The Babe Zaharias Invitational was a
golf
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Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standa ...
tournament on the
LPGA Tour
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, played only in 1976. It was played at the Tanglewood Country Club in
Chagrin Falls, Ohio
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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
Jane Blalock
Barbara Jane Blalock (born September 19, 1945) is an American business executive and retired professional golfer. After winning several New England golf tournaments in her youth, Blalock joined the LPGA Tour as a professional in 1969, being named ...
.
Rankin survives bad hole to win Zaharias Classic
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See also
* - an unrelated LPGA Tour event played in Texas
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from 1953 to 1967
References
External links
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
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