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How Do You Qualify For Champions Golf Tour?

The PGA Tour Champions is highly competitive and exclusive. In order to qualify, golfers must satisfy the following criteria:

• There are 78 total spots in the Tour
• Golfers must be 50 years or older
• Golfers must play in regional qualifier unless otherwise exempt
• Golfers must pay a $3,000 application fee

The PGA Tour Champions is a professional golf tour for senior golfers. Many of the greatest golfers of all time have played on this tour, including Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson.  To qualify for the PGA Tour Champions, one must either be a professional PGA Golfer or a highly skilled amateur golfer who receives an exemption.

Champions Tour Eligibility

Those looking to qualify for the PGA Tour Champions must be at least 50 years of age, or 49 and turning 50 before June 1st of that year. They also must apply online and pay a fee of $3,000. With the application, at least two letters of reference from a Class A PGA Pro or Champions Tour member are required. You are also required to show a copy of your birth certificate and results from two tournaments held in the last year. 

Amateurs who meet the age criteria can enter the PGA Tour Champions Qualifying Tournament. An amateur who finishes among the top 30 at this event must forfeit their status as an amateur to play in the PGA Tour Event Champions Qualifier. When you are in the top 12 of the qualifying stage, the top five will be fully exempt, and the next seven will be reserved and will be able to compete in Champions Tour events on a space-available basis.

Golfers can also earn a sponsorship exemption for a specific tournament, in which a sponsor of the golfer grants entry to the tournament. These exemptions are typically reserved for more popular golfers, as granting them entry will help the tournament’s overall brand.

How old do you need to be to qualify for the Champions Tour?

To qualify for the PGA Tour Champions, you must be at least 50 years old.  You can also qualify for the Champions Tour if you are 49 turning 50 by June 1st of that year. The Champions Tour is reserved for senior golf players that have aged out of the PGA Tour. However, golfers over the age of 50 are still eligible to play in PGA Tour events.

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The final stage of the 2023 PGA Tour Champions Qualifying Tournament is this week at TPC Scottsdale.

The Champions course will host 78 players in four rounds concluding on Friday. The field includes a major champion and an NCAA champion.

In all, five players will earn their 2023 tour cards and be fully exempt into the 16 open, full-field PGA Tour Champions events (which do not include the majors).

Those who finish in spots six through 30 and ties are eligible to apply for PGA Tour Champions Associate Membership, which allows them the chance to enter 2023 event qualifiers.

There are 78 different stories in Scottsdale this week. Here are a few of the interesting ones.

Brandel Chamblee

Brandel Chamblee at the 1998 Buick Open at the Warwick Hills Country Club in Grand Blanc, Michigan. (Photo: Matthew Stockman/Allsport)

Chamblee, 60, has one PGA Tour win on his resume, the 1998 Greater Vancouver Open. The Golf Channel analyst made 188 cuts in 370 PGA Tour outings, with his last event being the 2008 Pebble Beach Pro-Am. He made $4,018,410 in his Tour career. Chamblee has played in six PGA Tour Champions events but none since 2019.

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Todd Demsey at the the 2012 HP Byron Nelson Championship at TPC Four Seasons Resort in Irving, Texas. (Photo: Darren Carroll/Getty Images)

Todd Demsey, who turned 50 last summer, was a two-time First Team All-American at Arizona State and won the 1993 individual NCAA championship. A teammate of Phil Mickelson, Demsey was a PGA Tour rookie in 1997. In 1998, he won three state opens (Arizona, Utah, California) but got bit by the injury bug in 2001. He competed on the then-Buy.com Tour in 2002. In 2003, he had a pair of surgeries to remove parts of a brain tumor.

Jonathan Kaye

Jonathan Kaye at the the Ascension Charity Classic at Norwood Hills Country Club in Jennings, Missouri. (Photo: Richard Ulreich/CSM via ZUMA Wire)

Jonathan Kaye, 52, was a two-time winner on the PGA Tour (2003 Buick Open, 2004 FBR Open) and won more than $10.5 million in on-course earnings. The former CU Buffalo has played five times on the Champions tour since becoming eligible.

