Golf: Brooks, Fowler lead at Pebble Beach Nov 22, 2009
Two-time defending champion Tommy Armour III had a 70 at Pebble Beach en route to a 5-over total. He made the cut by two strokes. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Modesto's Bettencourt in 2nd at Pebble Beach Nov 22, 2009
Two-time defending champion Tommy Armour III had a 70 at Pebble Beach en route to a 5-over total. Mina Harigae, who will make her debut on the LPGA Tour next season, shot a 70 at Spyglass. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Rose on top by one at Disney Nov 13, 2009
Among those outside the top 125 on the money list and outside the projected cut line include Nicholas Thompson (72), Tommy Armour III (72), Todd Hamilton (74) and Dean Wilson (75). Rose used two big spurts to claim the first-round lead. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Visiting 19th hole is nothing to be ashamed of Oct 22, 2009
More from the Digest: "It's said Walter Hagen once ran until dawn with Al Jolson, hired a limousine, changed from his tux to his plus-fours en route and stepped lightly onto the first tee, thereafter waxing all those who'd had a good night's sleep. Bobby Jones' biographer, Charles Price, said the great man favored corn whisky and 'could drink with Hagen or Ted Ray or Tommy Armour.' Doug Sanders, winner of 20 PGA events and unofficial pro to Sinatra and cronies, once described a players' party:... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
This Week in Golf - October 20th through October 25th Oct 20, 2009
Among those that could lose their PGA Tour cards for 2010 include Todd Hamilton, Chris Riley, Stuart Appleby, Tim Herron, Tommy Armour III, Corey Pavin and Jason Gore. Golf Channel has coverage from 5:00-7:00 p.m. (et) all four days. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Golf blog: Rounds 1,2 coverage Oct 3, 2009
3 P.M.-Tommy Armour III withdraws after nine holes. Tommy Armour III withdrew on the ninth hole Thursday with a back injury. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
* Reavie, Moore, Snedeker tied for lead at Wyndham Aug 22, 2009
Bill Lunde eagled it after holing out from 98 yards and Tommy Armour III later chipped in from 14 yards in the intermediate rough. KLM OPEN. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Three share lead at Wyndham Championship Aug 21, 2009
Bill Lunde eagled it after holing out from 98 yards in the fairway, and Tommy Armour III later chipped in from 14 yards in the intermediate rough. Tim Clark withdrew during the weather delay due to a neck injury. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Past winners » Aug 11, 2009
91st PGA Championship: Past champions - ESPN. Updated: July 28, 2009, 2:31 PM ET. (ESPN -- Golf)
Kids bring out golf skills in junior tournament Jul 28, 2009
Two brand new Tommy Armour sand wedges were donated and raffled off before the tournament. Congratulations to wedge winners Natalie Dinch and Teige DeBerge. (Peoria Times, AZ)
Past Open champions Jul 9, 2009
British Open past champions - Golf - ESPN. Updated: July 6, 2009, 4:17 PM ET. (ESPN -- Golf)
Glover back in the swing Jun 26, 2009
Cink earned his second Travelers Championship title last year by beating Tommy Armour and Hunter Mahan by a stroke. Cink and Mahan will challenge on the River Highlands course after both also competed at the Open. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Nitties, Duke share 1st-round lead at Nelson May 22, 2009
Mike Weir, Scott McCarron, Charles Howell III and Brad Adamonis shot 66s, and Jesper Parnevik and Tommy Armour III were among a group of a dozen players with 67s. Defending champion Adam Scott started with consecutive bogeys and went on to a 71. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Pro tours at a glance May 14, 2009
Of note: Tommy Armour broke the tour's 72-hole scoring record here in 2003, finishing at 26-under 254. He shot 64-62-63-66. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Back to spring, Texas Open eyes bigger status May 14, 2009
