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Harry Cooper

born , Leatherhead, Surrey, England · died

4runner-up finishes

Summary

  • Best major finish runner-up, 1927 U.S. Open, 1936 Masters, 1936 U.S. Open and 1938 Masters

Near misses

  1. 1927 U.S. Open Oakmont C.C. · runner-up to Tommy Armour · playoff: 18 holes, 76–79
  2. 1936 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Horton Smith · 286
  3. 1936 U.S. Open Baltusrol G.C. · runner-up to Tony Manero
  4. 1938 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Henry Picard · 287

Rivals

Beat him

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Results by championship

    Best day

    1938 Masters

    Runner-up to Henry Picard · 287.

    Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1938.

    Career line, 1927–1938

    Masters
    1936 Masters: runner-up to Horton Smith1938 Masters: runner-up to Henry Picard
    U.S. Open
    1927 U.S. Open: runner-up to Tommy Armour1936 U.S. Open: runner-up to Tony Manero
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    4 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Runner-up

    Harry Cooper was born on August 4, 1904, in Leatherhead, Surrey, England. Cooper's best major finish was second, at the 1927 U.S. Open, the 1936 Masters, the 1936 U.S. Open and the 1938 Masters.

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    The record

    Near misses

    1. 1927 U.S. Open Oakmont C.C. · runner-up to Tommy Armour · playoff: 18 holes, 76–79
    2. 1936 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Horton Smith · 286
    3. 1936 U.S. Open Baltusrol G.C. · runner-up to Tony Manero
    4. 1938 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Henry Picard · 287

    U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 7 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

    PGA Championship match play

    Every recorded match in our bracket file, 1916–1957: 15 won, 14 lost.

    1. 1923 Round of 64 beat Alex Ellis Jr. 7 & 6
    2. 1923 Round of 32 lost to Cyril Walker 2 & 1
    3. 1925 Round of 32 beat Jack Blakeslee 7 & 6
    4. 1925 Round of 16 beat Jack Burke Sr. 2 & 1
    5. 1925 Quarterfinal beat Johnny Farrell 2 & 1
    6. 1925 Semifinal lost to Walter Hagen 3 & 1
    7. 1926 Round of 32 lost to John Golden 5 & 3
    8. 1927 Round of 32 beat Eddie Murphy 7 & 6
    9. 1927 Round of 16 lost to Al Espinosa 5 & 4
    10. 1930 Round of 32 beat Bill Mehlhorn 2 & 1
    11. 1930 Round of 16 lost to Al Espinosa 4 & 3
    12. 1933 Round of 32 beat Dave Hackney 6 & 5
    13. 1933 Round of 16 lost to Gene Sarazen 4 & 3
    14. 1934 Round of 32 beat Bill Mehlhorn 4 & 2
    15. 1934 Round of 16 lost to Craig Wood 4 & 3
    16. 1935 Round of 64 lost to Sam Parks Jr. 1 up
    17. 1936 Round of 64 beat Ted Luther 2 & 1
    18. 1936 Round of 32 beat Clarence Doser 3 & 2
    19. 1936 Round of 16 lost to Craig Wood 2 & 1
    20. 1937 Round of 64 beat Ben Richter 4 & 3
    21. 1937 Round of 32 beat Johnny Revolta 1 up
    22. 1937 Round of 16 beat Jim Foulis 5 & 4
    23. 1937 Quarterfinal lost to Tony Manero 1 up
    24. 1938 Round of 64 lost to Felix Serafin 4 & 3
    25. 1939 Round of 64 lost to Mike Turnesa 2 & 1
    26. 1940 Round of 64 lost to Herman Keiser 5 & 3
    27. 1942 Round of 32 beat Mike Turnesa 3 & 1
    28. 1942 Round of 16 beat Lloyd Mangrum 1 up
    29. 1942 Quarterfinal lost to Byron Nelson won on 39th hole

    Sources

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. PGA of America 2013 media guide, p. 108
    2. Golf Compendium 1925
    3. Golf Compendium 1927
    4. Golf Compendium 1930
    5. Golf Compendium 1933
    6. Golf Compendium 1934
    7. Golf Compendium 1936
    8. Golf Compendium 1937
    9. Golf Compendium 1942