Accused of Cheating
At the 1972 Bluegrass Invitational in Louisville, Kentucky, Blalock was disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard. Tourney director Gene McAuliff said Blalock did not mark her ball properly on the 17th green and then failed to take a two-stroke penalty for the infraction as required. Twice in the weeks after the Louisville tournament, Blalock had to appear before the LPGA executive committee and Blalock admitted her guilt. Twenty-seven tour players signed a petition asking that Blalock be harshly punished but Sandra Palmer defended her. Blalock was suspended for one year. She sued the LPGA Tour and was allowed to continue playing. A federal court in 1974 ruled that the LPGA had violated antitrust laws. The litigation was settled in 1975 and eventually led to the hiring of the first Tour commissioner.
In 1976, Blalock testified for the LPGA Tour in a suit against a sponsor trying to start a Women's Masters Tournament.
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