The Resume

(April 4, 1905-October 22, 1989)
Born in New York, New York
8 PGA Tour wins
U.S. Open Champion (1936)
Member of the U.S. Ryder Cup team (1937)

Why he might be annoying:

He shares his name with John Travolta's character from the 1977 film 'Saturday Night Fever.'
It took him nearly a decade to win his only major championship.
He failed to win another major championship following his only U.S. Open victory.
He lost in match play in the PGA Championship six times.

Why he might not be annoying:

He had a job fixing golf clubs until his early 20s.
He was of Italian descent.
He looked up to Gene Sarazen as his boyhood idol before he started his golfing career.
He won the 1936 U.S. Open setting a tournament record with a winning score of 282 (-6).
He was one of golf's familiar faces following his only 1936 U.S. Open victory.

Credit: Neo NX2004

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Golfers
• Golf's U.S. Open Champs (Ranked: 1936)
• I Died in 1989 (Ranked: 84)
• Neo NX2004's Profiles [Series 11]
• Profiles 53001-53250 (Ranked: 53153)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19891022)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying