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

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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

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and the 2003

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. 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

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. 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

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debut at

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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

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*2008

*2014

Callaway 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 ...

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

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Armour, Tommy III 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