1982 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

This is a list of the 1982 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates. 50 players earned their 1983 PGA Tour card through Q-School in 1982. The tournament was played over 108 holes at the Tournament Players Club in Ponte Vedra, Florida. The top 30 players split the $50,000 purse, with the winner earning $9,000.[1][2] This was the first qualifying school during the PGA Tour's the "All-exempt Tour" era. All graduates had full status on the PGA Tour the subsequent year.[3]

Tournament summary

Donnie Hammond won the event by a record breaking margin.[4]

Mac O'Grady played in the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament for the 17th time. He had been unsuccessful the first 16 times. He opened poorly with rounds of 79–76. However, he "steadied" with a "brilliant" fourth round 66. In the sixth and final round, he shot a 73 to earn his card for the first time.[5]

Charlie Bolling attempted to earn playing privileges for the second straight year. He missed graduating by one shot this time.[6]

List of graduates

Place Player Notes
1 United States Donnie Hammond Won by 14 strokes, largest margin of victory in Q-school history
2 United States David Peoples
3 Zimbabwe Nick Price 1 European Tour win, 2 Sunshine Tour wins, runner-up at 1982 Open Championship
T4 United States Bob Boyd
Taiwan Chen Tze-chung 1 Japan Golf Tour win
United States Buddy Gardner
United States Mac O'Grady Qualified in 17th attempt at Q-School[7]
Canada Richard Zokol
T9 United States Dan Forsman
United States John McComish
United States Gary McCord
T12 United States Tom Jones
United States Mike Peck
T14 United States Ken Green
United States Joey Rassett
United States Bill Sander
United States Jeff Sanders
T18 United States Mike Brannan
United States Steve Hart
United States Lindy Miller Low amateur at 1978 Masters Tournament
United States Rod Nuckolls
T22 United States Doug Black
United States Curt Byrum
United States Lyn Lott Top-10 at 1976 and 1977 U.S. Open
United States Larry Rinker
United States Mick Soli
T28 United States Russ Cochran
United States David Ogrin
United States Ivan Smith
T31 United States Wally Armstrong 5th place at 1978 Masters Tournament
United States Darrell Kestner
United States Bill Murchison
United States Loren Roberts
United States Jimmy Roy
United States Tony Sills
T37 Mexico Rafael Alarcón
United States Ronnie Black
United States Mark Coward
United States Mike Gove
United States Tom Lehman
United States Blaine McCallister
United States Lonnie Nielsen
Canada Ray Stewart
44 United States Lars Meyerson
T45 United States Jon Chaffee
United States Rick Dalpos
United States Ken Kelley
United States Rick Pearson
United States Sammy Rachels
United States Jeff Sluman

Source:[2][8]

References

  1. ^ "Hammonds wins by 14". Herald & Review. Decatur, Illinois. Associated Press. November 22, 1982. p. B4 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "PGA qualifying". Austin American-Statesman. Texas. Associated Press. November 22, 1982. p. C7 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Q-School timeline: History of golf's most grueling event". Golf Channel. November 30, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  4. ^ White, George (December 5, 1991). "Nightmares Persist Long After PGA Qualifying Ends". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  5. ^ Diaz, Jaime (December 6, 2010). "My Five: Historic Q School Grads". Golf Digest. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  6. ^ Sareault, Jack (September 4, 1984). "Bolling gets profit from eight months of 'experience'". The News Tribune. Tacoma, Washington. p. C1. Retrieved July 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ White, Gordon S. Jr (March 16, 1986). "O'Grady Won't Back Down". The New York Times. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  8. ^ Gould, David (1999). Q-School Confidential: Inside Golf's Cruelest Tournament. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 271–273. ISBN 978-0-312-20355-9.