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Chandler Harper

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The Resume

    (March 10, 1914-November 8, 2004)
    Born in Portsmouth, Virginia
    Birth name was John Chandler Harper
    7 PGA Tour wins
    Won the PGA Championship (1950)

Why he might be annoying:

    His nickname was 'Old Bones,' even at a young age.
    He never finished higher than 8th place while playing in the Masters Tournament.
    He was unknown until the 1950 PGA Championship.
    He had very little driving distance until he had a strong short game.
    He was beaten by last-hole heroics on two occasions, the long putt by Al Besselink in the 1953 Tournament of Champions and an eagle by Lew Worsham in the 1953 World Championship of Golf.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
    He is the record holder for victories in the Virginia State Open with 9 (1932, 1938, 1940-41, 1952, 1960, 1967-68 and 1970).
    He beat out 1946 U.S. Open Champion Lloyd Mangrum, three-time Masters Champion Jimmy Demaret and Henry Williams Jr. in the Final eight bracket to win the 1950 PGA Championship.
    He was considered the PGA Tour's best putter according to Ben Hogan.
    He and golf legend Bobby Jones were long-time friends.
    He helped the U.S. team win the 1955 Ryder Cup.
    He was a mentor of Curtis Strange following the passing of Strange's father.
    He was instrumental in the creation of a course in his hometown, the Bide-A-Wee Golf Course.

Credit: Neo NX2004


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