The Resume

(January 28, 1874-April 21, 1930)
Born in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom
Won two U.S. Opens (1906 and 1910)
Brother of Willie Smith and Macdonald Smith

Why he might be annoying:

He shares his name with an NFL quarterback and an MTV Real World housemate.
He was beaten by Fred Herd in his first U.S. Open championship appearance.
He was reviled by John McDermott after beating him in a playoff of the 1910 U.S. Open.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was part of a well-known golfing family.
He beat his brother Willie to secure his first U.S. Open victory.
He had to raise his two daughters after he widowed in 1910.
He finished designing Club de Golf Chapultepec following the death of his brother Willie.

Credit: Neo NX2004

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Golfers
• Golf's U.S. Open Champs (Ranked: 1906)
• Golf's U.S. Open Champs (Ranked: 1910)
• I am Scottish
• I Died in 1930 (Ranked: 56)
• Look at Me, I'm in a Field or Meadow
• Neo NX2004's Profiles [Series 9]
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 314)
• Profiles 47001-47250 (Ranked: 47107)
• Smith Versus Jones
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19300421)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 19 Votes: 10.53% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying