Spring 1968 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

This is a list of the Spring 1968 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 April/early May.[1] There were 81 players in the field and 15 earned their tour card.[1][2]

Tournament summary

The medalist was Bob Dickson, winner of 1967 U.S. and British Amateurs. In his third attempt, Mike Hill made it onto the PGA Tour for the first time.[3]

List of graduates

# Player Notes
1 United States Bob Dickson Winner of 1967 U.S. Amateur and British Amateur
2 United States George Thorpe
3 United States Jack Ewing
4 United States Hale Irwin 1967 NCAA Division I Championship (individual champion)
T5 England Clive Clark Winner of 1966 Danish Open
United States Larry Hinson 1967 NCAA Division II Championship (individual champion)
United States Joseph Porter III
8 United States Mike Hill
T9 United States Benson McLendon Jr.
Japan Hideyo Sugimoto Winner of 1964 Japan Open and Yomiuri International
11 United States John Shackleford
12 United States John Jacobs
T13 Canada Kenneth Fulton
United States Jim King
15 United States Dennis Rouse

Sources:[2][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Past champions: PGA Tour National Qualifying Tournament". PGA Tour. December 7, 2009. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Voorhis, Chuck (May 2, 1968). "Amateur Champions Dickson Sets School Golf Record". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida. p. C1.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Gould, David (1999). Q-School Confidential: Inside Golf's Cruelest Tournament. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 242–243. ISBN 978-0312203559.


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