William Macfarlane (29 June 1889 – 15 August 1961) was a Scottish professional golfer.

Biography

Macfarlane was born in

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, 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

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. 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

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Death

Macfarlane died in

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PGA Tour wins (21)

*1916 (1) Rockland CC Four-Ball *1921 (1)

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*1924 (1)

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*1925 (2) U.S. Open,

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*1928 (1)

*1930 (3)

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, Mid-South Open Bestball (with Wiffy Cox) *1931 (2)

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(with Wiffy Cox), Kenwood Open *1932 (1) St. Petersburg Open *1933 (4)

, Mid-South Pro-Pro (with

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), Mid-South Open (tie with

and

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(December) *1934 (1)

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*1935 (2)

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*1936 (2) Walter Olson Golf Tournament (tie with

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), Nassau Open Major championship is shown in bold.

Other wins

''Note: This list is probably incomplete.'' *1922

Major championships

Wins (1)

¹ Defeated Jones in second 18-hole playoff – Macfarlane 75-72=147 (+5), Jones 75-73=148 (+6).

Result timeline

''Note: Macfarlane never played in

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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

*Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (1923 PGA – 1931 PGA) *Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (1923 PGA – 1925 U.S. Open)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Macfarlane, Willie Scottish male golfers PGA Tour golfers Winners of men's major golf championships 1889 births 1961 deaths