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{{short description|American professional golfer (born 1953)}}
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{{Infobox golfer
| name              = D. A. Weibring
| image             = D.A.Weibring.jpg
| caption           = Weibring in 2009
| fullname          = Donald Albert Weibring Jr.
| nickname          = 
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1953|5|25}}
| birth_place       = [[Quincy, Illinois]], U.S.
| death_date        = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1953|5|25}} -->
| death_place       = 
| height            = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}
| weight            = {{convert|200|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}
| nationality       = {{USA}}
| residence         = [[Frisco, Texas]], U.S.
| spouse            = 
| partner           = 
| children          = 
| college           = [[Illinois State University]]
| yearpro           = 1975
| tour              = 
| extour            = [[PGA Tour]]<br>[[Champions Tour]]
| prowins           = 13
| pgawins           = 5
| japwins           = 1
| auswins           = 1
| champwins         = 5
| otherwins         = 1
| majorwins         = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins -->
| masters           = T7: [[1987 Masters Tournament|1987]]
| usopen            = T3: [[1988 U.S. Open (golf)|1988]]
| open              = T8: [[1985 Open Championship|1985]]
| pga               = T3: [[1987 PGA Championship|1987]]
| wghofid           = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID -->
| wghofyear         = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted -->
| award1            = [[PGA Tour#Player and rookie of the year awards|PGA Tour Comeback<br>Player of the Year]]
| year1             = 1991
| award2            = 
| year2             = 
| awardssection     = <!-- location of awards page or section -->
}}
'''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]].

==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]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Profile on PGA Tour's official site |url=http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.02267.html |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=June 6, 2013}}</ref>

==Professional career==
Weibring turned professional in 1975. He has won five PGA Tour events. His first was in 1979 at Quad Cities &mdash; an event he would win three times. His last [[PGA Tour|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]] &mdash; twice at the [[PGA Championship]], and one in each of the others.<ref>{{cite web |title=Golf Major Championships – D.A. Weibring |url=http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=573 |access-date=June 6, 2013}}</ref>

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 [[The Principal Charity Classic|Allianz Championship]].

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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Matt Weibring's Profile on PGA Tour's official site |url=http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.26498.html |access-date=June 6, 2013 |publisher=PGA Tour}}</ref>

== Awards and honors ==
Weibring was inducted into the Illinois PGA Hall of Fame in 2001.

==Professional wins (13)==
===PGA Tour wins (5)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Jul 22, [[1979 PGA Tour|1979]]
|[[Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open]]
|−14 (67-65-69-65=266)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Calvin Peete]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|Aug 23, [[1987 PGA Tour|1987]]
|[[Beatrice Western Open]]
|−9 (70-69-68=207)*
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Larry Nelson]], {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Greg Norman]]
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|Sep 15, [[1991 PGA Tour|1991]]
|[[Hardee's Golf Classic]] (2)
|−13 (68-67-68-64=267)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Paul Azinger]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Peter Jacobsen]]
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|Sep 24, [[1995 PGA Tour|1995]]
|[[Quad City Classic]] (3)
|−13 (64-65-68=197)*
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jonathan Kaye]]
|-
|align=center|5
|align=right|Jun 30, [[1996 PGA Tour|1996]]
|[[Canon Greater Hartford Open]]
|−10 (68-65-70-67=270)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Kite]]
|}
<small>''<nowiki>*</nowiki>Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather.''</small>

'''PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1
|[[1980 PGA Tour|1980]] 
|[[Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]]
|Lost to par on first extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|2
|[[1991 PGA Tour|1991]]
|[[Las Vegas Invitational]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Andrew Magee]]
|Lost to par on second extra hole
|}

===PGA of Japan Tour wins (1)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Oct 20, [[1985 PGA of Japan Tour|1985]]
|[[Polaroid Cup Golf Digest Tournament]]
|−16 (66-72-65-65=268)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Yasuhiro Funatogawa]]
|}

===PGA Tour of Australia wins (1)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Dec 1, 1985<br>([[1986 PGA Tour of Australia|1986 season]])
|[[Air New Zealand Shell Open]]
|−16 (64-67-66-67=264)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rodger Davis]]
|}

===Other wins (1)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runners-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|May 23, 1989
|[[Family House Invitational]]
|−10 (67-67=134)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Hulbert]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lee Trevino]]
|}

'''Other playoff record (0–1)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1
|1992
|[[Hassan II Golf Trophy]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Payne Stewart]]
|Lost to birdie on second extra hole
|}

