Full name Richard Bernice Cooper The Open Championship CUT: 1976 PGA tour wins 5 Nationality United States Name Pete Cooper Professional wins 23 | Masters Tournament T12: 1956 Role Golfer Turned professional 1938 U.S. Open T4: 1953 Died October 8, 1993 | |
Born December 31, 1914 ( 1914-12-31 ) Other 17 (regular)
1 (senior) | ||
Former tours PGA TOUR, Champions Tour | ||
Richard Bernice "Pete" Cooper (December 31, 1914 – October 8, 1993) was an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s; he was best known for winning the 1976 PGA Seniors' Championship.
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Cooper turned professional in 1938. In the ten-year span between 1949 and 1958, he won five official PGA Tour events and had runner-up finishes in the 1950 Houston Open and the 1955 Tournament of Champions. His best finish in a major was T4 at the 1953 U.S. Open. He helped a young Chi Chi Rodriguez improve enough to secure a spot on the PGA Tour.
Cooper won the 1976 PGA Seniors' Championship at the age of 61 with a four-day total of 283 over runner-up Fred Wampler. The tournament was held at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
Cooper lived in Lakeland, Florida, where he owned the Par 3 and Lone Palm Golf Club. He was also active in golf course design.
PGA Tour wins (5)
Other wins (17)
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