Bob May hits his tee shot on the fourth hole during the final round of the 2020 Sanford International at Minnehaha Country Club in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. (Photo: Steve Dykes/Getty Images)

Bob May is perhaps best known for pushing Tiger Woods to the brink at the 2000 PGA Championship . None other than Ken Venturi and Jim Nantz dubbed it one of the best head-to-head duels ever.

May, 53, qualified for the Los Angeles Open when he was 16. Back problems became such an issue, he was off the PGA Tour in 2010. He has one professional victory, the Victor Chandler British Masters in 1999.

He has appeared in nine PGA Tour Champions events, with his best finish a tie for 17th at the 2020 Sanford International.

Shaun Micheel

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Shaun Micheel, 53, won his only PGA Tour title at the 2003 PGA Championship at Oak Hill. Nowadays, he’s the golf coach at Butler in Indianapolis.

He played four PGA Tour Champions events in 2022, including two majors. In 24 senior circuit appearances he has two top-10 finishes.

Tim O’Neal at the 2022 Ascension Charity Classic at Norwood Hills Country Club in St Louis. (Photo: Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)

After turning 50 in August, Tim O’Neal received the first-ever exemption for an APGA Tour player into a PGA Tour Champions event at the Ascension Charity Classic at Norwood Hills Country Club in St. Louis.

O’Neal has played eight PGA Tour events, his most recent at the 2021 Rocket Mortgage Classic. He played two Champions events in 2022, posting a tie for 19th at the Pure Insurance Championship at Pebble Beach.

His biggest achievements have come on the APGA Tour, where he won nine times. O’Neal is the only Black player to have won both the Georgia Amateur and Georgia State Open.

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The Michigan PGA Section will be running (2) Pre Qualifiers that will be held on June 19 at Twin Lakes Golf & Swim Club in Rochester Hills and June 20 at Fieldstone Golf Club in Auburn Hills.

• Players are allowed to select which qualifier they would like to participate in, and may only enter one Pre Qualifier.
• From these qualifiers the low 40 and ties will advance to the Monday Qualifier on June 24 at The Orchards Golf Club in Washington Township.
• From this Monday Qualifier (4) players will advance to the Rocket Mortgage Classic that will take place at Detroit Golf Club on June 27-30 ,2024

PRE QUALIFIERS

Twin Lakes Golf & Swim Club, Rochester Hills Date: Wednesday, June 19 Entry Deadline: Friday, June 14 at 5:00 PM EST Registration: Begins March 6 More info Click HERE

Fieldstone Golf Club of Auburn Hills Date: Thursday, June 20 Entry Deadline: Friday, June 14 at 5:00 PM EST Registration: Begins March 6 More info Click HERE

Format: The Pre Qualifiers will be 18-holes of individual stroke play competition. The total number of Pre-Qualifiers that will advance to the Monday Open Qualifying Competition will be  40 and ties.

In 2023 the number that advanced to the Monday Qualifier was 25 and ties. It increased to 40 and ties this year as it is determined by the total number of players in the Monday qualifier the previous year. If under 78 players the qualifying number goes to 40 and ties total for both Pre Qualifiers.

Note: Players can choose which Pre Qualifier to participate in. Same percentage will be used to select the number of qualifiers from each site – the split will be announced when the pairings are posted.

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The Orchards Golf Club Monday, June 24 Entry Deadline: Friday, June 21 at 5:00 PM EST

The top 4 will advance to the Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club on June 27-30 ,2024 For more info click HERE

PREVIOUS YEAR’S RESULTS 2023 Pre Qualifier Results – Fieldstone Golf Club 2023 Pre Qualifier Results – The Orchards 2023 Monday Qualifier Results

For more information or questions contact: Michigan PGA Tournament Director Justin Phillips (517) 580-6041   [email protected]

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In one of golf’s toughest tests, five players secured full PGA Tour Champions status for 2023 at the Final Stage of Q-School.

Richard Green earned medalist honors at TPC Scottsdale with a score of 18 under, four shots clear of runner-up Wes Short Jr.

