Mark Charles Wiebe (born September 13, 1957) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and PGA Tour Champions.
Early life Wiebe was born in Seaside, Oregon and grew up in Escondido, California. He attended Escondido High School from 1972 to 1975.
Amateur career Wiebe attended Palomar College from 1976 to 1977 and then San Jose State University from 1978 to 1979. He was a member of the golf team at both institutions. While a student at Palomar, he was the individual medalist at the 1977 California Amateur and won the 1977 Idaho Amateur. In addition, he holds the Palomar school record for low round at 6-under-par (66).
Professional career Wiebe turned pro in 1980 and joined the PGA Tour in 1983. He has about four dozen top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events including two wins. His first win came in 1985 at the Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic when he beat John Mahaffey with a birdie on the first extra hole of a sudden-death playoff.Wiebe works overtime for first tour victory In 1986, he won the Hardee's Golf Classic and finished 25th on the final money list. Wiebe's best finish in a major was a T-12 at the 1989 PGA Championship. Wiebe was a co-leader after 36 holes with Tom Watson at the 1987 U.S. OpenTom Watson, Mark Wiebe in U.S. Open lead before shooting closing rounds of 77 and 79 to finish tied for 58th.
Wiebe became eligible to join the Champions Tour when he turned 50 in September 2007. He won the first Champions Tour tournament that he played in at the SAS Championship. Wiebe matched Bobby Wadkins as the tour's youngest winner at 50 years and 10 days old.
On July 29, 2013, Wiebe won his maiden senior major at the Senior Open Championship at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club. He defeated Bernhard Langer on the fifth hole of a sudden-death playoff with a par, after both players finished the tournament at nine-under-par. Wiebe began the final round four shots back of Langer, but produced a four-under round of 66 to make the playoff, after Langer had double-bogeyed the final hole of regulation play. Both players parred the first two extra holes before play was halted due to darkness, becoming the first ever Senior Open Championship to have a Monday finish. At the third extra hole, Langer missed a twelve footer for the victory, before Wiebe won at the fifth extra hole with a par, after Langer could not get up and down from a greenside bunker.Wiebe wins Senior Open On September 22, 2013, Wiebe won his second event of the year at the Pacific Links Hawai'i Championship. He defeated Corey Pavin in a sudden-death playoff with a par on the second extra hole.
Personal life Wiebe lives in Denver, Colorado and is the father of three children. His son, Gunner, is also a professional golfer and qualified for PGA Tour Latinoamérica in 2013 and for the European Tour in 2023. He finished runner-up at the 2023 Betfred British Masters.
Amateur wins 1977 California Amateur 1977 Idaho Amateur 1979 Pacific Northwest Amateur
Professional wins (8) PGA Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Jul 14, 1985Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic−11 (70-69-64-70=273)Playoff John Mahaffey2Jul 20, 1986Hardee's Golf Classic−12 (69-65-66-68=268)1 stroke Curt Byrum
PGA Tour playoff record (1–2) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11985Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic John MahaffeyWon with birdie on first extra hole21988Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Tom SieckmannLost to par on second extra hole31993 Buick Classic Vijay SinghLost to birdie on third extra hole
Other wins (1) 1986 Colorado Open
Champions Tour wins (5) LegendSenior major championships (1)Other Champions Tour (4) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Sep 23, 2007 SAS Championship−18 (65-66-67=198)3 strokes Dana Quigley2Apr 6, 2008 Cap Cana Championship−14 (67-68-67=202)4 strokes Vicente Fernández3Jun 12, 2011 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn−19 (64-68-65=197)Playoff James Mason4Jul 29, 2013 The Senior Open Championship−9 (70-65-70-66=271)Playoff Bernhard Langer5Sep 22, 2013Pacific Links Hawai'i Championship−11 (64-69-72=205)Playoff Corey Pavin
Champions Tour playoff record (3–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12011 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn James MasonWon with par on third extra hole 22013 The Senior Open Championship Bernhard LangerWon with par on fifth extra hole32013Pacific Links Hawai'i Championship Corey PavinWon with par on second extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament19851986198719881989Masters TournamentCUTT35CUTU.S. OpenCUTT58T25T33The Open ChampionshipPGA ChampionshipCUTT47T65T38T12 Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTT77104CUTThe Open ChampionshipCUTPGA ChampionshipT19T6667T61WDCUT Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009Masters TournamentU.S. OpenT52The Open ChampionshipCUTPGA Championship Tournament20102011201220132014Masters TournamentU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipCUTPGA Championship
WD = withdrew CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
Senior major championships
Wins (1) YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up 2013 The Senior Open Championship4 shot deficit −9 (70-65-70-66=271)Playoff1 Bernhard Langer 1 Defeated Langer in a sudden-death playoff with a par at the fifth extra hole
Senior results timeline Results are not in chronological order. Tournament 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016The Tradition–T18T41T6T28T457758T70Senior PGA Championship–T30T44CUTT60CUTT5975CUTSenior Players ChampionshipT7T43T3T33T17T14T60T62T57The Senior Open Championship–T27T47T46CUTT61CUTT58U.S. Senior Open–CUTT22T18T238CUTCUTT62WD
CUT = missed the halfway cut WD = withdrew "T" indicates a tie for a place
See also 1983 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 1984 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
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