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 edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ "Hammonds wins by 14". Herald & Review. Decatur, Illinois. Associated Press. November 22, 1982. p. B4 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "PGA qualifying". Austin American-Statesman. Texas. Associated Press. November 22, 1982. p. C7 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Q-School timeline: History of golf's most grueling event". Golf Channel. November 30, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- ^ White, George (December 5, 1991). "Nightmares Persist Long After PGA Qualifying Ends". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- ^ Diaz, Jaime (December 6, 2010). "My Five: Historic Q School Grads". Golf Digest. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ White, Gordon S. Jr (March 16, 1986). "O'Grady Won't Back Down". The New York Times. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ 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.