"But I think in the grand scheme of things, to boost the level of this event, it needs a golf course that can handle that.''The par-70, 6,896-yard course certainly has its distinctions. No more was its reputation for low scores secured than 2003, when Tommy Armour III shot a 26-under 254 to set a U.S. PGA record.But the price for shooting under at La Cantera can be the course's notoriously grueling walk."We've kind of outgrown the venue,'' said Tony Piazzi, president and CEO of Golf San Antonio.... (MSNBC -- Sports)
Stenson Players Champion, Tiger placed 8th May 11, 2009
Tommy Armour III 74-70-70-72_286. Justin Rose 70-71-72-73_286. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Armour tries singles scene May 10, 2009
- In a PGA Tour career that began in 1982 and includes 1,811 rounds, Tommy Armour III had never played in a tour event as a single. Until yesterday. (Boston Globe)
Golf: Cejka opens the lead at Players, Woods still behind(updated) May 9, 2009
Tommy Armour III 74-70_144. Failed To Qualify. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Crane shoots 65 to lead at Players, Tiger Woods way behind May 8, 2009
Tommy Armour III 37-37_74. Thongchai Jaidee 38-36_74. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Tiger Woods jumps out to the lead at Quail Hollow May 1, 2009
Tommy Armour III 36-37_73. Steve Lowery 37-36_73. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Gay's birdie streak lifts him to Heritage lead Apr 18, 2009
Along with Janzen, Tommy Armour III also aced a hole in the second round. He hit an 8-iron 162 yards into the cup on the 7th. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Results Worldwide Apr 18, 2009
70: Kevin Na (US), Brandt Snedeker (US), Zach Johnson (US), Camilo Villegas (Col), Tommy Armour III (US), Jason Dufner (US), Matt Weibring (US), John Malinger (US), Robert Garigus (US), Tom Lehman (US), Woody Austin (US), Jonathan Byrd (US), Davis Love (US), Justin Leonard (US), Rory Sabbatini (Rsa), Charley Hoffman (US), Nathan Green (US). TENNIS. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Golf: Alex Cejka leads Verizon Heritage Apr 17, 2009
Tommy Armour III 34-36_70. Jason Dufner 35-35_70. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
STEVENS: James Erkenbeck Story Has Surprises Even for Erkenbeck Apr 14, 2009
" Not so, says Millican. The Lobo coach says Armour just happened to be there. "James was a guy I had on my list that I wanted to watch," said Millican. "I was going toward James' group and I saw a guy, who looked a lot like Tommy Armour. When I got closer, I saw it was Tommy. (Golobos.com)
Lefty and Vijay miss the cut in Houston Apr 6, 2009
Knotted at 10-under were former champion Fred Couples, who had completed 10 holes, Briton Paul Casey and Americans Tommy Armour III and rookie Colt Knost, all through eight. The packed leaderboard also featured six players bunched at nine-under par including Australian Geoff Ogilvy (eight holes), Briton Lee Westwood (12) and Swedens Robert Karlsson, who was six-under for the round with one more hole to play. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
McPherson leads by stroke Apr 5, 2009
Fred Couples, Paul Casey, Colt Knost, and Tommy Armour were all at 10 under when the horns sounded at 7:34 p.m. The players will resume this morning, then tee off for the final 18 holes. Van Pelt, winless in eight-plus years on the PGA Tour, shot a 67 in the second round, then birdied three of the first seven holes in his third round. (Boston Globe)
McPherson, Kim breeze to top Apr 4, 2009
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
3 lead Houston Open Apr 4, 2009
Bo Van Pelt (67) was 7 under along with Jonathan Byrd, Henrik Stenson, Tommy Armour III and former SMU player Colt Knost. Bryd played 16 holes in the second round, Stenson 13, Armour 11 and Knost eight. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Thompson, Baird lead after first round in Houston Apr 4, 2009
John Senden joined the leaders with a 65 later in the day and Paul Casey, James Nitties and Tommy Armour III were among the group one shot back when the opening round ended late Friday afternoon. The first round resumed under blue skies and mild breezes after high winds forced the suspension of play on Thursday. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Golf: Tiger returns to winning at Bay Hill Mar 30, 2009
