Bob Cupp Explained

Bob Cupp
Birth Name:Robert Erhard Cupp
Birth Date:27 December 1939
Birth Place:Lewistown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Education:University of Miami
University of Alaska (MFA)
Miami Dade College
Occupation:Golf course designer
Spouse:Pamela Amy-Cupp
Children:2

Bob Cupp (December 27, 1939 – August 19, 2016) was an American golf course designer. He designed many golf courses worldwide and 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.

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 two children, and they resided in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta.[2]

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

Works

Golf courses (original design)

Golf courses – rebuild

Golf courses – renovation

Golf courses – restoration

Golf courses (closed/no longer exist – NLE)

Notes and References

  1. News: Ibata . David . Robert 'Bob' Cupp, 76: Artist, designer was 'Golf's Renaissance man' . December 9, 2018 . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . September 6, 2016.
  2. News: Whitten . Rob . More than a great architect, Bob Cupp was a man of many talents, and to many, a close friend . December 9, 2018 . Golf Digest . August 21, 2016.
  3. News: Klein . Bradley S. . Bob Cupp, former Nicklaus course designer and master of many arts, dies at 76 . December 9, 2018 . Golfweek . August 19, 2016.
  4. News: World-class course planned in Franklin . December 9, 2018 . The Daily News-Journal . January 12, 1991. 7. Newspapers.com. registration .
  5. Web site: It's all for the love of the game at Pumpkin Ridge. Pacific Northwest Golf Association.
  6. Passov. Joes. Meet the Architects Who Have Shaped Augusta National. Sports Illustrated.

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