Tommy Armour
| Tommy Armour | |||
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Armour in 1927 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Thomas Dickson Armour | ||
| Nickname | The Silver Scot | ||
| Born | 24 September 1896 Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Died | 11 September 1968 (aged 71) Larchmont, New York, US | ||
| Sporting nationality | Scotland United States | ||
| Career | |||
| College | University of Edinburgh | ||
| Turned professional | 1924 | ||
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 27 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| PGA Tour | 25 | ||
| Other | 2 | ||
| Best results in major championships (wins: 3) | |||
| Masters Tournament | T8: 1937 | ||
| PGA Championship | Won: 1930 | ||
| U.S. Open | Won: 1927 | ||
| The Open Championship | Won: 1931 | ||
| U.S. Amateur | T5: 1920 | ||
| British Amateur | T33: 1920, 1921 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Thomas Dickson Armour (24 September 1896 – 11 September 1968) was a Scottish-born golfer who played primarily in the United States. 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 Championship. Armour popularized the term yips, the colloquial term for a sudden and unexplained loss of skills in experienced athletes.