Jacky Cupit

Jacky Cupit
Personal information
Full name	Jacky Douglas Cupit
Born	(1938-02-01) February 1, 1938 (age 86) Longview, Texas, U.S.
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
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
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

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

• Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (1963 U.S. Open – 1964 PGA)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (four times)

• Jacky Cupit at the PGA Tour official site