Green, a 51-year-old Aussie, is a three-time DP World Tour winner and won twice this year on the European Senior Tour. He placed T-4 at the 2007 Open Championship, but has never played full-time in the United States.

"(Earning PGA Tour Champions status) means everything,” Green said. “I’ve had a long career playing overseas in Europe and I’ve wanted to always play in America. I tried my best to get a card on the PGA Tour in the 2000s and just fell short all the time. It’s like a goal achieved, so that’s a big deal.”

Short Jr. claimed full status on the tour in which he’s already made 213 starts and won twice. The 59-year-old Texan and 2005 Shriners Children’s Open winner had only one senior tour top-10 in 2022, but will have a chance to get back in the winner’s circle in 2023 with full status.

Three players — Tim O’Neal, Brian Cooper and David McKenzie — tied for third at 13 under to claim the final three cards for next season. Finishers 6-30 and ties notched associate membership, gaining access to weekly tournament qualifiers, starting with the Chubb Classic in February.

Cooper, a native of Pittsburgh, has no PGA Tour starts to his name, but has played eight times on the senior circuit, with his best finish a T-43 at the 2019 Principal Charity Classic.

Cooper has openly battled depression this year and was overwhelmed with emotion in the scoring tent.

“It’s been a hard year,” Cooper said afterward. “I had shoulder surgery and it was pretty significant, so to get through all that, it’s pretty — it’s hard to put into words ... I worked so hard for this.”

"It's hard to put into words." ❤️ Brian Cooper ( @CoopsGolf ) was overcome by emotion after earning his PGA TOUR Champions card through Final Stage of Q-School. pic.twitter.com/2iSD0QrZPu — PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) December 10, 2022

McKenzie, an Aussie who has made 102 senior tour stars, also earned his card after an emotional year. The 55-year-old left the tour early last season to see his brother before he passed away.

“I had him riding on my collar today,” McKenzie said.

And last but not least, O’Neal. The Savannah, Georgia, native is considered the elder statesman of the APGA Tour. Earlier in his career, he suffered multiple heartbreaks while trying to qualify for the PGA Tour, but this time, O’Neal was able to close the deal after gearing up for this opportunity since turning 50 in August. He earned two PGA Tour Champions exemptions earlier this year.

“Man, I’m really at a loss of words,” O’Neal told PGATour.com . “I’ve been going to Q-School for a long time, and for me to get status, my first year going to Champions Tour Q-School, just crazy happy right now. I’m at a loss for words, but it’s been a long time coming for me.”

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PGA Champions Tour Qualifiers

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A maximum of the low five (5) scorers from the Pre-Qualifier will gain entry into the Event Qualifier.

Each Event Qualifier will be conducted at 18-holes of stroke play.  A maximum of the low three (3) scorers from the Event Qualifier will gain entry into the Official Tournament in accordance with applicable PGA TOUR Champions policies and procedures.  There will be no alternates from the Event Qualifier.  A Sudden-Death playoff will commence immediately following play in the event of ties to determine the qualifying positions.  The number of Event Qualifier spots available will be posted prior to the commencement of play of the Event Qualifier. Each Event Qualifier will be conducted for all open, full-field tournaments by the respective local PGA of America Section and managed by the PGA TOUR Champions.  The Rules of the USGA govern play, as modified by the PGA Champions.  All decisions of the Rules Committee are final. Amateur Access : The Event Qualifier is open to professionals only, age 50 and over.  Amateurs are permitted to enter and compete in the Pre-Qualifier and maintain his/her amateur status.  However, should an amateur competing in the Pre-Qualifier successfully qualify for the Event Qualifier, amateur status will be forfeited prior to entering the Event Qualifier.  Amateurs who become professional specifically to enter the Event Qualifier and are not successful in qualifying may apply to the USGA for reinstatement of amateur status.

