1983 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
This is a list of the 1983 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates. 57 players earned their 1984 PGA Tour card through Q-School in 1983. The tournament was played over 108 holes at the Tournament Players Club in Ponte Vedra, Florida.[1][2]
Tournament summary[edit]
A couple of future big names were unsuccessful at the tournament. Corey Pavin was "an unexpected failure" failing to move past the regional qualifying section.[3][4] In the finals, Bob Tway shot a closing 81, including a three-putt on the final green to miss earning a card by a stroke.[5]
List of graduates[edit]
| Place | Player | Notes |
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| 1 |  Willie Wood |
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| 2 | Brett Upper |
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| T3 | Bill Britton |
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| Griff Moody |
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| Joey Sindelar |
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| 6 | Jay Cudd |
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| T7 | Mark Brooks |
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| Jodie Mudd |
Winner of 1980 and 1981 U.S. Amateur Public Links | |
| Corey Pavin |
1 Southern African Tour win, 1 European Tour win | |
| Bill Sander |
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| 11 | Tom Lehman |
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| 12 | Steve Liebler |
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| T13 | Brad Faxon |
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| David Peoples |
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| Michael Putnam |
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| T16 | Jim Kane |
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| Kenny Knox |
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| Loren Roberts |
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| Scott Watkins |
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| T20 | Adam Adams |
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 Ken Brown |
2 European Tour wins | |
| Gary Krueger |
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| Clyde Rego |
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| T24 | Curt Byrum |
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| Ken Kelley |
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| Mike Smith |
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| Randy Watkins |
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| T28 | Jim Gallagher Jr. |
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| Tom Lamore |
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 K.C. Liao |
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| Gary Marlowe |
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| Tommy Valentine |
Runner-up at 1981 Atlanta Classic | |
| Mark Wiebe |
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| T34 | Paul Azinger |
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| Rick Dalpos |
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| Bill Glasson |
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| John Hamarik |
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| Lyn Lott |
Three 3rd-place finishes on PGA Tour | |
| T39 | James Blair |
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| Mark Calcavecchia |
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| Mike Cunning |
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| Greg Farrow |
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| Jack Ferenz |
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| Frank Fuhrer |
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| Larry Rinker |
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| Gene Sauers |
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| Mick Soli |
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| Jack Sprandlin |
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| Bobby Stroble |
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| T50 | Kurt Cox |
3 Asia Golf Circuit wins |
| Mike Gove |
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| Grier Jones |
3 PGA Tour wins | |
 Gavan Levenson |
1 European Tour win, 1 Sunshine Tour win | |
| David O'Kelley |
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| Mike Peck |
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| Gary Pinns |
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| Lee Rinker |
References[edit]
- ^ Hogan, Jerry (November 23, 1983). "Sindelar wins his tour card". Star-Gazette. Elmira, New York. p. 3B–4B – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "PGA Qualifying Tournament". Star-Gazette. Elmira, New York. Associated Press. November 23, 1983. p. 4B – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ventura County Star 27 Jan 1983, page 24". Newspapers.com. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ "Pavin pips Price with final 66". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. January 24, 1983. p. 22. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Diaz, Jaime (December 10, 1990). "Golf: Qualifying School For the PGA Tour Isn't Elementary". The New York Times. p. C-2. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- ^ Gould, David (1999). Q-School Confidential: Inside Golf's Cruelest Tournament. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 273–275. ISBN 978-0312203559.