 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .(February 2021) |
This is a list of the Fall1979 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates.
| | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .(February 2021) |
This is a list of the Fall1979 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates.
One of the regional qualifying events was at Boca Lago Golf Course in Boca Raton, Florida. The top 15 players moved on to the finals. Among the notable qualifiers at that event were Rick Vershure, Kenny Knox, Wally Kuchar, and Mike Donald. [1]
| # | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tom Jones | |
| 2 | Chip Beck | |
| 3 | Mike Peck | |
| T4 | Bruce Douglass | |
| Scott Hoch | Winner of 1977 Northeast Amateur | |
| 6 | Harry Taylor | |
| 7 | Jon Chafee | |
| T8 | John Cook | Winner of 1978 U.S. Amateur |
| Mike Donald | ||
| T10 | John Adams | |
| Skeeter Heath | ||
| Tony Hollifield | ||
| Mike White | ||
| T14 | Stan Algrlt | |
| Alan Fadel | ||
| Ron Milanovich | ||
| Mike Zach | ||
| T18 | Robert Donald | |
| Ted Goin | ||
| Lance Ten Broeck | ||
 Jaime Gonzalez | ||
| T22 | Doug Black | |
| Bill Murchison | ||
| Peter Teravainen | Winner of 1977 and 1978 Ivy League Championship | |
| T25 | Jim Fellner | |
| Mitch Mooney | ||
| Scott Wadkins |
Source: [2]
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