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Tommy Armour III

American professional golfer (born 1959)

Summary

American professional golfer (born 1959)

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nameTommy Armour III
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fullnameThomas Dickson Armour III
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birth_placeDenver, Colorado, U.S.
death_date
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weight190 lb
nationality
residenceLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
collegeUniversity of New Mexico
yearpro1981
tourChampions Tour
extourPGA Tour
prowins8
pgawins2
nwidewins2
champwins
seneurowins
otherwins4
majorwins
mastersCUT: 1990
usopenT40: 2006
openT28: 1988
pgaT24: 1989
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Thomas Dickson Armour III (born October 8, 1959) is an American professional golfer. He is the grandson of three-time major champion Tommy Armour.

Professional career

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.

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.

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

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. Armour later withdrew from the tournament.

Professional wins (8)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victoryRunner(s)-up
1Jan 28, 1990Phoenix Open−17 (65-67-67-68=267)5 strokesUSA Jim Thorpe
2Sep 28, 2003Valero Texas Open−26 (64-62-63-65=254)7 strokesUSA Loren Roberts, USA Bob Tway

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11999Touchstone Energy Tucson OpenSWE Gabriel HjertstedtLost to birdie on first extra hole

Nike Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victoryRunner(s)-up
1Jun 5, 1994Nike Miami Valley Open−18 (68-67-66-65=266)3 strokesUSA Jim Carter
2Jun 12, 1994Nike Cleveland Open−13 (68-68-70-69=275)PlayoffUSA Scott Gump, USA Tom Scherrer

Nike Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
11994Nike Cleveland OpenUSA Scott Gump, USA Tom ScherrerWon with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (4)

  • 1983 Mexican Open
  • 2007 Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational
  • 2008 Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational
  • 2014 Callaway Pebble Beach Invitational

Results in major championships

Tournament1986198719881989
Masters Tournament
U.S. OpenCUT
The Open ChampionshipT46T28T39
PGA ChampionshipT24
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Masters TournamentCUT
U.S. OpenT55
The Open ChampionshipCUT
PGA ChampionshipCUTCUT
Tournament200020012002200320042005200620072008
Masters Tournament
U.S. OpenCUTCUTT57T40
The Open Championship
PGA ChampionshipT45CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts madeTotals000001168
Masters Tournament00000010
U.S. Open00000063
The Open Championship00000043
PGA Championship00000152
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2004 PGA – 2006 U.S. Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament19891990199119921993199419951996199719981999
The Players ChampionshipCUTCUT71T31CUT
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
The Players ChampionshipCUTWDCUTT56CUTT73T22

CUT = missed the halfway cut

WD = withdrew

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2004
Match Play
Championship
InvitationalT50

"T" = Tied

References

References

  1. "Tommy Armour III – Bio". PGA Tour.
  2. Kelley, Brent. "Lowest 72-Hole Stroke Total on PGA Tour". About.com.
  3. (November 23, 2008). "Armour III struggles but repeats Pebble Beach title in playoff". ESPN.
  4. Kupelian, Vartan. (February 3, 2010). "Insider: Tour in 'good shape' with new faces, places". PGA Tour.
  5. Evans, Farrell. (November 30, 2011). "Tommy Armour eyes PGA Tour's riches". ESPN.
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