William Macfarlane (29 June 1889 – 15 August 1961) was a Scottish professional golfer.
Career Macfarlane was born in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Like many British golfers of his era, he took a position as a club professional in the United States. In 1925 he won the U.S. Open at Worcester Country Club in Worcester, Massachusetts. He tied Bobby Jones over 72 holes, with both men shooting 291. Macfarlane had set a new U.S. Open single round low-score of 67 in the second round. The two men played an 18-hole playoff and both of them shot 75. Macfarlane won a second 18-hole playoff by 72 shots to 73.
Macfarlane played in the U.S. Open 16 times, but only had one other top-10 finish. He won 21 times on the PGA Tour.
Personal life Macfarlane died in Miami, Florida.
Professional wins (21) PGA Tour wins (20) 1917 (1) War Relief Tournament (Englewood) 1921 (1) Philadelphia Open Championship 1924 (1) Westchester Open 1925 (2) U.S. Open, Shawnee Open 1928 (1) Shawnee Open 1930 (3) Metropolitan Open, Westchester Open, Mid-South Open Bestball (with Wiffy Cox) 1931 (2) Miami International Four-Ball (with Wiffy Cox), Kenwood Open 1932 (1) St. Petersburg Open 1933 (4) Metropolitan Open, Mid-South Pro-Pro (with Paul Runyan), Mid-South Open (tie with Paul Runyan and Joe Turnesa) 1934 (1) Pennsylvania Open Championship 1935 (2) Florida West Coast Open, Glens Falls Open 1936 (2) Walter Olson Golf Tournament (tie with Tommy Armour), Nassau Open
Major championship is shown in bold.
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Other wins (3) Note: This list is probably incomplete.
1916 Rockland CC Four-Ball 1922 Westchester Open 1933 Miami Biltmore Open (December)
Major championships
Wins (1) YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up 1925 U.S. Open 1 shot lead +7 (74-67-72-78=291) Playoff 1 Bobby Jones 1 Defeated Jones in second 18-hole playoff – Macfarlane 75-72=147 (+5), Jones 75-73=148 (+6).
Result timeline Tournament19121913191419151916191719181919U.S. OpenT18WDWDT35NTNTPGA ChampionshipNYFNYFNYFNYFSFNTNT Tournament1920192119221923192419251926192719281929U.S. OpenT8WD1T20T18T14T27PGA ChampionshipR32QFR16R16 Tournament1930193119321933193419351936193719381939Masters TournamentNYFNYFNYFNYF6T31T1938U.S. OpenT43CUTT47T47T32PGA ChampionshipR16R32 Tournament1940194119421943194419451946Masters TournamentNTNTNTU.S. OpenNTNTNTNTWDPGA ChampionshipNT Note: Macfarlane never played in The Open Championship.
NYF = tournament not yet founded NT = no tournament WD = withdrew CUT = missed the half-way cut R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play "T" indicates a tie for a place
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 4U.S. Open 1 0 0 1 2 6 16 12The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0PGA Championship 0 0 1 2 5 7 7 7Totals 1 0 1 3 8 15 27 23 Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (1923 PGA – 1931 PGA) Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (1923 PGA – 1925 U.S. Open)
See also List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins
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