This is a list of the 1987 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates. 54 players earned their 1988

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card through Q-School in 1987. The tournament was played over 108 holes at Pine Lakes Golf Club and Matanzas Golf Club, in

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. Those earning cards split the $100,000 purse, with the winner earning $15,000.

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was the medallist. Jim Hallet finished in second place. After several attempts in the mid-1980s, Hallet finally made it on to the PGA Tour.

Tournament summary

Several former PGA Tour winners entered the tournament trying to regain full-time status. They included

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, John Fought, Barry Jaeckel, Bobby Cole, and Leonard Thompson. Eichelberger and Thompson were the only ones that were successful. Fought was disqualified in the first round for signing an incorrect scorecard.

List of graduates

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References

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