D.A. Weibring
Name:
Donald Albert "D.A." Weibring JrCountry:
USABorn:
May 25, 1953 in Quincy, Illinois.Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
1975Majors
Constellation Energy
Played as the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship (Oct 9-12). Second-placed Fred Funk (USA) finished 1 shot behind Weibring (USA), who recorded his first win in a major championship. [East course, Baltimore CC - Five Farms, Lutherville, Maryland].
America
3M
Played as the 3M Championship (Aug 3-5). Second-placed Jay Haas (USA) finished 1 shot behind Weibring (USA). [TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, nr Minneapolis, Minn.].
America
Bruno's
Played as Bruno's Memorial Classic (May 20-22). Second-placed Tom Kite (USA) and Tom Jenkins (USA) finished 2 shots behind Weibring (USA). [Greystone G&CC, Birmingham, Alabama].
America
Allianz
Played as the Allianz Championship (May 21-23). Second-placed Tom Jenkins (USA) finished 3 shots behind D.A. Weibring (USA), who recorded his second Champions Tour win. [Glen Oaks CC, West Des Moines, Iowa].
America
SAS Institute
Played as the SAS Championship presented by Business Week (Sept 19-21). Second-placed Tom Kite (USA) and Bobby Wadkins (USA) finished 1 shot behind 50-year-old D.A. Weibring (USA), who recorded his first Champions Tour win. [Highlands & Meadows hybrid course, Prestonwood CC, Cary, NC].
America
Canon
Played as the Canon Greater Hartford Open (June 27-30). Second-placed Tom Kite (USA) finished 4 shots behind Donald Albert "D.A." Weibring (USA), who recorded the last of his five PGA Tour victories. [TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, CT].
America
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Played as the Quad City Classic (Sept 21-24). Second-placed Jonathan Kaye (USA) finished 1 shot behind Weibring (USA), who recorded the last of his three wins in this event. Reduced to 54 holes due to bad weather. [Oakwood CC, Coal Valley, Quad Cities, IL].
America
Hardee's
Played as the Hardee's Golf Classic (Sept 12-15). Second-placed Paul Azinger (USA) and Peter Jacobsen (USA) finished 1 shot behind Weibring (USA), who recorded the second of his three wins in this event. [Oakwood CC, Coal Valley, Quad Cities, IL].
America
Beatrice
Played as the Beatrice Western Open (Aug 21-23). Second-placed Greg Norman (Aus) and Larry Nelson (USA) finished 1 shot behind D.A. Weibring (USA), who recorded his second PGA Tour win. Reduced to 54 holes due to rain. [Butler National GC, Oak Brook, IL].
Aus/NZ
Air NZ/Shell
Played as the Air New Zealand Shell Open (Nov 28-Dec 1). Second-placed Rodger Davis (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Weibring (USA). [Titirangi GC, New Lynn, Auckland, NZ].
America
Jaycees
Played as the Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad City Open (July 19-22). Second-placed Calvin Peete (USA) finished 2 shots behind Weibring (USA), who recorded the first of his five PGA Tour wins. Legendary pro Sam Snead became the first player on the PGA Tour to shoot his age with a second round 67. He went one better in the final round, shooting 66 to finish the tournament tied 36th. [Oakwood CC, Coal Valley, Quad Cities, IL].
Tournaments:
Solheim Cup: can Europe defend the most prestigious team trophy in women’s professional golf, when the 17th Solheim Cup is played out at the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio (Sept 4-6).
Italian Open: Nicolai Højgaard recorded his first European Tour win (Sept 5), just a week after his twin brother Rasmus landed the European Masters title (Aug 29); the first brothers to win back-to-back on the European Tour.
Who's Who:
Patrick Cantlay: moved into the world top 5, after winning the final two FedEx Cup playoff events and scooping the $15 million first prize.
Trish Johnson: kept the Senior LPGA Championship trophy in European hands, with her second win in this event in its four-year history.
Golf World Top 100: Best Golf Courses in Europe. From France to Spain to the Netherlands and Norway, the Golf World Top 100 panel reveals the places you have to play (published 20 October 2021).
New 27-hole golf complex to be built in southern Belgium
A new golf complex in southern Belgium, close to the border with Luxembourg, will start construction in June 2021.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club "makes its tournament debut with the hosting of the Italian Open on the European Tour" by Richard Humphreys
Gamble Sands opens short course:
David McLay Kidd’s 14-hole QuickSands short course has opened for play at Gamble Sands in Brewster, Washington.
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