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The Hardscrabble Open, also known as the Hardscrabble Women's Invitation, was a golf tournament played at the Hardscrabble Golf Club in Fort Smith, Arkansas, from 1945 to 1953. It was an official LPGA Tour event from 1948 to 1950.
The Tampa Women's Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1947 to 1960. It was played at the Palma Ceia Golf & Country Club in Tampa, Florida. The 1950 event was the first official event on the LPGA Tour. The events played before the LPGA was founded in 1950 are recognized as official wins.
The 1954 LPGA Tour was the fifth season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 15 to October 31. The season consisted of 21 official money events. Louise Suggs and Babe Zaharias won the most tournaments, five each. Patty Berg led the money list with earnings of $16,011.
References
- ↑ LPGA Tournament Chronology 1950-1959 Archived January 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Patty Berg – LPGA Victories". Archived from the original on October 26, 2006.
- ↑ "Babe Zaharias – Bio". LPGA. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- ↑ "Louise Suggs Full Career Bio" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2007. Retrieved April 15, 2007.
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