Mark Lair

Mark Lair (born 1947) is a professional American bridge player from Canyon, Texas.^[1]

Lair is ranked 5th all-time on the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Top 500 listings with over 79,000 masterpoints (as of July 2026).^[2] He is an ACBL Grand Life Master and World Bridge Federation (WBF) World Life Master; he was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2009.^[3]

Bridge accomplishments

Honors

ACBL Hall of Fame, 2009^[3]
Honorary lifetime appointment to the ACBL Goodwill Committee, 1997

Awards

Fishbein Trophy (1) 1986
Barry Crane Trophy (1) 1990^[4]
Herman Trophy (1) 1994^[5]

Wins

World Championships (2)
- The d'Orsi Seniors Trophy - Seniors Teams, 2015, Chennai, India^[6]
- The Rand Cup - Seniors Teams, 2018, Orlando, FL, USA ^[7]

North American Bridge Championships (23)
- Blue Ribbon Pairs (2) 1984, 1994 ^[8]
- Reisinger (2) 1988, 1992 ^[9]
- Spingold (2) 1986, 1989 ^[10]
- Vanderbilt (3) 1979, 1997, 1998 ^[11]
- Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (2) 1991, 2000 ^[12]
- Truscott Senior Swiss Teams (1) 2008 ^[13]
- Senior Knockout Teams (1) 2009 ^[14]
- Keohane North American Swiss Teams (1) 1998 ^[15]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (4) 1986, 1988, 1993, 2024 ^[16]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (4) 1977, 1978, 1979, 1990 ^[17]
- Roth Open Swiss Teams (1) 2026

Runners-up

World Championships (1)
- The Rand Cup - Seniors Teams, 2022, Wroclaw, Poland
North American Bridge Championships (12)
- Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1972 ^[8]
- Reisinger (6) 1978, 1980, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2000 ^[9]
- Spingold (1) 1994 ^[10]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (2) 1984, 2005 ^[17]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1995 ^[16]
- Truscott Senior Swiss Teams (1) 2025

References

↑ Manley, Brent; Horton, Mark; Greenberg-Yarbro, Tracey; Rigal, Barry, eds. (2011). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge - Biographies and Results (compact disk) (7th ed.). Horn Lake, MS: American Contract Bridge League. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-939460-99-1.
↑ ACBL Top 500 listing at the ACBL official website
1 2 "Induction by Year" Archived 2014-12-05 at the Wayback Machine. Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
↑ Awarded annually to the winner of the ACBL total masterpoint race. Reference: Manley, Brent; Horton, Mark; Greenberg-Yarbro, Tracey; Rigal, Barry, eds. (2011). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge - Biographies and Results (compact disk) (7th ed.). Horn Lake, MS: American Contract Bridge League. p. 350. ISBN 978-0-939460-99-1.
↑ List of previous Herman Trophy winners, Daily Bulletin (PDF), vol. 81, November 26, 2008, pages 16–17.
↑ World Bridge Federation (WBF) 2015 tournament results
↑ World Bridge Federation (WBF) 2018 tournament results
1 2 "Blue Ribbon Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-03. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
1 2 "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
1 2 "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
↑ "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
↑ "Jacoby Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-29. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
↑ "Trustcott/USPC Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-22. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
↑ "Baze Seniors Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
↑ "Keohane Swiss Teams Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
1 2 "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
1 2 "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

External links

Citation at the ACBL Hall of Fame (archived) – with video interview

[OEB-1] Manley, Brent; Horton, Mark; Greenberg-Yarbro, Tracey; Rigal, Barry, eds. (2011). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge - Biographies and Results (compact disk) (7th ed.). Horn Lake, MS: American Contract Bridge League. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-939460-99-1.

[2] ACBL Top 500 listing at the ACBL official website

[HOFby-3] 1 2 "Induction by Year" Archived 2014-12-05 at the Wayback Machine. Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-16.

[4] Awarded annually to the winner of the ACBL total masterpoint race. Reference: Manley, Brent; Horton, Mark; Greenberg-Yarbro, Tracey; Rigal, Barry, eds. (2011). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge - Biographies and Results (compact disk) (7th ed.). Horn Lake, MS: American Contract Bridge League. p. 350. ISBN 978-0-939460-99-1.

[5] List of previous Herman Trophy winners, Daily Bulletin (PDF), vol. 81, November 26, 2008, pages 16–17.

[6] World Bridge Federation (WBF) 2015 tournament results

[7] World Bridge Federation (WBF) 2018 tournament results

[Blue_Ribbon_Winners-8] 1 2 "Blue Ribbon Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-03. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[Reisinger_Winners-9] 1 2 "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[Spingold_Previous_Winners-10] 1 2 "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[11] "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[12] "Jacoby Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-29. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[13] "Trustcott/USPC Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-22. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[14] "Baze Seniors Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[15] "Keohane Swiss Teams Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[Mitchell_BAM_Winners-16] 1 2 "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[Mixed_BAM_Previous_Winners-17] 1 2 "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

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