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The Babe Zaharias Invitational was a
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tournament on the
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, played only in 1976. It was played at the Tanglewood Country Club in
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Judy Rankin Judy Rankin ( Torluemke; born February 18, 1945) is an American professional golfer and golf broadcaster. A member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, she joined the LPGA Tour in 1962 at age 17 and won 26 tour events. From 2010 through 2022, Ranki ...
won the event by one stroke over
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.Rankin survives bad hole to win Zaharias Classic
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See also

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Babe Zaharias Open The Babe Zaharias Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1953 to 1967.LPGA Tournament Chrono ...
- an unrelated LPGA Tour event played in
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from 1953 to 1967


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Tournament results at golfobserver.com
Former LPGA Tour events Golf tournaments in Ohio Women's sports in Ohio Sports competitions in Cleveland 1976 establishments in Ohio 1976 disestablishments in Ohio {{Ohio-sport-stub