GOLF ~ Stowe Mountain Club Team
Bob Cupp, Course Designer
Bob Cupp, the renowned golf course architect of Stowe Mountain Club, has created a breathtaking wilderness course among the gently sloping hills of Mount Mansfield and Spruce Peak.
After graduating from the University of Miami with a bachelor's degree in art, and obtaining a Masters in Fine Arts through the US Army in Alaska, Cupp took a job as a golf professional. His interest in art and his love for golf quickly landed him jobs assisting in the rebuilding of golf courses. Cupp returned to school and obtained an Associate Degree in Agronomy and served as senior course designer for Jack Nicklaus for 15 years.
Some years later, Cupp formed Cupp Design, Inc., and has designed and created more than 80 courses since 1984. In the company's first ten years of existence, Cupp Design won more than ten "Best New Course" recognition awards. Adding to his success, more than 50 national and international tournaments, including seven majors, have been hosted at courses that Cupp has designed.
In his twenty three years as a golf course designer, supervisor and construction specialist, Cupp has proven himself an expert in artistic golf course design.
David Bennett, Director of Golf
David Bennett comes to Stowe Mountain Club with exceptional experience. A PGA of America Class A Professional, Bennett was named Vermont PGA Player of the Year in 2004, is a two-time Vermont Amateur Champion, a NCAA Division 1 Golf All-American, a two-time Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship winner, and was named 2006 PGA Teacher of the Year for the Vermont Chapter. Furthermore, Bennett won the 2006 Vermont Stroke Play Championship and finished second in the 2006 PGA New England Championship, earning a birth to the 2007 PGA National Club Professional Championship. He began his career as a professional golfer from 2001 - 2003, competing throughout the country on the NGA, Canadian and Nationwide Tours.
He went on to serve as the first Assistant Golf Professional at the new Palencia Country Club in St. Augustine, FL, a private club Arthur Hills design facility. Most recently, Bennett served as Head Golf Professional at Stowe Country Club, where he implemented a thriving winter golf training program teaching more than 400 hours each winter season.
Bennett holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, where he served as Golf Team Captain for all four years of higher education. Besides his love of golf, Bennett was a competitive Alpine ski racer ranking first in the nation for his age in slalom and third in giant slalom in 1996.
