. ▁Jones ▁took ▁a ▁four - stroke ▁lead ▁after ▁nine , ▁but ▁Mac far lane ▁managed ▁to ▁tie ▁after ▁recording ▁bird ies ▁at ▁ 1 0 ▁and ▁ 1 3 , ▁while ▁Jones ▁bog ey ed ▁ 1 3 . ▁The ▁match ▁was ▁still ▁all ▁square ▁heading ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁te e . ▁Mac far lane ▁found ▁the ▁green ▁on ▁his ▁approach ▁while ▁Jones ▁hit ▁into ▁a ▁b unker . ▁After ▁Jones ▁failed ▁to ▁get ▁up - and - down , ▁Mac far lane ▁two - put ted ▁for ▁the ▁title . ▁Mac far lane ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Scot ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Open ▁in ▁fifteen ▁years , ▁since ▁Alex ▁Smith ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁round , ▁Jones ▁was ▁getting ▁set ▁to ▁hit ▁an ▁iron ▁shot ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁rough ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁hole ▁when ▁he ▁felt ▁his ▁club ▁move ▁the ▁ball ▁ever ▁so ▁slightly . ▁ ▁No ▁one ▁else ▁seemed ▁to ▁have ▁seen ▁this ▁movement , ▁but ▁Jones ▁called ▁a ▁penalty ▁on ▁himself . ▁After ▁officials ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁confirm ▁that ▁the ▁ball ▁had ▁actually ▁moved , ▁they ▁allowed ▁Jones ▁to ▁make ▁his ▁own ▁r uling ▁on ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁he ▁should ▁be ▁pen al ized . ▁Jones ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁certain ▁the ▁ball ▁had ▁moved ▁and ▁pen al ized ▁himself . ▁The ▁decision ▁cost ▁him ▁the ▁title , ▁but ▁forever ▁added ▁to ▁Jones ' s ▁legacy . ▁ ▁Spect ators ▁pra ised ▁him ▁for ▁his ▁sport sm ans hip