Bob Cupp | |
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Born | Robert Erhard Cupp December 27, 1939 Lewistown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | August 19, 2016 76) | (aged
Education | University of Miami University of Alaska (MFA) Miami Dade College |
Occupation | Golf course designer |
Spouse | Pamela Amy-Cupp |
Children | 2 |
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.
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]
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]
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]
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