Background
Wiebe was born in Seaside, Oregon and grew up in Escondido, California.
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Mark Wiebe
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Education
He attended Escondido High School from 1972-1975, then Palomar College from 1976-1977, then San Jose State University from 1978-1979, and was a member of the golf team at both institutions.
Career
He also played on the Professional Golf Association Tour and Nationwide Tour. He turned pro in 1980 and joined the Professional Golf Association Tour in 1983. Wiebe has about four dozen top-10 finishes in Professional Golf Association Tour events including two wins.
Wiebe"s best finish in a major was a T-12 at the 1989 Professional Golf Association Championship.
Wiebe was a co-leader after 36 holes with Tom Watson at the 1987 United States. 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 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.
He defeated Corey Pavin in a sudden-death playoff with a par on the second extra hole. Wiebe lives in Denver, Colorado and is the father of three children. 1977 California Amateur Professional Golf Association Tour wins (2) Other wins (1) Champions Tour wins (5) Wins (1) 1 Defeated Langer in a sudden-death playoff with a par at the fifth extra hole Senior results timeline Results are not be in chronological order prior to 2014.
DNP = did not play CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place Green background for wins.
Yellow background for top-10.
