Tommy Armour III

Thomas Dickson Armour III (born October 8, 1959) is an American professional golfer.

Tommy Armour III
Personal information
Full nameThomas Dickson Armour III
Born (1959-10-08) October 8, 1959
Denver, Colorado
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceLas Vegas, Nevada
Career
CollegeUniversity of New Mexico
Turned professional1981
Current tour(s)Champions Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins8
Highest ranking82 (February 18, 1990)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
Korn Ferry Tour2
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 1990
PGA ChampionshipT24: 1989
U.S. OpenT40: 2006
The Open ChampionshipT28: 1988

Armour first joined the PGA Tour in 1981 at the age of 21. He has two career PGA Tour victories, winning the 1990 Phoenix Open and the 2003 Valero Texas Open. Armour previously held the scoring record for best overall 72 hole score (254), which he set with his Valero Texas Open victory in 2003, until it was surpassed in 2017 by Justin Thomas.[2]

Armour is the grandson of three-time major champion Tommy Armour. He lost his Tour card in 2006 due to an injury; Armour finished 110th on the 2007 PGA Tour money list, earning his card for 2008. He finished his year with a win at the non-PGA Tour sponsored Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational, winning $60,000. In 2008, he finished 62nd on the money list to retain his card for 2009 and was the first repeat champion at the Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational.[3]

He made his Champions Tour debut at The ACE Group Classic in February 2010.[4]

In 2011, despite his Champions Tour status, Armour decided to go to PGA Tour Q School. At 52, he was the oldest player in the field.[5] Armour later withdrew from the tournament.

Professional wins (8)

PGA Tour wins (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 Jan 28, 1990 Phoenix Open −17 (65-67-67-68=267) 5 strokes United States Jim Thorpe
2 Sep 28, 2003 Valero Texas Open −26 (64-62-63-65=254) 7 strokes United States Loren Roberts, United States Bob Tway

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1999 Touchstone Energy Tucson Open Sweden Gabriel Hjertstedt Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Nike Tour wins (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 Jun 5, 1994 Nike Miami Valley Open −18 (68-67-66-65=266) 3 strokes United States Jim Carter
2 Jun 12, 1994 Nike Cleveland Open −13 (68-68-70-69=275) Playoff United States Scott Gump, United States Tom Scherrer

Nike Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1994 Nike Cleveland Open United States Scott Gump, United States Tom Scherrer Won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (4)

Results in major championships
Tournament 1986 1987 1988 1989
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship T46 T28 T39
PGA Championship T24
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open T55
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship CUT CUT
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT CUT T57 T40
The Open Championship
PGA Championship T45 CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament00000010
U.S. Open00000063
The Open Championship00000043
PGA Championship00000152
Totals000001168
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2004 PGA – 2006 U.S. Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Results in The Players Championship
Tournament 19891990199119921993199419951996199719981999
The Players Championship CUT CUT 71 T31 CUT
Tournament 2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
The Players Championship CUT WD CUT T56 CUT T73 T22
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament2004
Match Play
Championship
Invitational T50
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

See also

References
  1. "Week 7 1990 Ending 18 Feb 1990" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. Kelley, Brent. "Lowest 72-Hole Stroke Total on PGA Tour". About.com. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  3. Armour III struggles but repeats Pebble Beach title in playoff
  4. Kupelian, Vartan (February 3, 2010). "Insider: Tour in 'good shape' with new faces, places". PGA Tour. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
  5. Tommy Armour eyes PGA Tour's riches
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