Mark Wiebe

Mark Wiebe
Personal information
Full name	Mark Charles Wiebe
Born	(1957-09-13) September 13, 1957 Seaside, Oregon
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st)
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
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	2
PGA Tour Champions	5
Other	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T35: 1987
U.S. Open	T25: 1988
The Open Championship	CUT: 1997, 2001, 2014
PGA Championship	T12: 1989

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

Wiebe was born in Seaside, Oregon and grew up in Escondido, California. He attended Escondido High School from 1972–75, then Palomar College from 1976–77, then San Jose State University from 1978–79, and 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, won the 1977 Idaho Amateur; and he holds the Palomar school record for low round at 6-under-par (66).^[1] He turned pro in 1980 and joined the PGA Tour in 1983.

Professional career

Wiebe 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.^[2] 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.^[3] Wiebe was a co-leader after 36 holes with Tom Watson at the 1987 U.S. Open^[4] 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.^[5]

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.^[6] 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

Wiebe lives in Denver, Colorado and is the father of three children. His son, Gunner, qualified for PGA Tour Latinoamérica in 2013.

Amateur wins (2)

• 1977 California Amateur
• 1977 Idaho Amateur
• 1979 Pacific Northwest Amateur

Professional wins (8)

PGA Tour wins (2)

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

Champions Tour wins (5)

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

DNP = Did not play
WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Senior major championships

Wins (1)

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

References

External links

• Mark Wiebe at the PGA Tour official site