Spring 1968 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates explained

This is a list of the Spring 1968 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 April/early May.[1] There were 81 players in the field and 15 earned their tour card.[1] [2]

Tournament summary

The medalist was Bob Dickson, winner of 1967 U.S. and British Amateurs. In his third attempt, Mike Hill made it onto the PGA Tour for the first time.[3]

List of graduates

Player Notes
1 Winner of 1967 U.S. Amateur and British Amateur
2 George Thorpe
3 Jack Ewing
4 1967 NCAA Division I Championship (individual champion)
align=center rowspan=3T5 Winner of 1966 Danish Open
1967 NCAA Division II Championship (individual champion)
Joseph Porter III
8
align=center rowspan=2T9 Benson McLendon Jr.
Winner of 1964 Japan Open and Yomiuri International
11 John Shackleford
12
align=center rowspan=2T13 Kenneth Fulton
Jim King
15 Dennis Rouse
Sources:[2] [4]

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: Amateur Champions Dickson Sets School Golf Record . The Palm Beach Post . West Palm Beach, Florida . Chuck . Voorhis . May 2, 1968 . C1.
  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. Book: Gould, David . Q-School Confidential: Inside Golf's Cruelest Tournament . St. Martin's Press . 1999 . 978-0312203559 . New York . 242–243.