Mt. Prospect Open

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The Mt. Prospect Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour, played only in 1959. [1] It was played at the Mount Prospect Country Club in Mount Prospect, Illinois. Betsy Rawls won the event.

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References

  1. "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1950-1959" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 27, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2010.