Spring 1975 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

This is a list of the Spring 1975 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates.

Tournament summary

The tournament was played at Bay Tree Golf Plantation in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in early June and had a field of 233 players.[1] It was reduced from 144 holes to 108 holes[2] and there were no regional qualifiers.[1] A total of 13 players earned their tour card.[1][3]

Billy Kratzert attempted to qualify at PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament for the second time. He was unsuccessful at 1974 PGA Tour Qualifying School and was unsuccessful again.[4] In his third attempt, Calvin Peete made it onto the PGA Tour.[5]

List of graduates

# Player Notes
1 United States Joey Dills
T2 United States Tom Purtzer
United States Howard Twitty Winner of 1970 Porter Cup
T4 United States Barry Jaeckel Winner of 1972 French Open
United States Pat McDonald
T6 United States Dan Elliott
United States David Lind
8 United States Calvin Peete
T9 United States Bruce Lietzke
United States Dan O'Neill
United States Sammy Rachels
T12 Mexico Antonio Cerda Jr.
United States Randy Feather

Sources:[3][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Past champions: PGA Tour National Qualifying Tournament". PGA Tour. December 7, 2009. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012.
  2. ^ "Q-School timeline: History of golf's most grueling event". Golf Channel. November 30, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Dills Leads Competition For PGA Tour Cards". The Atlanta Constitution. Georgia. Associated Press. June 15, 1975. p. 10D – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Pope, Edwin (March 10, 1978). "Forklift No Silver Spoon Kratzert". The Miami Herald. Florida. p. E1. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Clerico, Joe (November 23, 1982). "Unlikely champion Calvin Peete earns his niche in golf the hard way". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  6. ^ Gould, David (1999). Q-School Confidential: Inside Golf's Cruelest Tournament. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 253–254. ISBN 978-0312203559.