Mark McCumber
Name:
Mark Randall McCumberCountry:
USABorn:
Sept 7, 1951 in Jacksonville, Florida.Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Professional golfer; golf commentator; course architect.Turned Pro:
1974Website:
https://www.mwvgolf.comAmerica
Anheuser-Busch
Played as the Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic (July 7-10). Second-placed Glen Day (USA) finished 3 shots behind Mark McCumber (USA), who recorded his second win in this event. [River course, Kingsmill Resort, Williamsburg, VA].
America
Hardee's
Played as the Hardee's Golf Classic (Sept 22-25). Second-placed Kenny Perry (USA) finished 1 shot behind McCumber (USA). [Oakwood CC, Coal Valley, Quad Cities, IL].
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Played as the Tour Championship (Oct 27-30). McCumber (USA) beat Fuzzy Zoeller (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to record the last of his ten PGA Tour wins. [Lake course, Olympic Club, nr San Francisco, CA].
America
Beatrice
Played as the Beatrice Western Open (Jun 29-Jul 2). Mark McCumber (USA) beat Peter Jacobsen (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole. [Butler National GC, Oak Brook, IL].
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Played as The Players Championship (March 24-27). Second-placed Mike Reid (USA) finished 4 shots behind McCumber (USA). [Stadium Course, TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL].
America
Anheuser-Busch
Played as the Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic (July 9-12). Second-placed Bobby Clampett (USA) finished 1 shot behind Mark McCumber (USA), who recorded his fifth PGA Tour win. [River course, Kingsmill Resort, Williamsburg, VA].
Played as the Doral-Eastern Open (Feb 21-24). Second-placed and defending champion Tom Kite (USA) finished 1 shot behind Mark McCumber (USA), who recorded his second win in this event. [Blue Monster course, Doral Resort, Miami, FL].
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Played as the Pensacola Open (Oct 27-30). Second-placed Lon Hinkle (USA) and Mark Lye (USA) finished 4 shots behind McCumber (USA). [Perdido Bay GC, Pensacola, FL].
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WGA
Played as the Western Open (Jun 30-Jul 3). Second-placed Tom Watson (USA) finished 1 shot behind Mark McCumber (USA), who recorded his second PGA Tour win. 36-hole Monday finish required after two earlier days lost to rain. [Butler National GC, Oak Brook, IL].
Played as the Doral-Eastern Open (March 15-18). Second-placed Bill Rogers (USA) finished 1 shot behind 27-year-old Mark McCumber (USA), who recorded the first of his 10 PGA Tour wins. [Blue Monster course, Doral Resort, Miami, FL].
Tournaments:
European Tour: 2021 marks the 50th and last season of the world renowned European Tour, launched in April 1972 at the Spanish Open. From 2022 the Tour will be sponsored by Dubai-based global supply chain and ports operator DP World, and will be known as the DP World Tour.
South African Open: December 2021 events in South Africa have again been impacted by the Covid pandemic. The South African Open (Dec 2-5) will no longer be played as a DP World Tour event, and the Alfred Dunhill Championship (Dec 9-12) has been cancelled.
Who's Who:
Bernhard Langer: at age 64, Langer collected a record sixth Charles Schwab Cup, the only player to have won the season-long points chase more than twice. He also topped the PGA Tour Champions money-list for the 11th time out of a possible 13 since 2008.
Carlota Ciganda: the five-time Solheim Cup star was delighted to record a fourth Ladies European Tour win in her home national championship, the Ladies Spanish Open.
Lee Elder: Trailblazer, Ryder Cup player, four-time PGA Tour winner and eight-time Senior PGA Tour winner, Lee Elder died on November 28, aged 87. In 1975 he became the first African American golfer to play in the Masters tournament, and in so doing provided one of the pivotal moments in the history of professional golf.
Golf World Top 100: Best Golf Courses in Europe. From France to Spain to the Netherlands and Norway, the Golf World Top 100 panel reveals the places you have to play (published 20 October 2021).
New 27-hole golf complex to be built in southern Belgium
A new golf complex in southern Belgium, close to the border with Luxembourg, will start construction in June 2021.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club "makes its tournament debut with the hosting of the Italian Open on the European Tour" by Richard Humphreys
Gamble Sands opens short course:
David McLay Kidd’s 14-hole QuickSands short course has opened for play at Gamble Sands in Brewster, Washington.
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