# 1996 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

This is a list of the 49 players who earned 1997 PGA Tour cards through the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament in 1996.
| Place | Player | PGA Tour starts | Cuts made | Notes |
| T1 | Allen Doyle | 35 | 19 | 3 Nike Tour wins |
| T1 | Jimmy Johnston | 30 | 7 | |
| T3 | Doug Barron | 1 | 0 | |
| T3 | Chip Sullivan | 2 | 0 | |
| T5 | Jimmy Green | 3 | 1 | 1 Nike Tour win |
| T5 | Tom Pernice Jr. | 133 | 50 | |
| T7 | Brent Geiberger | 0 | 0 | |
| T7 | Phil Tataurangi | 25 | 10 | 1 Nike Tour win; 1 PGA Tour of Australasia win |
| T9 | Gabriel Hjertstedt | 0 | 0 | |
| T9 | Larry Silveira | 134 | 60 | 1 Nike Tour win |
| T9 | Tommy Armour III | 261 | 123 | 1 PGA Tour win |
| T9 | Shaun Micheel | 22 | 4 | |
| T9 | J. P. Hayes | 59 | 24 | 1 Nike Tour win |
| T9 | Mike Standly | 184 | 101 | 1 PGA Tour win |
| T9 | Shane Bertsch | 29 | 9 | |
| T16 | Donnie Hammond | 348 | 247 | 2 PGA Tour wins |
| T16 | David Sutherland | 39 | 16 | |
| T16 | Robert Damron | 1 | 0 | |
| T16 | Hideki Kase | 5 | 3 | 3 Japan Golf Tour wins |
| T16 | John Dowdall | 48 | 12 | 1 Nike Tour win |
| T21 | Jack O'Keefe | 1 | 0 | |
| T21 | Kevin Burton | 3 | 2 | |
| T21 | Sonny Skinner | 58 | 23 | 2 Nike Tour wins |
| T21 | Jeff Hart | 101 | 47 | |
| T21 | Craig Kanada | 5 | 1 | |
| T21 | Adam Mednick | 1 | 0 | 5 Challenge Tour wins |
| T21 | Larry Rinker | 395 | 229 | |
| T21 | Rafael Alarcón | 38 | 9 | |
| T21 | Tom Byrum | 306 | 163 | 1 PGA Tour win |
| T21 | Todd Demsey | 7 | 3 | |
| T21 | Billy Ray Brown | 234 | 129 | 2 PGA Tour wins |
| T21 | Tray Tyner | 82 | 30 | |
| T33 | Kevin Sutherland | 35 | 22 | |
| T33 | Jim McGovern | 195 | 112 | 1 PGA Tour win |
| T33 | Tony Mollica | 1 | 1 | |
| T33 | Frank Lickliter | 30 | 15 | 1 Nike Tour win |
| T37 | Tim Simpson | 512 | 349 | 4 PGA Tour wins |
| T37 | Dave Barr | 480 | 304 | 2 PGA Tour wins |
| T37 | Bob Wolcott | 138 | 64 | |
| T37 | Jay Delsing | 351 | 179 | |
| T37 | Bradley Hughes | 21 | 10 | 4 PGA Tour of Australasia wins |
| T37 | Stuart Appleby | 30 | 18 | 2 Nike Tour wins |
| T37 | Spike McRoy | 1 | 0 | |
| T37 | Paul Tesori | 0 | 0 | |
| T37 | Craig Bowden | 0 | 0 | |
| T37 | Brad Sutterfield | 0 | 0 | |
| T37 | Anthony Rodriguez | 7 | 5 | |
| T37 | Brian Henninger | 107 | 58 | 1 PGA Tour win |
| T37 | Paul Claxton | 0 | 0 | |
PGA Tour rookie in 1997

