Fall 1978 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

The Southeastern Regional was held at Sea Balms Golf Course in Saint Simons Island in Georgia. Among notable players in the field were Vance Heafner, Chip Beck, David Canipe, and David Eger. After the first round Beck of Fayetteville, North Carolina took the first round lead with a 65. Skip Dunaway of Charlotte, North Carolina was one shot behind.^[2]

Jim Thorpe was back at q-school after losing playing privileges on the PGA Tour. He earned co-medallist honors with John Fought.^[3]

#	Player	Notes
T1	John Fought	Winner of 1977 U.S. Amateur
	Jim Thorpe
3	Robert Donald
	Roger Calvin
T5	Scott Simpson	Winner of 1976 and 1977 NCAA Division I Championship
	David Edwards	Winner of 1978 NCAA Division I Championship
	Chip Beck
8	Tommy Valentine
	Mark Mike
	Dan Halldorson	4 Canadian Tour wins
	Tom McGinnis
12	Lindy Miller	Low amateur at 1978 Masters Tournament
	Dick Mast
	Jack Ferenz
15	Don Shirey Jr.
	Dana Quigley
	Mike Brannan
18	Tommy Thomas
19	David Lundstrom
	Tom Chaim
21	Jack Sommers
	Dennis Sullivan
	Tony Hollifield
24	Buddy Gardner
	Larry Webb
	Sam Trahan
	Bobby Barker

Source: ^[4]