Mark McCumber

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Mark McCumber
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name Mark Randall McCumber
Born (1951-09-07) September 7, 1951 (age 72)
Jacksonville, Florida
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Nationality  United States
Residence Jacksonville, Florida
Career
Turned professional 1974
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins 11
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 10
Other 1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T11: 1986
U.S. Open T2: 1989
The Open Championship T2: 1996
PGA Championship T5: 1987

Mark Randall McCumber (born September 7, 1951) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and Champions Tour.

McCumber was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, where he attended Robert E. Lee High School.[1] He turned professional in 1974 and joined the PGA Tour in 1978.[2] McCumber won ten times on the PGA Tour between 1979 and 1994 including the prestigious Players Championship (1988) and Tour Championship (1994). He also won the World Cup for the United States in partnership with Ben Crenshaw in 1988. He played on the 1989 Ryder Cup team.

McCumber worked as an on-course reporter for NBC Sports in 1991 and for ABC Sports part-time in 1998 and full-time in 1999.

After turning 50 in 2001, McCumber played on the Champions Tour from 2001 to 2008,[2] but did not win an event in this venue. He also works as a golf course architect and was occasionally featured as a golf analyst on Fox Sports. McCumber is a member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects.

McCumber and his wife, Paddy, have two daughters and a son.[2] One of his sons, Tyler, is also a professional golfer.

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins (10)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of victory Runner-up
1 Mar 18, 1979 Doral-Eastern Open −9 (67-71-69-72=279) 1 stroke United States Bill Rogers
2 Jul 3, 1983 Western Open −4 (74-71-68-71=284) 1 stroke United States Tom Watson
3 Oct 30, 1983 Pensacola Open −18 (68-68-65-65=266) 4 strokes United States Lon Hinkle
4 Feb 24, 1985 Doral-Eastern Open −4 (70-71-72-71=284) 1 stroke United States Tom Kite
5 Jul 12, 1987 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic −17 (65-69-67-66=267) 1 stroke United States Bobby Clampett
6 Mar 27, 1988 The Players Championship −15 (65-72-67-69=273) 4 strokes United States Mike Reid
7 Jul 3, 1989 Beatrice Western Open −13 (68-67-71-69=275) Playoff United States Peter Jacobsen
8 Jul 10, 1994 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic −17 (67-69-65-66=267) 3 strokes United States Glen Day
9 Sep 25, 1994 Hardee's Golf Classic −15 (66-67-65-67=265) 1 stroke United States Kenny Perry
10 Oct 30, 1994 The Tour Championship −10 (66-71-69-68=274) Playoff United States Fuzzy Zoeller

PGA Tour playoff record (2–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1989 Beatrice Western Open United States Peter Jacobsen Won with par on first extra hole
2 1994 The Tour Championship United States Fuzzy Zoeller Won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins

Results in major championships

Tournament 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP T35 T18 T11 T12 24 T43
U.S. Open CUT CUT DNP T16 DNP T8 T51 T32 T2
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP 8 CUT DNP DNP T48 T46
PGA Championship T56 CUT CUT T48 WD T53 T5 CUT 65
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Masters Tournament T36 T17 T37 CUT DNP T35 CUT
U.S. Open T47 CUT T13 T46 DNP T13 CUT
The Open Championship T31 DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT T2
PGA Championship T49 T52 CUT T31 T19 CUT CUT

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 10
U.S. Open 0 1 0 1 2 5 13 9
The Open Championship 0 1 0 1 2 2 7 5
PGA Championship 0 0 0 1 1 2 16 9
Totals 0 2 0 3 5 14 48 33
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 9 (twice)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (five times)

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

See also

References

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External links

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