The LIBRA Golf Legend: Tommy Armour
- Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1976
- Major Championship Victories: – 3
- U.S. Open – 1927
- British Open – 1931
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- PGA – 1930
- Total Tournament Victories – 24; including the Western
and Canadian Opens
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Born September 24th in Edinburgh, Scotland, Libra Golf Legend Tommy
Armour was considered to be one of golf's greatest statesman. His
outgoing personality made him a favorite of his fellow pros and galleries
alike. The Scotsman was known to play his best golf on the toughest
courses and was considered one of the finest wood club players of
all time.
 In
1927 Armour won the first U.S. Open played at Oakmont in a playoff
with Harry Cooper, then the PGA in 1930 against Gene Sarazen (at
match play) and the British Open at Carnoustie. Armour was nicknamed
the Silver Scot by the golf press because of his graceful swing
and distinguished gray hair.
Armour seemed to be unaffected by the pressure of a tournaments
closing holes and performed his best when he was at or near the
lead. An exceptional striker of the ball, Armour became one of the
most successful golf instructors and golf club designers in the
world after retiring from competitive golf. He was often described
as having "a dash of indifference, a touch of class and a bit
of majesty".
Armour was a great teacher who worked with both duffers and professionals
using the same philosophies and techniques that were part of his best-selling
book, How to Play Your Best Golf, All the Time. He may have been considered
as a temperamental and complex man, but Armour was a "genius"
at teaching people how to play their best golf.
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