1995 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
This is a list of the 43 players who earned 1996 PGA Tour cards through the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament in 1995.
| Place | Player | PGA Tour starts |
Cuts made |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Paulson | 21 | 10 | |
| T2 | Omar Uresti | 32 | 16 | 1 Nike Tour win |
| T2 | Steve Hart | 161 | 53 | |
| T4 | Joey Gullion | 1 | 0 | |
| T4 | Shane Bertsch | 1 | 1 | |
| T4 | Tom Byrum | 280 | 151 | 1 PGA Tour win |
| T4 | Olin Browne | 69 | 30 | 3 Nike Tour wins |
| T4 | Kevin Sutherland | 2 | 1 | |
| T9 | Russ Cochran | 377 | 237 | 1 PGA Tour win |
| T9 | Tim Herron | 1 | 0 | |
| 12 | Steve Jurgensen | 3 | 1 | 1 Nike Tour win |
| T13 | David Peoples | 340 | 186 | 2 PGA Tour wins |
| T13 | Scott Medlin | 2 | 0 | |
| T13 | Clarence Rose | 345 | 184 | 1 Nike Tour win |
| T16 | Lucas Parsons | 0 | 0 | 3 PGA Tour of Australasia wins |
| T16 | Hisayuki Sasaki | 2 | 0 | 2 Japan Golf Tour wins |
| T16 | Brian Tennyson | 152 | 83 | |
| T16 | Robert Wrenn | 282 | 157 | 1 PGA Tour win |
| T16 | Paul Stankowski | 60 | 25 | |
| T21 | Steve Rintoul | 62 | 32 | |
| T21 | Billy Ray Brown | 208 | 114 | 2 PGA Tour wins |
| T21 | Frank Lickliter | 1 | 0 | 1 Nike Tour win |
| T21 | Ronnie Black | 387 | 239 | 2 PGA Tour wins |
| T21 | Jeff Gallagher | 2 | 0 | 1 Nike Tour win |
| T21 | Len Mattiace | 28 | 13 | |
| T27 | Bart Bryant | 82 | 41 | |
| T27 | Scott Dunlap | 3 | 2 | |
| T27 | Joe Daley | 2 | 1 | |
| T30 | Jay Williamson | 22 | 11 | |
| T30 | John Maginnes | 2 | 1 | 1 Nike Tour win |
| T30 | Taylor Smith | 3 | 2 | 1 Nike Tour win |
| T30 | Jeff Julian | 3 | 0 | |
| T30 | Greg Kraft | 119 | 52 | |
| T30 | Mike Swartz | 7 | 1 | |
| T30 | Jarmo Sandelin | 1 | 1 | 1 European Tour win |
| T30 | Joel Edwards | 203 | 86 | |
| T38 | John Elliott | 54 | 21 | 1 Nike Tour win |
| T38 | Andy Bean | 480 | 311 | 11 PGA Tour wins |
| T38 | Bryan Gorman | 2 | 0 | |
| T38 | Jeff Hart | 78 | 36 | |
| T38 | Ron Whittaker | 4 | 1 | |
| T38 | Gary Rusnak | 5 | 2 |
PGA Tour rookie in 1996
1996 Results
| Player | Starts | Cuts made |
Best finish |
Money list rank |
Earnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Paulson | 30 | 14 | T12 | 155 | 116,071 |
| Omar Uresti | 32 | 15 | T7 | 122 | 171,797 |
| Steve Hart | 1 | 1 | 77 | 364 | 2,325 |
| Joey Gullion* | 30 | 13 | T5 | 163 | 99,849 |
| Shane Bertsch* | 28 | 8 | T5 | 188 | 65,517 |
| Tom Byrum | 26 | 12 | T3 | 126 | 166,500 |
| Olin Browne | 27 | 21 | T7 | 94 | 223,703 |
| Kevin Sutherland* | 33 | 21 | T9 | 135 | 144,828 |
| Russ Cochran | 28 | 14 | 2 | 62 | 330,183 |
| Tim Herron* | 31 | 22 | Win | 39 | 475,670 |
| Steve Jurgensen* | 31 | 15 | T10 | 152 | 118,049 |
| David Peoples | 22 | 7 | T25 | 215 | 32,385 |
