Peter Tupling

{{short description|English professional golfer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Peter Tupling | image = | imagesize =  | caption = | fullname = Leonard Peter Tupling | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|4|6|df=y}} | birth_place = Sheffield, England | death_date =  | death_place = | height =  | weight =  | nationality = {{ENG}} | residence = Wetherby, England | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = | yearpro = 1969 | tour =  | extour = European Tour | prowins = 1 | sunwins =  | otherwins = | majorwins =  | masters = DNP | usopen = DNP | open = T28: 1969 | pga = DNP | wghofid =  | wghofyear =  | award1 = | year1 = | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection =  }} '''Leonard Peter Tupling''' (born 6 April 1950) is an English professional golfer. As an amateur he won the Boys Amateur Championship in 1967. In 1969, he was the leading amateur in the Open Championship and played in the Walker Cup. As a professional, he is best remembered for winning the 1981 Nigerian Open with a 72-hole score of 255, at the time a new world scoring record in professional golf.<ref name=":0">{{cite book |title=The Golfer's Handbook 1973 |publisher=Munro-Barr Publications Ltd, Glasgow |year=1973 |isbn=9780900403064 |page=452}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=The Golfer's Handbook 1984 |publisher=MacMillan London Ltd |year=1984 |isbn=0-33336004 4 |page=419}}</ref>

==Amateur career== Tupling had a successful amateur career, playing out from Phoenix Golf Club in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. He represented a combined England and Scotland boys team in the 1966 International against the Continent of Europe, and represented England in the annual England–Scotland boys match in 1966 and 1967.<ref name="jlt">{{cite news |last=Jacobs |first=Raymond |date=13 August 1966 |title=Big win for Scotland and England |page=5 |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6nhAAAAAIBAJ&pg=6124%2C2098132}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=63hAAAAAIBAJ&pg=5748%2C2235919 |title=Heavy defeat for Scottish boys |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=15 August 1966 |page=5}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FlxAAAAAIBAJ&pg=1765%2C3181941 |title=Scotland's narrow victory in boys' international |first=Raymond |last=Jacobs |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=21 August 1967 |page=11}}</ref> In 1967 he went on to win the Boys Amateur Championship, beating Stephen Evans 4&2 at Western Gailes. Tupling was four down after six holes but recovered to be 2 up after the opening round.<ref name=bac/>

In early 1968, Tupling was a joint-runner up, behind Peter Dawson, in the Carris Trophy.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BGRAAAAAIBAJ&pg=6891%2C748022 |title=Three stroke victory for Dawson |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=4 April 1968 |page=6}}</ref> In June, he became the youngest winner of the Yorkshire Amateur, beating Richard Hutton, 7 and 6, in the 36-hole final at Lindrick.<ref name="yo" /> In May 1969, he was runner-up in the Lytham Trophy two strokes behind Tom Craddock. He had two rounds of 72 on the final day, the best aggregate for the day.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SJZAAAAAIBAJ&pg=1513%2C771113 |title=Craddock slips past Brodie on last round |first=Raymond |last=Jacobs |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=5 May 1969 |page=15}}</ref> Two weeks later, he led the Brabazon Trophy at Moortown after two rounds, but two rounds of 78 on the final day dropped him down the field, six strokes behind the joint winners.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a9w9AAAAIBAJ&pg=1639%2C3638360 |title=Foster ties with Bonallack for English title |first=Raymond |last=Jacobs |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=5 |date=19 May 1969}}</ref>

He was selected for the England team in the 1969 European Amateur Team Championship at the end of June, England winning the event.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EZtAAAAAIBAJ&pg=1709%2C5651521 |title=England beat Germany for European title |first=Raymond |last=Jacobs |date=30 June 1969 |page=4 |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald}}</ref> In July, he won the silver medal at the Open Championship as the leading amateur and gained selection for the Walker Cup team.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113151690/the-daily-telegraph |title=King and Tupling among six Walker Cup newcomers |first=Geoffrey |last=Cousins |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=15 July 1969 |page=11 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The Walker Cup was played at Milwaukee Country Club in late August. Tupling lost to Dick Siderowf in a first day singles match, but won a foursomes match on the final day, playing with Michael Bonallack.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://walkercup.co.uk/1969-milwaukee/ |title=1969 – Milwaukee |publisher=walkercup.co.uk |access-date=November 29, 2018}}</ref>

