| D. A. Weibring | |
| Fullname: | Donald Albert Weibring Jr. |
| Birth Date: | 25 May 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Quincy, Illinois, U.S. |
| Weight: | 200lb |
| Residence: | Frisco, Texas, U.S. |
| College: | Illinois State University |
| Yearpro: | 1975 |
| Extour: | PGA Tour Champions Tour |
| Prowins: | 13 |
| Pgawins: | 5 |
| Japwins: | 1 |
| Auswins: | 1 |
| Champwins: | 5 |
| Otherwins: | 1 |
| Masters: | T7: 1987 |
| Usopen: | T3: 1988 |
| Open: | T8: 1985 |
| Pga: | T3: 1987 |
| Award1: | PGA Tour Comeback Player of the Year |
| Year1: | 1991 |
Donald Albert 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. In 1975, Weibring graduated from Illinois State University with a Bachelor of Business Administration.[1]
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.[2]
Weibring joined the Champions Tour after turning 50 in May 2003, and has won five 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.
He has his own golf course design and management company with golf course architect Steven Wolfard.
Weibring has three children: two daughters and one son. His son, Matt Weibring, is a professional golfer and has played on the PGA Tour.[3]
Weibring was inducted into the Illinois PGA Hall of Fame in 2001.
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 22, 1979 | Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open | −14 (67-65-69-65=266) | 2 strokes |  Calvin Peete | |
| 2 | Aug 23, 1987 | Beatrice Western Open | −9 (70-69-68=207)* | 1 stroke | Larry Nelson,  Greg Norman | |
| 3 | Sep 15, 1991 | Hardee's Golf Classic (2) | −13 (68-67-68-64=267) | 1 stroke | Paul Azinger, Peter Jacobsen | |
| 4 | Sep 24, 1995 | Quad City Classic (3) | −13 (64-65-68=197)* | 1 stroke | Jonathan Kaye | |
| 5 | Jun 30, 1996 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | −10 (68-65-70-67=270) | 4 strokes | Tom Kite |
PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational | Tom Watson | Lost to par on first extra hole | ||
| 2 | 1991 | Las Vegas Invitational | Andrew Magee | Lost to par on second extra hole |
Other playoff record (0–1)
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Champions Tour major championships (1) | |
| Other Champions Tour (4) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 21, 2003 | SAS Championship | −13 (65-72-66=203) | 1 stroke | Tom Kite, Bobby Wadkins | |
| 2 | May 23, 2004 | Allianz Championship | −9 (65-68-71=204) | 3 strokes | Tom Jenkins | |
| 3 | Bruno's Memorial Classic | −15 (67-65-69=201) | 2 strokes | Tom Jenkins, Tom Kite | ||
| 4 | Aug 5, 2007 | 3M Championship | −18 (65-66-67=198) | 1 stroke | Jay Haas | |
| 5 | Oct 12, 2008 | Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship | −9 (67-70-66-68=271) | 1 stroke | Fred Funk |
Champions Tour playoff record (0–1)
| Tournament | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | T7 | CUT | T46 | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | T19 | CUT | T43 | T20 | T38 | CUT | CUT | T3 | T21 | |||
| The Open Championship | T8 | T30 | ||||||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | T46 | T39 | CUT | CUT | 69 | T65 | 4 | T3 | T52 |
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T25 | CUT | CUT | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | T11 | CUT | CUT | T25 | T23 | ||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | T60 | |||||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | T44 | T47 | T31 | T17 |
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 26 |
Results not in chronological order before 2012.
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior PGA Championship | T48 | T17 | T31 | 10 | T12 | T53 | CUT | T18 | CUT | 78 | ||
| The Tradition | T10 | T4 | T9 | T29 | 3 | T7 | T21 | T41 | T47 | |||
| Senior Players Championship | T13 | T5 | T22 | T5 | 1 | WD | T20 | T51 | WD | |||
| U.S. Senior Open | 6 | T2 | T8 | T5 | T34 | WD | T37 | CUT | ||||
| Senior British Open Championship | 5 | T61 | T6 | T19 |