Fall 1976 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

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This is a list of the Fall1976 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates. The tournament was held at Rancho Viejo Resort and Golf Course in Brownsville, Texas. It was known for its "miserable weather." [1]

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Tournament summary

A number of notable players did not graduate onto the PGA Tour. They included Curtis Strange, then considered by some the top amateur in the country. Strange finished with three consecutive bogeys to miss qualifying by a shot. [2] It was considered "the most stunning development" of the event. [3] In addition, "sure-fire bets" Phil Hancock and Wayne Levi were also unsuccessful. [4]

A number of notable players were successful, however. Strange's teammate from Wake Forest, Jay Haas, did graduate. [5] In his third attempt, Mark Lye qualified for the PGA Tour. [6] After several successful seasons abroad, Australian Graham Marsh earned his PGA Tour card for the first time. [7] Lye and Marsh tied for third place. [8] The newly turned professional Keith Fergus earned medalist honors by a sizable margin defeating Mike Sullivan by ten shots. [1]

List of graduates

#PlayerNotes
1 Flag of the United States.svg Keith Fergus
2 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Sullivan
T3 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Lye 1 PGA Tour of Australia win
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Marsh 4 European Tour wins. 9 Japan Golf Tour wins
5 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Wittenberg
T6 Flag of Argentina.svg Vicente Fernández 1 European Tour win.
Flag of the United States.svg Jay Haas
Flag of the United States.svg George Kunes
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Mitchell
Flag of the United States.svg Greg Pitzer
T11 Flag of the United States.svg Dick Mast
Flag of Colombia.svg Alberto Rivadeneira
T13 Flag of the United States.svg John Abendroth
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Barker
Flag of the United States.svg Mark Pfeil
Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Stroble
T17 Flag of the United States.svg David Canipe
Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Ford
Flag of the United States.svg Richard Friedman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Newton 3 European Tour wins. 1 PGA Tour of Australia win
Flag of the United States.svg Doug Schryer
Flag of the United States.svg Ray Sovik
Flag of the United States.svg Larry Webb
T24 Flag of the United States.svg Ray Arinno
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Booros
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Jacobsen
Flag of the United States.svg Don Pooley
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Reid Led 1976 U.S. Open after first round
Flag of the United States.svg Ron Streck

Source: [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Dunaway Finds His Game..." The Charlotte Observer. 1977-01-30. p. 56. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  2. ↑ Diaz, Jaime (1990-12-10). "GOLF; Qualifying School For the PGA Tour Isn't Elementary (Published 1990)". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  3. ↑ "Strange Flunks PGA Tour School". The Item. 1976-12-20. p. 23. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  4. ↑ "Confident Levi Ready". The Tampa Tribune. 1977-05-06. p. 50. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  5. ↑ "Ex-Wake Forest Star Strange Scores 'F'..." The News and Observer. 1976-12-19. p. 34. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  6. ↑ "'Vagabond' can't wait for..." The Akron Beacon Journal. 1977-06-19. p. 36. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  7. ↑ "MARSH WINS CARD". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
  8. 1 2 Gould, David (1999). Q-School Confidential: Inside Golf's Cruelest Tournament. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 256–257. ISBN   978-0312203559.
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