William Macfarlane (29 June 1889 – 15 August 1961) 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 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.
Macfarlane died in Miami, Florida.
1917 (1) War Relief Tournament (Englewood)
1921 (1) Philadelphia Open Championship
1925 (2) U.S. Open, 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
1933 (4) Metropolitan Open, Mid-South Pro-Pro (with Paul Runyan), Mid-South Open (tie with Paul Runyan and Joe Turnesa)
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.
Note: This list is probably incomplete.
1933 Miami Biltmore Open (December)
1 Defeated Jones in second 18-hole playoff – Macfarlane 75-72=147 (+5), Jones 75-73=148 (+6).