Pete Cooper (golfer)

Pete Cooper (born December 31, 1914) played professional golf on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s; he was best known for winning the 1976 Senior PGA Championship.

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 T-4 at the 1953 U.S. Open. [cite web|title=Golf Major Championships|url=http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=552|accessdate=2008-01-15] He helped a young Chi Chi Rodriguez improve enough to secure a spot on the PGA Tour.

Cooper won the 1976 Senior PGA 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)

*1949 St. Petersburg Open
*1950 Miami International Four-Ball (with Claude Harmon)
*1954 Virginia Beach Open
*1957 St. Petersburg Open
*1958 West Palm Beach Open Invitational

Other wins (5)

"this list is probably incomplete"
*1953 Metropolitan Open
*1954 Orlando Two-ball (with Patty Berg)
*1956 Michigan Open
*1959 Panama Open
*1961 Panama Open

enior wins (1)

*1976 PGA Seniors' Championship

ee also

*Golfers with most PGA Tour wins

References