This is a list of the 1982 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates. 50 players earned their 1983

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card through

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in 1982. The tournament was played over 108 holes at the

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. The top 30 players split the $50,000 purse, with the winner earning $9,000. This was the first qualifying school during the PGA Tour's the "All-exempt Tour" era. All graduates had full status on the PGA Tour the subsequent year.

Tournament summary

Donnie Hammond won the event by a record breaking margin.

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played in the

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for the 17th time. He had been unsuccessful the first 16 times. He opened poorly with rounds of 79–76. However, he "steadied" with a "brilliant" fourth round 66. In the sixth and final round, he shot a 73 to earn his card for the first time.

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attempted to earn playing privileges for the second straight year. He missed graduating by one shot this time.

List of graduates

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References

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