Willie Macfarlane


William Macfarlane 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)

Major championship is shown in bold.
Source:

Other wins (3)

Note: This list is probably incomplete.

Wins (1)

1 Defeated Jones in second 18-hole playoff – Macfarlane 75-72=147, Jones 75-73=148.

Result timeline

Tournament1920192119221923192419251926192719281929
U.S. OpenT8WD1T20T18T14T27
PGA ChampionshipR32QFR16R16

Tournament1940194119421943194419451946
Masters TournamentNTNTNT
U.S. OpenNTNTNTNTWD
PGA 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

  • Most consecutive cuts made – 10
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 3