| Mark McCumber | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Mark Randall McCumber |
| Born | September 7, 1951 Jacksonville, Florida |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1974 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions Tour |
| Professional wins | 11 |
| Highest ranking | 13 (May 14, 1995)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 10 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T11: 1986 |
| PGA Championship | T5: 1987 |
| U.S. Open | T2: 1989 |
| The Open Championship | T2: 1996 |
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.[2] He turned professional in 1974 and joined the PGA Tour in 1978.[3] 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,[3] 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.[3] Their son, Tyler, is also a professional golfer. McCumber is a devout Jehovah's Witnesses who preaches in his spare time.[4]
- ^ "Week 19 1995 Ending 14 May 1995" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Athletes of the Century: Mark McCumber". jacksonville.com. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Biographical information from McCumber Golf". Retrieved November 15, 2013.
- ^ Hannan, Larry (May 24, 2012). "Jehovah's Witnesses walk the walk, inviting guests to 3-day convention in Jacksonville". Retrieved January 19, 2018.