Mark Wiebe


Mark Charles Wiebe 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. 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. 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. Wiebe was a co-leader after 36 holes with Tom Watson at the 1987 U.S. Open 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.
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. 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)

PGA Tour wins (2)

PGA Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11985Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic John MahaffeyWon with birdie on first extra hole
21988Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Tom SieckmannLost to par on second extra hole
31993Buick Classic Vijay SinghLost to birdie on third extra hole

Other wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Sep 23, 2007SAS Championship−18 3 strokes Dana Quigley
2Apr 6, 2008Cap Cana Championship−14 4 strokes Vicente Fernández
3Jun 12, 2011Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn−19 Playoff James Mason
4Jul 29, 2013The Senior Open Championship−9 Playoff Bernhard Langer
5Sep 22, 2013Pacific Links Hawai'i Championship−11 Playoff Corey Pavin

Champions Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12011Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn James MasonWon with par on third extra hole
22013The Senior Open Championship Bernhard LangerWon with par on fifth extra hole
32013Pacific Links Hawai'i Championship Corey PavinWon with par on second extra hole

Results in major championships

WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Senior major championships

Wins (1)

1 Defeated Langer in a sudden-death playoff with a par at the fifth extra hole

Senior results timeline

Results are not in chronological order prior to 2016.
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.