| Scott Medlin* | 23 | 5 | T26 | 236 | 23,277 |
| Clarence Rose | 27 | 17 | Win | 41 | 461,899 |
| Lucas Parsons* | 24 | 4 | T35 | 240 | 21,233 |
| Hisayuki Sasaki* | 19 | 13 | T11 | 159 | 105,651 |
| Brian Tennyson | 22 | 15 | T9 | 166 | 96,329 |
| Robert Wrenn | 25 | 12 | T12 | 176 | 81,690 |
| Paul Stankowski | 25 | 11 | Win | 52 | 390,575 |
| Steve Rintoul | 27 | 10 | T35 | 213 | 33,965 |
| Billy Ray Brown | 26 | 15 | T22 | 185 | 67,203 |
| Frank Lickliter* | 29 | 15 | T7 | 138 | 138,847 |
| Ronnie Black | 26 | 20 | T5 | 91 | 247,320 |
| Jeff Gallagher* | 31 | 11 | T10 | 157 | 114,001 |
| Len Mattiace | 30 | 15 | T2 | 92 | 238,977 |
| Bart Bryant | 26 | 14 | T18 | 172 | 88,788 |
| Scott Dunlap* | 28 | 13 | T3 | 124 | 168,682 |
| Joe Daley* | 27 | 13 | T6 | 167 | 96,287 |
| Jay Williamson | 27 | 13 | T7 | 175 | 82,773 |
| John Maginnes* | 28 | 14 | T2 | 113 | 184,065 |
| Taylor Smith* | 27 | 16 | T2 | 102 | 221,517 |
| Jeff Julian* | 26 | 17 | T16 | 193 | 55,602 |
| Greg Kraft | 27 | 15 | T3 | 61 | 331,708 |
| Mike Swartz* | 29 | 8 | T7 | 181 | 77,616 |
| Jarmo Sandelin* | 14 | 1 | T72 | 360 | 2,509 |
| Joel Edwards | 27 | 20 | T4 | 90 | 248,450 |
| John Elliott | 22 | 5 | T14 | 226 | 26,926 |
| Andy Bean | 28 | 10 | 8 | 177 | 80,849 |
| Bryan Gorman* | 24 | 11 | T28 | 200 | 47,713 |
| Jeff Hart | 23 | 11 | T20 | 186 | 66,450 |
| Ron Whittaker* | 23 | 8 | T33 | 224 | 29,656 |
| Gary Rusnak* | 26 | 14 | T20 | 183 | 74,209 |
*PGA Tour rookie in 1996
T = Tied
The player retained his PGA Tour card for 1997 (finished inside the top 125)
The player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 1997, but retained conditional status (finished between 126-150)
The player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 1997 (finished outside the top 150)
Winners on the PGA Tour in 1996
| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 10 | Tim Herron | Honda Classic | −17 (62-68-72-69=271) | 4 strokes | Mark McCumber |
| 2 | Apr 7 | Paul Stankowski | BellSouth Classic | −8 (68-71-70-71=280) | Playoff | Brandel Chamblee |
| 3 | Aug 18 | Clarence Rose | Sprint International | 31 points (6-3-12-10) | Playoff | Brad Faxon |
Runners-up on the PGA Tour in 1996
| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winner | Winning score | Runner-up score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 28 | Russ Cochran | CVS Charity Classic | John Cook | −16 (65-67-67-69=268) | −13 (68-64-71-68=271) |
| 2 | Aug 25 | Taylor Smith | Greater Vancouver Open | Guy Boros | −15 (71-65-65-71=272) | −14 (71-65-65-72=273) |
| 3–4 | Sep 29 |
John Maginnes Lost in five-man playoff |
Buick Challenge | Michael Bradley | −10 (66-68=134) | −10 (68-66=134) |
|
Len Mattiace Lost in five-man playoff |
−10 (66-68=134) |