1987 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

This is a list of the 1987 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates. 54 players earned their 1988 PGA Tour card through Q-School in 1987. The tournament was played over 108 holes at Pine Lakes Golf Club and Matanzas Golf Club, in Palm Coast, Florida. Those earning cards split the $100,000 purse, with the winner earning $15,000.[1] John Huston was the medallist. Jim Hallet finished in second place. After several attempts in the mid-1980s, Hallet finally made it on to the PGA Tour.[2]

Tournament summary

Several former PGA Tour winners entered the tournament trying to regain full-time status. They included Dave Eichelberger, John Fought, Barry Jaeckel, Bobby Cole, and Leonard Thompson.[3] Eichelberger and Thompson were the only ones that were successful.[4] Fought was disqualified in the first round for signing an incorrect scorecard.[3]

List of graduates

Place Player Notes
1 United States John Huston
2 United States Jim Hallet 1987 Order of Merit winner on Asia Golf Circuit
3 United States Jim Booros
T4 United States Bill Buttner
United States Bruce Zabriski
T6 Canada Jim Nelford 2 runner-up finishes on PGA Tour
United States Scott Verplank Winner of 1984 U.S. Amateur, 1 PGA Tour win
T8 United States Billy Andrade
United States Clark Burroughs
United States Tommy Armour III
United States David Canipe
T12 United States Steve Lowery
United States David Peoples
United States Bob Proben
United States Robert Thompson
T16 United States Greg Ladehoff
United States Joey Rassett
United States Tom Sieckmann 3 Asia Golf Circuit wins
United States Brian Tennyson 2 Asia Golf Circuit wins
United States Leonard Thompson 2 PGA Tour wins
United States Paul Trittler
T22 United States Jim Carter
United States Jeff Coston
T24 United States Michael Blackburn
United States Brandel Chamblee
United States Barry Cheesman
United States Tom Pernice Jr.
United States Harry Taylor
United States Kim Young
T30 United States Mike Bender
United States Mark Brooks
United States Billy Ray Brown
United States Steve Thomas
T34 Mexico Antonio Cerda, Jr.
United States Richard Cromwell
United States Mark Maness
United States Brian Mogg
United States Tim Norris 1 PGA Tour win
United States Rick Pearson
United States John Snyder
T41 United States Danny Briggs
United States Bill Britton Playoff loss at 1982 Walt Disney World Golf Classic
United States Greg Farrow
United States Dillard Pruitt Winner of 1983 Sunnehanna Amateur
United States Loren Roberts Winner of 1979 PGA Assistant Championship
United States Duffy Waldorf
T47 United States Roy Biancalana
United States Brad Bryant
United States Jay Delsing
United States Dave Eichelberger 4 PGA Tour wins
United States Mike Hammond
United States Jeffrey Lankford
United States Lance Ten Broeck Winner of Magnolia State Classic
United States Brett Upper

Sources:[1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Harig, Bob (December 8, 1957). "Innisbrook pros Buttner, Huston earn '88 PGA Tour cards". St. Petersburg Times. pp. 2C, 3C – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Cady, Steve (January 10, 1988). "Golf: Worldwide Odyssey Leads to PGA Tour". The New York Times. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Johnson, Mark (January 17, 1988). "Qualifying School PGA's Toughest Test". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Gould, David (1999). Q-School Confidential: Inside Golf's Cruelest Tournament. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 282–284. ISBN 978-0312203559.