The Resume

(October 21, 1879-October 25, 1910)
Born in North Berwick, Scotland, United Kingdom
Won four U.S. Opens (1901, 1903-1905)
Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame (1975)

Why he might be annoying:

His middle name is Law.
He shares his name with a basketball player and an NFL offensive tackle.
He lost to Joe Lloyd for the championship victory in his first U.S. Open appearance (1897).
His cause of death may either be that he had a drinking addiction or had epilepsy according to some sources.

Why he might not be annoying:

He came to the United States through emigration with his brother Tom and his father.
He was the first golfer to win three-straight U.S. Opens.
He used a gutta-percha ball and a rubber core ball to win a major golf championship.
Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan and Jack Nicklaus tied the number of his U.S. Open victories with four.

Credit: Neo NX2004

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Golf Digest's 50 Greatest Golfers of All Time [2000] (Ranked: 34)
• Golfers
• Golf's U.S. Open Champs (Ranked: 1901)
• Golf's U.S. Open Champs (Ranked: 1903)
• Golf's U.S. Open Champs (Ranked: 1904)
• Golf's U.S. Open Champs (Ranked: 1905)
• I am Scottish
• I Died in 1910 (Ranked: 31)
• Look at Me, I'm in a Field or Meadow
• Neo NX2004's Profiles [Series 10]
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 778)
• Profiles 48762-48838 (Ranked: 48803)

Year In Review:

In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying