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].
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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:
Solheim Cup: can Europe defend the most prestigious team trophy in women’s professional golf, when the 17th Solheim Cup is played out at the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio (Sept 4-6).
Italian Open: Nicolai Højgaard recorded his first European Tour win (Sept 5), just a week after his twin brother Rasmus landed the European Masters title (Aug 29); the first brothers to win back-to-back on the European Tour.
Who's Who:
Patrick Cantlay: moved into the world top 5, after winning the final two FedEx Cup playoff events and scooping the $15 million first prize.
Trish Johnson: kept the Senior LPGA Championship trophy in European hands, with her second win in this event in its four-year history.
The San Roque Club: "... how best to revitalise a course that had previously been fit to play regular host to the European Tour’s qualifying school finals..." by Toby Ingleton.
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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