Mark Randall McCumber (born September 7, 1951) is an American

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who has played on the

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and Champions Tour.

Early life

McCumber was born and raised in

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. He he attended Robert E. Lee High School.

Professional career

In 1974, he turned professional. He joined the PGA Tour in 1978. McCumber won ten times on the

between 1979 and 1994 including the prestigious Players Championship (1988) and

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(1994). He also won the

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for the United States in partnership with Ben Crenshaw in 1988. He played on the 1989

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team. McCumber worked as an on-course reporter for

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in 1991 and for

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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

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. McCumber is a member of the

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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

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who preaches in his spare time.

Professional wins (11)

PGA Tour wins (10)

PGA Tour playoff record (2–0)

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

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

Summary

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

The Players Championship

Wins (1)

Results timeline

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

U.S. national team appearances

Professional * Dunhill Cup: 1988 *

: 1988 (winners),

1989 1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W ...

(tied)

References

External links

* *
McCumber Golf
- his golf course design company
American Society of Golf Course Architects profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:McCumber, Mark American male golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Ryder Cup competitors for the United States American golf course architects Golfers from Jacksonville, Florida American Jehovah's Witnesses Riverside High School (Florida) alumni 1951 births Living people 20th-century American sportsmen