1970 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

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This is a list of the 1970 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates.

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The tournament was held in early November at Tucson Country Club in Tucson, Arizona for the first time. There were nine 54-hole district tournaments to determine the final field of 60 players for the final 72-hole qualifying tournament. [1] 18 players earned their tour cards with Bob Barbarossa being medalist. [2] [3] [4] There was a five-for-one playoff for the last card. [3]

Tournament summary

This was the first year that Greg Powers attempted to qualify for the PGA Tour at PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament. He was not successful. [4] [5] Australian player David Graham also attempted to qualify. However, he was not successful either. [4] [6]

List of graduates

PlacePlayerNotes
1 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Barbarossa
T2 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bourne
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Clark
Flag of the United States.svg Dwight Nevil
T5 Flag of the United States.svg Hubert Green Winner of 1966 and 1969 Southern Amateur
Flag of the United States.svg Vic Loustalot
T7 Flag of the United States.svg Richie Karl
Flag of New Zealand.svg John Lister Winner of two British PGA Circuit events
Flag of the United States.svg Rik Massengale Winner of 1968 Western Amateur
T10 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Dent
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Lewis
Flag of the United States.svg Charles Owens
T13 Flag of the United States.svg Buddy Allin
Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Bernardini Winner of 1968 and 1969 Swiss Open
Flag of the United States.svg Ken Fulton
Flag of the United States.svg Ralph Johnston
Flag of the United States.svg Larry White
18 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Bogan

Sources: [3] [4] [7]

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References

  1. "PGA Qualifying School Starts For Hopefuls" . The Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. November 1, 1970. p. B1 via newspapers.com.
  2. "Past champions: PGA Tour National Qualifying Tournament". PGA Tour. December 7, 2009. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 Wilson, Bill (November 8, 1970). "Florida Golfer Captures PGA School Tourney" . The Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. pp. B1 via newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Wilson, Bill (November 8, 1970). "Smiles Portray Winners At Qualifying School" . The Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. pp. B3 via newspapers.com.
  5. "These 'Golf Widows' Don't Need Any Pity". The Tennessean. October 29, 1972. p. 63. Retrieved June 30, 2021 via newspapers.com.
  6. "World Cup Golf: Australians 19 strokes in front". The Canberra Times. November 16, 1970. p. 14. Retrieved July 26, 2021 via Trove.
  7. Gould, David (1999). Q-School Confidential: Inside Golf's Cruelest Tournament. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 248. ISBN   978-0312203559.