D.A. Weibring

Born: May 25, 1953

Birthplace: Quincy, Ill.

Age: 55

Residence: Frisco, Texas

College: Illinois State

Turned pro: 1975

Player notes:Owns four Champions Tour victories, the last coming at the 2007 3M Championship…Tied for second at 2005 U.S. Senior Open and shared fifth at the championship last year…Earned five wins on the PGA Tour, the final one coming at 1996 Greater Hartford Open…Won PGA Tour’s Quad Cities Open in Moline, Ill., three times…Inducted into the Illinois PGA Hall of Fame in 2001 and also a member of the Illinois State University Hall of Fame…Received an additional honor from his alma mater when the school renamed ISU Golf Course the Weibring Golf Course at Illinois State…Has own design and management company, which has been in business for 20 years, and a golf learning center…Involved in 80 worldwide projects, including the TPC Deere Run, which has annually hosted the John Deere Classic on the PGA Tour since 2000…Son Matt was a two-time All-American at Georgia Tech and his now a fledgling golf professional…Daughter Katey is pursuing a professional dancing career…Another daughter, Allie, attends the University of Oklahoma…Was an all-state basketball player in Illinois and became good friends with former NBA great and current television analyst Doug Collins while at Illinois State…Got started in golf when father cut down a wooden-shafted putter for him at the age of 5.