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Willie Macfarlane

Scotland · born , Aberdeen, Scotland · died

1major championship

Summary

  • First major 1925 U.S. Open

Wins

  1. 1925 U.S. Open Worcester C.C. · 291 (+7) · won a playoff against Bobby Jones

Rivals

Beaten in finals and playoffs

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Results by championship

    Best day

    1925 U.S. Open

    Worcester C.C., Worcester, MA · 291 (+7) · won a playoff against Bobby Jones (36 holes (75, 72), 147–148)

    Chosen by rule: his most recent major win. Year page: 1925.

    Career line, 1925–1925

    U.S. Open
    1925 U.S. Open: won
    19251926

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    • Major win

    Willie Macfarlane was born on June 29, 1889, in Aberdeen, Scotland. Macfarlane won one major championship: the 1925 U.S. Open.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (1)

    1. 1925 U.S. Open Worcester C.C., Worcester, MA · 291 (+7) · won a playoff against Bobby Jones (36 holes (75, 72), 147–148)

    Near misses

      U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 2 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

      PGA Championship match play

      Every recorded match in our bracket file, 1916–1957: 10 won, 7 lost.

      1. 1916 Round of 32 beat Robert McNulty 10 & 9
      2. 1916 Round of 16 beat Mike Brady 3 & 2
      3. 1916 Quarterfinal beat Jack Dowling 2 & 1
      4. 1916 Semifinal lost to Jim Barnes 6 & 5
      5. 1920 Round of 32 lost to Alex Cunningham 2 & 1
      6. 1923 Round of 64 beat George Stark 6 & 5
      7. 1923 Round of 32 beat Wilfred Reid 3 & 2
      8. 1923 Round of 16 beat Jack Stait 9 & 8
      9. 1923 Quarterfinal lost to Bobby Cruickshank won on 39th hole
      10. 1924 Round of 32 beat George Dow 5 & 4
      11. 1924 Round of 16 lost to Johnny Farrell 2 & 1
      12. 1928 Round of 32 beat Jim Foulis 9 & 7
      13. 1928 Round of 16 lost to Horton Smith 1 up
      14. 1931 Round of 32 beat Henry Ciuci 3 & 2
      15. 1931 Round of 16 lost to Horton Smith 6 & 5
      16. 1937 Round of 64 beat Bud Oakley 1 up
      17. 1937 Round of 32 lost to Tony Manero 4 & 3

      Sources

      Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

      1. GNN U.S. Open room (champions data)
      2. PGA of America 2013 media guide, p. 113
      3. Golf Compendium 1916
      4. Golf Compendium 1923
      5. Golf Compendium 1924
      6. Golf Compendium 1928
      7. Golf Compendium 1931