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
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2 | ![]() | 1987 Order of Merit winner on Asia Golf Circuit |
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T6 | ![]() | 2 runner-up finishes on PGA Tour |
![]() | Winner of 1984 U.S. Amateur, 1 PGA Tour win | |
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T12 | ![]() | |
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T16 | ![]() | |
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![]() | 3 Asia Golf Circuit wins | |
![]() | 2 Asia Golf Circuit wins | |
![]() | 2 PGA Tour wins | |
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T22 | ![]() | |
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T24 | ![]() | |
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T30 | ![]() | |
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T34 | ![]() | |
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![]() | 1 PGA Tour win | |
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T41 | ![]() | |
![]() | Playoff loss at 1982 Walt Disney World Golf Classic | |
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![]() | Winner of 1983 Sunnehanna Amateur | |
![]() | Winner of 1979 PGA Assistant Championship | |
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T47 | ![]() | |
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![]() | 4 PGA Tour wins | |
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![]() | Winner of Magnolia State Classic | |
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References
- Harig, Bob (December 8, 1957). "Innisbrook pros Buttner, Huston earn '88 PGA Tour cards". St. Petersburg Times. pp. 2C, 3C – via newspapers.com.
- Cady, Steve (January 10, 1988). "Golf: Worldwide Odyssey Leads to PGA Tour". The New York Times. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- Johnson, Mark (January 17, 1988). "Qualifying School PGA's Toughest Test". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- Gould, David (1999). Q-School Confidential: Inside Golf's Cruelest Tournament. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 282–284. ISBN 978-0312203559.