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. 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.
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. Eichelberger and Thompson were the only ones that were successful. Fought was disqualified in the first round for signing an incorrect scorecard.
List of graduates
| Place | Player | Notes |
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| 1 |  John Huston |
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| 2 | Jim Hallet |
1987 Order of Merit winner on Asia Golf Circuit |
| 3 | Jim Booros |
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| T4 | Bill Buttner |
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| Bruce Zabriski |
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| T6 |  Jim Nelford |
2 runner-up finishes on PGA Tour |
| Scott Verplank |
Winner of 1984 U.S. Amateur, 1 PGA Tour win | |
| T8 | Billy Andrade |
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| Clark Burroughs |
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| Tommy Armour III |
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| David Canipe |
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| T12 | Steve Lowery |
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| David Peoples |
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| Bob Proben |
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| Robert Thompson |
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| T16 | Greg Ladehoff |
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| Joey Rassett |
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| Tom Sieckmann |
3 Asia Golf Circuit wins | |
| Brian Tennyson |
2 Asia Golf Circuit wins | |
| Leonard Thompson |
2 PGA Tour wins | |
| Paul Trittler |
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| T22 | Jim Carter |
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| Jeff Coston |
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| T24 | Michael Blackburn |
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| Brandel Chamblee |
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| Barry Cheesman |
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| Tom Pernice Jr. |
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| Harry Taylor |
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| Kim Young |
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| T30 | Mike Bender |
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| Mark Brooks |
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| Billy Ray Brown |
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| Steve Thomas |
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| T34 |  Antonio Cerda, Jr. |
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| Richard Cromwell |
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| Mark Maness |
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| Brian Mogg |
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| Tim Norris |
1 PGA Tour win | |
| Rick Pearson |
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| John Snyder |
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| T41 | Danny Briggs |
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| Bill Britton |
Playoff loss at 1982 Walt Disney World Golf Classic | |
| Greg Farrow |
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| Dillard Pruitt |
Winner of 1983 Sunnehanna Amateur | |
| Loren Roberts |
Winner of 1979 PGA Assistant Championship | |
| Duffy Waldorf |
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| T47 | Roy Biancalana |
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| Brad Bryant |
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| Jay Delsing |
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| Dave Eichelberger |
4 PGA Tour wins | |
| Mike Hammond |
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| Jeffrey Lankford |
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| Lance Ten Broeck |
Winner of Magnolia State Classic | |
| Brett Upper |
Sources:
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Johnson, Mark (January 17, 1988). "Qualifying School PGA's Toughest Test". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ Gould, David (1999). Q-School Confidential: Inside Golf's Cruelest Tournament. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 282–284. ISBN 978-0312203559.
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