Mark McCumber
Summary
Near misses
- 1984 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished 8 · 283 (-5)
- 1989 U.S. Open Oak Hill C.C. · runner-up to Curtis Strange
- 1996 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · runner-up to Tom Lehman · 273
Ryder Cup
1 Cups, 3 matches: 2 won, 1 lost, 0 halved, 2 points. Foursomes 0-0-0, four-ball 1-1-0, singles 1-0-0.
- 1989 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) USA · tied 14–14 · 2-1-0, 2 points · automatic
Rivals
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Ryder Cup partners
Ryder Cup opponents
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Results by championship
Best day
1996 The Open
Runner-up to Tom Lehman · 273.
Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1996.
Career line, 1984–1996
4 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Runner-up
- Top 10
- Ryder Cup, USA
Mark McCumber was born on September 7, 1951, in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. McCumber's best major finish was second, at the 1989 U.S. Open and the 1996 Open. McCumber played in 1 Ryder Cup for USA (1989), winning 2, losing 1 and halving 0 of 3 matches for 2 points.
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The record
Near misses
Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.
- 1984 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished 8 · 283 (-5)
- 1989 U.S. Open Oak Hill C.C. · runner-up to Curtis Strange
- 1996 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · runner-up to Tom Lehman · 273
U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 2 (GNN U.S. Open room data).
Ryder Cup
McCumber played 1 Ryder Cups for USA: 3 matches, 2 won, 1 lost, 0 halved, 2 points (66.7% of those available). By format: foursomes 0-0-0, four-ball 1-1-0, singles 1-0-0 (won-lost-halved).
- 1989 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) USA · tied 14–14 · 2-1-0, 2 points · automatic
Partners, with matches played together: Mark Calcavecchia (1), Tom Kite (1).
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.