JohnnyFarrell.com
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- Johnny Farrell, winner of the 1928 U.S. Open, might have been rewarded that day at Olympia Fields, but time largely has forgotten a man who backed into a 36-hole playoff but wouldn't back down to Bobby Jones, beating him by a stroke in one of the biggest upsets in Open history. Farrell, who died in 1988 at 87, is remembered best as someone with more style than substance. He was perhaps the most impeccably dressed pro player to stride down a fairway, an absolute clotheshorse. Graceful and self-effacing, he was sought by presidents, royalty, entertainers and even Babe Ruth for golf tips or companionship. Yet Farrell has been largely overlooked by the game's historians and arguably stands as the best player denied a spot in the World Golf Hall of Fame -- despite ranking among the tour's top 25 all-time winners with 22 victories, seven (including six consecutive) in 1927 alone, and playing on the first three American Ryder Cup teams.
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