George Cumming (golfer)

George Cumming (20 May 1879 – 26 March 1950) was a Scottish-Canadian professional golfer and club maker.

[3] Cumming was hired at age 21 as professional at the Toronto Golf Club and remained there for 50 years.

[2] As a player, Cumming won the Canadian Open in 1905 (score 148) and was runner-up four times.

In 1913, he partnered with Percy Barrett in a well-publicized match versus Harry Vardon and Ted Ray.

[3] Cumming expanded the Mississaugua Golf & Country Club – originally designed by Percy Barrett – to 18 holes in 1909.

[5] He partnered with Melville Millar and designed the front nine of Port Colborne Golf Course in 1929.

George Cumming ( left ), Harry Vardon ( middle ), and Ted Ray ( right ) walking across a bridge at Lambton Golf and Country Club , Toronto, Ontario, in a 1913 exhibition golf match. Percy Barrett ( not pictured ) partnered with Cumming.