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- 1 2 "Membership Benefits". Pacific Northwest Golf Association. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
- ↑ "2016 PNGA Championship Schedule". Pacific Northwest Golf Association. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
- ↑ "Allied Associations". Pacific Northwest Golf Association. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
