Jacky Cupit

Last updated
Jacky Cupit
Personal information
Full nameJacky Douglas Cupit
Born (1938-02-01) February 1, 1938 (age 84)
Longview, Texas
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Career
College University of Houston
Turned professional1960
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament 15th: 1967
PGA Championship T6: 1966
U.S. Open 2nd: 1963
The Open Championship DNP

Jacky Douglas Cupit (born February 1, 1938) is an American professional golfer who has played on both the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour (now known as the Champions Tour).

Contents

Born and raised in Longview in the piney woods of east Texas, Cupit attended the University of Houston. As a member of the Cougars golf team, he earned All-American honors in 1959 and 1960, turned pro in 1960, and joined the PGA Tour in 1961. His older brother, Buster, was a professional golfer who played mainly in Texas and Oklahoma.

Cupit played on the PGA Tour from 1961 to 1973 and had four victories. His first came at the Canadian Open in 1961, helping him to win the PGA's Rookie of the Year award. His last tour win came in 1966 at the Cajun Classic. Cupit's best finish in a major was runner-up at the U.S. Open in 1963, when he and Arnold Palmer lost to Julius Boros in a three-way playoff.

After reaching the age of 50 in 1988, Cupit played part-time on the Senior PGA Tour. He currently is the Golf Professional Emeritus at the Links at Land's End in Yantis, Texas. [1]

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Jul 15, 1961 Canadian Open 66-69-64-71=270−105 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Buster Cupit, Flag of the United States.svg Dow Finsterwald,
Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Nichols
2Jul 1, 1962 Western Open 69-70-71-71=281−32 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper
3Feb 16, 1964 Tucson Open Invitational 69-68-66-71=274−142 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Rex Baxter
4Nov 27, 1966 Cajun Classic Open Invitational 68-66-65-72=271−17Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Chi-Chi Rodríguez

PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1961 Greater Seattle Open Invitational Flag of the United States.svg Dave Marr, Flag of the United States.svg Bob Rosburg Marr won with birdie on first extra hole
2 1963 U.S. Open Flag of the United States.svg Julius Boros, Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer Boros won 18-hole playoff;
Boros: −1 (70),
Cupit: +2 (73),
Palmer: +5 (76)
3 1966 Cajun Classic Open Invitational Flag of the United States.svg Chi-Chi Rodríguez Won with par on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament19611962196319641965196619671968196919701971
Masters Tournament T20WDT40T4415CUT
U.S. Open T9T172T28CUTCUTCUT
PGA Championship CUTT17T8T6WDT57T41T57

Note: Cupit never played in The Open Championship.

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1962 PGA Championship)
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00000264
U.S. Open 01012374
The Open Championship 00000000
PGA Championship 00002386
Totals0101482114

Related Research Articles

Julius Boros American professional golfer

Julius Nicholas Boros was an American professional golfer noted for his effortless-looking swing and strong record on difficult golf courses, particularly at the U.S. Open.

Bob Charles (golfer) New Zealand golfer

Sir Robert James Charles is a New Zealand professional golfer. His achievements over five decades rank him among the most successful left-handed golfers of all time, being the first lefty to win a golf major, winning more than 70 titles, and beating his age twice during a tournament as a 71-year-old.

Donald Ray January is an American retired professional golfer, best known for winning the 1967 PGA Championship.

Peter Thomson (golfer) Australian professional golfer

Peter William Thomson was an Australian professional golfer. He won the Open Championship five times between 1954 and 1965. Thomson is the only golfer in the modern era to win a major three times in succession – The Open in 1954, 1955 and 1956.

The World Series of Golf was a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, played at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. From its inception in 1962 through 1975, it was an unofficial 36-hole event matching the winners of the four major championships. In 1976 it became an official PGA Tour event; the field expanded to 20 players and the event was lengthened to 72 holes. the victory and $100,000 winner's share went to Nicklaus. The field was increased to over 40 players in 1983, though it never exceeded 50; NEC began sponsoring the event in 1984.

Neil Chapman Coles, MBE is an English professional golfer. Coles had a successful career in European golf, winning 29 important tournaments between 1956 and 1982. After reaching 50, he won a further 14 important Seniors tournaments between 1985 and 2002, winning his final European Seniors Tour event at the age of 67. He also played in eight Ryder Cup matches between 1961 and 1977.

Bruce Crampton Australian professional golfer

Bruce Crampton is an Australian professional golfer.

Brad Bryant American professional golfer

Bradley Dub Bryant is an American professional golfer.

Mike Souchak American professional golfer

Michael Souchak was an American professional golfer who won fifteen events on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s, and played for the Ryder Cup teams in 1959 and 1961.

Allan George Balding was a Canadian professional golfer, who won four events on the PGA Tour. In 1955 he became the first Canadian to win a PGA Tour event in the United States; Canadians Ken Black, Jules Huot and Pat Fletcher had won PGA Tour events in Canada.

Bruce William Devlin is an Australian professional golfer, sportscaster and golf course designer.

Don Massengale American golfer

Donald Ray Massengale, Sr. was an American professional golfer who won tournaments on both the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.

Robert Fred Eastwood is an American professional golfer who has won numerous amateur and professional tournaments.

Wesley Ellis, Jr. was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.

Fred "Butch" Baird is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.

Patrick Christopher "Christy" O'Connor was an Irish professional golfer. He was one of the leading golfers on the British and Irish circuit from the mid-1950s.

Harold Henning South African professional golfer

Harold Henning was a South African professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.

Fred Hawkins American golfer

Fred Hawkins was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour from the mid-1940s to the mid-1960s.

The Seattle Open Invitational was a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour in the northwest United States, in the greater Seattle area. It was played eight times over three decades under five names at three locations.

John Winfred "Buster" Cupit is an American professional golfer.

References

  1. "Golf Instruction". The Links at Land's End. Archived from the original on September 3, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2013.