Jacky Cupit | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Jacky Douglas Cupit |
Born | Longview, Texas | February 1, 1938
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 13 st) |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Career | |
College | University of Houston |
Turned professional | 1960 |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions Tour |
Professional wins | 4 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 4 |
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).
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]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Jul 15, 1961 | Canadian Open | 66-69-64-71=270 | −10 | 5 strokes | Buster Cupit, Dow Finsterwald, Bobby Nichols |
2 | Jul 1, 1962 | Western Open | 69-70-71-71=281 | −3 | 2 strokes | Billy Casper |
3 | Feb 16, 1964 | Tucson Open Invitational | 69-68-66-71=274 | −14 | 2 strokes | Rex Baxter |
4 | Nov 27, 1966 | Cajun Classic Open Invitational | 68-66-65-72=271 | −17 | Playoff | Chi-Chi Rodríguez |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1961 | Greater Seattle Open Invitational | Dave Marr, Bob Rosburg | Marr won with birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 1963 | U.S. Open | Julius Boros, Arnold Palmer | Boros won 18-hole playoff; Boros: −1 (70), Cupit: +2 (73), Palmer: +5 (76) |
3 | 1966 | Cajun Classic Open Invitational | Chi-Chi Rodríguez | Won with par on second extra hole |
Tournament | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 |
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Masters Tournament | T20 | WD | T40 | T44 | 15 | CUT | |||||
U.S. Open | T9 | T17 | 2 | T28 | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||||
PGA Championship | CUT | T17 | T8 | T6 | WD | T57 | T41 | T57 |
Note: Cupit never played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1962 PGA Championship)
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 14 |
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