Pete Cooper (golfer), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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American professional golfer, PGA Tour member, golf course architect
Date of Birth: 31-Dec-1914
Date of Death: 08-Oct-1993
Profession: golfer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Pete Cooper (golfer)
- 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 Rodriguez 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.
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