Macfarlane tied Leo Diegel for the second round lead after a 67 that established a new tournament record.

In the era before sudden-death, another full round was required to break the tie, and it was held that afternoon.

[8] During the first round, Jones was getting set to hit an iron shot out of the rough on the 11th hole when he felt his club move the ball ever so slightly.

After officials were unable to confirm that the ball had actually moved, they allowed Jones to make his own ruling on whether or not he should be penalized.

"[9] Because there were so many players with a chance on the final nine of regulation and both playoff rounds were drama-filled, William D. Richardson of The New York Times called it "easily the greatest Open Championship of them all.