Spring 1978 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

This is a list of the Spring 1978 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates. The top 25 players and ties graduated onto the PGA Tour. ^{[1] [2]} There were 150 players in the field. ^{[3] [2]}

Regional qualifying for the northeast was held at Grossinger's Country Club in Liberty, New York. The field was 50 players. Mike Zach was medallist at 286 (+2). Overall, 17 players from the northeast regional moved on to final qualifying. ^[2]

Brothers Bob Byman and Ed Byman qualified for the finals. It was the 3rd attempt for Bob and the 5th attempt for Ed. Both missed qualifying by a shot the previous year. ^[4] The professional Lance Ten Broeck also qualified for the finals. It was at least his second time at the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament. ^[5]

Tournament summary

Final qualifying was held at University of New Mexico course in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The event was held June 7–10. ^{[2] [4]} A number of notable golfers with successful amateur careers attempted to qualify for the tour. They included Bill Sander, the 1976 U.S. Amateur champion, Scott Simpson, the 1976 and 1977 NCAA champion in golf, and John Fought, the 1977 U.S. Amateur champion. After two rounds, 25th place was at 143 strokes. At this point Fought was the only one inside the prospective cut-off point with 142 strokes. Sander was at 146 strokes and Simpson was at 148 strokes. ^[1] Ultimately from this group, only Sander moved on. ^[6]

In his third attempt at PGA Tour Qualifying School, Adam Adams, Jr. made it onto the PGA Tour. He tied for 4th place. ^[3] In addition, Mike Zach, the medallist from the northeast regional, was also successful, finishing in a tie for 6th place. ^[6] The Byman brothers also qualified. ^[6]

List of graduates

#	Player	Notes
1	Wren Lum
2	Mark McCumber
3	Jim Mason
T4	Brad Bryant
	Adam Adams, Jr.
T6	Bob Byman	Winner of 2 European Tour events. Winner of 1 PGA Tour of Australia event
	Mike Zack
T8	Rocky Thompson
	Bob Impaglia
	Peter Chapin
	John Adams
T12	Ed Byman
	Ron Mobley
T14	Dan Pohl	Two-time winner of Michigan Amateur
	Jim Knoll
	Charley Gibson
	Bill Murchison
	Kip Byrne
	Rocky Rockett
T20	Don Baker
	Elroy Marti Jr.
	Larry Degenhart
	Joe Hager
	Fred Voelkel
	Bill Sander
	Mike Bodney

Source: ^[6]

References

1. "PGA Qualifying". The Charlotte Observer. 1978-06-09. p. 21. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
2. "Union's Zack Is Making... Attempt for PGA Card". Daily News. 1978-05-26. p. 514. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
3. "2 S. Floridians Happy to Join PGA's Circuit". The Miami Herald. 1978-06-29. p. 122. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
4. "N.C. golfers aim for U.S. Open..." The News and Observer. 1978-06-04. p. 28. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
5. "It's time to hit the long ball". Chicago Tribune. 1978-05-26. p. 84. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
6. Gould, David (1999). Q-School Confidential: Inside Golf's Cruelest Tournament. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 260–61. ISBN   978-0312203559.