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1974 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

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

Tournament summary edit

After three 72-hole regional qualifiers, there were 78 players in the 144-hole final qualifying tournament. The finals were played over two weeks 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 what 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 edit

Place Player Notes
1   Fuzzy Zoeller
2   Bob Risch
3   George Cadle
4   Peter Oosterhuis 7 European Tour wins, 3 Sunshine Tour wins
5   Alan Tapie
6   Dave Newquist
T7   Rex Caldwell
  Bill Rogers Played on 1973 Walker Cup team
9   Bobby Wadkins
T10   John Abendroth
  Frank Conner
12   Greg Trompas
13   Jack Spradlin
T14   Ray Carrasco
  Danny Edwards Fifth place at 1974 Open Championship
  Roger Maltbie Winner of 1972 California State Amateur
17   Florentino Molina Winner of 1971 and 1973 Argentine Open
T18   Dan Halldorson
  Jimmy Wittenberg

Sources:[3][7]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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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