Mark Wiebe

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Mark Wiebe
Personal information
Full nameMark Charles Wiebe
Born (1957-09-13) September 13, 1957 (age 66)
Seaside, Oregon
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg; 15 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Denver, Colorado
Career
College Palomar College
San Jose State University
Turned professional1980
Current tour(s) PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
Professional wins8
Highest ranking 51 (February 19, 1989) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
PGA Tour Champions5
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T35: 1987
PGA Championship T12: 1989
U.S. Open T25: 1988
The Open Championship CUT: 1997, 2001, 2014

Mark Charles Wiebe (born September 13, 1957) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He also played on the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour.

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Early life

Wiebe was born in Seaside, Oregon and grew up in Escondido, California. He attended Escondido High School from 1972–75.

Amateur career

Wiebe attended Palomar College from 1976–77 and then San Jose State University from 1978–79. He was a member of the golf team at both institutions. While a student at Palomar, he was the individual medalist at the 1977 California Amateur and won the 1977 Idaho Amateur. In addition, he holds the Palomar school record for low round at 6-under-par (66). [2]

Professional career

Wiebe turned pro in 1980 and joined the PGA Tour in 1983. He has about four dozen top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events including two wins. His first win came in 1985 at the Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic when he beat John Mahaffey with a birdie on the first extra hole of a sudden-death playoff. [3] In 1986, he won the Hardee's Golf Classic and finished 25th on the final money list. Wiebe's best finish in a major was a T-12 at the 1989 PGA Championship. [4] Wiebe was a co-leader after 36 holes with Tom Watson at the 1987 U.S. Open [5] before shooting closing rounds of 77 and 79 to finish tied for 58th.

Wiebe became eligible to join the Champions Tour when he turned 50 in September 2007. He won the first Champions Tour tournament that he played in at the SAS Championship. Wiebe matched Bobby Wadkins as the tour's youngest winner at 50 years and 10 days old. [6]

On July 29, 2013, Wiebe won his maiden senior major at the Senior Open Championship at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club. He defeated Bernhard Langer on the fifth hole of a sudden-death playoff with a par, after both players finished the tournament at nine-under-par. Wiebe began the final round four shots back of Langer, but produced a four-under round of 66 to make the playoff, after Langer had double-bogeyed the final hole of regulation play. Both players parred the first two extra holes before play was halted due to darkness, becoming the first ever Senior Open Championship to have a Monday finish. At the third extra hole, Langer missed a twelve footer for the victory, before Wiebe won at the fifth extra hole with a par, after Langer could not get up and down from a greenside bunker. [7] On September 22, 2013, Wiebe won his second event of the year at the Pacific Links Hawai'i Championship. He defeated Corey Pavin in a sudden-death playoff with a par on the second extra hole.

Personal life

Wiebe lives in Denver, Colorado and is the father of three children. His son, Gunner, is also a professional golfer and qualified for PGA Tour Latinoamérica in 2013 and for the European Tour in 2023. He finished runner-up at the 2023 Betfred British Masters. [8]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (8)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Jul 14, 1985 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic −11 (70-69-64-70=273)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg John Mahaffey
2Jul 20, 1986 Hardee's Golf Classic −12 (69-65-66-68=268)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Curt Byrum

PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1985 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Flag of the United States.svg John Mahaffey Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 1988 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Flag of the United States.svg Tom Sieckmann Lost to par on second extra hole
3 1993 Buick Classic Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh Lost to birdie on third extra hole

Other wins (1)

Champions Tour wins (5)

Legend
Senior major championships (1)
Other Champions Tour (4)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Sep 23, 2007 SAS Championship −18 (65-66-67=198)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Dana Quigley
2Apr 6, 2008 Cap Cana Championship −14 (67-68-67=202)4 strokes Flag of Argentina.svg Vicente Fernández
3Jun 12, 2011 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn −19 (64-68-65=197)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg James Mason
4Jul 29, 2013 The Senior Open Championship −9 (70-65-70-66=271)Playoff Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer
5Sep 22, 2013 Pacific Links Hawai'i Championship −11 (64-69-72=205)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin

Champions Tour playoff record (3–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2011 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn Flag of the United States.svg James Mason Won with par on third extra hole
2 2013 The Senior Open Championship Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer Won with par on fifth extra hole
32013 Pacific Links Hawai'i Championship Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin Won with par on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament19851986198719881989
Masters Tournament CUTT35CUT
U.S. Open CUTT58T25T33
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUTT47T65T38T12
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUTT77104CUT
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship T19T6667T61WDCUT
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open T52
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship
Tournament20102011201220132014
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship
  Did not play

WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Senior major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
2013 The Senior Open Championship 4 shot deficit−9 (70-65-70-66=271)Playoff1 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer

1 Defeated Langer in a sudden-death playoff with a par at the fifth extra hole

Senior results timeline

Results are not in chronological order prior to 2016.

Tournament2007200820092010201120122013201420152016
The Tradition –T18T41T6T28T457758T70
Senior PGA Championship –T30T44CUTT60CUTT5975CUT
Senior Players Championship T7T43T3T33T17T14T60T62T57
The Senior Open Championship –T27T47T46CUTT61CUTT58
U.S. Senior Open –CUTT22T18T238CUTCUTT62WD
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 7 1989 Ending 19 Feb 1989" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Biographical information from Commission on Athletics Community College League of California".
  3. ↑ Wiebe works overtime for first tour victory
  4. ↑ "Golf Major Championships".
  5. ↑ Tom Watson, Mark Wiebe in U.S. Open lead
  6. ↑ "Wiebe dominates from start to finish in first Champions start". PGA Tour. September 23, 2007. Archived from the original on September 13, 2012.
  7. ↑ Wiebe wins Senior Open
  8. ↑ "Gunner Wiebe to follow in father's footsteps as trio qualify for 151st Open". European Tour. July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
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