{"id":6948,"date":"2016-08-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-05T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ipga.com\/illinois-pga-centennial-feature\/"},"modified":"2022-05-17T11:58:29","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T16:58:29","slug":"illinois_pga_centennial_no4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ipga.com\/illinois_pga_centennial_no4\/","title":{"rendered":"ILLINOIS PGA CENTENNIAL FEATURE NO. 4 – “TOMMY ARMOUR”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fourth in a series of articles covering prominent people and pertinent subjects associated with the centennial of the Illinois Section.<\/p>\n

Tommy Armour was one of a kind.<\/p>\n

Courtesy of the horrors of war, he was blind in his left eye, with a steel plate in his left shoulder. That would have sidelined many a lesser man, but Armour only became one of the greatest ball-strikers in golf history. He was a legendary player even before he arrived at Medinah Country Club in 1933. On the resume of "The Silver Scot" – before that, "The Black Scot" – were the following major titles:<\/p>\n