Willie Macfarlane

For the former Scottish football manager, see Willie MacFarlane (footballer).

Willie Macfarlane
Personal information
Full name	William Macfarlane
Born	29 June 1890(1890-06-29) Aberdeen, Scotland
Died	15 August 1961(1961-08-15) (aged 71) Miami, Florida
Nationality	Scotland
Career
Status	Professional
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	22
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	21
Best results in Major Championships (Wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	6th: 1934
U.S. Open	Won: 1925
The Open Championship	DNP
PGA Championship	T3: 1916

William "Willie" Macfarlane (29 June 1890 – 15 August 1961) (surname spelled MacFarlane by some sources, birth year given as 1889 by some sources) was a Scottish professional golfer.

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 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.

Macfarlane died in Miami, Florida.

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 (tie with Tommy Armour)

Major championship is shown in bold.

Other wins

this list is probably incomplete

• 1922 Westchester Open

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 Holes	Winning Score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
1925	U.S. Open	1 shot lead	+7 (74-67-72-78=291)	Playoff 1	Bobby Jones

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

Result timeline

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	SF	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	R32	DNP	DNP	QF	R16	DNP	DNP	DNP	R16	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	R16	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	R32	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
R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

See also

• Golfers with most PGA Tour wins