Bert Weaver
| Bert Weaver | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Herbert Reese Weaver |
| Born | January 13, 1932 Beaumont, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | May 3, 2022 (aged 90) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | Louisiana State University |
| Turned professional | 1956 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| Other | 4 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T31: 1965 |
| PGA Championship | T27: 1963 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 1962, 1971, 1972 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Herbert Reese Weaver (January 13, 1932 – May 3, 2022)[1] was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.
A native of Beaumont, Texas, Weaver played collegiate golf at Louisiana State University.[2]
Weaver turned professional in 1956. He had second-place finishes at the 1961 Beaumont Open and the 1962 Carling Open before earning his first PGA Tour victory at the Jacksonville Open on March 21, 1965.[2] The event was held at the Selva Marina Country club and was attended by 15,000 people.[3] Weaver collected $8,500 for his efforts,[2] and was the first male golfer from Beaumont to win a PGA Tour event. He was in the top 100 money winners upon retiring in 1968.
Weaver played on the Senior PGA Tour from 1982 to 1984. His best finishes were a pair of T-6 at the 1983 Marlboro Classic and the 1984 du Maurier Champions. In the late 1990s, Weaver worked as an official on the Senior PGA Tour.
Professional wins (5)
[edit]PGA Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 14, 1965 | Jacksonville Open | −3 (70-70-73-72=285) | 1 stroke |  Bob Charles,  Bruce Devlin, Dave Marr, Jack Nicklaus
|
Other wins (4)
[edit]- 1967 Panama Open
- 1968 Caracas Open
- 1971 Ford Maracaibo Open
- 1975 Tennessee PGA Championship
References
[edit]- ^ "Herbert Reese (Bert) Weaver, Jr". Athens Daily Review. May 5, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Burt Weaver Wins Jacksonville Open Golf Tournament". Lodi News-Sentinel. Lodi, California. March 22, 1965. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
- ^ "History of Selva Marina Country Club". Retrieved May 11, 2010.
External links
[edit]- Bert Weaver at the PGA Tour official site