D. A. Weibring
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Personal Information | |
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Birth | May 25, 1953 Quincy, Illinois, U.S. |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Nationality | United States |
Residence | Rancho Santa Fe, California, U.S. |
College | Illinois State University |
Career | |
Turned Pro | 1975 |
Current tour | Champions Tour |
Professional wins | 12 (PGA Tour: 5, Champions Tour: 4, Other: 3) |
Best Results in Major Championships | |
Masters | T7: 1987 |
U.S. Open | T3: 1988 |
British Open | T8: 1985 |
PGA Championship | T3: 1987 |
Donald Albert "D.A." 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.
Weibring was born in Quincy, Illinois. His father started him playing golf at a young age. Weibring graduated from Illinois State University in 1975 and turned pro that same year.
Weibring 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 joined the Champions Tour after turning 50 in May 2003, and has won three 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.
Weibring was inducted into the Illinois PGA Hall of Fame in 2001. He has his own golf course design and management company. He has three children: two daughters (Allison & Katy) and one son (Matt). His son was a two-time All American golfer at Georgia Tech and current player on the Nationwide Tour.[1]
Contents |
[edit] Professional wins (12)
[edit] PGA Tour wins (5)
- 1979 Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open
- 1987 Beatrice Western Open
- 1991 Hardee's Golf Classic
- 1995 Quad City Classic
- 1996 Canon Greater Hartford Open
[edit] Other wins (3)
- 1985 Golf Digest Polaroid Cup (Japan Golf Tour), Shell-Air New Zealand Open
- 1989 Family House International
[edit] Champions Tour wins (4)
[edit] Results in major championships
Tournament | 1979 |
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The Masters | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | T19 |
PGA Championship | CUT |
Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
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The Masters | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T7 | CUT | T46 |
U.S. Open | CUT | T43 | DNP | T20 | T38 | CUT | DNP | CUT | T3 | T21 |
The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T8 | T30 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
PGA Championship | T46 | T39 | CUT | CUT | 69 | T65 | 4 | T3 | T52 | DNP |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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The Masters | DNP | DNP | T25 | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP | T11 | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T25 | T23 |
The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | T59 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | CUT | T44 | T47 | T31 | T17 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.