The Resume

(June 24, 1931-February 7, 2015)
Born in San Diego, California
Attended the University of Notre Dame
51 PGA Tour wins
Won two U.S. Opens (1959 and 1966)
Won the Masters Tournament (1970)
Member of nine Ryder Cup teams (1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975 and 1979)
Two-time PGA Player of the Year (1966 and 1970)
Two-time PGA Tour leading money winner (1966 and 1968)
Five-time Vardon Trophy winner (1960, 1963, 1965-66 and 1968)
Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame (1978)
Wrote the books 'Golf Shotmaking (1966),' 'The Good Sense of Golf (1980)' and 'The Big Three And Me (2012)'

Why he might be annoying:

He was a member of the LDS Church.
He played in the PGA Championship and lost three times (1958, 1965 and 1971).
He struggled to win a Masters Tournament until 1970.
He was overshadowed by the likes of Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player.
He had 11 children as six out of that number of them were adopted.

Why he might not be annoying:

His putting ability and short game skills were excellent.
He beat prime players including Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Sam Snead, Cary Middlecoff, Gary Player and Lee Trevino in a 20 year span of winning PGA Tour events.
He and Gene Littler were both friends and rivals from their teen years to their senior years.
He is the Ryder Cup record holder for the most winning points by a golfer from the U.S..
He recorded a streak of winning a PGA Tour event with a span of 16 consecutive seasons (1956-1971).
He donated his time to charitable work and fundraisers.
He designed dozens of golf courses and founded his own golf course management company.
He was married to his wife Shirley for over six decades until his death.

Credit: Neo NX2004

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• B.C. or A.D.
• Breeders [Have 5 or More Kids] (Ranked: 11)
• Golf Digest's 50 Greatest Golfers of All Time [2000] (Ranked: 15)
• Golfers
• Golf's Master's Champs (Ranked: 1970)
• Golf's U.S. Open Champs (Ranked: 1959)
• Golf's U.S. Open Champs (Ranked: 1966)
• I am a Mormon
• I Died in 2015 (Ranked: 83)
• Look at Me, I'm on the Cover of Sports Illustrated
• Look at My Magazine Cover
• Neo NX2004's Profiles [Series 10]
• Profiles 51501-51750 (Ranked: 51665)
• We Celebrated Our Golden Anniversary
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20150207)

Year In Review:

In 2022, Out of 185 Votes: 54.05% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 87 Votes: 44.83% Annoying