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

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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

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

Sources:[1][4]

References

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  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.