1972 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

This is a list of the 1972 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates.

The event was held at Silverado Country Club, South course, in Napa, California in late October/early November.^[1] After three 72-hole regional qualifiers, there were 81 players in the 108-hole final qualifying tournament.^[2]^[3]

Tournament summary

Larry Stubblefield and John Adams tied for the lead and Stubblefield won a sudden-death playoff for the top position.^[4] A total of 25 players earned their tour card.^[2] Joe Inman, who recently graduated from Wake Forest University, participated in his first Q-school. However, he did not successfully graduate onto the PGA Tour.^[5]

List of graduates

Place	Player	Notes
1	Larry Stubblefield
2	John Adams
T3	Pat Fitzsimons	Winner of 1969 Northwest Open
	Paul Purtzer
	Jim Simons
T6	Lon Hinkle
T6	Victor Regalado
T8	Bruce Ashworth
T8	Mike McCullough	Winner of 1970 Ohio Amateur
T10	Bob Allard
	Greg Edwards
	Tom Kite	Winner of 1972 NCAA Championship (individual title)
	Andy North	Winner of 1971 Western Amateur
T14	Jim Ahern
	Tom McGinnis
	John Morgan
T17	Lloyd Hughes
T17	Gary Sanders
19	Don Padgett
T20	Tim Collins
	Tom Evans
	Jeff Hewes
	Mike Kallam
	Tom Jenkins
	Artie McNickle

Sources:^[4]^[6]

References

^ Caldwell, Emmie (October 29, 1972). "These 'Golf Widows' Don't Need Any Pity". The Tennessean. p. 2E. Retrieved June 30, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "Past champions: PGA Tour National Qualifying Tournament". PGA Tour. December 7, 2009. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012.
^ Gordon, Frank (October 28, 1972). "Frankly Speaking – The PGA Qualifying School". The Napa Register. California. p. 2C – via newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "Stubblefield PGA Medalist". Los Angeles Times. California. Associated Press. November 5, 1972. p. D15 – via newspapers.com.
^ 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.
^ Gould, David (1999). Q-School Confidential: Inside Golf's Cruelest Tournament. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 250. ISBN 978-0312203559.

[widow-1] Caldwell, Emmie (October 29, 1972). "These 'Golf Widows' Don't Need Any Pity". The Tennessean. p. 2E. Retrieved June 30, 2021 – via newspapers.com.

[past-2] "Past champions: PGA Tour National Qualifying Tournament". PGA Tour. December 7, 2009. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012.

[3] Gordon, Frank (October 28, 1972). "Frankly Speaking – The PGA Qualifying School". The Napa Register. California. p. 2C – via newspapers.com.

[scores-4] "Stubblefield PGA Medalist". Los Angeles Times. California. Associated Press. November 5, 1972. p. D15 – via newspapers.com.

[5] 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.

[6] Gould, David (1999). Q-School Confidential: Inside Golf's Cruelest Tournament. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 250. ISBN 978-0312203559.

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