D. A. Weibring | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Donald Albert Weibring Jr. | ||
Born | Quincy, Illinois, U.S. | May 25, 1953||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st) | ||
Sporting nationality | United States | ||
Residence | Frisco, Texas, U.S. | ||
Career | |||
College | Illinois State University | ||
Turned professional | 1975 | ||
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions Tour | ||
Professional wins | 13 | ||
Highest ranking | 36 (July 3, 1988) [1] | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
PGA Tour | 5 | ||
Japan Golf Tour | 1 | ||
PGA Tour of Australasia | 1 | ||
PGA Tour Champions | 5 | ||
Other | 1 | ||
Best results in major championships | |||
Masters Tournament | T7: 1987 | ||
PGA Championship | T3: 1987 | ||
U.S. Open | T3: 1988 | ||
The Open Championship | T8: 1985 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Donald Albert Weibring Jr. (born May 25, 1953) is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments including several on the PGA Tour and Champions Tour.
Weibring was born in Quincy, Illinois. His father started him playing golf at a young age. In 1975, Weibring graduated from Illinois State University with a Bachelor of Business Administration. [2]
Weibring turned professional in 1975. He has won five PGA Tour events. His first was in 1979 at Quad Cities — an event he would win three times. His last Tour victory was at the Canon Greater Hartford Open in 1996. Weibring had five top-10 finishes in major championships — twice at the PGA Championship, and one in each of the others. [3]
Weibring joined the Champions Tour after turning 50 in May 2003, and has won five times thus far. In 2004, he led the Champions Tour with 15 top-10 finishes in 25 appearances including a wire-to-wire win at the Allianz Championship.
He has his own golf course design and management company with golf course architect Steven Wolfard.
Weibring has three children: two daughters and one son. His son, Matt Weibring, is a professional golfer and has played on the PGA Tour. [4]
Weibring was inducted into the Illinois PGA Hall of Fame in 2001.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Jul 22, 1979 | Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open | −14 (67-65-69-65=266) | 2 strokes | Calvin Peete |
2 | Aug 23, 1987 | Beatrice Western Open | −9 (70-69-68=207)* | 1 stroke | Larry Nelson, Greg Norman |
3 | Sep 15, 1991 | Hardee's Golf Classic (2) | −13 (68-67-68-64=267) | 1 stroke | Paul Azinger, Peter Jacobsen |
4 | Sep 24, 1995 | Quad City Classic (3) | −13 (64-65-68=197)* | 1 stroke | Jonathan Kaye |
5 | Jun 30, 1996 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | −10 (68-65-70-67=270) | 4 strokes | Tom Kite |
*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1980 | Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational | Tom Watson | Lost to par on first extra hole |
2 | 1991 | Las Vegas Invitational | Andrew Magee | Lost to par on second extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | Oct 20, 1985 | Polaroid Cup Golf Digest Tournament | −16 (66-72-65-65=268) | 2 strokes | Yasuhiro Funatogawa |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | Dec 1, 1985 (1986 season) | Air New Zealand Shell Open | −16 (64-67-66-67=264) | 1 stroke | Rodger Davis |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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1 | May 23, 1989 | Family House Invitational | −10 (67-67=134) | 4 strokes | Mike Hulbert, Lee Trevino |
Other playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1992 | Hassan II Golf Trophy | Payne Stewart | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
Legend |
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Champions Tour major championships (1) |
Other Champions Tour (4) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Sep 21, 2003 | SAS Championship | −13 (65-72-66=203) | 1 stroke | Tom Kite, Bobby Wadkins |
2 | May 23, 2004 | Allianz Championship | −9 (65-68-71=204) | 3 strokes | Tom Jenkins |
3 | May 22, 2005 | Bruno's Memorial Classic | −15 (67-65-69=201) | 2 strokes | Tom Jenkins, Tom Kite |
4 | Aug 5, 2007 | 3M Championship | −18 (65-66-67=198) | 1 stroke | Jay Haas |
5 | Oct 12, 2008 | Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship | −9 (67-70-66-68=271) | 1 stroke | Fred Funk |
Champions Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2005 | Allianz Championship | Tom Jenkins | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
Tournament | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | T7 | CUT | T46 | |||||||
U.S. Open | T19 | CUT | T43 | T20 | T38 | CUT | CUT | T3 | T21 | ||
The Open Championship | T8 | T30 | |||||||||
PGA Championship | CUT | T46 | T39 | CUT | CUT | 69 | T65 | 4 | T3 | T52 |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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Masters Tournament | T25 | CUT | CUT | |||||||
U.S. Open | T11 | CUT | CUT | T25 | T23 | |||||
The Open Championship | CUT | T60 | ||||||||
PGA Championship | CUT | T44 | T47 | T31 | T17 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 9 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 26 |
Tournament | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
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The Players Championship | CUT | T64 | T51 | T27 | CUT | CUT | 2 | T33 | CUT | CUT | T21 |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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The Players Championship | T36 | T41 | CUT | T61 | T69 | T43 | CUT |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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The Players Championship | WD |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
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2008 | Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship | −9 (67-70-66-68=271) | 1 stroke | Fred Funk |
Results not in chronological order before 2012.
Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
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Senior PGA Championship | T48 | T17 | T31 | 10 | T12 | T53 | CUT | T18 | CUT | 78 | |
The Tradition | T10 | T4 | T9 | T29 | 3 | T7 | T21 | T41 | T47 | ||
Senior Players Championship | T13 | T5 | T22 | T5 | 1 | WD | T20 | T51 | WD | ||
U.S. Senior Open | 6 | T2 | T8 | T5 | T34 | WD | T37 | CUT | |||
Senior British Open Championship | 5 | T61 | T6 | T19 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew from tournament
"T" indicates a tie for a place
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