This is a list of the 1987 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates. 54 players earned their 1988 PGA Tour card through Q-School in 1987. The tournament was played over 108 holes at Pine Lakes Golf Club and Matanzas Golf Club, in Palm Coast, Florida. Those earning cards split the $100,000 purse, with the winner earning $15,000.[1] John Huston was the medallist. Jim Hallet finished in second place. After several attempts in the mid-1980s, Hallet finally made it on to the PGA Tour.[2]
Tournament summary
Several former PGA Tour winners entered the tournament trying to regain full-time status. They included Dave Eichelberger, John Fought, Barry Jaeckel, Bobby Cole, and Leonard Thompson.[3] Eichelberger and Thompson were the only ones that were successful.[4] Fought was disqualified in the first round for signing an incorrect scorecard.[3]
List of graduates
| Place | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  John Huston | |
| 2 | Jim Hallet | 1987 Order of Merit winner on Asia Golf Circuit |
| 3 | Jim Booros | |
| T4 | Bill Buttner | |
| Bruce Zabriski | ||
| T6 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jim Nelford | 2 runner-up finishes on PGA Tour |
| Scott Verplank | Winner of 1984 U.S. Amateur, 1 PGA Tour win | |
| T8 | Billy Andrade | |
| Clark Burroughs | ||
| Tommy Armour III | ||
| David Canipe | ||
| T12 | Steve Lowery | |
| David Peoples | ||
| Bob Proben | ||
| Robert Thompson | ||
| T16 | Greg Ladehoff | |
| Joey Rassett | ||
| Tom Sieckmann | 3 Asia Golf Circuit wins | |
| Brian Tennyson | 2 Asia Golf Circuit wins | |
| Leonard Thompson | 2 PGA Tour wins | |
| Paul Trittler | ||
| T22 | Jim Carter | |
| Jeff Coston | ||
| T24 | Michael Blackburn | |
| Brandel Chamblee | ||
| Barry Cheesman | ||
| Tom Pernice Jr. | ||
| Harry Taylor | ||
| Kim Young | ||
| T30 | Mike Bender | |
| Mark Brooks | ||
| Billy Ray Brown | ||
| Steve Thomas | ||
| T34 |  Antonio Cerda, Jr. | |
| Richard Cromwell | ||
| Mark Maness | ||
| Brian Mogg | ||
| Tim Norris | 1 PGA Tour win | |
| Rick Pearson | ||
| John Snyder | ||
| T41 | Danny Briggs | |
| Bill Britton | Playoff loss at 1982 Walt Disney World Golf Classic | |
| Greg Farrow | ||
| Dillard Pruitt | Winner of 1983 Sunnehanna Amateur | |
| Loren Roberts | Winner of 1979 PGA Assistant Championship | |
| Duffy Waldorf | ||
| T47 | Roy Biancalana | |
| Brad Bryant | ||
| Jay Delsing | ||
| Dave Eichelberger | 4 PGA Tour wins | |
| Mike Hammond | ||
| Jeffrey Lankford | ||
| Lance Ten Broeck | Winner of Magnolia State Classic | |
| Brett Upper |
References
- 1 2 Harig, Bob (December 8, 1957). "Innisbrook pros Buttner, Huston earn '88 PGA Tour cards". St. Petersburg Times. pp. 2C, 3C – via newspapers.com.
- ↑ Cady, Steve (January 10, 1988). "Golf: Worldwide Odyssey Leads to PGA Tour". The New York Times. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- 1 2 Johnson, Mark (January 17, 1988). "Qualifying School PGA's Toughest Test". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- 1 2 Gould, David (1999). Q-School Confidential: Inside Golf's Cruelest Tournament. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 282–284. ISBN 978-0312203559.