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) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Career | |
| College | University of New Mexico |
| Turned professional | 1981 |
| Current tour(s) | Champions Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 8 |
| Highest ranking | 82 (February 18, 1990)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 2 |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 2 |
| Other | 4 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1990 |
| PGA Championship | T24: 1989 |
| U.S. Open | T40: 2006 |
| The Open Championship | T28: 1988 |
Thomas Dickson 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 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. | 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
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PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1999 | Touchstone Energy Tucson Open |  Gabriel Hjertstedt
|
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Nike 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
|
Nike Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1994 | Nike Cleveland Open | Scott Gump, Tom Scherrer
|
Won 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
| 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 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2004 PGA – 2006 U.S. Open)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 0
Results in The Players Championship
| Tournament | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | CUT | 71 | T31 | CUT |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | WD | CUT | T56 | CUT | T73 | T22 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Match Play | |
| Championship | |
| Invitational | T50 |
"T" = Tied
See also
- Fall 1981 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 1987 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 1994 Nike Tour graduates
- 1996 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2001 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
References
- ^ "Week 7 1990 Ending 18 Feb 1990" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ Kelley, Brent. "Lowest 72-Hole Stroke Total on PGA Tour". About.com. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
- ^ Armour III struggles but repeats Pebble Beach title in playoff
- ^ Kupelian, Vartan (February 3, 2010). "Insider: Tour in 'good shape' with new faces, places". PGA Tour. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
- ^ Tommy Armour eyes PGA Tour's riches
External links
- Tommy Armour III at the PGA Tour official site
- Tommy Armour III at the Official World Golf Ranking official site