This Day in Golf History: June 5

Willie Macfarlane won the 1925 U.S. Open on this date at Worcester, Massachusetts, in a championship where Bobby Jones’ sportsmanship was the legacy story. In Round 1, Jones called a penalty on himself that ended up by the final round being the difference from an outright victory and he and Macfarlane tying after regulation. They played a playoff that went 36 holes, with Macfarlane winning by one shot, on the final hole when Jones bogeyed. Because of the format the two played six rounds in three days.