The Resume

(April 8, 1886-May 24, 1966)
Born in Lelant, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
28 Professional wins
Won one U.S. Open (1921)
Won two PGA Championships (1916 and 1919)
Won one British Open (1925)
Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame (1989)

Why he might be annoying:

He shares his name with 'Bad News.'
His nicknames were 'Long Jim' and 'Big Jim.'
One of his two daughters was named after his wife.
It took him eight years to secure a U.S. Open victory.
He lost to Walter Hagen in the 1922 British Open by one stroke.
He lost in two PGA Championships, both also to Walter Hagen (1921 and 1924).

Why he might not be annoying:

He was the first golfer from England to win a U.S. Open, PGA Championship and a British Open.
He was the first golfer to win the PGA Championship more than once.
He stood at 6'4 as among one of the tallest golf champions of all time.
He was a friend to 1908 U.S. Open Champion Fred McLeod.
He was the first golfer to be presented the U.S. Open trophy by a U.S. President.
He held the U.S. Open winning margin record with nine strokes which stood for the rest of the 20th Century until Tiger Woods overtook it with 15 strokes in the 2000 U.S. Open.

Credit: Neo NX2004

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Golf Digest's 50 Greatest Golfers of All Time [2000] (Ranked: 39)
• Golfers
• Golf's British Open Champs (Ranked: 1925)
• Golf's PGA Champs (Ranked: 1916)
• Golf's PGA Champs (Ranked: 1919)
• Golf's U.S. Open Champs (Ranked: 1921)
• I Died in 1966 (Ranked: 80)
• Look at Me, I'm in a Field or Meadow
• Neo NX2004's Profiles [Series 10]
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 787)
• Profiles 51501-51750 (Ranked: 51604)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 123 Votes: 54.47% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying