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References
- ↑ LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-1989 Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-1999 Archived 2007-09-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Jane Blalock". Archived from the original on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2011-11-27.
- ↑ Jane Blalock 1980 Golf results at Golfobserver.com
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