Vartan kupelian bio

Vartan Kupelian, a long-time Detroit News reporter who spent decades as one of the most respected golf writers in the country and who figured he had covered 168 major championships spanning all the tours throughout his career, died Thursday.

He was 73.

His friend, George Eichorn, confirmed Kupelian's death to The Detroit News.

Kupelian had been battling heart and diabetes complications for some time, having underwent quadruple-bypass surgery in May 2017.

"He could cover anything, he was that good," said Mike O'Hara, Kupelian's long-time friend and colleague at The News.

"A sport he'd never heard of, he'd write 18 great inches.

"And he broke story after story after story, before Twitter, when you couldn't recover in 20 seconds."

Kupelian was born in Germany before moving to Michigan at a young age. He graduated from Highland Park High School, where he lettered in basketball and played golf ("but not very well") and GAM, Michigan Golf Community Mourns Vartan Kupelian RYHYH