D. A. Weibring


Donald Albert Weibring Jr. 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 Men's major [golf championships|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)

*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
PGA Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11980Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational

Other wins (1)

Other playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11992Hassan II Golf Trophy

Champions Tour wins (5)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Sep 21, 2003SAS Championship−13 1 stroke

Results in major championships

Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Masters TournamentT25CUTCUT
U.S. OpenT11CUTCUTT25T23
The Open ChampionshipCUTT60
PGA ChampionshipCUTT44T47T31T17

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

  • Most consecutive cuts made – 6
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
The Players ChampionshipT36T41CUTT61T69T43CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

WD = withdrew

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Champions Tour major championships

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2012.
Tournament20032004200520062007200820092010201120122013
Senior PGA ChampionshipT48T17T3110T12T53CUTT18CUT78
The TraditionT10T4T9T293T7T21T41T47
Senior Players ChampionshipT13T5T22T51WDT20T51WD
U.S. Senior Open6T2T8T5T34WDT37CUT
Senior British Open Championship5T61T6T19

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew from tournament
"T" indicates a tie for a place

U.S. national team appearances