The Palm Springs Open was a

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tournament on the

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, played only in 1953. It was played at the Tamarisk Country Club in

Palm Springs, California Palm Springs (Cahuilla: ''Séc-he'') is a desert resort city in Riverside County, California, United States, within the Colorado Desert's Coachella Valley. The city covers approximately , making it the largest city in Riverside County by land a ...

Jackie Pung Jacqueline Nolte Liwai Pung (December 13, 1921 – March 15, 2017) was an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. Pung was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her mother was Jacqueline Nolte. Her father was Jack Liwai, who was originally ...

won the event.

References

Former LPGA Tour events Golf in California Sports in Riverside County, California Women's sports in California {{California-sport-stub