Gearing Up For Carnoustie: Tommy Armour Wins In 1931, And There Is Film To Prove It!
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They didn't call him the Silver Scot for nothing, as Tommy Armour looks as eloquent as we've always been told in winning Carnoustie's first Open Championship.
Or, gulp, as the gentleman presenting the Claret Jug dares to call it, the British Open. In Scotland!
The final leaderboard, where Armour outlasted Argentina's Jose Jurado, and a write up can be viewed here.
The highlights with audio, including Armour's use of the word "domiciled":
The Pathe version without sound includes some different footage, including a monster flagstick screen captured above.
