1967 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

This is a list of the 1967 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates.

Tournament summary

The tournament was played over 144 holes at the PGA National Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida in mid-October.^[1][2] The field of 111 was considered to have a number of "star" amateur golfers.^[1] These included Deane Beman, Bob Murphy, Ron Cerrudo, Marty Fleckman, and Bunky Henry. In addition, the field included Lee Elder, "whom many are predicting will be the first top-ranking Negro player."

A number of notable international golfers played. These included the top three golfers from Britain: Tony Jacklin, Peter Townsend, and Clive Clark. Jacklin and Townsend earned playing privileges.^[3] Burmese golfer Mya Aye tried out for the tour at the tournament. He was successful becoming one of the first Asians to receive a PGA Tour card.^[4] South Africa's Bobby Cole was the medallist, tying the record for lowest total.^[5] Overall, thirty players earned their tour card in total.^[2]

List of graduates

Place	Player	Notes
1	Bobby Cole	Winner of 1966 British Amateur
2	Gibby Gilbert
T3	Deane Beman	Winner of 1959 British Amateur, 1960 & 1963 U.S. Amateur
	Ron Cerrudo
T5	George Boutell
	Bob Murphy	Winner of 1965 U.S. Amateur
7	James Grant
T8	Don Higgins
	Bob E. Smith
10	Alvie Thompson
T11	Tony Jacklin	Winner of 1967 New Zealand PGA Championship and 1967 British Masters
	Richard Rhoads
T13	Steve Eichstaedt
	Peter Townsend	Winner of 1967 Dutch Open
T15	Lee Elder
	Orville Moody	Three-time winner of Korea Open. Two-time winner of KPGA Championship
T17	Marty Fleckman	Low amateur at 1967 U.S. Open
	Barry Meerdink
19	Terry Winter
T20	Bunky Henry	Winner of 1965 Canadian Amateur
	William Robinson
22	Richard Potzner
T23	James Langley
	Mya Aye
T25	Mike Hadlock
	Jimmy Hiskey
	Rodney Horn
28	Richard Carmody
T29	Terry Comstock
	Johnny Stevens

Sources:^[2][3]

References

1. "Past champions: PGA Tour National Qualifying Tournament". PGA Tour. December 7, 2009. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012.
2. "Gilbert 2nd In PGA Test". Fort Lauderdale News. Florida. Associated Press. October 14, 1967. p. 19A – via newspapers.com.
3. Gould, David (1999). Q-School Confidential: Inside Golf's Cruelest Tournament. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 241–242. ISBN 978-0312203559.
4. "Burmese golfer eyes place in prestigious PGA tour in the US". Business Times. March 28, 1985. p. 9. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via National Library Board – Singapore.
5. Booe, Billy (August 23, 1968). "School Screens Pro Hopefuls; Must Pass Tough 144-Hole Test". The Hartford Courant. p. 44. Retrieved June 22, 2021 – via newspapers.com.