Peach Blossom Open

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The Peach Blossom Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1953 to 1966. [1] [2] It was played at the Spartanburg Country Club in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Betsy Rawls, Spartanburg native, hosted the event.

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Peach Blossom Invitational
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