Bad news for Tommy Armour III, as he's possibly losing his home because of nearly $600,000 in unpaid tax debt.According to the Detroit News, Armour owes more than $583,100 in taxes from 2002 and 2005-2007, and in September, the federal government sought permission to sell Armour's Irving, Texas home to satisfy the debt. Government officials charge that Armour "neglected, failed and refused" to pay the debt, and now he's losing his house.Armour has denied all three of those accusations, and according to the Detroit News, blamed the tax problems on "a mix of bad management, inconsistent earnings and his lifestyle":"If you get used to living a certain lifestyle and you have a couple of bad years, suddenly things start building up," Armour said last year. "It's a hole that was dug. I made some bad decisions and had some bad management for a moment." He further contends that the IRS misplaced one of his payments, and that his payment arrangements were altered unbeknownst to him. Armour earned $503,306 this year, a third of what he earned in 2008, and has career earnings of $9,447,118. Here's hoping it all works out for Armour; it's tough putting with the tax man on your shoulders.Tommy Armour trapped in deep bunker [Detroit News]
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