In 1928 Farrell won the U.S. Open. He was tied with amateur Bobby Jones after the regulation 72 holes and won a thirty six whole play-off by one stoke. He was voted 1927 and 1928 Best Golf Professional in the United States after a winning streak of six consecutive tournaments on his road to a total 22 career wins. He played for the United States in the first three Ryder Cups.
Farrell spent many years as the head professional at the prestigious Baltusrol Golf Club in New Jersey.
PGA Tour wins
*1921 (1) Garden City Open*1922 (1) Shawnee Open
*1924 (1) Florida West Coast Open
*1925 (2) Philadelphia Open Championship, Mid-South All Pro
*1926 (4) Florida Central Competition, Florida Open Championship, Shawnee Open, Mid-Winter Tournament
*1927 (7) Metropolitan Open, Shawnee Open, Eastern Open Championship, Massachusetts Open, Pennsylvania Open Championship, Philadelphia Open Championship, Chicago Open Championship
*1928 (2) La Gorce Open, '''U.S. Open'''
*1930 (2) New York State Open, Pensacola Open Invitational
*1931 (1) Pensacola Open Invitational
*1936 (1) New Jersey Open
Major championship is shown in '''bold'''.
Results in major championships
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| 1919 |
| 1920 |
| 1921 |
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| 1924 |
| 1925 |
| 1926 |
| 1927 |
| 1928 |
| 1929 |
| The Masters |
| U.S. Open |
| The Open Championship |
| PGA Championship |
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| 1930 |
| 1931 |
| 1932 |
| 1933 |
| 1934 |
| 1935 |
| 1936 |
| 1937 |
| 1938 |
| 1939 |
| The Masters |
| U.S. Open |
| The Open Championship |
| PGA Championship |
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| 1940 |
| 1941 |
| 1942 |
| 1943 |
| 1944 |
| 1945 |
| 1946 |
| 1947 |
| 1948 |
| 1949 |
| The Masters |
| U.S. Open |
| The Open Championship |
| PGA Championship |
| align="left"|Tournament |
| 1950 |
| 1951 |
| 1952 |
| 1953 |
| 1954 |
| 1955 |
| 1956 |
| The Masters |
| U.S. Open |
| The Open Championship |
| PGA Championship |
NYF = Tournament not yet founded<br>
NT = No tournament<br>
DNP = Did not play<br>
WD = Withdrew<br>
CUT = missed the half-way cut<br>
F? = Finish unknown<br>
"T" indicates a tie for a place<br>
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
See also
*Golfers with most PGA Tour winsBiography courtesy of the brilliant Wikipedia!
