{{Short description|American golfer (1932–2022)}} {{use mdy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Bert Weaver | image = | imagesize = <!-- e.g. 250px (default is 200px) --> | caption = | fullname = Herbert Reese Weaver | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1932|1|13}} | birth_place = Beaumont, Texas, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|5|3|1932|1|13}} | death_place = | height = <!-- {{height|ft=|in=}} --> | weight = <!-- {{convert| |lb|kg st|abbr=on}} --> | nationality = {{USA}} | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = Louisiana State University | yearpro = 1956 | retired = <!-- Year retired --> | extour = PGA Tour<br>Champions Tour | prowins = 5 | pgawins = 1 | otherwins = 4 | majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins --> | masters = T31: 1965 | usopen = CUT: 1962, 1971, 1972 | open = DNP | pga = T27: 1963 | wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> | wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> | award1 = <!-- Achievement or award details --> | year1 = <!-- Year(s) of achievement or award --> | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> }} '''Herbert Reese Weaver''' (January 13, 1932 – May 3, 2022)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://obituaries.athensreview.com/obituary/herbert-reese-bert-weaver-jr-1085119685 |title=Herbert Reese (Bert) Weaver, Jr. |newspaper=Athens Daily Review |date=May 5, 2022}}</ref> was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.
== Early life == A native of Beaumont, Texas, Weaver played collegiate golf at Louisiana State University.<ref name=lodi>{{cite news |title=Burt Weaver Wins Jacksonville Open Golf Tournament |date=March 22, 1965 |newspaper=Lodi News-Sentinel |location=Lodi, California |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2245&dat=19650322&id=QWkzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZTIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=6845,5627035 |accessdate=2010-05-11}}</ref>
== Professional career == In 1956, Weaver turned professional. 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.<ref name="lodi" /> The event was held at the Selva Marina Country club and was attended by 15,000 people.<ref>{{cite web |title=History of Selva Marina Country Club |url=http://selvamarina.com/history.asp |accessdate=2010-05-11}}</ref> Weaver collected $8,500 for his efforts,<ref name="lodi" /> 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)== ===PGA Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runners-up |- | align=center|1 || align=right|Mar 14, 1965 || Jacksonville Open || −3 (70-70-73-72=285) || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|NZL}} Bob Charles, {{flagicon|AUS}} Bruce Devlin,<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Dave Marr, {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Nicklaus |}
===Other wins (4)=== *1967 Panama Open *1968 Caracas Open *1971 Ford Maracaibo Open *1975 Tennessee PGA Championship
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{PGATour player|02259}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Weaver, Bert}} Category:American male golfers Category:LSU Tigers golfers Category:PGA Tour golfers Category:PGA Tour Champions golfers Category:Golfers from Texas Category:Sportspeople from Beaumont, Texas Category:1932 births Category:2022 deaths Category:20th-century American sportsmen