Overview
- Jacky Cupit died March 4 in Carrollton, Texas, at age 88, with the University of Houston men’s golf program publicly mourning his passing.
- Cupit helped launch Houston’s college golf dynasty with three straight NCAA team titles from 1958 to 1960 and earned first-team All-American honors in 1959 and 1960.
- He won four PGA Tour events — the 1961 Canadian Open, 1962 Western Open, 1964 Tucson Open Invitational and 1966 Cajun Classic Open Invitational.
- At the 1963 U.S. Open at The Country Club, he lost in a playoff to Julius Boros after contending in brutal winds, a duel that also featured Arnold Palmer.
- His career spanned 272 PGA Tour starts before a back injury prompted retirement in 1974, and he later made a brief return on the senior circuit after turning 50.