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- ↑ Strege, John (August 5, 2017). "San Diego C.C. recalls Mickey Wright, Billy Casper and a course deserving 'more national acclaim'". Golf Digest. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ↑ Leornard, Tod (July 21, 2022). "Championship Pedigree: San Diego Country Club Honors The Past And Hosts The Future". Fore Magazine, SCGA. Retrieved November 16, 2022.