==Professional career== Tupling turned professional in late 1969. He finished tied for fourth place in the 1970 Daks Tournament, behind Neil Coles.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=T5JAAAAAIBAJ&pg=3878%2C50734 |title=Coles holds off challenge |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=1 June 1970 |page=5}}</ref> He was runner-up in the under-23 BUA Rising Star Tournament, a stroke behind Nick Job.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=veo9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=p0gMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1478%2C73498 |title=Tupling Rising Star Favourite |date=1 October 1970 |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=7}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vuo9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=p0gMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6578%2C276009 |title=Job's victory earn him Brazil trip |date=2 October 1970 |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=6}}</ref> In 1971, he was a runner-up in the W.D. & H.O. Wills Tournament at Dalmahoy, behind Bernard Hunt and tied with Bob Charles.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=neY9AAAAIBAJ&pg=3065%2C4903133 |title=Hunt's Wills victory by four strokes despite loose tee shots |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=27 September 1971 |page=5}}</ref>

Tupling played on the European Tour from its start in 1972 until 1985.<ref name=ets>{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/players/198/results?tour=dpworld-tour |title=Peter Tupling Career Tournament Results |access-date=16 November 2022 |publisher=European Tour}}</ref> He never won on the tour, his best finish being runner-up, a stroke behind Tommy Horton, in the Penfold Tournament at Hill Barn in 1974.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1Y5AAAAAIBAJ&pg=2828%2C2978044 |title=Mediocre 72 ends Barnes's challenge |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=13 May 1974 |page=5}}</ref> 1974 was to be his best season on the tour, which included a quarter-final finish in the Piccadilly Medal, a tie for 6th place in the Italian Open and four other top-20 finishes.<ref name=ets/> In 1975 he was third in the Kerrygold International Classic.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FfE-AAAAIBAJ&pg=5155%2C3315830 |title=Burns wins play-off |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=15 September 1975 |page=16}}</ref>

Tupling led the 1972 Open Championship after a first round 68, a stroke ahead of Tony Jacklin.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113155395/the-daily-telegraph |title=Tupling's surprise 68 puts him one ahead of Jacklin |first=Michael |last=Williams |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=13 July 1972 |page=30 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> However rounds of 74, 73 and 81 left him tied for 46th place, despite still tied 8th after three rounds.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113155540/the-daily-telegraph |title=Final scores at Muirfield |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=17 July 1972 |page=20 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> He played in the Open Championship ten times, however his best finish remained his first appearance as an amateur when he finished tied for 28th place.<ref name="Brenner"/>

Tupling was a regular competitor on the Safari Circuit. He was runner-up to David Llewellyn in the 1972 Kenya Open.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Res9AAAAIBAJ&pg=1597%2C1526490 |title=Shade third after a 7 |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=10 April 1972 |page=5}}</ref> In 1973 he was a runner-up in two events in Zambia, the Cock o' the North, where he finished behind Mike Ingham, and in the Zambia Open, behind Craig Defoy.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Q-I9AAAAIBAJ&pg=5825%2C3919029 |title=Ingham's repeat success |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=19 March 1973 |page=4}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hN89AAAAIBAJ&pg=6541%2C56744 |title=Defoy wins Zambian Open |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=2 April 1973 |page=5}}</ref> In 1982 Tupling was runner-up to David Jagger in the Kalahari Diamond Classic.<ref>{{cite news |date=5 April 1982 |title=Champion MacGregor |page=15 |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Jfo9AAAAIBAJ&pg=6696%2C883042}}</ref>

