This is a list of the 1982 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates. 50 players earned their 1983 PGA Tour card through Q-School in 1982. The tournament was played over 108 holes at the Tournament Players Club in Ponte Vedra, Florida. The top 30 players split the $50,000 purse, with the winner earning $9,000.[1][2] 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.[3]
Tournament summary
Donnie Hammond won the event by a record breaking margin.[4]
Mac O'Grady played in the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament 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.[5]
Charlie Bolling attempted to earn playing privileges for the second straight year. He missed graduating by one shot this time.[6]
List of graduates
| Place | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Donnie Hammond | Won by 14 strokes, largest margin of victory in Q-school history |
| 2 | David Peoples | |
| 3 |  Nick Price | 1 European Tour win, 2 Sunshine Tour wins, runner-up at 1982 Open Championship |
| T4 | Bob Boyd | |
 Chen Tze-chung | 1 Japan Golf Tour win | |
| Buddy Gardner | ||
| Mac O'Grady | Qualified in 17th attempt at Q-School[7] | |
 Richard Zokol | ||
| T9 | Dan Forsman | |
| John McComish | ||
| Gary McCord | ||
| T12 | Tom Jones | |
| Mike Peck | ||
| T14 | Ken Green | |
| Joey Rassett | ||
| Bill Sander | ||
| Jeff Sanders | ||
| T18 | Mike Brannan | |
| Steve Hart | ||
| Lindy Miller | Low amateur at 1978 Masters Tournament | |
| Rod Nuckolls | ||
| T22 | Doug Black | |
| Curt Byrum | ||
| Lyn Lott | Top-10 at 1976 and 1977 U.S. Open | |
| Larry Rinker | ||
| Mick Soli | ||
| T28 | Russ Cochran | |
| David Ogrin | ||
| Ivan Smith | ||
| T31 | Wally Armstrong | 5th place at 1978 Masters Tournament |
| Darrell Kestner | ||
| Bill Murchison | ||
| Loren Roberts | ||
| Jimmy Roy | ||
| Tony Sills | ||
| T37 |  Rafael Alarcón | |
| Ronnie Black | ||
| Mark Coward | ||
| Mike Gove | ||
| Tom Lehman | ||
| Blaine McCallister | ||
| Lonnie Nielsen | ||
| Ray Stewart | ||
| 44 | Lars Meyerson | |
| T45 | Jon Chaffee | |
| Rick Dalpos | ||
| Ken Kelley | ||
| Rick Pearson | ||
| Sammy Rachels | ||
| Jeff Sluman |