This is a list of the 1973 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates.
Tournament summary edit
The tournament returned to a 144-hole final. After three 72-hole regional qualifiers, there were 78 players in the final field.[1] The first four rounds were played at Perdido Bay Country Club in Pensacola, Florida in mid-October and the final four at Dunes Golf Club in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina the following week.[1] They changed courses because the tour was attempting to prepare participants what week-to-week life would be like if they graduated onto the PGA Tour.[2][3]
Ben Crenshaw won the event by 12 strokes. Recently one of the leading amateurs in the country, Crenshaw "gave more credence to projections that he would become golf's next dominating player."[4] Joe Inman, in his second attempt at Q-school, successfully moved on to the PGA Tour.[5] He finished in a tie for sixth place.[6] A total of 23 players earned their tour cards.[1][7]
List of graduates edit
| Place | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ben Crenshaw |
Winner of 1971, 1972, and 1973 NCAA Championship |
| 2 | Gil Morgan |
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| T3 | Dick Mast |
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| Gary McCord |
Winner of 1970 NCAA Division II Championship | |
| 5 | Wally Armstrong |
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| T6 | Randy Erskine |
Winner of 1970 Big Ten Championship |
| Mark Hayes |
Winner of 1972 Sunnehanna Amateur | |
| Joe Inman |
Winner of 1969 North and South Amateur | |
| T9 | Terry Diehl |
Winner of 1969 and 1971 Monroe Invitational |
| Bobby Heins |
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| Spike Kelley |
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| Nate Starks |
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| Bob Unger |
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| T14 | Ron Hoyt |
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| Jim Masserio |
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| Eddie Pearce |
Runner-up at 1971 U.S. Amateur | |
| 17 | Lyn Lott |
Winner of 1967 Georgia Open |
| 18 | Bobby Walzel |
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| T19 | Sam Farlow |
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| Barney Thompson |
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| T21 | Jim Blanks |
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| Warren Chancellor |
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| Larry Nelson |
References edit
- ^ a b c "Past champions: PGA Tour National Qualifying Tournament". PGA Tour. December 7, 2009. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012.
- ^ "Q-School timeline: History of golf's most grueling event". Golf Channel. November 30, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ Robinson, Tom (October 14, 1973). "78 Tour Hopefuls Vie". The Pensacola News-Journal. Florida. p. 2D – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Diaz, Jaime (December 6, 2010). "My Five: Historic Q School Grads". Golf Digest. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ Lee, Joe (February 9, 1975). "'Reflections of a Rookie' Is Recommended". Asbury Park Sunday Press. New Jersey. p. C9. Retrieved July 4, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Gould, David (1999). Q-School Confidential: Inside Golf's Cruelest Tournament. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 251–52. ISBN 978-0312203559.
- ^ a b "Crenshaw Lead Way Into PGA". The Times and Democrat. Orangeburg, South Carolina. Associated Press. October 28, 1973. p. 5B – via newspapers.com.