D. A. Weibring
American professional golfer (born 1953)
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::summary American professional golfer (born 1953) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | D. A. Weibring |
| image | D.A.Weibring.jpg |
| caption | Weibring in 2009 |
| fullname | Donald Albert Weibring Jr. |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Quincy, Illinois, U.S. |
| death_date | |
| height | |
| weight | 200 lb |
| nationality | |
| residence | Frisco, Texas, U.S. |
| college | Illinois State University |
| yearpro | 1975 |
| extour | PGA Tour |
| Champions Tour | |
| prowins | 13 |
| pgawins | 5 |
| japwins | 1 |
| auswins | 1 |
| champwins | 5 |
| otherwins | 1 |
| majorwins | |
| masters | T7: 1987 |
| usopen | T3: 1988 |
| open | T8: 1985 |
| pga | T3: 1987 |
| wghofid | |
| wghofyear | |
| award1 | [PGA Tour Comeback |
| Player of the Year](pga-tour-player-and-rookie-of-the-year-awards) | |
| year1 | 1991 |
| awardssection | |
| :: |
| name = D. A. Weibring | image = D.A.Weibring.jpg | caption = Weibring in 2009 | fullname = Donald Albert Weibring Jr. | nickname = | birth_date = | birth_place = Quincy, Illinois, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = 200 lb | nationality = | residence = Frisco, Texas, U.S. | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = Illinois State University | yearpro = 1975 | tour = | extour = PGA Tour Champions Tour | prowins = 13 | pgawins = 5 | japwins = 1 | auswins = 1 | champwins = 5 | otherwins = 1 | majorwins = | masters = T7: 1987 | usopen = T3: 1988 | open = T8: 1985 | pga = T3: 1987 | wghofid = | wghofyear = | award1 = PGA Tour Comeback Player of the Year | year1 = 1991 | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection = Donald Albert Weibring Jr. (born May 25, 1953) is an American retired professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments, including several on the PGA Tour and Champions Tour.
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.
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.
Weibring joined the Champions Tour after turning 50 in May 2003, and won five tournaments. 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 last played in a Champions Tour event in 2016.
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.
Awards and honors
Weibring was inducted into the Illinois PGA Hall of Fame in 2001.
Professional wins (13)
PGA Tour wins (5)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Jul 22, 1979 | Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open | −14 (67-65-69-65=266) | 2 strokes | USA Calvin Peete | | 2 | Aug 23, 1987 | Beatrice Western Open | −9 (70-69-68=207)* | 1 stroke | USA Larry Nelson, AUS Greg Norman | | 3 | Sep 15, 1991 | Hardee's Golf Classic (2) | −13 (68-67-68-64=267) | 1 stroke | USA Paul Azinger, USA Peter Jacobsen | | 4 | Sep 24, 1995 | Quad City Classic (3) | −13 (64-65-68=197)* | 1 stroke | USA Jonathan Kaye | | 5 | Jun 30, 1996 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | −10 (68-65-70-67=270) | 4 strokes | USA Tom Kite | ::
*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
PGA Tour playoff record (0–2) ::data[format=table]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1980 | Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational | USA Tom Watson | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1991 | Las Vegas Invitational | USA Andrew Magee | Lost to par on second extra hole |
| :: |
PGA of Japan Tour wins (1)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Oct 20, 1985 | Polaroid Cup Golf Digest Tournament | −16 (66-72-65-65=268) | 2 strokes | JPN Yasuhiro Funatogawa | ::
PGA Tour of Australia wins (1)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Dec 1, 1985 (1986 season) | Air New Zealand Shell Open | −16 (64-67-66-67=264) | 1 stroke | AUS Rodger Davis | ::
Other wins (1)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | May 23, 1989 | Family House Invitational | −10 (67-67=134) | 4 strokes | USA Mike Hulbert, USA Lee Trevino | ::
Other playoff record (0–1) ::data[format=table]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1992 | Hassan II Golf Trophy | USA Payne Stewart | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
| :: |
Champions Tour wins (5)
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| Legend |
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| Champions Tour major championships (1) |
| Other Champions Tour (4) |
| :: |
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Sep 21, 2003 | SAS Championship | −13 (65-72-66=203) | 1 stroke | USA Tom Kite, USA Bobby Wadkins | | 2 | May 23, 2004 | Allianz Championship | −9 (65-68-71=204) | 3 strokes | USA Tom Jenkins | | 3 | May 22, 2005 | Bruno's Memorial Classic | −15 (67-65-69=201) | 2 strokes | USA Tom Jenkins, USA Tom Kite | | 4 | Aug 5, 2007 | 3M Championship | −18 (65-66-67=198) | 1 stroke | USA Jay Haas | | 5 | Oct 12, 2008 | Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship | −9 (67-70-66-68=271) | 1 stroke | USA Fred Funk | ::
Champions Tour playoff record (0–1) ::data[format=table]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2005 | Allianz Championship | USA Tom Jenkins | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
| :: |
Results in major championships
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| Tournament | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| :: |
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| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Summary
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| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made | Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||
| :: |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1988 U.S. Open – 1992 Masters)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1986 PGA – 1987 Masters)
Results in The Players Championship
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| Tournament | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | T64 | T51 | T27 | CUT | CUT | 2 | T33 | CUT | CUT | T21 |
| :: |
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| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | T36 | T41 | CUT | T61 | T69 | T43 | CUT | |||
| :: |
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| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | WD | |||||||||
| :: |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Champions Tour major championships
Wins (1)
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| Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship | −9 (67-70-66-68=271) | 1 stroke | USA Fred Funk |
| :: |
Results timeline
Results not in chronological order before 2012. ::data[format=table]
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
U.S. national team appearances
References
References
- "Profile on PGA Tour's official site". PGA Tour.
- "Golf Major Championships – D.A. Weibring".
- (18 July 2022). "Crim: Grandkids and golf continue to keep Weibring active and engaged".
- "Matt Weibring's Profile on PGA Tour's official site". PGA Tour.
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