1966 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

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] [2] [3]} The tournament represented the totality of the year's PGA Tour Qualifying School; there were no local or regional sections.

Tournament summary

There were 99 players in the tournament and 32 earned their tour cards. ^{[3] [4]} Harry Toscano was medalist with a 4-under-par 572. ^{[1] [2]} 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]

List of graduates

Place	Player	Notes
1	Harry Toscano
2	Bob Stanton	Winner of 1966 Dunlop International
T3	Allan Henning	Winner of 1963 South African Open
	Jim Wiechers	Winner of 1966 Western Amateur
5	William Emmons
6	Bob Lunn	Winner of 1963 U.S. Amateur Public Links
T7	Bert Greene
	Richard Martinez
	Jerry McGee
	Jim McPhate
11	Wilf Homenuik
12	David Jimenez	Represented Puerto Rico for 1963 and 1964 Canada Cup
T13	Ettore Della Torre
	Charles Lewis
15	Bob Boldt
T16	Ray Botts
	Dave Eichelberger	Member of 1965 Walker Cup team
T18	Bruce Cudd
	Sonny Methvin
T20	John Mark Hopkins
	John Joseph
	Walt Zembriski
T23	Dave Gumlia
	Monty Kaser	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
	Rives McBee
	DeWitt Weaver

Sources: ^{[1] [7]}

References

1. "32 Young Pros Qualify To Play On PGA Tour" . The Danville Register. Virginia. AP. October 28, 1966. p. 12-A – via newspapers.com.
2. "Stanton Qualifies" . The Sun-Herald. Sydney, Australia. AAP. October 30, 1966. p. 71 – via newspapers.com.
3. "Past champions: PGA Tour National Qualifying Tournament". PGA Tour. December 7, 2009. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012.
4. Johnson, Mark (January 17, 1988). "Qualifying School PGA's Toughest Test". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
5. Gould, David (2002). Q School Confidential (2nd ed.). New York, NY: St. Martin's Press. p. 74. ISBN   0-312-28917-0.
6. Booe, Billy (August 23, 1968). "School Screens Pro Hopefuls; Must Pass Tough 144-Hole Test". The Hartford Courant. p. 44. Retrieved June 22, 2021– via newspapers.com.
7. Gould, David (1999). Q-School Confidential: Inside Golf's Cruelest Tournament. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 239−240. ISBN   978-0312203559.