Event Qualifier Eligibility:   The Event Qualifier will be limited to professional players aged 50+ in the following categories:

• The top 30 players and anyone tied for 30th position from the 2023 PGA TOUR Champions Qualifying Tournament
•  Tournament Winners on the PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions and Korn Ferry Tour (Tournaments awarding official victory status and those players eligible via the Team Tournament Winner Category on the PGA TOUR)
•  PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions and Korn Ferry Tour Veteran Members (refer to Korn Ferry Tour Tournament Regulations
•  Those players finishing in 37th – 75th position on PGA TOUR Champions Official Points List from the 2022 season
•  Players who have earned one million dollars ($1,000,000) or more on PGA TOUR Champions
•  DP World Tour Past Champions and Legends Tour Past Champions whose victories were considered official
•  Players who Pre-Qualify and Event Qualify for an official PGA TOUR Champions event in the same week, will be exempt from Pre-Qualifying for the remainder of that season
• Up to six (6) players from a local Open “Pre-Qualifying” event conducted prior to this Event Qualifier (one of which my be designated by the host PGA Section)
•  Any Event Qualifier competing in the immediately preceding cosponsored or approved event that would otherwise be required to compete in the Pre-Qualifier

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The idea came from Earl Stewart, a PGA pro, in 1963. This wasn't long before the PGA Tour split from the PGA of America, and came at a time when the PGA's touring professionals, Arnold Palmer chief among them, were beginning to command more attention and money. As the Tour grew, Stewart and many others recognized that there was a need for a streamlined path for players to actually reach the tour. At that point, it was up to local sections to screen their best players, and that "qualification" process could vary, and was not always the play-based meritocracy it should have been. When Stewart suggested an annual qualifying tournament, the idea caught on and was implemented by 1965.

Since then, "Q School" (which used to involve actual lectures on etiquette, rules, and various other topics, hence the word "school") has gone through many incarnations, and has been influenced by changes in the greater game. For several years at the start, there were two Q Schools each year, one in the spring and one in the fall, and that's because getting your card there just meant becoming one of the Tour's "rabbits"—the traveling pros who were allowed to Monday qualify each week, and whose aim was to make the top 60 in order to become full status members. That ended in '82 when Deane Beman began the era of the fully exempt Tour. When the Ben Hogan Tour (now the Korn Ferry Tour) began in 1990, it offered a second, season-long path to the Tour for pros and reduced the number of cards given out at Q School. In 2012, Q School became a path to the Korn Ferry Tour only, and that lasted until 2023, when they reverted to giving Tour cards, albeit just five of them.

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Throughout that history, the tournament has been ripe with drama, and there's no getting around the fact that much of the drama ended in heartbreak. When people are fighting for their competitive lives, the stakes are as high as they get, and even today players like Scottie Scheffler remember Q School as the most nervous moments of their professional lives. Maybe Steve Pate said it best when he told John Feinstein that when Tour players get together, they don't tell stories about the majors...they tell stories about Q School.

On this week's Local Knowledge podcast, we dig into the history of Q School, and unearth some of the great triumphs and heartbreaks from an institution that is now 60 years old, and has both made and broken professional golfers for every second of its existence. Listen below, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Players within the top 54. from the previous year's final Official PGA TOUR Champions Money List, provided they are among the top 50 on such list..

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• Miguel Angel Jiménez
• Brett Quigley
• Richard Green
• Vijay Singh
• Harrison Frazar
• Thongchai Jaidee
• Dicky Pride
• Rod Pampling
• Paul Broadhurst
• Paul Stankowski
• Darren Clarke
• Robert Karlsson
• Retief Goosen
• Justin Leonard
• Colin Montgomerie
• Mark Hensby
• Steve Flesch
• Ken Tanigawa
• Marco Dawson
• Billy Andrade
• Rob Labritz
• Paul Goydos
• Shane Bertsch
• Scott McCarron
• Kevin Sutherland
• Jeff Maggert
• Tim Petrovic
• Tim O'Neal
• Mario Tiziani
• Stewart Cink
• Scott Dunlap
• Scott Parel
• Stuart Appleby
• John Huston
• Rocco Mediate

Players with at least 5 PGA TOUR Points based on the system where a player gets 1 point for each PGA TOUR victory and 3 points for each PGA TOUR Major/Players Championship victory

