Tippecanoe Open

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The Tippecanoe Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1959 to 1961. [1] [2] It was played at the Tippecanoe Lake Country Club in Leesburg, Indiana. It was an unofficial event in 1959 and 1960.

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Tippecanoe Open
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References

  1. "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1950-1959" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  2. "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-1969" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2010-09-21.