Tommy Armour III
| Tommy Armour III | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Thomas Dickson Armour III |
| Born | October 8, 1959 Denver, Colorado |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 14 st) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | University of New Mexico |
| Turned professional | 1981 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions Tour |
| Professional wins | 7 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 2 |
| Nationwide Tour | 2 |
| Other | 3 |
| Best results in Major Championships |
|
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1990 |
| U.S. Open | T40: 2006 |
| The Open Championship | T28: 1988 |
| PGA Championship | T24: 1989 |
Thomas Dickson "Tommy" Armour III (born October 8, 1959) is an American professional golfer.
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 currently holds the scoring record for best overall score 72 hole score (254), which he set with his Valero Texas Open victory in 2003.
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.[1]
He made his Champions Tour debut at The ACE Group Classic in February 2010.[2]
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.[3] Armour later withdrew from the tournament.
Contents |
[edit] Professional wins (7)
[edit] PGA Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 28, 1990 | Phoenix Open | -17 (65-67-67-68=267) | 5 strokes | Jim Thorpe |
| 2 | Sep 28, 2003 | Valero Texas Open | -26 (64-62-63-65=254) | 7 strokes | Loren Roberts, Bob Tway |
PGA Tour playoff record (0-1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1999 | Touchstone Energy Tucson Open |  Gabriel Hjertstedt |
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
[edit] Nationwide Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 5, 1994 | NIKE Miami Valley Open | -18 (68-67-66-65=266) | 3 strokes | Jim Carter |
| 2 | Jun 12, 1994 | NIKE Cleveland Open | -13 (68-68-70-69=275) | Playoff | Scott Gump, Tom Scherrer |
[edit] Other wins (3)
- 1983 Mexican Open
- 2007 Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational
- 2008 Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| The Open Championship | T46 | DNP | T28 | T39 |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | T24 |
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T55 | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | T57 | T40 | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T45 | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Armour III struggles but repeats Pebble Beach title in playoff
- ^ Kupelian, Vartan (2010-02-03). "Insider: Tour in 'good shape' with new faces, places". PGA Tour. http://www.pgatour.com/2010/s/02/03/ct.insider/index.html. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
- ^ Tommy Armour eyes PGA Tour's riches
[edit] External links
- Tommy Armour III at the PGA Tour official site
