Meet the rookies: Tyler McCumber

Each week during the fall, PGATOUR.COM will highlight one of the rookies playing on the PGA TOUR during the 2019-20 season. This week: Tyler McCumber, who currently ranks 99th in the FedExCup standings through the first five weeks.

Age: 28

Birthplace: Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

Resides: Jacksonville Beach, Florida

College: University of Florida

TOUR card gained by: Finishing 22nd on the Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season Points List

TOUR starts: Six, including four in the 2019-20 PGA TOUR season.

Best finish: T19, 2018 Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship.

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Pro highlights: Finished in the top 10 in three of his first four starts of the 2019 Korn Ferry Tour season. … Had two third-place finishes. … Sat atop the Korn Ferry Tour’s Regular Season Points List after finishing third in the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Championship in April. … Earned Korn Ferry Tour status for 2019 after winning three times on the Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada in 2018 to lead the Order of Merit. … Also owns three titles on PGA TOUR Latinoamerica after winning twice in 2014 and once in 2016. … Finished third on the PGA TOUR Latinoamerica Order of Merit in 2014.

Amateur highlights: Two-time honorable mention All-American at the University of Florida. … Member of Nease High School’s 2008 state championship golf team.

Interesting tidbits: Son of 10-time PGA TOUR winner Mark McCumber, whose wins include the 1988 PLAYERS Championship and 1994 TOUR Championship. … Played baseball before focusing on golf as a teenager. … Also an avid surfer. In winter of 2017, embarked on a six-week trip in Australia and New Zealand where he hitchhiked with just his surfboard and backpack. … In addition to surfing, has enjoyed extreme activities like downhill BMX trail riding and skydiving. … Loves traveling and experiencing different cultures. … Favorite quote is, “If you’re not living on the edge, you’re taking up too much room.”

Says McCumber ( says about his adventurous trips that take his mind off of golf): “If I can turn off my brain and play zero golf – since I’m totally distracted and I’m feeding that more adventurous, explorative, adrenaline side – I know when I come back I can re-focus and get back to it. And when I’m playing I know I’ll have a trip coming up. For me, it’s been big.”

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