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- ↑ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1950-1959" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2010.
- ↑ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-1969" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2011.
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