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

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
Place Player Notes
1United States Harry Toscano
2Australia Bob StantonWinner of 1966 Dunlop International
T3South Africa Allan HenningWinner of 1963 South African Open
United States Jim WiechersWinner of 1966 Western Amateur
5United States William Emmons
6United States Bob LunnWinner of 1963 U.S. Amateur Public Links
T7United States Bert Greene
United States Richard Martinez
United States Jerry McGee
United States Jim McPhate
11Canada Wilf Homenuik
12Puerto Rico David JimenezRepresented Puerto Rico for 1963 and 1964 Canada Cup
T13United States Ettore Della Torre
United States Charles Lewis
15United States Bob Boldt
T16United States Ray Botts
United States Dave EichelbergerMember of 1965 Walker Cup team
T18United States Bruce Cudd
United States Sonny Methvin
T20United States John Mark Hopkins
United States John Joseph
United States Walt Zembriski
T23United States Dave Gumlia
United States Monty KaserWinner of 1966 U.S. Amateur Public Links
25United States George Smith
T26United States Alex Antonio, Jr.
United States Don Headings
United States Roane Puett
29United States John Molenda
T30Canada Leon DeCaire
United States Rives McBee
United States DeWitt Weaver

Sources:[1][7]

References
  1. "32 Young Pros Qualify To Play On PGA Tour". The Danville Register. Virginia. AP. October 28, 1966. p. 12-A – via newspapers.com.
  2. "Stanton Qualifies". The Sun-Herald. Sydney, Australia. AAP. October 30, 1966. p. 71 – via newspapers.com.
  3. "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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