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- ↑ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1950-1959" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ↑ History of the Women's Texas Open
- ↑ Williams, Julie (June 4, 2020). "Celine Boutier holds off Cheyenne Knight to win packed Texas Women's Open". Golfweek.
