1966 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
This is a list of the 1966 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates. The tournament was played over 144 holes at the PGA National Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida in late October.[1][2][3] The tournament represented the totality of the year's PGA Tour Qualifying School; there were no local or regional sections.
Tournament summary Edit
There were 99 players in the tournament and 32 earned their tour cards.[3][4] Harry Toscano was medalist with a 4-under-par 572.[1][2] The professional Marty Bohen was well within the cut-off entering the final day. However, he played poorly and failed to graduate by one shot. "I was destroyed," Bohen said later in life.[5]
In general, according to Billy Booe, PGA Tournament Administrator, this class "was considered substantially stronger" than the inaugural class from the previous year. A full year after qualifying school, 12 players were still playing full-time on the PGA Tour.[6]
List of graduates Edit
| Place | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Toscano | |
| 2 | Bob Stanton | Winner of 1966 Dunlop International |
| T3 | Allan Henning | Winner of 1963 South African Open |
| Jim Wiechers | Winner of 1966 Western Amateur | |
| 5 | William Emmons | |
| 6 | Bob Lunn | Winner of 1963 U.S. Amateur Public Links |
| T7 | Bert Greene | |
| Richard Martinez | ||
| Jerry McGee | ||
| Jim McPhate | ||
| 11 | Wilf Homenuik | |
| 12 | David Jimenez | Represented Puerto Rico for 1963 and 1964 Canada Cup |
| T13 | Ettore Della Torre | |
| Charles Lewis | ||
| 15 | Bob Boldt | |
| T16 | Ray Botts | |
| Dave Eichelberger | Member of 1965 Walker Cup team | |
| T18 | Bruce Cudd | |
| Sonny Methvin | ||
| T20 | John Mark Hopkins | |
| John Joseph | ||
| Walt Zembriski | ||
| T23 | Dave Gumlia | |
| Monty Kaser | Winner of 1966 U.S. Amateur Public Links | |
| 25 | George Smith | |
| T26 | Alex Antonio, Jr. | |
| Don Headings | ||
| Roane Puett | ||
| 29 | John Molenda | |
| T30 | Leon DeCaire | |
| Rives McBee | ||
| DeWitt Weaver |
References Edit
- ^ a b c "32 Young Pros Qualify To Play On PGA Tour". The Danville Register. Virginia. AP. October 28, 1966. p. 12-A – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Stanton Qualifies". The Sun-Herald. Sydney, Australia. AAP. October 30, 1966. p. 71 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b . PGA Tour. December 7, 2009. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012.
- ^ Johnson, Mark (January 17, 1988). "Qualifying School PGA's Toughest Test". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ Gould, David (2002). Q School Confidential (2nd ed.). New York, NY: St. Martin's Press. p. 74. ISBN 0-312-28917-0.
- ^ Booe, Billy (August 23, 1968). "School Screens Pro Hopefuls; Must Pass Tough 144-Hole Test". The Hartford Courant. p. 44. Retrieved June 22, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Gould, David (1999). Q-School Confidential: Inside Golf's Cruelest Tournament. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 239−240. ISBN 978-0312203559.