• Jack Nicklaus
• Lee Trevino
• Gary Player
• Raymond Floyd
• Johnny Miller
• Davis Love III
• Greg Norman
• Lanny Wadkins
• Ben Crenshaw
• Fred Couples
• Curtis Strange
• Mark O'Meara
• Corey Pavin
• David Duval
• Larry Nelson
• Steve Elkington
• Mark Calcavecchia
• Craig Stadler
• Al Geiberger
• Kenny Perry
• Paul Azinger
• Dave Stockton
• Fuzzy Zoeller
• John Mahaffey
• Bruce Crampton
• Bobby Nichols
• Mark McCumber
• David Graham
• Frank Beard
• David Frost
• José María Olazábal
• Steve Jones
• Mark Brooks
• Scott Simpson
• Jeff Sluman
• Loren Roberts
• Jim Colbert
• Bob Charles
• Bruce Devlin
• Bill Rogers
• Tony Jacklin
• Joey Sindelar
• Ángel Cabrera
• Peter Jacobsen
• Bill Glasson
• Scott Verplank
• Billy Mayfair
• Jesper Parnevik
• Mark Wilson
• Dan Forsman
• D.A. Weibring
• Tom Purtzer
• Jim Gallagher, Jr.
• Blaine McCallister
• Charles Coody
• Danny Edwards
• Roger Maltbie
• Jerry Heard
• Johnny Pott

Players with at least 5 PGA TOUR Champions Points based on the system where a player gets 1 point for each PGA TOUR Champions victory and 2 points for each PGA TOUR Champions Major victory

• Allen Doyle
• Dana Quigley
• Doug Tewell
• Michael Allen
• Mark McNulty
• Kirk Triplett
• Graham Marsh
• Tom Jenkins
• Dave Eichelberger
• Tom Pernice Jr.
• Russ Cochran
• John Jacobs
• Gibby Gilbert
• Larry Mowry
• Brad Bryant
• Bobby Wadkins
• Denis Watson

The Top 10 available players from the current All-Time Money List.

• Robert Allenby
• Chad Campbell
• Woody Austin
• Chris DiMarco
• Lee Westwood
• John Senden
• Duffy Waldorf
• Freddie Jacobson
• Steve Lowery
• Olin Browne
• Heath Slocum
• Boo Weekley
• Brandt Jobe
• Tommy Armour III
• Shigeki Maruyama
• Gene Sauers

A maximum of two members aged 50 until their 51st birthday who have won at least four PGA TOUR tournaments awarding official victory status.

No players exempt in this category

The top five players from the previous year's PGA TOUR Champions National Qualifying Tournament.

• Cameron Percy
• Michael Wright
• Steve Allan
• David Bransdon

The players with the top 4 low scores from the Open Qualifying event for the selected tournament.

On invitation of the tournament, professional players.

On invitation of the tournament, selected players with a minimum of 1 PGA TOUR or PGA TOUR Champions official win and Veteran Member status..

Players with 70 or more All-Time Victories or those among the net top 70 on the All-Time Money List who have a minimum of 30 All-Time Victories including a minimum of one major championship (PGA TOUR or PGA TOUR Champions) and are members of the World Golf Hall of Fame..

Exempt Members of the World Golf Hall of Fame.

• Ian Woosnam

A winner of a PGA TOUR Champions cosponsored or approved tournament in the past 12 months.

• Doug Barron
• Richard Bland
• Ricardo Gonzalez

Players who have been granted a Major Medical Extension.

Player finishing 10th place or better in the immediately preceding PGA TOUR Champions cosponsored event who is not otherwise exempt.

Players within the top 54 on the Prior Year Charles Schwab Cup Points list in order of their rank on that list, followed by any players on the Prior Year Official Money List not already included in the exemption in order of their ranking

The Top 30 avaialble players from the current All-Time Money List.

A maximum of four members aged 50 until their 52nd birthday who have won at least two PGA TOUR tournaments awarding official victory status.

55 to 72 off the prior year Charles Schwab Cup Money list

• David McKenzie
• David Branshaw
• Wes Short, Jr.
• Arjun Atwal
• Michael Jonzon

Members who have won a PGA TOUR or PGA TOUR Champions official tournament.

