The Resume

(1934-1966)
Won 1964 British Open
Won 13 PGA Tour Titles
Nicknamed 'Champagne'

Why he might be annoying:

He lost a lot of major titles by faltering in the end.
He lived up to his 'Champagne' nickname, drinking heavily after a win.
He was fined by the PGA Tour 3 times in 1960 for throwing clubs.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was quotable.
He died in a plane crash while still a top golfer.
No one will ever know what he could have accomplished, had he lived a full life.
He paid his caddies very well.
He wrote an autobiography that exposed the seedy life most golfers were living.

Credit: Eric Hartman

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [February] (Ranked: 2251934)
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• ESPN's 10 Coolest Athletes (Ranked: 11)
• Golfers
• Golf's British Open Champs (Ranked: 1964)
• I Died in 1966 (Ranked: 32)
• I Died in My 30s (Ranked: 32)
• I Died While Flying
• Look at My Balls
• McFly's Profiles [Series 2]
• Profiles 7751-8000 (Ranked: 7964)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 18 Votes: 72.22% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 19 Votes: 36.84% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 32 Votes: 53.12% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 82 Votes: 56.10% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 103 Votes: 61.17% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 208 Votes: 60.10% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 245 Votes: 52.24% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 274 Votes: 48.54% Annoying