{{short description|American professional golfer (born 1951)}} {{pp-move|small=yes}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Mark McCumber | image = | imagesize = <!-- e.g. 250px (default is 200px) --> | caption = | fullname = Mark Randall McCumber | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|9|7|mf=y}} | birth_place = Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1951|9|7|mf=y}} --> | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}} | weight = {{convert|170|lb|kg st|abbr=on}} | nationality = {{USA}} | residence = Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = | yearpro = 1974 | retired = <!-- Year retired --> | tour = | extour = PGA Tour<br>Champions Tour | prowins = 11 | pgawins = 10 | champwins = <!-- Number of Champions Tour wins --> | seneurowins = <!-- Number of European Seniors Tour wins --> | otherwins = 1 | majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins --> | masters = T11: 1986 | usopen = T2: 1989 | open = T2: 1996 | pga = T5: 1987 | wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> | wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> | award1 = <!-- Achievement or award details --> | year1 = <!-- Year(s) of achievement or award --> | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> | module = {{Infobox person|embed=yes | signature = Mark_McCumber_signature.jpg }} }} '''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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
In 1974, he turned professional. He joined the PGA Tour in 1978.<ref name="mcbio">{{cite web |title=Biographical information from McCumber Golf |url=http://www.mccumbergolf.com/mark_mccumber/ |access-date=November 15, 2013}}</ref> 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,<ref name=mcbio/> 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.<ref name=mcbio/> Their son, Tyler, is also a professional golfer. McCumber is a devout Jehovah's Witness who preaches in his spare time.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==Professional wins (11)== ===PGA Tour wins (10)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! Legend |- style="background:#f2ecce;" | Players Championships (1) |- style="background:thistle;" | Tour Championships (1) |- | Other PGA Tour (8) |} {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>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 |- style="background:#f2ecce;" |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 |- style="background:thistle;" |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)''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" |align=center|1 |1989 |Beatrice Western Open |{{flagicon|USA}} Peter Jacobsen |Won with par on first extra hole |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" |align=center|2 |1994 |The Tour Championship |{{flagicon|USA}} Fuzzy Zoeller |Won with birdie on first extra hole |} Source:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mark McCumber |url=https://www.pgatour.com/player/01783/mark-mccumber |access-date=2025-09-15 |publisher=PGA Tour}}</ref>
===Other wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runners-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|Dec 11, 1988 |World Cup<br>(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== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" !Tournament !1979 !1980 !1981 !1982 !1983 !1984 !1985 !1986 !1987 !1988 !1989 |- |align=left|Masters Tournament |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T35 |T18 |T11 |T12 |24 |T43 |- |align=left|U.S. Open |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T16 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:yellow;"|T8 |T51 |T32 |style="background:yellow;"|T2 |- |align=left|The Open Championship |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:yellow;"|8 |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T47 |T46 |- |align=left|PGA Championship |T28 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T56 |CUT |CUT |T48 |WD |T53 |style="background:yellow;"|T5 |CUT |65 |} {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" !Tournament !1990 !1991 !1992 !1993 !1994 !1995 !1996 |- |align=left|Masters Tournament |T36 |T17 |T37 |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T35 |CUT |- |align=left|U.S. Open |T47 |CUT |T13 |T46 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T13 |CUT |- |align=left|The Open Championship |T31 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:yellow;"|T2 |- |align=left|PGA Championship |T49 |T52 |CUT |T31 |T19 |CUT |CUT |} {{legend|yellow|Top 10}} {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> WD = withdrew<br> "T" indicates a tie for a place
===Summary=== {| 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 |- !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)=== {|class="wikitable" !Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner-up |- style="background:#f2ecce;" | 1988 || The Players Championship || 2 shot lead || −15 (65-72-67-69=273) || 4 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Reid |}
===Results timeline=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" !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 |CUT |T12 |style="background:lime;"|'''1''' |style="background:yellow;"|T6 |style="background:yellow;"|T9 |T13 |T40 |T20 |T62 |T23 |77 |CUT |CUT |} {{legend|lime|Win}} {{legend|yellow|Top 10}} CUT = missed the halfway cut<br/> DQ = disqualified<br/> "T" indicates a tie for a place.
==U.S. national team appearances== '''Professional''' *Dunhill Cup: 1988 *World Cup: 1988 (winners), 1989 *Ryder Cup: 1989 (tied)
== See also ==
* Spring 1978 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
==References== {{reflist}}
==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]
{{1989 United States Ryder Cup team}} {{Players Championship champions}}
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