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.

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 Rodríguez 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.

Contents

• 1 Professional wins (23)
  • 1.1 PGA Tour wins (5)
  • 1.2 Other wins (17)
  • 1.3 Senior wins (1)
• 2 Team appearances
• 3 See also
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Professional wins (23)

PGA Tour wins (5)

Other wins (17)

this list is probably incomplete

• 1944 Florida Open
• 1946 Florida Open
• 1948 Florida Open
• 1949 Florida Open
• 1950 Florida Open
• 1953 Metropolitan Open
• 1954 Orlando Two-ball (with Patty Berg)
• 1956 Michigan Open
• 1957 Florida Open
• 1958 Florida Open
• 1959 Panama Open, Puerto Rico Open, Colombian Open
• 1960 Jamaica Open, Maracaibo Open
• 1961 Panama Open
• 1966 Florida Open

Senior wins (1)

• 1976 PGA Seniors' Championship

Team appearances

• Canada Cup (representing Puerto Rico): 1961

See also

• List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins

References

External links

• Pete Cooper at the PGA Tour official site
• Notice of Pete Cooper's death