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1966 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

This is a list of the 1966 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 October.[1][2][3] The tournament represented the totality of the year's PGA Tour Qualifying School; there were no local or regional sections.

Tournament summary

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There were 99 players in the tournament and 32 earned their tour cards.[3][4] Harry Toscano was medalist with a 4-under-par 572.[1][2] The professional Marty Bohen was well within the cut-off entering the final day. However, he played poorly and failed to graduate by one shot. "I was destroyed," Bohen said later in life.[5]

In general, according to Billy Booe, PGA Tournament Administrator, this class "was considered substantially stronger" than the inaugural class from the previous year. A full year after qualifying school, 12 players were still playing full-time on the PGA Tour.[6]

List of graduates

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Place Player Notes
1   Harry Toscano
2   Bob Stanton Winner of 1966 Dunlop International
T3   Allan Henning Winner of 1963 South African Open
  Jim Wiechers Winner of 1966 Western Amateur
5   William Emmons
6   Bob Lunn Winner of 1963 U.S. Amateur Public Links
T7   Bert Greene
  Richard Martinez
  Jerry McGee
  Jim McPhate
11   Wilf Homenuik
12   David Jimenez Represented Puerto Rico for 1963 and 1964 Canada Cup
T13   Ettore Della Torre
  Charles Lewis
15   Bob Boldt
T16   Ray Botts
  Dave Eichelberger Member of 1965 Walker Cup team
T18   Bruce Cudd
  Sonny Methvin
T20   John Mark Hopkins
  John Joseph
  Walt Zembriski
T23   Dave Gumlia
  Monty Kaser Winner of 1966 U.S. Amateur Public Links
25   George Smith
T26   Alex Antonio, Jr.
  Don Headings
  Roane Puett
29   John Molenda
T30   Leon DeCaire
  Rives McBee
  DeWitt Weaver

Sources:[1][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "32 Young Pros Qualify To Play On PGA Tour". The Danville Register. Virginia. AP. October 28, 1966. p. 12-A – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Stanton Qualifies". The Sun-Herald. Sydney, Australia. AAP. October 30, 1966. p. 71 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Past champions: PGA Tour National Qualifying Tournament". PGA Tour. December 7, 2009. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012.
  4. ^ Johnson, Mark (January 17, 1988). "Qualifying School PGA's Toughest Test". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  5. ^ Gould, David (2002). Q School Confidential (2nd ed.). New York, NY: St. Martin's Press. p. 74. ISBN 0-312-28917-0.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Gould, David (1999). Q-School Confidential: Inside Golf's Cruelest Tournament. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 239−240. ISBN 978-0312203559.
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