Fall 1980 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

This is a list of the Fall 1980 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates.

Tournament summary The tournament was held at Fort Washington Golf Club in Fresno, California. Bruce Douglass opened with a 65 (−6) to take a two-stroke lead over a number of players, including Fred Couples. In the second round, Douglass shot a 69 to maintain the lead. In the third round, Douglass shot a 67 at the "difficult" course to take a seven-shot lead. In the final round, Douglass shot a one-under-par 70 to defeat runner-up Doug Black by seven strokes. In addition, he outplayed notable qualifiers like Mark O'Meara, Loren Roberts, and Fred Couples by several shots. Douglass "gained his playing privileges for the second time."

Peter Teravainen, who played on the PGA Tour the previous season, missed qualifying by one shot. The European Tour then gave membership to the top 15 players who failed to qualify at PGA Tour Qualifying School. Teravainen accepted membership.

List of graduates #PlayerNotes1 Bruce DouglassWinner of 1975 and 1976 Massachusetts Amateur2 Doug BlackT3 Jack Ferenz Jeff HewesT5 Jim Booros Keith Lyford Gary Trivisonno Allan Strange Ted Goin Curtis WorleyT11 Mark O'MearaWinner of 1979 U.S. Amateur Tim NorrisT13 Dan Frickley Rod NuckollsT15 John Mazza Perry Arthur Loren Roberts Darrell Kestner Don Levin John JacobsT21 Scott Stegner Brent Murray Richie Adham Bob Beauchemin Fred CouplesWinner of 1978 Washington Open Thomas Gray Jimmy Paschal Source:

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