Mark McCumber

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| fullname = Mark Randall McCumber

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|9|7|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Jacksonville, Florida

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| nationality = {{USA}}

| residence = Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.

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| yearpro = 1974

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| usopen = T2: 1989

| open = T2: 1996

| pga = T5: 1987

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

Early life

McCumber was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. He he attended Robert E. Lee High School.{{cite web |title=Athletes of the Century: Mark McCumber |publisher=jacksonville.com |url=http://jacksonville.com/special/athletes_of_century/stories/16.shtml |access-date=February 19, 2012}}

Professional career

In 1974, he turned professional. He joined the PGA Tour in 1978.{{cite web |title=Biographical information from McCumber Golf |url=http://www.mccumbergolf.com/mark_mccumber/ |access-date=November 15, 2013}} 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, 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.

Personal life

McCumber and his wife, Paddy, have two daughters and a son. Their son, Tyler, is also a professional golfer. McCumber is a devout Jehovah's Witnesses who preaches in his spare time.{{cite web |title=Jehovah's Witnesses walk the walk, inviting guests to 3-day convention in Jacksonville |url=http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2012-05-24/story/jehovahs-witnesses-walk-walk-inviting-guests-3-day-convention |date=May 24, 2012 |access-date=January 19, 2018 |first=Larry |last=Hannan}}

Professional wins (11)

=PGA Tour wins (10)=

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! Legend

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| Players Championships (1)

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| Tour Championships (1)

Other PGA Tour (8)

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Mar 18, 1979

|Doral-Eastern Open

|−9 (67-71-69-72=279)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bill Rogers

align=center|2

|align=right|Jul 3, 1983

|Western Open

|−4 (74-71-68-71=284)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Watson

align=center|3

|align=right|Oct 30, 1983

|Pensacola Open

|−18 (68-68-65-65=266)

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Lon Hinkle, {{flagicon|USA}} Mark Lye

align=center|4

|align=right|Feb 24, 1985

|Doral-Eastern Open

|−4 (70-71-72-71=284)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Kite

align=center|5

|align=right|Jul 12, 1987

|Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic

|−17 (65-69-67-66=267)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bobby Clampett

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|align=center|6

|align=right|Mar 27, 1988

|The Players Championship

|−15 (65-72-67-69=273)

|4 strokes

| {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Reid

align=center|7

|align=right|Jul 3, 1989

|Beatrice Western Open

|−13 (68-67-71-69=275)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Peter Jacobsen

align=center|8

|align=right|Jul 10, 1994

|Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic

|−17 (67-69-65-66=267)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Glen Day

align=center|9

|align=right|Sep 25, 1994

|Hardee's Golf Classic

|−15 (66-67-65-67=265)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Kenny Perry

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|align=center|10

|align=right|Oct 30, 1994

|The Tour Championship

|−10 (66-71-69-68=274)

|Playoff

| {{flagicon|USA}} Fuzzy Zoeller

PGA Tour playoff record (2–0)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result

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|align=center|1

|1989

|Beatrice Western Open

|{{flagicon|USA}} Peter Jacobsen

|Won with par on first extra hole

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|align=center|2

|1994

|The Tour Championship

|{{flagicon|USA}} Fuzzy Zoeller

|Won with birdie on first extra hole

=Other wins (1)=

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runners-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Dec 11, 1988

|World Cup
(with {{flagicon|USA}} Ben Crenshaw)

|−16 (139-137-137-147=560)

|1 stroke

|{{flagcountry|JPN|1870}} − Masashi Ozaki and Tateo Ozaki

Results in major championships

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!Tournament

!1979

!1980

!1981

!1982

!1983

!1984

!1985

!1986

!1987

!1988

!1989

align=left|Masters Tournament

|CUT

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|T35

|T18

|T11

|T12

|24

|T43

align=left|U.S. Open

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|CUT

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|T16

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|style="background:yellow;"|T8

|T51

|T32

|style="background:yellow;"|T2

align=left|The Open Championship

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|style="background:yellow;"|8

|CUT

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|T47

|T46

align=left|PGA Championship

|T28

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|T56

|CUT

|T48

|WD

|T53

|style="background:yellow;"|T5

|CUT

|65

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!Tournament

!1990

!1991

!1992

!1993

!1994

!1995

!1996

align=left|Masters Tournament

|T36

|T17

|T37

|CUT

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|T35

|CUT

align=left|U.S. Open

|T47

|CUT

|T13

|T46

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|T13

|CUT

align=left|The Open Championship

|T31

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|T2

align=left|PGA Championship

|T49

|T52

|CUT

|T31

|T19

|CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut

WD = withdrew

"T" indicates a tie for a place

=Summary=

Totals	0	2	0	3	5	14	50	34
class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
align=left\|Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	0	5	13	10
align=left\|U.S. Open	0	1	0	1	2	5	13	9
align=left\|The Open Championship	0	1	0	1	2	2	7	5
align=left\|PGA Championship	0	0	0	1	1	2	17	10

Most consecutive cuts made – 9 (twice)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (five times)

The Players Championship

=Wins (1)=

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!Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner-up

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| 1988

The Players Championship

2 shot lead

−15 (65-72-67-69=273)

4 strokes

{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Reid

=Results timeline=

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!Tournament

!1979

!1980

!1981

!1982

!1983

!1984

!1985

!1986

!1987

!1988

!1989

!1990

!1991

!1992

!1993

!1994

!1995

!1996

!1997

!1998

align=left|The Players Championship

|T35

|CUT

|T45

|CUT

|T49

|DQ

|CUT

|T12

|style="background:lime;"|1

|style="background:yellow;"|T6

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

|T13

|T40

|T20

|T62

|T23

|77

|CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

DQ = disqualified

"T" indicates a tie for a place.

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

References

External links

{{PGATour player|01783}}
{{OWGR|135}}
[http://www.mccumbergolf.com/ McCumber Golf] - his golf course design company
[http://asgca.org/members/82?mid=121 American Society of Golf Course Architects profile]

Category:American male golfers

Category:PGA Tour golfers

Category:PGA Tour Champions golfers

Category:Ryder Cup competitors for the United States

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Category:Golfers from Jacksonville, Florida

Category:American Jehovah's Witnesses

Category:Riverside High School (Florida) alumni

Category:1951 births

Category:Living people

Category:20th-century American sportsmen