title: 1972 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
text: # 1972 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
  
  This is a list of the 1972 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates.
  
  The event was held at Silverado Country Club, South course, in Napa, California in late October/early November. After three 72-hole regional qualifiers, there were 81 players in the 108-hole final qualifying tournament.
  
  ## Tournament summary
  
  Larry Stubblefield and John Adams tied for the lead and Stubblefield won a sudden-death playoff for the top position. A total of 25 players earned their tour card. Joe Inman, who recently graduated from Wake Forest University, participated in his first Q-school. However, he did not successfully graduate onto the PGA Tour.
  
  ## List of graduates
  
  | Place | Player | Notes |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Larry Stubblefield | |
  | 2 | John Adams | |
  | T3 | Pat Fitzsimons | Winner of 1969 Northwest Open |
  | T3 | Paul Purtzer | |
  | T3 | Jim Simons | |
  | T6 | Lon Hinkle | |
  | T6 | Victor Regalado | |
  | T8 | Bruce Ashworth | |
  | T8 | Mike McCullough | Winner of 1970 Ohio Amateur |
  | T10 | Bob Allard | |
  | T10 | Greg Edwards | |
  | T10 | Tom Kite | Winner of 1972 NCAA Championship (individual title) |
  | T10 | Andy North | Winner of 1971 Western Amateur |
  | T14 | Jim Ahern | |
  | T14 | Tom McGinnis | |
  | T14 | John Morgan | |
  | T17 | Lloyd Hughes | |
  | T17 | Gary Sanders | |
  | 19 | Don Padgett | |
  | T20 | Tim Collins | |
  | T20 | Tom Evans | |
  | T20 | Jeff Hewes | |
  | T20 | Mike Kallam | |
  | T20 | Tom Jenkins | |
  | T20 | Artie McNickle | |
  
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