## 1997 Results

| Player | Starts | Cuts made | Best finish | Money list rank | Earnings ($) |
| Allen Doyle | 28 | 13 | T26 | 189 | 66,555 |
| Jimmy Johnston | 31 | 12 | T2 | 132 | 163,202 |
| Doug Barron* | 31 | 21 | T6 | 116 | 198,051 |
| Chip Sullivan* | 27 | 11 | T36 | 215 | 41,019 |
| Jimmy Green* | 31 | 12 | T19 | 197 | 61,153 |
| Tom Pernice Jr. | 30 | 12 | 4 | 127 | 173,012 |
| Brent Geiberger* | 29 | 19 | T2 | 62 | 395,472 |
| Phil Tataurangi | 28 | 12 | 3 | 96 | 256,930 |
| Gabriel Hjertstedt* | 23 | 11 | Win | 89 | 279,624 |
| Larry Silveira | 24 | 6 | T20 | 222 | 36,356 |
| Tommy Armour III | 30 | 18 | T17 | 131 | 163,664 |
| Shaun Micheel | 21 | 5 | T49 | 250 | 14,519 |
| J. P. Hayes | 29 | 18 | T8 | 135 | 160,722 |
| Mike Standly | 28 | 14 | 2 | 75 | 318,939 |
| Shane Bertsch | 30 | 11 | T19 | 182 | 73,480 |
| Donnie Hammond | 21 | 12 | T2 | 106 | 224,799 |
| David Sutherland | 28 | 14 | T2 | 84 | 288,663 |
| Robert Damron* | 32 | 17 | T3 | 53 | 455,604 |
| Hideki Kase* | 30 | 14 | 15 | 152 | 120,478 |
| John Dowdall | 24 | 6 | T31 | 232 | 27,389 |
| Jack O'Keefe* | 27 | 10 | T13 | 175 | 85,220 |
| Kevin Burton* | 26 | 10 | T6 | 178 | 78,534 |
| Sonny Skinner | 25 | 9 | T13 | 206 | 46,328 |
| Jeff Hart | 28 | 12 | T21 | 188 | 67,829 |
| Craig Kanada* | 23 | 5 | T28 | 234 | 25,125 |
| Adam Mednick* | 18 | 14 | T20 | 237 | 23,801 |
| Larry Rinker | 33 | 15 | T8 | 124 | 188,281 |
| Rafael Alarcón | 26 | 13 | T19 | 176 | 79,928 |
| Tom Byrum | 27 | 21 | T2 | 42 | 525,161 |
| Todd Demsey* | 27 | 9 | T24 | 214 | 41,774 |
| Billy Ray Brown | 24 | 11 | Win | 91 | 268,709 |
| Tray Tyner | 27 | 9 | T15 | 199 | 57,355 |
| Kevin Sutherland | 27 | 17 | 2 | 52 | 455,860 |
| Jim McGovern | 32 | 13 | T7 | 144 | 140,756 |
| Tony Mollica* | 21 | 2 | T65 | 294 | 6,225 |
| Frank Lickliter | 30 | 14 | T4 | 107 | 221,049 |
| Tim Simpson | 25 | 7 | T23 | 224 | 33,166 |
| Dave Barr | 4 | 1 | T38 | 300 | 5,400 |
| Bob Wolcott | 27 | 8 | T10 | 195 | 62,653 |
| Jay Delsing | 28 | 14 | T7 | 167 | 102,592 |
| Bradley Hughes* | 27 | 12 | T8 | 142 | 142,793 |
| Stuart Appleby | 23 | 18 | Win | 18 | 1,003,356 |
| Spike McRoy* | 27 | 7 | T19 | 190 | 66,274 |
| Paul Tesori* | 12 | 0 | Cut | n/a | 0 |
| Craig Bowden* | 21 | 8 | T23 | 218 | 40,118 |
| Brad Sutterfield* | 20 | 4 | T23 | 243 | 18,649 |
| Anthony Rodriguez* | 25 | 6 | T13 | 208 | 45,319 |
| Brian Henninger | 25 | 15 | T2 | 71 | 329,864 |
| Paul Claxton* | 23 | 10 | 12 | 177 | 79,118 |
*PGA Tour rookie in 1997 T = Tied  The player retained his PGA Tour card for 1998 (finished inside the top 125)  The player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 1998, but retained conditional status (finished between 126-150)  The player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 1998 (finished outside the top 150)

## Winners on the PGA Tour in 1997

| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | Mar 16 | Stuart Appleby | Honda Classic | −14 (68-68-67-71=274) | 1 stroke | Michael Bradley Payne Stewart |
| 2 | Jul 20 | Billy Ray Brown | Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic | −17 (69-66-69-67=271) | 1 stroke | Mike Standly |
| 3 | Sep 28 | Gabriel Hjertstedt | B.C. Open | −13 (70-69-66-70=275) | 1 stroke | Andrew Magee Chris Perry Lee Rinker |

## Runners-up on the PGA Tour in 1997

| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winner | Winning score | Runner-up score |
| 1 | Feb 9 | Donnie Hammond | Buick Invitational | Mark O'Meara | −13 (67-66-71-71=275) | −11 (73-67-68-69=277) |
| 2 | Mar 23 | Stuart Appleby | Bay Hill Invitational | Phil Mickelson | −16 (72-65-70-65=272) | −13 (73-63-70-69=275) |
| 3 | May 4 | Kevin Sutherland Lost in playoff | Shell Houston Open | Phil Blackmar | −12 (68-71-67-70=276) | −12 (68-72-66-70=276) |
| 4 | May 11 | Brian Henninger | BellSouth Classic | Scott McCarron | −14 (70-69-66-69=274) | −11 (70-71-68-68=277) |
| 5 | Jul 13 | Jimmy Johnston | Quad City Classic | David Toms | −15 (67-66-67-65=265) | −12 (70-67-69-62=268) |
| 6 | Jul 20 | Mike Standly | Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic | Billy Ray Brown | −17 (69-66-69-67=271) | −16 (69-67-70-66=272) |
| 7 | Jul 27 | Tom Byrum | Canon Greater Hartford Open | Stewart Cink | −13 (69-67-65-66=267) | −12 (66-68-65-69=268) |
| 8 | Aug 3 | Stuart Appleby (2) | Sprint International | Phil Mickelson | 48 points (14-13-12-9) | 41 points (9-10-13-9) |
| 9 | Aug 10 | Tom Byrum (2) | Buick Open | Vijay Singh | −15 (67-73-67-66=273) | −11 (72-68-70-67=277) |
| 10 | Aug 31 | David Sutherland | Greater Milwaukee Open | Scott Hoch | −16 (70-66-66-66=268) | −15 (70-65-65-69=269) |
| 11 | Sep 21 | Brent Geiberger | LaCantera Texas Open | Tim Herron | −17 (71-67-64-69=271) | −15 (67-72-69-65=273) |