Mark Wiebe
| Mark Wiebe | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Mark Charles Wiebe |
| Born | September 13, 1957 Seaside, Oregon |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Denver, Colorado |
| Career | |
| College | Palomar College San Jose State University |
| Turned professional | 1980 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Nationwide Tour |
| Professional wins | 8 |
| Highest ranking | 51 (February 19, 1989)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 2 |
| PGA Tour Champions | 5 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T35: 1987 |
| PGA Championship | T12: 1989 |
| U.S. Open | T25: 1988 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1997, 2001, 2014 |
Mark Charles Wiebe (born September 13, 1957) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He also played on the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour.
Early life
[edit]Wiebe was born in Seaside, Oregon and grew up in Escondido, California. He attended Escondido High School from 1972–75.
Amateur career
[edit]Wiebe attended Palomar College from 1976–77 and then San Jose State University from 1978–79. 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).[2]
Professional career
[edit]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.[3] 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.[4] Wiebe was a co-leader after 36 holes with Tom Watson at the 1987 U.S. Open[5] 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.[6]
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.[7] 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
[edit]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.[8]
Amateur wins
[edit]- 1977 California Amateur
- 1977 Idaho Amateur
- 1979 Pacific Northwest Amateur
Professional wins (8)
[edit]PGA Tour wins (2)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 14, 1985 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | −11 (70-69-64-70=273) | Playoff |  John Mahaffey
|
| 2 | Jul 20, 1986 | Hardee's Golf Classic | −12 (69-65-66-68=268) | 1 stroke | Curt Byrum
|
PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1985 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | John Mahaffey
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1988 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | Tom Sieckmann
|
Lost to par on second extra hole |
| 3 | 1993 | Buick Classic |  Vijay Singh
|
Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
Other wins (1)
[edit]- 1986 Colorado Open
Champions Tour wins (5)
[edit]| Legend |
|---|
| Senior major championships (1) |
| Other Champions Tour (4) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 23, 2007 | SAS Championship | −18 (65-66-67=198) | 3 strokes | Dana Quigley
|
| 2 | Apr 6, 2008 | Cap Cana Championship | −14 (67-68-67=202) | 4 strokes |  Vicente Fernández
|
| 3 | Jun 12, 2011 | Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn | −19 (64-68-65=197) | Playoff | James Mason
|
| 4 | Jul 29, 2013 | The Senior Open Championship | −9 (70-65-70-66=271) | Playoff |  Bernhard Langer
|
| 5 | Sep 22, 2013 | Pacific Links Hawai'i Championship | −11 (64-69-72=205) | Playoff | Corey Pavin
|
Champions Tour playoff record (3–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011 | Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn | James Mason
|
Won with par on third extra hole |
| 2 | 2013 | The Senior Open Championship | Bernhard Langer
|
Won with par on fifth extra hole |
| 3 | 2013 | Pacific Links Hawai'i Championship | Corey Pavin
|
Won with par on second extra hole |
Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | T35 | CUT | ||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T58 | T25 | T33 | |
| The Open Championship | |||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | T47 | T65 | T38 | T12 |
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T77 | 104 | CUT | ||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | |||||||||
| PGA Championship | T19 | T66 | 67 | T61 | WD | CUT |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||||||||
| U.S. Open | T52 | |||||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | |||||||||
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||
| U.S. Open | |||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | ||||
| PGA Championship |
WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Senior major championships
[edit]Wins (1)
[edit]| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Senior Open Championship | 4 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
[edit]Results are not in chronological order prior to 2016.
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tradition | – | T18 | T41 | T6 | T28 | T45 | 77 | 58 | T70 | |
| Senior PGA Championship | – | T30 | T44 | CUT | T60 | CUT | T59 | 75 | CUT | |
| Senior Players Championship | T7 | T43 | T3 | T33 | T17 | T14 | T60 | T62 | T57 | |
| The Senior Open Championship | – | T27 | T47 | T46 | CUT | T6 | 1 | CUT | T58 | |
| U.S. Senior Open | – | CUT | T22 | T18 | T23 | 8 | CUT | CUT | T62 | WD |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Week 7 1989 Ending 19 Feb 1989" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ^ "Biographical information from Commission on Athletics Community College League of California".
- ^ Wiebe works overtime for first tour victory
- ^ "Golf Major Championships".
- ^ Tom Watson, Mark Wiebe in U.S. Open lead
- ^ "Wiebe dominates from start to finish in first Champions start". PGA Tour. September 23, 2007. Archived from the original on September 13, 2012.
- ^ Wiebe wins Senior Open
- ^ "Gunner Wiebe to follow in father's footsteps as trio qualify for 151st Open". European Tour. July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Mark Wiebe at the PGA Tour official site
- Mark Wiebe at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- American male golfers
- San Jose State Spartans men's golfers
- PGA Tour golfers
- PGA Tour Champions golfers
- Winners of senior major golf championships
- Golfers from Oregon
- People from Seaside, Oregon
- Sportspeople from Escondido, California
- Golfers from Denver
- 1957 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American sportsmen