D. A. Weibring

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D. A. Weibring
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Weibring in 2009
Personal information
Full nameDonald Albert Weibring Jr.
Born (1953-05-25) May 25, 1953 (age 71)
Quincy, Illinois, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Frisco, Texas, U.S.
Career
College Illinois State University
Turned professional1975
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins13
Highest ranking 36 (July 3, 1988) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour5
Japan Golf Tour1
PGA Tour of Australasia1
PGA Tour Champions5
Other1
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
PGA Tour Comeback
Player of the Year 		1991

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.

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Early life and amateur career

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]

Professional career

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.

Personal life

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]

Awards and honors

Weibring was inducted into the Illinois PGA Hall of Fame in 2001.

Professional wins (13)

PGA Tour wins (5)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Jul 22, 1979 Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open −14 (67-65-69-65=266)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Calvin Peete
2Aug 23, 1987 Beatrice Western Open −9 (70-69-68=207)*1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman
3Sep 15, 1991 Hardee's Golf Classic (2)−13 (68-67-68-64=267)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Paul Azinger, Flag of the United States.svg Peter Jacobsen
4Sep 24, 1995 Quad City Classic (3)−13 (64-65-68=197)*1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Kaye
5Jun 30, 1996 Canon Greater Hartford Open −10 (68-65-70-67=270)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite

*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1980 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson Lost to par on first extra hole
2 1991 Las Vegas Invitational Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Magee Lost to par on second extra hole

PGA of Japan Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Oct 20, 1985 Polaroid Cup Golf Digest Tournament −16 (66-72-65-65=268)2 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yasuhiro Funatogawa

PGA Tour of Australia wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Dec 1, 1985
(1986 season)		 Air New Zealand Shell Open −16 (64-67-66-67=264)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodger Davis

Other wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1May 23, 1989 Family House Invitational −10 (67-67=134)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Mike Hulbert, Flag of the United States.svg Lee Trevino

Other playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11992 Hassan II Golf Trophy Flag of the United States.svg Payne Stewart Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Champions Tour wins (5)

Legend
Champions Tour major championships (1)
Other Champions Tour (4)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Sep 21, 2003 SAS Championship −13 (65-72-66=203)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite, Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Wadkins
2May 23, 2004 Allianz Championship −9 (65-68-71=204)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Tom Jenkins
3May 22, 2005 Bruno's Memorial Classic −15 (67-65-69=201)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Tom Jenkins, Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite
4Aug 5, 2007 3M Championship −18 (65-66-67=198)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jay Haas
5Oct 12, 2008 Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship −9 (67-70-66-68=271)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Fred Funk

Champions Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2005 Allianz Championship Flag of the United States.svg Tom Jenkins Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament19791980198119821983198419851986198719881989
Masters Tournament CUTT7CUTT46
U.S. Open T19CUTT43T20T38CUTCUTT3T21
The Open Championship T8T30
PGA Championship CUTT46T39CUTCUT69T654T3T52
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Masters Tournament T25CUTCUT
U.S. Open T11CUTCUTT25T23
The Open Championship CUTT60
PGA Championship CUTT44T47T31T17
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00001273
U.S. Open 001117149
The Open Championship 00001143
PGA Championship 0012231511
Totals00235134026

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament19791980198119821983198419851986198719881989
The Players Championship CUTT64T51T27CUTCUT2T33CUTCUTT21
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
The Players Championship T36T41CUTT61T69T43CUT
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
The Players Championship WD
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Champions Tour major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
2008 Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship −9 (67-70-66-68=271)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Fred Funk

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2012.

Tournament20032004200520062007200820092010201120122013
Senior PGA Championship T48T17T3110T12T53CUTT18CUT78
The Tradition T10T4T9T293T7T21T41T47
Senior Players Championship T13T5T22T51WDT20T51WD
U.S. Senior Open 6T2T8T5T34WDT37CUT
Senior British Open Championship 5T61T6T19
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew from tournament
"T" indicates a tie for a place

U.S. national team appearances

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 27 1988 Ending 3 Jul 1988" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Profile on PGA Tour's official site". PGA Tour. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Golf Major Championships – D.A. Weibring" . Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Matt Weibring's Profile on PGA Tour's official site". PGA Tour. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
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