Golfer Jacky Cupit
Full name: Jacky D. Cupit
Date and place of birth: Feb. 1, 1938, in Greggton, Texas
Significant Wins
Cupit won four times on the PGA Tour:
- 1961 Canadian Open
- 1962 Western Open
- 1964 Tucson Open Invitational
- 1966 Cajun Classic Open Invitational
In the Majors
Cupit's best finish in a major is second place at the 1963 U.S. Open, when he lost in a playoff. He had one other Top 10 finish at the U.S. Open, plus two Top 10s in the PGA Championship.
Notable Notes: Perhaps the first thing you notice about Jacky Cupit is the unusual spelling of his first name. "Jackie" is usually a nickname for "Jack" or "Jackson." But in Cupit's case, "Jacky" — with that spelling — is his given first name.
Cupit is best-known for being part of a three-way playoff at the 1963 U.S. Open with Julius Boros and Arnold Palmer. Boros won, but Cupit finished ahead of Palmer in the 18-hole playoff.
Cupit won 39 amateur titles, including three NCAA titles at the University of Houston before turning pro. ... He had four brothers who also were golf professionals. ... In 1966, Jacky and his brother Buster defeated the team of Jack Nicklaus/Arnold Palmer to win the PGA National Two Ball Tournament.
Back problems forced Cupit from the PGA Tour in 1974. He later worked as a club professional and landscaper.
Cupit still holds one Masters Tournament record: most-contrasting round. That means the round with the biggest difference in score between the golfer's front nine and back nine. In the 1963 Masters, Cupit opened one round with a 34 on the front nine, but then shot 48 — a difference of 14 strokes — on the back nine.
