Tyler McCumber
| Tyler McCumber | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Mark Tyler McCumber |
| Born |
April 4, 1991 Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States |
| Residence | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Career | |
| College | University of Florida |
| Turned professional | 2013 |
| Current tour(s) | Web.com Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Latinoamérica |
| Professional wins | 3 |
Mark Tyler McCumber (born April 4, 1991) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the Web.com Tour. He spent his first professional season on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica.[1] He is the son of for the former PGA Tour golfer and Players Champion Mark McCumber.
Amateur career
McCumber attended the University of Florida, where he was a member of the Florida Gators men's golf team and participated in a total of 43 events during his four years, captaining the Gators golf team in his final two seasons.[2] During his college career, McCumber regularly finished in the top ten of events but failed to achieve a win.
Professional career
After graduating from college, McCumber turned professional in 2013[1] and in the same year won his first professional tournament at the Florida Open.[3] He joined the PGA Tour Latinoamérica for the 2014 season. His first win on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica came at the 2014 Ecuador Open.[4] He followed this up with his second win on the tour at the 2014 TransAmerican Power Products CRV Mazatlán Open in October.[5] He also finished fourth at the Argentine Open, fifth at the Lexus Panama Classic and eighth at the Mundo Maya Open, earning US$86,164 and third place on the Order of Merit. As a result of his earnings, McCumber earned a promotion to the Web.com Tour for 2015.
Professional wins (3)
PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 28, 2014 | Ecuador Open | −13 (67-67-71-70=275) | 5 strokes |  Mauricio Azcue,  Mitch Krywulycz, Marcelo Rozo,  José Toledo |
[6] |
| 2 | Oct 12, 2014 | TransAmerican Power Products CRV Mazatlán Open | −10 (71-71-66-70=278) | Playoff |  Jorge Fernández-Valdés |
[7] |
Other wins
- 2013 Florida Open
References
- 1 2 "Web.com Tour – Player Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ↑ "Florida Gators – Player Profile". Florida Gators. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ↑ "Tyler McCumber's 68 helps win Florida Open". The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, Florida). July 21, 2013.
- ↑ Smits, Garry (October 1, 2014). "Tyler McCumber is on a hot streak, with a Web.com Tour card in the balance". The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, Florida).
- ↑ "McCumber edges Fernandez-Valdes in playoff". Fox News. Sports Network. October 12, 2014.
- ↑ "Ecuador Open – 2014 Results". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
- ↑ "TransAmerican Power Products CRV Mazatlán Open – 2014 Results". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
External links
- Tyler McCumber at the PGA Tour official site
- Tyler McCumber at the Official World Golf Ranking official site