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Henry Picard

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The Resume

    (November 28, 1906-April 30, 1997)
    Born in Plymouth, Massachusetts
    26 PGA Tour wins
    Won the PGA Championship (1939)
    Won the Masters Tournament (1938)
    Member of two Ryder Cup teams (1935 and 1937)
    Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame (2006)
    PGA Tour leading money winner (1939)

Why he might be annoying:

    He was a grown man nicknamed 'Pick.'
    His nickname was also the 'Hershey Hurricane.'
    His membership with the Charleston Country Club diminished during the Great Depression.
    He had a Top 5 finish in the 1936 U.S. Open and did not win the tournament.
    He injured his thumb following his 1938 Pasadina Open victory.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was successful with an interlocking grip.
    He beat Harry Cooper and Ralph Guldahl by two strokes in the 1938 Masters Tournament.
    He beat Byron Nelson by a birdie in the 1939 PGA Championship at a golf course located two miles from Flushing Meadows–Corona Park while the 1939 New York World's Fair took place.
    He won two Ryder Cup singles matches.
    He was an instructor to many golfers including Ben Hogan, Sam Snead and future LPGA hall of famer Beth Daniel.
    He chose Ben Hogan to take over his position at Hershey Country Club upon his departure from the country club.
    Ben Hogan's book 'Ben Hogan's Power Golf' is dedicated to him.

Credit: Neo NX2004


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