Bob Cupp

Bob Cupp
Bob Cupp
Born	Robert Erhard Cupp; December 27, 1939; Lewistown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	August 19, 2016; Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Education	University of Miami; University of Alaska; Miami Dade College
Occupation	Golf course designer
Spouse(s)	Pamela Amy-Cupp

Bob Cupp (December 27, 1939 – August 19, 2016) was an American golf course designer. He designed many golf courses internationally, especially in the United States. He was the president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects in 2012–13.

Early life

Cupp was born on December 27, 1939 in Lewistown, Pennsylvania.[1] He graduated from the University of Miami with a bachelor of arts degree, and he earned a master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Alaska, followed by an associate degree in golf turf management at Miami Dade College.[1][2]

Career

Cupp designed many golf courses around the world.[2] Among them are the Shoal Creek Club in Alabama, Desert Highlands Golf Club in Arizona, and the Glen Abbey Golf Course in Ontario, Canada.[3]

Cupp helped design courses for Jack Nicklaus from 1976 to 1982.[3] He also designed the Old Waverly Golf Club in West Point, Mississippi with Jerry Pate, the Savannah Quarters Country Club in Pooler, Georgia with Greg Norman, and the Witch Hollow Golf Course at the Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in North Plains, Oregon with John Fought.[3] With Tom Kite, Cupp designed the Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, New Jersey and the 36-hole Legends Club in Franklin, Tennessee.[3][4]

Cupp served as the president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects in 2012–13.[1][3] He authored a novel about golf in 2007 and co-authored a non-fiction book about golf with Ron Whitten in 2012.[3]

Personal life and death

Cupp married Pamela Amy-Cupp.[1] They had children, and they resided in Buckhead.[2]

Cupp died on August 19, 2016 in Atlanta.[1]

Works

Cupp, Bob (2007). The Edict: A Novel from the Beginnings of Golf. New York: Vintage Books. ISBN 9780307385925. OCLC 181599861.
Cupp, Bob; Whitten, Rob (2012). Golf's Grand Design: The Evolution of Golf Architecture in America. ISBN 9781478176381. OCLC 894127123.

References

Ibata, David (September 6, 2016). "Robert 'Bob' Cupp, 76: Artist, designer was 'Golf's Renaissance man'". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
Whitten, Rob (August 21, 2016). "More than a great architect, Bob Cupp was a man of many talents, and to many, a close friend". Golf Digest. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
Klein, Bradley S. (August 19, 2016). "Bob Cupp, former Nicklaus course designer and master of many arts, dies at 76". Golfweek. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
"World-class course planned in Franklin". The Daily News-Journal. January 12, 1991. p. 7. Retrieved December 9, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

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[ajcobit-1] Ibata, David (September 6, 2016). "Robert 'Bob' Cupp, 76: Artist, designer was 'Golf's Renaissance man'". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved December 9, 2018.

[golfdigestobit-2] Whitten, Rob (August 21, 2016). "More than a great architect, Bob Cupp was a man of many talents, and to many, a close friend". Golf Digest. Retrieved December 9, 2018.

[golfweekobit-3] Klein, Bradley S. (August 19, 2016). "Bob Cupp, former Nicklaus course designer and master of many arts, dies at 76". Golfweek. Retrieved December 9, 2018.

[dailynewsjournalworldclasscourse-4] "World-class course planned in Franklin". The Daily News-Journal. January 12, 1991. p. 7. Retrieved December 9, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.