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- 1 2 "2020 PWBA Tournament Schedule". PWBA.com. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- ↑ "START OF 2020 PWBA TOUR SEASON POSTPONED INDEFINITELY". PWBA.com. March 15, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ↑ "PWBA CANCELS 2020 TOUR SEASON". PWBA.com. June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.