[2][3] (During the American Revolution, Lighthorse Harry Lee was a cavalry officer in the Continental Army, later the father of Confederate general Robert E.

Armour had to make a birdie on the difficult 72nd hole, and did so with a long iron approach and a ten-foot putt, to tie Cooper, who had already finished.

At the U.S. Open in 1936 at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey, Cooper was involved in a highly controversial showdown with Tony Manero, who was suspected of cheating.

Manero defeated Cooper, who had already finished with a then-record score, by two shots to win the tournament; over the final holes, Manero was apparently receiving assistance in club selection from Gene Sarazen, a top player and fellow Italian-American, who had already finished his round.

[1] The Rules of Golf were later modified to prevent this, specifying automatic disqualification for a player who received advice from anyone except his caddie.

After his career on tour ended, Cooper became the head professional at the Metropolis Country Club in Greenburgh, New York.

Following his retirement from Metropolis, he took a teaching position at Westchester Country Club in Rye, New York,[3] where he remained until his death.

They sailed between New York City and the Caribbean Sea each year from the Christmas season through to the spring when he would return to his club.

[4] Some claim this classification is erroneous because Cooper won the 1934 Western Open, which many considered one of golf's major championships at that time.

Other male professional golfer who have had a comparable record of repeated success at the major championships without yet winning one are Colin Montgomerie, Doug Sanders, Macdonald Smith, and Lee Westwood.