The Resume

(May 22, 1908-October 15, 1963)
Born in Springfield, Missouri
PGA Masters champion (1934, 1936)
PGA Tour Leading Money Award winner (1936)
Bob Jones Award winner (1962)
World Golf Hall of Fame inductee.(1990)

Why he might be annoying:

He was described as being overlogical, studious and finicky by his peers.
He broke his wrist after he struck it on a metal sign, while stretching his arm out of a car window.
He held racist views, going as far as promoting a Caucasian-only policy for earning PGA membership.
He notably announced his support for the policy during his tenure as PGA president at the San Diego Open, when he excluded Joe Louis and Bill Spiller from participating (1948).
His name was removed from a major PGA award and a golf tournament after the findings of his views became public knowledge in 2020.

Why he might not be annoying:

He recorded six professional tournament wins before his 21st birthday.
He was the first winner of the Masters Tournament.
He set a PGA record for most career consecutive cuts made (43 between 1927 and 1946).
He was the only golfer to defeat Bobby Jones during the latter's Grand Slam year (1930).
He served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II.

Credit: Ricky

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Celebrities who Served in World War II [1939-45]
• Golf Digest's 50 Greatest Golfers of All Time [2000] (Ranked: 38)
• Golf Tournament Namesakes
• Golfers
• Golf's Master's Champs (Ranked: 1934)
• Golf's Master's Champs (Ranked: 1936)
• I Died in 1963 (Ranked: 55)
• I Have Lymphomas [Hodgkin's & Non-Hodgkin's]
• Profiles 53251-53500 (Ranked: 53389)
• Ricky's Profiles [Series 35]
• Served in World War II
• Smith Versus Jones
• Weights and Measure Names

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying