PLAYA DEL CARMEN, MEXICO | Before I took off for my trip to the Mayakoba Golf Classic — my first ever excursion south of the American border — I received a reminder of why the fall season on the PGA Tour is so important to those who play it.
As I opened a coconut water and waited in terminal 3 of the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., airport, Ryan Armour stood next to me. He looks like your average guy about to get on JetBlue flight 1795, but the 42-year-old is headed to Cancun for another imperative start in his late-blooming career. Armour won the Sanderson Farms Championship last fall and finished 37th in the FedEx Cup. He’s off to another strong start this year with three made cuts in as many events, but he could definitely use a high finish to make things more comfortable moving toward 2019.
Ryan Armour happened to be on the same plane as Sean Fairholm as they traveled to the Mayakoba Golf Classic. (Photo: Peter Casey/USA Today)
