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 |
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| 1 |  Harry Toscano |
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| 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 |
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| 6 | Bob Lunn |
Winner of 1963 U.S. Amateur Public Links |
| T7 | Bert Greene |
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| Richard Martinez |
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| Jerry McGee |
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| Jim McPhate |
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| 11 |  Wilf Homenuik |
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| 12 |  David Jimenez |
Represented Puerto Rico for 1963 and 1964 Canada Cup |
| T13 | Ettore Della Torre |
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| Charles Lewis |
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| 15 | Bob Boldt |
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| T16 | Ray Botts |
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| Dave Eichelberger |
Member of 1965 Walker Cup team | |
| T18 | Bruce Cudd |
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| Sonny Methvin |
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| T20 | John Mark Hopkins |
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| John Joseph |
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| Walt Zembriski |
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| T23 | Dave Gumlia |
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| Monty Kaser |
Winner of 1966 U.S. Amateur Public Links | |
| 25 | George Smith |
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| T26 | Alex Antonio, Jr. |
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| Don Headings |
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| Roane Puett |
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| 29 | John Molenda |
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| T30 | Leon DeCaire |
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| Rives McBee |
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| 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 "Past champions: PGA Tour National Qualifying Tournament". 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.