1974 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

This is a list of the 1974 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates.

Tournament summary

After three 72-hole regional qualifiers, there were 78 players in the 144-hole final qualifying tournament. The finals were played over two week in November at Silverado Country Club in Napa, California and Canyon Country Club in Palm Springs, California.[1][2]

The top 19 players earned their tour card.[1][3] Fuzzy Zoeller was the medalist. Bob Risch finished runner-up in was his fourth attempt to earn playing privileges.[4] Billy Kratzert attempted to earn his PGA Tour card for the first time. He was not successful.[5][6]

List of graduates
PlacePlayerNotes
1United States Fuzzy Zoeller
2United States Bob Risch
3United States George Cadle
4England Peter Oosterhuis7 European Tour wins, 3 Sunshine Tour wins
5United States Alan Tapie
6United States Dave Newquist
T7United States Rex Caldwell
United States Bill RogersPlayed on 1973 Walker Cup team
9United States Bobby Wadkins
T10United States John Abendroth
United States Frank Conner
12United States Greg Trompas
13United States Jack Spradlin
T14United States Ray Carrasco
United States Danny EdwardsFifth place at 1974 Open Championship
United States Roger MaltbieWinner of 1972 California State Amateur
17Argentina Florentino MolinaWinner of 1971 and 1973 Argentine Open
T18Canada Dan Halldorson
United States Jimmy Wittenberg

Sources:[3][7]

References
  1. "Past champions: PGA Tour National Qualifying Tournament". PGA Tour. December 7, 2009. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012.
  2. "Golf's Stars-To-Be Seek Tour Spots At Silverado". The Napa Register. California. November 12, 1974. p. 9 – via newspapers.com.
  3. "PGA Rookies Shoot Low". The Naples Daily News. Florida. United Press International. November 24, 1974. p. 10C – via newspapers.com.
  4. Ebbing, Mike (July 6, 1976). "Risch Leads Qualifying". Quad-City Times. Davenport, Iowa. p. 11. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
  5. Nobles, Charles (March 17, 1979). "Kratzert likes puttering around". The Miami News. Florida. p. B1. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
  6. Pope, Edwin (March 10, 1978). "Forklift No Silver Spoon Kratzert". The Miami Herald. Florida. p. E1. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
  7. Gould, David (1999). Q-School Confidential: Inside Golf's Cruelest Tournament. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 252–253. ISBN 978-0312203559.
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