===Champions Tour wins (5)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Legend
|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|Champions Tour major championships (1)
|- 
|Other Champions Tour (4) 
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Sep 21, [[2003 Champions Tour|2003]]
|[[SAS Championship]]
|−13 (65-72-66=203)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Kite]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Wadkins]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|May 23, [[2004 Champions Tour|2004]]
|[[Allianz Championship (Iowa)|Allianz Championship]]
|−9 (65-68-71=204)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Jenkins (golfer)|Tom Jenkins]]
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|May 22, [[2005 Champions Tour|2005]] 
|[[Bruno's Memorial Classic]]
|−15 (67-65-69=201)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Jenkins (golfer)|Tom Jenkins]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Kite]]
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|Aug 5, [[2007 Champions Tour|2007]]
|[[3M Championship]]
|−18 (65-66-67=198)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jay Haas]]
|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|5
|align=right|Oct 12, [[2008 Champions Tour|2008]]
|'''[[Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship]]'''
|−9 (67-70-66-68=271)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred Funk]]
|}

'''Champions Tour playoff record (0–1)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1
|[[2005 Champions Tour|2005]] 
|[[Allianz Championship (Iowa)|Allianz Championship]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Jenkins (golfer)|Tom Jenkins]]
|Lost to birdie on second extra hole
|}

==Results in major championships==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1979
!1980
!1981
!1982
!1983
!1984
!1985
!1986
!1987
!1988
!1989
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|T7
|CUT
|T46
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|T19
|CUT
|T43
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T20
|T38
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|style="background:yellow;"|T3
|T21
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|T8
|T30
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|CUT
|T46
|T39
|CUT
|CUT
|69
|T65
|style="background:yellow;"|4
|style="background:yellow;"|T3
|T52
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1990
!1991
!1992
!1993
!1994
!1995
!1996
!1997
!1998
!1999
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T25
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T11
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T25
|T23
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T60
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|T44
|T47
|T31
|T17
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut<br>
"T" = tied

===Summary===
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]         || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 ||  2 ||  7 || 3
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 ||  7 || 14 || 9
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]      || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 ||  1 ||  4 || 3
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]           || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 2 ||  3 || 15 || 11
|-
!Totals                                    !! 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==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1979
!1980
!1981
!1982
!1983
!1984
!1985
!1986
!1987
!1988
!1989
|-
|align=left|[[The Players Championship]]
|CUT
|T64
|T51
|T27
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:yellow;"|2
|T33
|CUT
|CUT
|T21
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1990
!1991
!1992
!1993
!1994
!1995
!1996
!1997
!1998
!1999
|-
|align=left|[[The Players Championship]]
|T36
|T41
|CUT
|T61
|T69
|T43
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!2000
!2001
!2002
!2003
!2004
!2005
!2006
!2007
!2008
!2009
|-
|align=left|[[The Players Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|WD
|}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the halfway cut<br/>
WD = withdrew<br/>
"T" indicates a tie for a place

==Champions Tour major championships==

===Wins (1)===
{|class="wikitable"
!Year!!Championship!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner-up
|-style="background:#FFFF99;"
| 2008 ||[[Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship]] || −9 (67-70-66-68=271) || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred Funk]]
|}

===Results timeline===
''Results not in chronological order before 2012.''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!Tournament !! 2003 !! 2004 !! 2005 !! 2006 !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013
|-
|[[Senior PGA Championship]]
|align="center"|T48
|align="center"|T17
|align="center"|T31
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|10
|align="center"|T12
|align="center"|T53
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|T18
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|78
|-
|[[The Tradition]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T10
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T4
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T9
|align="center"|T29
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|3
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T7
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|T21
|align="center"|T41
|align="center"|T47
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|[[Senior Players Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|T13
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T5
|align="center"|T22
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T5
|align="center" style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|align="center"|WD
|align="center"|T20
|align="center"|T51
|align="center"|WD
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|[[U.S. Senior Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|6
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T2
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T8
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T5
|align="center"|T34
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|WD
|align="center"|T37
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|CUT
|-
|[[Senior British Open Championship]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|5
|align="center"|T61
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T6
|align="center"|T19
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{{legend|lime|Win}}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the halfway cut<br>
WD = withdrew from tournament<br>
"T" indicates a tie for a place

==U.S. national team appearances==
*[[Dunhill Cup]]: [[1987 Dunhill Cup|1987]]

== See also ==

* [[Spring 1977 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{PGATour player|02267}}
*{{JapanTour player|10089}}
*{{OWGR|227}}

{{Senior Players Championship champions}}

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