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- ↑ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 2000-2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-03-04. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
- ↑ LPGA - JLPGA Ready for Match Play [ permanent dead link ]
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