William Macfarlane (29 June 1889 – 15 August 1961) was a Scottish professional golfer. Biography 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. Death 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) Walter Olson Golf Tournament (tie with Tommy Armour), Nassau Open Major championship is shown in bold. Other wins Note: This list is probably incomplete. 1922 Westchester Open 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 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 (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 References Scottish male golfers PGA Tour golfers Winners of men's major golf championships 1889 births 1961 deaths