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D. A. Weibring

American professional golfer (born 1953)


American professional golfer (born 1953)

FieldValue
nameD. A. Weibring
imageD.A.Weibring.jpg
captionWeibring in 2009
fullnameDonald Albert Weibring Jr.
birth_date
birth_placeQuincy, Illinois, U.S.
death_date
height
weight200 lb
nationality
residenceFrisco, Texas, U.S.
collegeIllinois State University
yearpro1975
extourPGA Tour
Champions Tour
prowins13
pgawins5
japwins1
auswins1
champwins5
otherwins1
majorwins
mastersT7: 1987
usopenT3: 1988
openT8: 1985
pgaT3: 1987
wghofid
wghofyear
award1PGA Tour Comeback
Player of the Year
year11991
awardssection

Champions Tour Player of the Year](pga-tour-player-and-rookie-of-the-year-awards) 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)

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

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

PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11980Andy Williams-San Diego Open InvitationalUSA Tom WatsonLost to par on first extra hole
21991Las Vegas InvitationalUSA Andrew MageeLost to par on second extra hole

PGA of Japan Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victoryRunner-up
1Oct 20, 1985Polaroid Cup Golf Digest Tournament−16 (66-72-65-65=268)2 strokesJPN Yasuhiro Funatogawa

PGA Tour of Australia wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victoryRunner-up
1Dec 1, 1985
(1986 season)Air New Zealand Shell Open−16 (64-67-66-67=264)1 strokeAUS Rodger Davis

Other wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victoryRunners-up
1May 23, 1989Family House Invitational−10 (67-67=134)4 strokesUSA Mike Hulbert, USA Lee Trevino

Other playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11992Hassan II Golf TrophyUSA Payne StewartLost to birdie on second extra hole

Champions Tour wins (5)

Legend
Champions Tour major championships (1)
Other Champions Tour (4)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victoryRunner(s)-up
1Sep 21, 2003SAS Championship−13 (65-72-66=203)1 strokeUSA Tom Kite, USA Bobby Wadkins
2May 23, 2004Allianz Championship−9 (65-68-71=204)3 strokesUSA Tom Jenkins
3May 22, 2005Bruno's Memorial Classic−15 (67-65-69=201)2 strokesUSA Tom Jenkins, USA Tom Kite
4Aug 5, 20073M Championship−18 (65-66-67=198)1 strokeUSA Jay Haas
5Oct 12, 2008Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship−9 (67-70-66-68=271)1 strokeUSA Fred Funk

Champions Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12005Allianz ChampionshipUSA Tom JenkinsLost to birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament19791980198119821983198419851986198719881989
Masters TournamentCUTT7CUTT46
U.S. OpenT19CUTT43T20T38CUTCUTT3T21
The Open ChampionshipT8T30
PGA ChampionshipCUTT46T39CUTCUT69T654T3T52
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Masters TournamentT25CUTCUT
U.S. OpenT11CUTCUTT25T23
The Open ChampionshipCUTT60
PGA ChampionshipCUTT44T47T31T17

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts madeTotals00235134026
Masters Tournament00001273
U.S. Open001117149
The Open Championship00001143
PGA Championship0012231511
  • 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

Tournament19791980198119821983198419851986198719881989
The Players ChampionshipCUTT64T51T27CUTCUT2T33CUTCUTT21
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
The Players ChampionshipT36T41CUTT61T69T43CUT
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
The Players ChampionshipWD

CUT = missed the halfway cut

WD = withdrew

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Champions Tour major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
2008Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship−9 (67-70-66-68=271)1 strokeUSA Fred Funk

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2012.

Tournament20032004200520062007200820092010201120122013
Senior PGA ChampionshipT48T17T3110T12T53CUTT18CUT78
The TraditionT10T4T9T293T7T21T41T47
Senior Players ChampionshipT13T5T22T51WDT20T51WD
U.S. Senior Open6T2T8T5T34WDT37CUT
Senior British Open Championship5T61T6T19

CUT = missed the halfway cut

WD = withdrew from tournament

"T" indicates a tie for a place

U.S. national team appearances

References

References

  1. "Profile on PGA Tour's official site". PGA Tour.
  2. "Golf Major Championships – D.A. Weibring".
  3. (18 July 2022). "Crim: Grandkids and golf continue to keep Weibring active and engaged".
  4. "Matt Weibring's Profile on PGA Tour's official site". PGA Tour.
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