Jacky Cupit

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Jacky Cupit
Personal information
Full nameJacky Douglas Cupit
Born (1938-02-01) February 1, 1938 (age 87)
Longview, Texas, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  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).

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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

References

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