His conduct earned him an audience with George V. However, he lost his sight to a mustard gas explosion and surgeons had to add a metal plate to his head and left arm.

He moved to the United States and met Walter Hagen who gave him a job as secretary of the Westchester-Biltmore Club.

[3] In 1920, he won a PGA Tour event, the Pinehurst Fall Pro-Am Bestball, while still an amateur, pairing with professional Leo Diegel.

It appears, according to contemporary reports by the New York Times, that Armour actually scored an 11 on hole 17 during the third round of the Shawnee Open.

Armour retired from full-time professional golf after the 1935 season, although he competed periodically in top-class events for several years afterwards.

He was also a member at the Winged Foot Golf Club in suburban New York City, where he spent much of his summers.

Note: The PGA Championship was match play until 1958 NYF = tournament not yet founded NT = no tournament WD = withdrew CUT = missed the half-way cut R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in match play "T" indicates a tie for a place Sources: U.S. Open and U.S.