1968 APG Tour Qualifying School graduates

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This is a list of the 1968 APG Tour Qualifying School graduates.

This was the only qualifying school for the American Professional Golfers (APG), a briefly lived breakaway tour that was created by tour golfers who were upset with financial arrangements with the PGA of America. The APG is the direct antecedent for an independent PGA Tour which began shortly thereafter. [1] [2]

The tournament was played over 144 holes at the Doral Country Club in Doral, Florida in mid October. [3] There were 39 players in the field and 21 earned their tour card. [3] [4]

Dutch golfer Martin Roesink was the medallist. Australian Bob Shaw finished in second place. [5]

PlacePlayerNotes
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Martin Roesink Winner of 1967 New Zealand Wills Masters
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Shaw Winner of 1968 Spanish Open
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bob Panasik Winner of 1962 and 1963 Ontario PGA Assistants Championship
4 Flag of the United States.svg Ross Randall
T5 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Don Barrier
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Wayne Vollmer
T7 Flag of the United States.svg Curtis Sifford
Flag of the United States.svg Randy Wolff
T9 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Lockett
Flag of Mexico.svg Cesar Sanudo Winner of 1966 Mexican Amateur
11 Flag of the United States.svg Roger Buhrt
12 Flag of the United States.svg Lawrence Sears
13 Flag of the United States.svg Leslie Peterson
14 Flag of the United States.svg Henry Taylor
15 Flag of the United States.svg Frank Mize Jr.
16 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Davis Jr.
T17 Flag of the United States.svg Howard Brown
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bill Wakeham
T19 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bob Cox Jr.
Flag of the United States.svg Butch Harmon
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Pratt

Sources: [4] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Rebel Pros To Open School for Golfers" . Amarillo Globe-Times. Texas. Associated Press. October 4, 1968. p. 14 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Crawford, Ray (October 4, 1968). "Curtis Sifford Follows Charlie" . The Miami Herald. Florida. p. 7D – via newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 "Wolff's 71 Takes Lead In APG Qualifying Meet" . The Miami Herald. Florida. October 7, 1968. p. 7D – via newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 "Roesink Heads Field Of 21 for APG Tour" . The Miami Herald. Florida. October 13, 1968. p. 8D – via newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Wilkins, Phil (October 22, 1968). "Shaw for Open". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 27. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  6. ↑ Gould, David (1999). Q-School Confidential: Inside Golf's Cruelest Tournament. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 245–246. ISBN   978-0312203559.
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