This is a list of the 1966 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates. The tournament was played over 144 holes at the PGA National Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida in late October.[1] The tournament represented the totality of the year's PGA Tour Qualifying School; there were no local or regional sections.
There were 99 players in the tournament and 32 earned their tour cards.[2] Harry Toscano was medalist with a 4-under-par 572.[3] [4] The professional Marty Bohen was well within the cut-off entering the final day. However, he played poorly and failed to graduate by one shot. "I was destroyed," Bohen said later in life.[5]
In general, according to Billy Booe, PGA Tournament Administrator, this class "was considered substantially stronger" than the inaugural class from the previous year. A full year after qualifying school, 12 players were still playing full-time on the PGA Tour.[6]
Place | Player | Notes |
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1 | Harry Toscano | |
2 | Winner of 1966 Dunlop International | |
T3 | Winner of 1963 South African Open | |
Winner of 1966 Western Amateur | ||
5 | William Emmons | |
6 | Winner of 1963 U.S. Amateur Public Links | |
T7 | ||
Richard Martinez | ||
Jim McPhate | ||
11 | ||
12 | Represented Puerto Rico for 1963 and 1964 Canada Cup | |
T13 | Ettore Della Torre | |
Charles Lewis | ||
15 | Bob Boldt | |
T16 | Ray Botts | |
Member of 1965 Walker Cup team | ||
T18 | Bruce Cudd | |
Sonny Methvin | ||
T20 | John Mark Hopkins | |
John Joseph | ||
T23 | Dave Gumlia | |
Winner of 1966 U.S. Amateur Public Links | ||
25 | George Smith | |
T26 | Alex Antonio, Jr. | |
Don Headings | ||
Roane Puett | ||
29 | John Molenda | |
T30 | Leon DeCaire | |