14 Facts About Mark Wiebe

1.

Mark Charles Wiebe was born on September 13,1957 and is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions.

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2.

Mark Wiebe turned pro in 1980 and joined the PGA Tour in 1983.

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3.

Mark Wiebe has about four dozen top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events including two wins.

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4.

Mark Wiebe's best finish in a major was a T-12 at the 1989 PGA Championship.

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5.

Mark Wiebe was a co-leader after 36 holes with Tom Watson at the 1987 US Open before shooting closing rounds of 77 and 79 to finish tied for 58th.

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6.

Mark Wiebe became eligible to join the Champions Tour when he turned 50 in September 2007.

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7.

Mark Wiebe won the first Champions Tour tournament that he played in at the SAS Championship.

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8.

Mark Wiebe matched Bobby Wadkins as the tour's youngest winner at 50 years and 10 days old.

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9.

On July 29,2013, Mark Wiebe won his maiden senior major at the Senior Open Championship at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club.

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10.

Mark Wiebe 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.

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11.

Mark 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.

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12.

At the third extra hole, Langer missed a twelve footer for the victory, before Mark Wiebe won at the fifth extra hole with a par, after Langer could not get up and down from a greenside bunker.

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13.

On September 22,2013, Mark Wiebe won his second event of the year at the Pacific Links Hawai'i Championship.

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14.

Mark Wiebe defeated Corey Pavin in a sudden-death playoff with a par on the second extra hole.

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