D. A. Weibring

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.

D. A. Weibring
Weibring in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Donald Albert Weibring Jr.
Born	(1953-05-25) May 25, 1953 (age 71) Quincy, Illinois, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Frisco, Texas, U.S.
Career
College	Illinois State University
Turned professional	1975
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions Tour
Professional wins	13
Highest ranking	36 (July 3, 1988)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	5
Japan Golf Tour	1
PGA Tour of Australasia	1
PGA Tour Champions	5
Other	1
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

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	Calvin Peete
2	Aug 23, 1987	Beatrice Western Open	−9 (70-69-68=207)*	1 stroke	Larry Nelson, Greg Norman
3	Sep 15, 1991	Hardee's Golf Classic (2)	−13 (68-67-68-64=267)	1 stroke	Paul Azinger, Peter Jacobsen
4	Sep 24, 1995	Quad City Classic (3)	−13 (64-65-68=197)*	1 stroke	Jonathan Kaye
5	Jun 30, 1996	Canon Greater Hartford Open	−10 (68-65-70-67=270)	4 strokes	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	Tom Watson	Lost to par on first extra hole
2	1991	Las Vegas Invitational	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	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	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	Mike Hulbert, Lee Trevino

Other playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1992	Hassan II Golf Trophy	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	Tom Kite, Bobby Wadkins
2	May 23, 2004	Allianz Championship	−9 (65-68-71=204)	3 strokes	Tom Jenkins
3	May 22, 2005	Bruno's Memorial Classic	−15 (67-65-69=201)	2 strokes	Tom Jenkins, Tom Kite
4	Aug 5, 2007	3M Championship	−18 (65-66-67=198)	1 stroke	Jay Haas
5	Oct 12, 2008	Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship	−9 (67-70-66-68=271)	1 stroke	Fred Funk

Champions Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2005	Allianz Championship	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	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

• Dunhill Cup: 1987

See also

• Spring 1977 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates