The Resume

(January 6, 1921-September 1, 1998)
Born in Halls, Tennessee
Birth name was Emmett Cary Middlecoff
Nicknamed 'Doc'
Winner of 40 PGA Tour Events, including one Masters Tournament (1955) and two U.S. Opens (1949 and 1956)
Won the Vardon Trophy (1956)
Member of three Ryder Cup teams (1953, 1955, and 1959)
Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame (1986)
Appeared in the films 'Follow the Sun' (1950) and 'The Bellboy' (1960)
Appeared in the short documentary 'Golf Doctor' (1949)
Died of a congestive heart failure at age 77

Why he might be annoying:

He went by his middle name.
He had the nickname 'The Ghost' as a child as he haunted several country clubs to search for golf tips.
He sometimes had an edgy temper.
He quit his dentistry job to focus more on golf.
He was beaten by Doug Ford in the 1955 PGA Championship.
He once quoted, 'Anyone who hasn't been nervous, or hasn't choked somewhere down the line, is an idiot.'
He struggled later in his golf career due to his back problems.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was the first golfer from the University of Mississippi to win All-American honors.
He worked as a dentist for the U.S. Army as he filled 12,093 teeth.
He stood at 6'1 with good accuracy and power.
He wrote the instructional golf book, 'The Golf Swing.'
He won an event at the PGA Tour as he was an amateur (1945).
He had a long sudden-death 11 hole playoff with Lloyd Mangrum (1949).
He was one of the good golf commentators in the era of early television.
He was the money winning leader throughout the 1950s.

Credit: Neo NX2004

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Dentists
• Golf Digest's 50 Greatest Golfers of All Time [2000] (Ranked: 23)
• Golfers
• Golf's Master's Champs (Ranked: 1955)
• Golf's U.S. Open Champs (Ranked: 1949)
• Golf's U.S. Open Champs (Ranked: 1956)
• I Attended University of Mississippi [Ole Miss]
• I Died in 1998 (Ranked: 77)
• Look at Me, I'm on the Cover of Sports Illustrated
• Look at My Magazine Cover
• Male Sportscasters
• Neo NX2004's Profiles [Series 6]
• Profiles 31251-31500 (Ranked: 31314)
• We Celebrated Our Golden Anniversary

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 31.25% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying