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Ken Venturi

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Golfer

The Resume

    (May 15, 1931-May 17, 2013)
    Won 14 PGA Events, including 1964 US Open
    Commentator for CBS Golf Telecasts (1968-2002)

Why he might be annoying:

    His career was cut short due to carpel-tunnel syndrome.
    He was quite senile in his later years of announcing.
    He would call a 3 wood-like club a 3-metal.
    He had a DUI in 2001.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He nearly won the Masters as an amateur.
    He overcame a stuttering problem to become a top-notch announcer.
    He overcame a case of exhaustion to win the 1964 US Open.

Credit: Voice of Fashion


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 109 Votes: 55.96% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 20 Votes: 65.00% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 30 Votes: 43.33% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 39 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 72 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 90 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 163 Votes: 55.83% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 236 Votes: 54.66% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 394 Votes: 60.15% Annoying