===Record score=== In 1981, he won the Nigerian Open, at the Ikoyi Club in Lagos, with a 72-hole score of 255 after rounds of 63-66-62-64, six strokes ahead of Bill Longmuir. At the time, it was a new world record score over 72 holes in professional golf, beating the previous record of 257 by Mike Souchak reached at the 1955 Texas Open. The Nigerian Open was played on a course with putting surfaces build by oil soaked sand, considered making the short game easier.<ref name="no" /> The record was beaten by one shot by Tommy Armour III at the 2003 Texas Open on the PGA Tour.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mYlIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hnADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6933%2C8132185 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |agency=Associated Press |title=Record win in Texas for Armour |date=September 29, 2003 |access-date=November 17, 2022 |page=C7}}</ref> Justin Thomas lowered the mark to 253 in 2017 at the Sony Open in Hawaii.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/justin-thomas-dominates-sony-open-sets-pga-tour-scoring-record |title=Thomas Wins Sony Open, Sets PGA Tour's 72-Hole Scoring Record |website=Golf.com |date=January 15, 2017 |access-date=November 17, 2022 |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

===Retirement=== After his retirement from tournament golf in 1986, Tupling served as Director of Golf at Sandy Lane, Barbados, for two years. From 2004, he worked as senior teaching professional at Cookridge Hall Golf Club in Leeds, England.

==Amateur wins== *1967 Boys Amateur Championship<ref name=bac>{{cite news |date=26 August 1967 |title=Tupling recovers from four down to win boys' title |first=Raymond |last=Jacobs |page=4 |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G1xAAAAAIBAJ&pg=3848%2C4166215}}</ref> *1968 Yorkshire Amateur<ref name=yo>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113149962/the-guardian |title=Yorkshire title for Tupling |newspaper=The Guardian |date=8 July 1968 |page=12 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

==Professional wins (1)== ===Safari Circuit wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of victory!!Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|22 Feb 1981 |Nigerian Open |−29 (63-66-62-64=255) |6 strokes |{{flagicon|SCO}} Bill Longmuir |} Source:<ref name=no>{{cite news |date=23 February 1981 |title=Britain's Peter Tupling |page=18 |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=68pAAAAAIBAJ&pg=4661%2C4677039}}</ref>

==Results in major championships== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" !Tournament !1969 !1970 !1971 !1972 !1973 !1974 !1975 !1976 !1977 !1978 !1979 !1980 !1981 !1982 |- |The Open Championship |T28LA |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |T46 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |T63 |CUT |CUT |CUT |63 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |} ''Note: Tupling only played in The Open Championship.'' {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} LA = Low amateur CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1982 Open Championship) "T" indicates a tie for a place

Source:<ref name="Brenner">{{cite book |title=The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008 |volume=1 |first=Morgan G. |last=Brenner |year=2009 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-3360-5}}</ref>

==Team appearances== '''Amateur''' *Boys' match v Continent of Europe (representing combined England & Scotland): 1966 (winners) *England–Scotland boys match (representing England): 1966 (winners), 1967 *EGA Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1968 (winners) *European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 1969 (winners) *Men's Home Internationals (representing England): 1969 *Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1969

'''Professional''' *PGA Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1978 (winners) Sources:<ref name=":0" /><ref name="jlt" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Ryde |first=Peter |date=30 June 1969 |title=European Golf England regain championship |page=11 |newspaper=The Times (London, England)}}</ref><ref name="wcuk">{{cite web |title=1969 – Milwaukee |url=https://walkercup.co.uk/1969-milwaukee/ |accessdate=November 29, 2018 |publisher=walkercup.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Individual Playing Records |url=http://www.pga.info/tournaments/national/pga-cup/individual-playing-records.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131012534/http://www.pga.info/tournaments/national/pga-cup/individual-playing-records.aspx |archive-date=31 January 2020}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{EuroTour player|198}}

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