Tommy Armour III (16), $13,851 70-74-76- 69_289. Peter Lonard (16), $13,851 72-72-77-68_289. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Yang the midpoint leader at Honda Classic Mar 7, 2009
Tommy Armour III 73-72_145. John Huston 72-73_145. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
McCarron vaults into two-shot lead at Riviera Feb 22, 2009
McCarron moved to 10-under 132 for the tournament and has a two-shot lead on fellow Americans Tommy Armour (67) and Steve Stricker (66). South Koreas KJ Choi, Australian Geoff Ogilvy, Rory Sabbatini of South Africa, Englands Luke Donald and Mickelson were part of a group of golfers who were tied for fourth, three shots adrift of McCarron. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
McCarron grabs lead in Northern Trust Open Feb 21, 2009
McCarron aimed his 5-wood toward the bleachers and watched it fade beautiful back toward the flag to about 10 feet, a final birdie in his round of 3-under 68 that gave him a two-shot lead over Steve Stricker and Tommy Armour III in the Northern Trust Open. I usually do my best work at night, McCarron said. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Briefs | NBA: Suns' Amare Stoudemire might be out for season after eye surgery Feb 21, 2009
Steve Stricker (66) and Tommy Armour III (67) were tied for second. Seattle native Fred Couples (70) and Kirk Triplett (70), a Pullman High School graduate, were among 10 players tied for 14th place at 137. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Woods 'curious' about his return Feb 21, 2009
PGA TOUR: At Los Angeles, Scott McCarron shot a 3-under 68 Friday that gave him a two-shot lead over Steve Stricker and Tommy Armour III in the Northern Trust Open. Phil Mickelson was nine shots worse than his opening-round 63. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Ex-'Dogs Watney, Sutherland tied for 34th at PGA event Feb 21, 2009
Steve Stricker (66) and Tommy Armour III (67) were the early clubhouse leaders at 8 under. But Scott McCarron, who opened with a 64 on Thursday, capped off his 68 with a birdie on the par-4 18th to top the leaderboard two strokes clear of the field at 10 under. (Fresno Bee)
McCarron carves out two-stroke lead at Northern Trust Open Feb 21, 2009
McCarron enjoys a two-stroke lead over Steve Stricker and Tommy Armour III.. LOS ANGELES (AP) With darkness rapidly descending, saw enough of the 18th green from 211 yards away to realize it would be one of the tougher shots he faced Friday. (USA Today -- Sports)
McCarron builds a 2-shot lead at Riviera Feb 21, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) - With darkness rapidly descending, Scott McCarron shot 3-under 68 for a two-shot lead over Steve Stricker and Tommy Armour III halfway through the Northern Trust Open on Friday. "I usually do my best work at night," McCarron said. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
First test for Woods? Likely an Australian in Match Play opener Feb 21, 2009
PGA - Scott McCarron birdied the 18th hole for a 3-under-par 68 that gave him a two-shot lead over Steve Stricker and Tommy Armour III in the Northern Trust Open at Los Angeles. First-round leader Phil Mickelson was nine shots higher than his opening 63, but he's in a group just three behind. (Boston Globe)
GOLF McCarron takes 2-shot lead - Lefty is 3 back Feb 21, 2009
McCarron aimed his 5-wood toward the bleachers and watched the ball fade back toward the flag to about 10 feet, a final birdie in his round of 3-under-par 68 that gave him a two-shot lead over Steve Stricker and Tommy Armour III in the Northern Trust Open in Los Angeles. Phil Mickelson will need to do better on the weekend if he wants to successfully defend his title at Riviera Country Club. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Lodwick and Van win gold for U.S. Feb 21, 2009
Scott McCarron birdied the 18th hole for a round of three-under 68 and a two-shot lead over Steve Stricker and Tommy Armour III after the second round of the Northern Trust Open at Riviera in Los Angeles. McCarron was at 10-under 132. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
