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- ↑ Morgan, Glenn W. (2009), Tour de Fore!: Golf and History in 50 States, AuthorHouse, p. 231, ISBN 1-4490-1394-5
- ↑ Haapoja, Margaret A. (June 2010), "Summer Getaways", Log Home Living: 26
- ↑ Janke, Ken (2006), Firsts, Facts, Feats, & Failures in the World of Golf, John Wiley and Sons, p. 115, ISBN 0-471-96559-6