[1][2] Tupling had a successful amateur career, playing out from Phoenix Golf Club in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.

[7] In June, he became the youngest winner of the Yorkshire Amateur, beating Richard Hutton, 7 and 6, in the 36-hole final at Lindrick.

[11] In July, he won the silver medal at the Open Championship as the leading amateur and gained selection for the Walker Cup team.

[18] 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.

[27] 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.

The Nigerian Open was played on a course with putting surfaces build by oil soaked sand, considered making the short game easier.

[28] The record was beaten by one shot by Tommy Armour III at the 2003 Texas Open on the PGA Tour.

From 2004, he worked as senior teaching professional at Cookridge Hall Golf Club in Leeds, England.