title: Spring 1968 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
text: # Spring 1968 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
  
  This is a list of the Spring 1968 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates.
  
  The tournament was played over 144 holes at the PGA National Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida in late April/early May. There were 81 players in the field and 15 earned their tour card.
  
  ## Tournament summary
  
  The medalist was Bob Dickson, winner of 1967 U.S. and British Amateurs. In his third attempt, Mike Hill made it onto the PGA Tour for the first time.
  
  ## List of graduates
  
  | # | Player | Notes |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Bob Dickson | Winner of 1967 U.S. Amateur and British Amateur |
  | 2 | George Thorpe | |
  | 3 | Jack Ewing | |
  | 4 | Hale Irwin | 1967 NCAA Division I Championship (individual champion) |
  | T5 | Clive Clark | Winner of 1966 Danish Open |
  | T5 | Larry Hinson | 1967 NCAA Division II Championship (individual champion) |
  | T5 | Joseph Porter III | |
  | 8 | Mike Hill | |
  | T9 | Benson McLendon Jr. | |
  | T9 | Hideyo Sugimoto | Winner of 1964 Japan Open and Yomiuri International |
  | 11 | John Shackleford | |
  | 12 | John Jacobs | |
  | T13 | Kenneth Fulton | |
  | T13 | Jim King | |
  | 15 | Dennis Rouse | |
  
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