1973 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

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This is a list of the 1973 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates.

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Tournament summary

The tournament returned to a 144-hole final. After three 72-hole regional qualifiers, there were 78 players in the final field. [1] The first four rounds were played at Perdido Bay Country Club in Pensacola, Florida in mid-October and the final four at Dunes Golf Club in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina the following week. [1] They changed courses because the tour was attempting to prepare participants what week-to-week life would be like if they graduated onto the PGA Tour. [2] [3]

Ben Crenshaw won the event by 12 strokes. Recently one of the leading amateurs in the country, Crenshaw "gave more credence to projections that he would become golf's next dominating player." [4] Joe Inman, in his second attempt at Q-school, successfully moved on to the PGA Tour. [5] He finished in a tie for sixth place. [6] A total of 23 players earned their tour cards. [1] [7]

List of graduates

PlacePlayerNotes
1 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Crenshaw Winner of 1971, 1972, and 1973 NCAA Championship
2 Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan
T3 Flag of the United States.svg Dick Mast
Flag of the United States.svg Gary McCord Winner of 1970 NCAA Division II Championship
5 Flag of the United States.svg Wally Armstrong
T6 Flag of the United States.svg Randy Erskine Winner of 1970 Big Ten Championship
Flag of the United States.svg Mark Hayes Winner of 1972 Sunnehanna Amateur
Flag of the United States.svg Joe Inman Winner of 1969 North and South Amateur
T9 Flag of the United States.svg Terry Diehl Winner of 1969 and 1971 Monroe Invitational
Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Heins
Flag of the United States.svg Spike Kelley
Flag of the United States.svg Nate Starks
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Unger
T14 Flag of the United States.svg Ron Hoyt
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Masserio
Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Pearce Runner-up at 1971 U.S. Amateur
17 Flag of the United States.svg Lyn Lott Winner of 1967 Georgia Open
18 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Walzel
T19 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Farlow
Flag of the United States.svg Barney Thompson
T21 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Blanks
Flag of the United States.svg Warren Chancellor
Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson

Source: [6] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Past champions: PGA Tour National Qualifying Tournament". PGA Tour. December 7, 2009. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Q-School timeline: History of golf's most grueling event". Golf Channel. November 30, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  3. ↑ Robinson, Tom (October 14, 1973). "78 Tour Hopefuls Vie" . The Pensacola News-Journal. Florida. p. 2D – via newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Diaz, Jaime (December 6, 2010). "My Five: Historic Q School Grads". Golf Digest. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  5. ↑ Lee, Joe (February 9, 1975). "'Reflections of a Rookie' Is Recommended". Asbury Park Sunday Press. New Jersey. p. C9. Retrieved July 4, 2021– via newspapers.com.
  6. 1 2 Gould, David (1999). Q-School Confidential: Inside Golf's Cruelest Tournament. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 251–52. ISBN   978-0312203559.
  7. 1 2 "Crenshaw Lead Way Into PGA" . The Times and Democrat. Orangeburg, South Carolina. Associated Press. October 28, 1973. p. 5B – via newspapers.com.
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