Thomas Dickson Armour III (born October 8, 1959) is an American
professional golfer
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.
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
The Phoenix Open (branded as the WM Phoenix Open for sponsorship reasons) is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, held in late January/early February at TPC Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The tournament was originally the Arizona ...
and the 2003
Valero Texas Open
The Texas Open, known as the Valero Texas Open for sponsorship reasons, is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, played near San Antonio, Texas. It dates back years to 1922, when it was first called the Texas Open; San Antonio-based Val ...
. 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
Justin Louis Thomas (born April 29, 1993) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and is former World Number One. In 2017, Thomas experienced a breakout year, winning five PGA Tour events and the FedEx Cup championship. H ...
.
Armour is the grandson of three-time major champion
Tommy Armour
Thomas Dickson Armour (24 September 1896 – 11 September 1968) was a Scottish-American professional golfer. He was nicknamed The Silver Scot. He was the winner of three of golf's major championships: 1927 U.S. Open, 1930 PGA, and 1931 Open C ...
. 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
PGA Tour Champions (formerly the Senior PGA Tour and the Champions Tour) is a men's professional senior golf tour, administered as a branch of the PGA Tour.
History and format
The Senior PGA Championship, founded in 1937, was for many years ...
debut at
The ACE Group Classic
The Chubb Classic is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour Champions, held annually in February in Naples, Florida. It has been played at a variety of courses, and Chubb Corporation is the main sponsor.
It debuted in 1988 as the Aetna Challenge,. T ...
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.
Tommy Armour eyes PGA Tour's riches
/ref> Armour later withdrew from the tournament.
Professional wins (8)
PGA Tour wins (2)
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
Nike Tour wins (2)
Nike Tour playoff record (1–0)
Other wins (4)
*1983 Mexican Open
*2007 Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational
The TaylorMade Golf Pebble Beach Invitational is a non-tour professional golf tournament. The event debuted in 1972. The 2019 purse was $300,000 with $60,000 going to the individual winner. There is also a team competition. Professionals from the P ...
*2008 Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational
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*2014 Callaway Pebble Beach Invitational
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Results in major championships
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Summary
*Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2004 PGA – 2006 U.S. Open)
*Longest streak of top-10s – 0
Results in The Players Championship
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
"T" = Tied
See also
*Fall 1981 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
This is a list of the Fall 1981 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates.
Source:
References
{{PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
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PGA Tour Qualifying School
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*1987 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
This is a list of the 1987 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates. 54 players earned their 1988 PGA Tour card through Q-School in 1987. The tournament was played over 108 holes at Pine Lakes Golf Club and Matanzas Golf Club, in Palm Coast, Florida. T ...
*1994 Nike Tour graduates __NOTOC__
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*1996 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
__NOTOC__
This is a list of the 49 players who earned 1997 PGA Tour cards through the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament in 1996.
PGA Tour rookie in 1997
1997 Results
*PGA Tour rookie in 1997
T = Tied
The player retained his PGA Tour card for 199 ...
*2001 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
__NOTOC__
Following is the list of 2001 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates, the 36 professional golfers who earned their 2002 PGA Tour
The PGA Tour (stylized in all capital letters as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of professi ...
References
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American male golfers
New Mexico Lobos men's golfers
PGA Tour golfers
PGA Tour Champions golfers
Korn Ferry Tour graduates
Golfers from Denver
Golfers from Dallas
Bishop Gorman High School alumni
American people of Scottish descent
1959 births
Living people