1983 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates explained

This is a list of the 1983 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates. 57 players earned their 1984 PGA Tour card through Q-School in 1983. The tournament was played over 108 holes at the Tournament Players Club in Ponte Vedra, Florida.[1] [2]

Tournament summary

A couple of future big names were unsuccessful at the tournament. Corey Pavin was "an unexpected failure" failing to move past the regional qualifying section.[3] [4] In the finals, Bob Tway shot a closing 81, including a three-putt on the final green to miss earning a card by a stroke.[5]

List of graduates

PlacePlayerNotes
1
2 Brett Upper
T3
Griff Moody
6 Jay Cudd
T7
Winner of 1980 and 1981 U.S. Amateur Public Links
1 Southern African Tour win, 1 European Tour win
11
12 Steve Liebler
T13
Michael Putnam
T16 Jim Kane
Scott Watkins
T20 Adam Adams
2 European Tour wins
Gary Krueger
Clyde Rego
T24
Ken Kelley
Mike Smith
Randy Watkins
T28
Tom Lamore
K.C. Liao
Gary Marlowe
Runner-up at 1981 Atlanta Classic
T34
John Hamarik
Three 3rd-place finishes on PGA Tour
T39 James Blair
Greg Farrow
Jack Ferenz
Frank Fuhrer
Mick Soli
Jack Sprandlin
Bobby Stroble
T503 Asia Golf Circuit wins
Mike Gove
3 PGA Tour wins
1 European Tour win, 1 Sunshine Tour win
David O'Kelley
Mike Peck
Gary Pinns
Sources:[2] [6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Sindelar wins his tour card . Star-Gazette . Elmira, New York . Jerry . Hogan . November 23, 1983 . 3B–4B . newspapers.com . subscription.
  2. News: PGA Qualifying Tournament . Star-Gazette . Elmira, New York . Associated Press . November 23, 1983 . 4B . newspapers.com . subscription.
  3. Web site: Ventura County Star 27 Jan 1983, page 24 . 2023-09-22 . Newspapers.com . en.
  4. News: 24 January 1983 . Pavin pips Price with final 66 . 22 . The Daily Telegraph . London, United Kingdom . subscription . 2023-09-21 . Newspapers.com.
  5. News: Diaz . Jaime . 1990-12-10 . Golf: Qualifying School For the PGA Tour Isn't Elementary . The New York Times . C-2 . 2021-02-21.
  6. Book: Gould, David . Q-School Confidential: Inside Golf's Cruelest Tournament . St. Martin's Press . 1999 . 978-0312203559 . New York . 273–275.