Willie Macfarlane
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- For the former Scottish football manager, see Willie MacFarlane (footballer)
William "Willie" Macfarlane (June 29, 1890 – August 15, 1961) (surname spelled MacFarlane by some sources, birth year given as 1889 by some sources) was a Scottish golfer. He 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 seventy-two 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 eighteen hole playoff and both of them shot 75. Macfarlane won a second eighteen hole playoff by 72 shots to 73.
Macfarlane played in the U.S. Open seventeen times, but only had one other top ten finish.
He won 21 times on the PGA Tour.
He died in Miami, Florida.
[edit] PGA Tour wins (21)
- 1916 (1) Rockland CC Four-Ball
- 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), Miami Biltmore Open (December)
- 1934 (1) Pennsylvania Open Championship
- 1935 (2) Florida West Coast Open, Glens Falls Open
- 1936 (2) Nassau Open, Walter Olson Golf Tournament
Major championship is shown in bold.
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF |
| U.S. Open | T18 | WD | WD | T35 | DNP | NT | NT | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | NT | NT | NT |
| PGA Championship | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | T3 | NT | NT | DNP |
| Tournament | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF |
| U.S. Open | T8 | DNP | WD | DNP | DNP | 1 | T20 | T18 | T14 | T27 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T17 | DNP | DNP | T5 | T9 | DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 | DNP |
| Tournament | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | 6 | T31 | DNP | T19 | 38 | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T43 | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | T47 | DNP | T47 | T32 | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | T9 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | NT | NT | NT | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | NT | NT | NT | NT | WD |
| The Open Championship | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | NT | DNP | DNP | DNP |
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
