Tommy Armour III


Thomas Dickson Armour III 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, which he set with his Valero Texas Open victory in 2003, until it was surpassed in 2017 by Justin Thomas.
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.
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)

PGA Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11999Touchstone Energy Tucson Open Gabriel HjertstedtLost to birdie on first extra hole

Nike Tour wins (2)

Nike Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
11994Nike Cleveland Open Scott Gump, Tom ScherrerWon with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (4)

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied