This is a list of the Fall 1969 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates.
There were nine district tournaments to determine the final field of 48 players for the qualifying tournament.[1][2] One of the district tryouts was at Desert Forest Golf Club in Carefree, Arizona. Fourteen players competed for four spots. These players included former Arizona State University "stars" Ted Lyford and Mike Morley.[3] In the three-round tournament, Morley shot a final round 65 to earn medallist honors. Arnold Salinas, "the young protege of El Paso's Lee Trevino," finished two strokes behind him at 216. Mike Evans finished in third place at 227. Ben Kern and Bruce Defeleur finished tied for fourth place at 228. There was a sudden-death playoff to determine who was allocated the fourth and final spot. Kern defeated Defeleur on the first hole.[4]
The final qualifying tournament was played at PGA National Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida in early November.[5] Twenty-two of these players had been unsuccessful at PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament in previous years.[2] During the finals, aging star Gene Sarazen addressed the class. He primarily spoke of the sizable purses for the 1970 PGA Tour and ending slow play.[6] Of the 48 player field, 12 earned their tour card.[7]
| # | Player | Notes |
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| 1 |  Doug Olson |
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| 2 | Mike Morley |
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| 3 | Bill Brask |
Winner of 1968 Big Ten Championship |
| 4 | Michael Mitchell |
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| 5 | Jack Lewis Jr. |
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| T6 | John Baldwin |
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 Brian Barnes |
Winner of 1969 Agfa-Gevaert Tournament | |
| T8 | Ronald Acree |
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 Ben Kern |
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| 10 | James Barker |
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| 11 | Dennis Murphy |
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| 12 | Gary Bowerman |
Source: [8]
References
edit- ^ "Divots Dug Up". Asbury Park Press. New Jersey. September 9, 1969. p. 24 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Acree Seeks Tour Spot". The Courier-Journal. October 30, 1969. p. C3. Retrieved June 20, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mike Morley has hopes of joining pro tour". The Arizona Republic. September 28, 1969. p. D8. Retrieved June 20, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kern Advances In Qualifying". Albuquerque Journal. October 2, 1969. p. C2. Retrieved June 20, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Past champions: PGA Tour National Qualifying Tournament". PGA Tour. December 7, 2009. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012.
- ^ Eck, Frank (December 28, 1969). "Speed Up Play–Sarazen". The State Journal. p. F8. Retrieved June 19, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "College Golfer Leads PGA Pro Tour Qualifying". San Francisco Examiner. California. Associated Press. November 9, 1969. p. C3 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Gould, David (1999). Q-School Confidential: Inside Golf's Cruelest Tournament. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 246–247. ISBN 978-0312203559.