1982 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

This is a list of the 1982 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates. 50 players earned their 1983 PGA Tour card through Q-School in 1982. The tournament was played over 108 holes at the Tournament Players Club in Ponte Vedra, Florida. The top 30 players split the $50,000 purse, with the winner earning $9,000.[1][2] This was the first qualifying school during the PGA Tour's the "All-exempt Tour" era. All graduates had full status on the PGA Tour the subsequent year.[3]

Tournament summary

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Donnie Hammond won the event by a record breaking margin.[4]

Mac O'Grady played in the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament for the 17th time. He had been unsuccessful the first 16 times. He opened poorly with rounds of 79–76. However, he "steadied" with a "brilliant" fourth round 66. In the sixth and final round, he shot a 73 to earn his card for the first time.[5]

Charlie Bolling attempted to earn playing privileges for the second straight year. He missed graduating by one shot this time.[6]

List of graduates

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Place Player Notes
1   Donnie Hammond Won by 14 strokes, largest margin of victory in Q-school history
2   David Peoples
3   Nick Price 1 European Tour win, 2 Sunshine Tour wins, runner-up at 1982 Open Championship
T4   Bob Boyd
  Chen Tze-chung 1 Japan Golf Tour win
  Buddy Gardner
  Mac O'Grady Qualified in 17th attempt at Q-School[7]
  Richard Zokol
T9   Dan Forsman
  John McComish
  Gary McCord
T12   Tom Jones
  Mike Peck
T14   Ken Green
  Joey Rassett
  Bill Sander
  Jeff Sanders
T18   Mike Brannan
  Steve Hart
  Lindy Miller Low amateur at 1978 Masters Tournament
  Rod Nuckolls
T22   Doug Black
  Curt Byrum
  Lyn Lott Top-10 at 1976 and 1977 U.S. Open
  Larry Rinker
  Mick Soli
T28   Russ Cochran
  David Ogrin
  Ivan Smith
T31   Wally Armstrong 5th place at 1978 Masters Tournament
  Darrell Kestner
  Bill Murchison
  Loren Roberts
  Jimmy Roy
  Tony Sills
T37   Rafael Alarcón
  Ronnie Black
  Mark Coward
  Mike Gove
  Tom Lehman
  Blaine McCallister
  Lonnie Nielsen
  Ray Stewart
44   Lars Meyerson
T45   Jon Chaffee
  Rick Dalpos
  Ken Kelley
  Rick Pearson
  Sammy Rachels
  Jeff Sluman

Source:[2][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Hammonds wins by 14". Herald & Review. Decatur, Illinois. Associated Press. November 22, 1982. p. B4 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "PGA qualifying". Austin American-Statesman. Texas. Associated Press. November 22, 1982. p. C7 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Q-School timeline: History of golf's most grueling event". Golf Channel. November 30, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  4. ^ White, George (December 5, 1991). "Nightmares Persist Long After PGA Qualifying Ends". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  5. ^ Diaz, Jaime (December 6, 2010). "My Five: Historic Q School Grads". Golf Digest. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  6. ^ Sareault, Jack (September 4, 1984). "Bolling gets profit from eight months of 'experience'". The News Tribune. Tacoma, Washington. p. C1. Retrieved July 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ White, Gordon S. Jr (March 16, 1986). "O'Grady Won't Back Down". The New York Times. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  8. ^ Gould, David (1999). Q-School Confidential: Inside Golf's Cruelest Tournament. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 271–273. ISBN 978-0-312-20355-9.