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Hardscrabble Open

The Hardscrabble Open, also known as the Hardscrabble Women's Invitation, was a golf tournament played at the Hardscrabble Golf Club in Fort Smith, Arkansas, from 1945 to 1953. It was an official LPGA Tour event from 1948 to 1950.

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The Hardscrabble Open, also known as the Hardscrabble Women's Invitation, was a golf tournament played at the Hardscrabble Golf Club in Fort Smith, Arkansas, from 1945 to 1953. It was an official LPGA Tour event from 1948 to 1950.12

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  1. "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1950-1959" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
  2. "Patty Berg – LPGA Victories". Archived from the original on October 26, 2006.
  3. "Mrs. Betty Danoff Wins Hardscrabble Golf Title". Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 10, 1953. p. A2. Retrieved September 22, 2010.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. "Betty Jameson Wins". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 18, 1952. p. 6. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  5. "Miss Faulk Triumphs". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. October 22, 1951. p. 16. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  6. "Patty Berg Wins". The Palm Beach Post-Times. West Palm Beach, Florida. AP. October 22, 1950. p. 33. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  7. "Patty Berg Takes Open". Tri-City Herald. Kennewick, Washington. AP. October 23, 1949. p. 6. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  8. "Berg Topples The Babe, 1 Up". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. October 26, 1948. p. 14. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  9. "Zaharias Wins First In Arkansas Golf". Eugene Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. AP. October 18, 1947. p. 5. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  10. "S.A. Women In Ft. Worth Golf". San Antonio Light. San Antonio, Texas. October 6, 1946. p. 2-D.
  11. "Magaret Gunther Wins at Ft. Smith". Miami News-Record. Miami, Oklahoma. October 12, 1945. p. 9.