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. 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)

• 1953 Metropolitan Open
• 1954 Orlando Two-ball (with Patty Berg)
• 1956 Michigan Open
• 1959 Panama Open
• 1961 Panama Open

Senior wins (1)

• 1976 PGA Seniors' Championship

See also

• Golfers with most PGA Tour wins

References