Bob Cupp

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Bob Cupp
Born
Robert Erhard Cupp

(1939-12-27)December 27, 1939
DiedAugust 19, 2016(2016-08-19) (aged 76)
Education University of Miami
University of Alaska (MFA)
Miami Dade College
OccupationGolf course designer
SpousePamela Amy-Cupp
Children2

Bob Cupp (December 27, 1939 – August 19, 2016) was an American golf course designer. He designed many golf courses worldwide and was the president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects in 2012–13.

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Early life

Cupp was born on December 27, 1939, in Lewistown, Pennsylvania. [1] He graduated from the University of Miami with a Bachelor of Arts degree, and he earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Alaska, followed by an associate degree in golf turf management at Miami Dade College. [1] [2]

Career

Cupp designed many golf courses around the world. [2] Among them are the Shoal Creek Club in Alabama, Desert Highlands Golf Club in Arizona, and the Glen Abbey Golf Course in Ontario, Canada. [3]

Cupp helped design courses for Jack Nicklaus from 1976 to 1982. [3] He also designed the Old Waverly Golf Club in West Point, Mississippi, with Jerry Pate, the Savannah Quarters Country Club in Pooler, Georgia, with Greg Norman, and the Witch Hollow Golf Course at the Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in North Plains, Oregon, with John Fought. [3] With Tom Kite, Cupp designed the Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, New Jersey, and the 36-hole Legends Club in Franklin, Tennessee. [3] [4]

Cupp served as the president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects in 2012–13. [1] [3] He authored a novel about golf in 2007 and co-authored a non-fiction book about golf with Ron Whitten in 2012. [3]

Personal life and death

Cupp married Pamela Amy-Cupp. [1] They had two children, and they resided in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta. [2]

Cupp died on August 19, 2016, in Atlanta. [1]

Works

Golf courses (original design)

Golf courses – rebuild


Golf courses – renovation

Golf courses – restoration


Golf courses (closed/no longer exist – NLE)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Ibata, David (September 6, 2016). "Robert 'Bob' Cupp, 76: Artist, designer was 'Golf's Renaissance man'". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Whitten, Rob (August 21, 2016). "More than a great architect, Bob Cupp was a man of many talents, and to many, a close friend". Golf Digest. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Klein, Bradley S. (August 19, 2016). "Bob Cupp, former Nicklaus course designer and master of many arts, dies at 76". Golfweek. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  4. "World-class course planned in Franklin" . The Daily News-Journal. January 12, 1991. p. 7. Retrieved December 9, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "It's all for the love of the game at Pumpkin Ridge". Pacific Northwest Golf Association.
  6. Passov, Joes. "Meet the Architects Who Have Shaped Augusta National". Sports Illustrated.{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)