Fall 1977 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
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This is a list of the Fall 1977 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates.
The event was held at Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina. There were 144 players in the event.[1] The top 30 players would earn playing privileges for the PGA Tour.[2]
There were a number of changes from previous qualifying schools. In June 1977, Commissioner Deane Beman announced the addition of sectional and regional components to qualifying school. He thought this would help weed out mediocre players and make finals more logistically simple.[3] The length of finals was also reduced from 108 holes to 72 holes.[4] According to the Associated Press, recent two-time NCAA champion Scott Simpson and 1976 U.S. Amateur champion Bill Sander were considered the favorites.[1] In addition, former All-Americans from Oklahoma State University–Stillwater, Tom Jones and Jaime Gonzalez, were also "expected to succeed."[4]
