hall of Fame</a> 1977<br><p> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=173442" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>