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 ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Jul 22, 1979Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open−14 (67-65-69-65=266)2 strokes Calvin Peete2Aug 23, 1987Beatrice Western Open−9 (70-69-68=207)*1 stroke Larry Nelson, Greg Norman3Sep 15, 1991Hardee's Golf Classic (2)−13 (68-67-68-64=267)1 stroke Paul Azinger, Peter Jacobsen4Sep 24, 1995Quad City Classic (3)−13 (64-65-68=197)*1 stroke Jonathan Kaye5Jun 30, 1996Canon 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.YearTournamentOpponentResult11980 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational Tom WatsonLost to par on first extra hole21991Las Vegas Invitational Andrew MageeLost to par on second extra hole
PGA of Japan Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Oct 20, 1985Polaroid Cup Golf Digest Tournament−16 (66-72-65-65=268)2 strokes Yasuhiro Funatogawa
PGA Tour of Australia wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Dec 1, 1985(1986 season)Air New Zealand Shell Open−16 (64-67-66-67=264)1 stroke Rodger Davis
Other wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up1May 23, 1989Family House Invitational−10 (67-67=134)4 strokes Mike Hulbert, Lee Trevino
Other playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11992Hassan II Golf Trophy Payne StewartLost to birdie on second extra hole
Champions Tour wins (5) LegendChampions Tour major championships (1)Other Champions Tour (4) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Sep 21, 2003SAS Championship−13 (65-72-66=203)1 stroke Tom Kite, Bobby Wadkins2May 23, 2004Allianz Championship−9 (65-68-71=204)3 strokes Tom Jenkins3May 22, 2005 Bruno's Memorial Classic−15 (67-65-69=201)2 strokes Tom Jenkins, Tom Kite4Aug 5, 20073M Championship−18 (65-66-67=198)1 stroke Jay Haas5Oct 12, 2008Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship−9 (67-70-66-68=271)1 stroke Fred Funk
Champions Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12005 Allianz Championship Tom JenkinsLost to birdie on second extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament19791980198119821983198419851986198719881989Masters TournamentCUTT7CUTT46U.S. OpenT19CUTT43T20T38CUTCUTT3T21The Open ChampionshipT8T30PGA ChampionshipCUTT46T39CUTCUT69T654T3T52 Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999Masters TournamentT25CUTCUTU.S. OpenT11CUTCUTT25T23The Open ChampionshipCUTT60PGA ChampionshipCUTT44T47T31T17
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 3U.S. Open 0 0 1 1 1 7 14 9The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 3PGA Championship 0 0 1 2 2 3 15 11Totals 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 Tournament19791980198119821983198419851986198719881989The Players ChampionshipCUTT64T51T27CUTCUT2T33CUTCUTT21 Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999The Players ChampionshipT36T41CUTT61T69T43CUT Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009The 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 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 2013Senior PGA ChampionshipT48T17T3110T12T53CUTT18CUT78The TraditionT10T4T9T293T7T21T41T47Senior Players ChampionshipT13T5T22T51WDT20T51WDU.S. Senior Open6T2T8T5T34WDT37CUTSenior British Open Championship5T61T6T19
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
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