This is a list of the Spring 1978 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates. The top 25 players and ties graduated onto the

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. There were 150 players in the field. Regional qualifying for the northeast was held at Grossinger's Country Club in

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. The field was 50 players. Mike Zach was medallist at 286 (+2). Overall, 17 players from the northeast regional moved on to final qualifying. Brothers

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and Ed Byman qualified for the finals. It was the 3rd attempt for Bob and the 5th attempt for Ed. Both missed qualifying by a shot the previous year. The professional

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also qualified for the finals. It was at least his second time at the

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Tournament summary

Final qualifying was held at University of New Mexico course in

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. The event was held June 7–10. A number of notable golfers with successful amateur careers attempted to qualify for the tour. They included

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, the 1976

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champion, Scott Simpson, the 1976 and 1977

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in golf, and

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, the 1977 U.S. Amateur champion. After two rounds, 25th place was at 143 strokes. At this point Fought was the only one inside the prospective cut-off point with 142 strokes. Sander was at 146 strokes and Simpson was at 148 strokes. Ultimately from this group, only Sander moved on. In his third attempt at PGA Tour Qualifying School, Adam Adams, Jr. successfully made it onto the PGA Tour. He tied for 4th place. In addition, Mike Zach, the medallist from the northeast regional, was also successful, finishing in a tie for 6th place. The Byman brothers also successfully qualified.

List of graduates

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References

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