Fall 1976 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

This is a list of the Fall 1976 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates. The tournament was held in Brownsville, Texas. It was known for its "miserable weather."[1]

A number of notable players did not successfully graduate onto the PGA Tour. They included Curtis Strange, then considered by some the top amateur in the country. Strange finished with three consecutive bogeys to miss qualifying by a shot.[2] It was considered "the most stunning development" of the event. Strange intended to try again at Spring 1977 PGA Tour Qualifying School.[3] In addition, "sure-fire bets" Phil Hancock and Wayne Levi were also unsuccessful.[4]

A number of notable players were successful, however. Strange's teammate from Wake Forest University, Jay Haas, did successfully graduate.[5] In his third attempt, Mark Lye successfully qualified for the PGA Tour.[6] After several successful seasons abroad, Australian Graham Marsh earned his PGA Tour card for the first time.[7] Lye and Marsh tied for third place.[8] Mike Sullivan finished in solo second place though 10 shots behind medallist Keith Fergus.[1]

# Player Notes
1 Keith Fergus
2 Mike Sullivan
T3 Mark Lye 1 PGA Tour of Australia win
Graham Marsh 4 European Tour wins. 9 Japan Golf Tour wins
5 Jimmy Wittenberg
T6 Vicente Fernández 1 European Tour win.
Jay Haas
George Kunes
Jeff Mitchell
Greg Pitzer
T11 Dick Mast
Alberto Rivadeneira
T13 John Abendroth
Jim Barker
Mark Pfeil
Bobby Stroble
T17 David Canipe
Bruce Ford
Richard Friedman
Jack Newton 3 European Tour wins. 1 PGA Tour of Australia win
Doug Schryer
Ray Sovik
Larry Webb
T24 Ray Arinno
Jim Booros
Peter Jacobsen
Don Pooley
Mike Reid Led 1976 U.S. Open after first round
Ron Streck

Source: [8]

References
  1. "Dunaway Finds His Game..." The Charlotte Observer. 1977-01-30. p. 56. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  2. Diaz, Jaime (1990-12-10). "GOLF; Qualifying School For the PGA Tour Isn't Elementary (Published 1990)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  3. "Strange Flunks PGA Tour School". The Item. 1976-12-20. p. 23. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  4. "Confident Levi Ready". The Tampa Tribune. 1977-05-06. p. 50. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  5. "Ex-Wake Forest Star Strange Scores 'F'..." The News and Observer. 1976-12-19. p. 34. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  6. "'Vagabond' can't wait for..." The Akron Beacon Journal. 1977-06-19. p. 36. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  7. "MARSH WINS CARD". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
  8. Gould, David (1999). Q-School Confidential: Inside Golf's Cruelest Tournament. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 256–257. ISBN 978-0312203559.
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