This is a list of the 1970 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates.
The tournament was held in early November at Tucson Country Club in Tucson, Arizona for the first time. There were nine 54-hole district tournaments to determine the final field of 60 players for the final 72-hole qualifying tournament.[1] 18 players earned their tour cards with Bob Barbarossa being medalist.[2][3][4] There was a five-for-one playoff for the last card.[3]
Tournament summary edit
This was the first year that Greg Powers attempted to qualify for the PGA Tour at PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament. He was not successful.[4][5] Australian player David Graham also attempted to qualify. However, he was not successful either.[4][6]
List of graduates edit
| Place | Player | Notes |
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| 1 |  Bob Barbarossa |
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| T2 | Bob Bourne |
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| Bob Clark |
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| Dwight Nevil |
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| T5 | Hubert Green |
Winner of 1966 and 1969 Southern Amateur |
| Vic Loustalot |
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| T7 | Richie Karl |
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 John Lister |
Winner of two British PGA Circuit events | |
| Rik Massengale |
Winner of 1968 Western Amateur | |
| T10 | Jim Dent |
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| Bob Lewis |
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| Charles Owens |
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| T13 | Buddy Allin |
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 Roberto Bernardini |
Winner of 1968 and 1969 Swiss Open | |
| Ken Fulton |
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| Ralph Johnston |
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| Larry White |
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| 18 | Steve Bogan |
References edit
- ^ "PGA Qualifying School Starts For Hopefuls". The Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. November 1, 1970. p. B1 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Past champions: PGA Tour National Qualifying Tournament". PGA Tour. December 7, 2009. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012.
- ^ a b c Wilson, Bill (November 8, 1970). "Florida Golfer Captures PGA School Tourney". The Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. pp. B1 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d Wilson, Bill (November 8, 1970). "Smiles Portray Winners At Qualifying School". The Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. pp. B3 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "These 'Golf Widows' Don't Need Any Pity". The Tennessean. October 29, 1972. p. 63. Retrieved June 30, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "World Cup Golf: Australians 19 strokes in front". The Canberra Times. November 16, 1970. p. 14. Retrieved July 26, 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ Gould, David (1999). Q-School Confidential: Inside Golf's Cruelest Tournament. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 248. ISBN 978-0312203559.