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- ↑ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1950-1959" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 27, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
- ↑ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-1969" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
- ↑ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-1979" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 2, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
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