1967 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates explained

This is a list of the 1967 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates.

Tournament summary

The tournament was played over 144 holes at the PGA National Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida in mid-October.[1] The field of 111 was considered to have a number of "star" amateur golfers. These included Deane Beman, Bob Murphy, Ron Cerrudo, Marty Fleckman, and Bunky Henry. In addition, the field included Lee Elder, "whom many are predicting will be the first top-ranking Negro player."

A number of notable international golfers played. These included the top three golfers from Britain: Tony Jacklin, Peter Townsend, and Clive Clark. Jacklin and Townsend earned playing privileges. Burmese golfer Mya Aye tried out for the tour at the tournament. He was successful becoming one of the first Asians to receive a PGA Tour card.[2] South Africa's Bobby Cole was the medallist, tying the record for lowest total.[3] Overall, thirty players earned their tour card in total.[4]

List of graduates

Place Player Notes
1 Winner of 1966 British Amateur
2
align=center rowspan=2T3 Winner of 1959 British Amateur, 1960 & 1963 U.S. Amateur
align=center rowspan=2T5 George Boutell
Winner of 1965 U.S. Amateur
7 James Grant
align=center rowspan=2T8 Don Higgins
Bob E. Smith
10 Alvie Thompson
align=center rowspan=2T11 Winner of 1967 New Zealand PGA Championship and 1967 British Masters
Richard Rhoads
align=center rowspan=2T13 Steve Eichstaedt
Winner of 1967 Dutch Open
align=center rowspan=2T15
Three-time winner of Korea Open. Two-time winner of KPGA Championship
align=center rowspan=2T17 Low amateur at 1967 U.S. Open
Barry Meerdink
19 Terry Winter
align=center rowspan=2T20 Winner of 1965 Canadian Amateur
William Robinson
22 Richard Potzner
align=center rowspan=2T23 James Langley
align=center rowspan=3T25 Mike Hadlock
Jimmy Hiskey
Rodney Horn
28 Richard Carmody
align=center rowspan=2T29 Terry Comstock
Johnny Stevens
Sources:[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: December 7, 2009 . Past champions: PGA Tour National Qualifying Tournament . PGA Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20121026131549/http://www.pgatour.com/2009/qschool/12/07/past.winners/index.html . October 26, 2012.
  2. News: March 28, 1985 . Burmese golfer eyes place in prestigious PGA tour in the US . 9 . Business Times . 2021-02-20 . National Library Board – Singapore.
  3. News: 1968-08-23 . School Screens Pro Hopefuls; Must Pass Tough 144-Hole Test . 44 . The Hartford Courant . Billy . Booe . 2021-06-22 . newspapers.com.
  4. News: Gilbert 2nd In PGA Test . Fort Lauderdale News . Florida . Associated Press . October 14, 1967 . 19A . newspapers.com . subscription.
  5. Book: Gould, David . Q-School Confidential: Inside Golf's Cruelest Tournament . St. Martin's Press . 1999 . 978-0312203559 . New York . 241–242.