D. A. Weibring

D. A. Weibring
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 nationality United States
ResidenceFrisco, Texas, U.S.
Career
CollegeIllinois State University
Turned professional1975
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins13
Highest ranking36 (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 TournamentT7: 1987
PGA ChampionshipT3: 1987
U.S. OpenT3: 1988
The Open ChampionshipT8: 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.

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. 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 United States Calvin Peete
2 Aug 23, 1987 Beatrice Western Open −9 (70-69-68=207)* 1 stroke United States Larry Nelson, Australia Greg Norman
3 Sep 15, 1991 Hardee's Golf Classic (2) −13 (68-67-68-64=267) 1 stroke United States Paul Azinger, United States Peter Jacobsen
4 Sep 24, 1995 Quad City Classic (3) −13 (64-65-68=197)* 1 stroke United States Jonathan Kaye
5 Jun 30, 1996 Canon Greater Hartford Open −10 (68-65-70-67=270) 4 strokes United States Tom Kite

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

PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1980 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational United States Tom Watson Lost to par on first extra hole
2 1991 Las Vegas Invitational United States Andrew Magee Lost to par on second extra hole

PGA of Japan Tour wins (1)

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 Japan Yasuhiro Funatogawa

PGA Tour of Australia wins (1)

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 Australia Rodger Davis

Other wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 May 23, 1989 Family House Invitational −10 (67-67=134) 4 strokes United States Mike Hulbert, United States Lee Trevino

Other playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1992 Hassan II Golf Trophy United States Payne Stewart Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Champions Tour wins (5)

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

Champions Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2005 Allianz Championship United States Tom Jenkins Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

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
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
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
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
  • 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

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
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
The Players Championship T36 T41 CUT T61 T69 T43 CUT
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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)

Year Championship Winning score Margin Runner-up
2008 Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship −9 (67-70-66-68=271) 1 stroke United States Fred Funk

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2012.

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
  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

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.