Mark McCumber

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Mark McCumber
Personal information
Full nameMark Randall McCumber
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Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
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ResidenceJacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Career
Turned professional1974
Former tourTemplate:Pluralize from textPGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins11
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Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour10
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT11: 1986
PGA ChampionshipT5: 1987
U.S. OpenT2: 1989
The Open ChampionshipT2: 1996
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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.

Career

McCumber was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. He attended Robert E. Lee High School.[1]

In 1974, he turned professional. He 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.

Personal life

McCumber and his wife, Paddy, have two daughters and a son.[2] Their son, Tyler, is also a professional golfer. McCumber is a devout Jehovah's Witness who preaches in his spare time.[3]

Professional wins (11)

PGA Tour wins (10)

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

PGA Tour playoff record (2–0)

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

Source:[4]

Other wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 Dec 11, 1988 World Cup
(with Template:Flagicon Ben Crenshaw) 		−16 (139-137-137-147=560) 1 stroke Template:Flagcountry − Masashi Ozaki and Tateo Ozaki

Results in major championships

Tournament 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Masters Tournament CUT T35 T18 T11 T12 24 T43
U.S. Open CUT CUT T16 T8 T51 T32 T2
The Open Championship 8 CUT T47 T46
PGA Championship T28 T56 CUT CUT T48 WD T53 T5 CUT 65
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Masters Tournament T36 T17 T37 CUT T35 CUT
U.S. Open T47 CUT T13 T46 T13 CUT
The Open Championship T31 CUT T2
PGA Championship T49 T52 CUT T31 T19 CUT CUT

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  Top 10

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  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 5 13 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 17 10
Totals 0 2 0 3 5 14 50 34
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 9 (twice)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (five times)

The Players Championship

Wins (1)

Year Championship 54 holes Winning score Margin Runner-up
1988 The Players Championship 2 shot lead −15 (65-72-67-69=273) 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Mike Reid

Results timeline

Tournament 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
The Players Championship T35 CUT T45 CUT T49 DQ CUT CUT T12 1 T6 T9 T13 T40 T20 T62 T23 77 CUT CUT

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  Win

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  Top 10

CUT = missed the halfway cut
DQ = disqualified
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

See also

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Athletes of the Century: Mark McCumber". jacksonville.com. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Biographical information from McCumber Golf". Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hannan, Larry (May 24, 2012). "Jehovah's Witnesses walk the walk, inviting guests to 3-day convention in Jacksonville". Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mark McCumber". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 15, 2025.

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