D. A. Weibring

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D. A. Weibring
Personal Information
Birth May 25, 1953 (1953-05-25) (age 55)
Quincy, Illinois, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Nationality Flag of the United States 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]

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[edit] Professional wins (12)

[edit] PGA Tour wins (5)

[edit] Other wins (3)

[edit] Champions Tour wins (4)

[edit] Results in major championships

Tournament 1979
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
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
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.

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