• Morris Hatalsky
• Carlos Franco
• Leonard Thompson
• Keith Fergus
• Bob Eastwood
• Larry Ziegler
• Homero Blancas
• Cameron Beckman
• Jay Don Blake
• Esteban Toledo
• Andrew Magee
• Vicente Fernandez
• David Edwards
• Michael Bradley
• Gary Hallberg
• Tim Simpson
• Notah Begay III
• Phil Blackmar
• Butch Baird
• Deane Beman
• Jacky Cupit
• Bruce Summerhays
• Robert Gamez
• Ed Dougherty
• Willie Wood
• Hugh Baiocchi
• Kermit Zarley
• Howard Twitty
• Mike Hulbert
• Fulton Allem
• Walter Morgan
• Nolan Henke
• Tommy Aaron
• Walter Zembriski
• Bob Dickson
• Mike Sullivan
• Sammy Rachels
• Billy Ray Brown
• George Burns
• Jack Renner
• Billy Kratzert
• Rik Massengale
• Don Fairfield
• Dudley Hart
• Frank Lickliter II
• Jonathan Kaye
• Daniel Chopra
• Craig Parry
• Mike McCullough
• Brent Geiberger
• David Peoples
• Len Mattiace
• Todd Hamilton
• José Coceres
• Gary McCord
• Brian Henninger
• Donnie Hammond
• Ronnie Black
• John Schroeder
• Roger Chapman
• Mike Springer
• Keith Clearwater
• Wayne Grady
• Gabriel Hjertstedt
• Ian Baker-Finch
• Mac O'Grady
• Babe Hiskey
• Victor Regalado
• John Fought
• Greg Chalmers
• Chris Riley
• Joe Ogilvie
• Peter Lonard
• Shaun Micheel
• Dean Wilson
• Brett Wetterich
• José Maria Cañizares
• Walter Hall
• Chris Perry
• Neal Lancaster
• Robert Damron
• Mike Goodes
• Chris Smith
• Grant Waite
• Joel Edwards
• Chris Couch
• Dennis Paulson
• Jerry Smith
• John Riegger
• Garrett Willis
• Brian Bateman
• Rod Spittle
• Brandel Chamblee
• Doug Garwood
• Jim McGovern
• Craig Perks
• Michael Campbell
• John Harris
• James Mason
• David Ogrin
• Spike McRoy
• Bobby Clampett
• Frank Nobilo
• Trevor Dodds
• Bruce Vaughan
• Larry Laoretti
• Rodger Davis
• Fred Gibson
• Mike Heinen
• Clarence Rose
• Michael Clark II
• Richard Zokol
• Mike Donald
• Mike Standly
• Bill Britton
• Steven Veriato
• Paul Lawrie
• Mark Johnson
• Rex Caldwell
• Tom Sieckmann
• Andre Stolz
• Barry Jaeckel
• Tom McGinnis
• Greg Twiggs
• Sam Randolph
• John Brodie
• Kohki Idoki
• Stephen Dodd
• Pete Oakley
• Mike Morley
• Mike Nicolette
• Allen Miller
• David Ishii
• Phillip Hancock
• Larry Hinson
• Terry Diehl
• Bob Shearer
• Jeff Mitchell
• Pat Lindsey
• Labron Harris
• Woody Blackburn
• Fred Wadsworth
• Don Iverson
• Steve Spray
• Pat Fitzsimons
• Marty Fleckman
• Randy Glover
• Richie Karl
• William Mitchell
• Brian Davis

Players who have made 150 career PGA TOUR cuts and/or 100 PGA TOUR Champions Top 48 finishes.

• George McNeill
• Briny Baird
• Skip Kendall
• Jay Williamson
• Peter Senior
• Craig Barlow
• Omar Uresti
• Jay Delsing
• Chien Soon Lu
• Frank Conner
• Robin Freeman
• Lennie Clements
• Dave Rummells
• Kelly Gibson
• Larry Rinker
• Dick Hendrickson
• Bobby Walzel
• Pat McGowan
• Bill Sander
• Harry Toscano
• Doug Dalziel
• Jim Nelford
• Wally Armstrong
• Greg Powers
• Richard Crawford
• Dwight Nevil