▁endeav ors , ▁including ▁athlet ics . ▁After ▁years ▁of ▁pract icing ▁golf ▁at ▁the ▁nearby ▁country ▁club , ▁Bl al ock ▁attended ▁Roll ins ▁College ▁in ▁Winter ▁Park , ▁Florida . ▁She ▁continued ▁to ▁play ▁amateur ▁golf ▁as ▁she ▁studied , ▁winning ▁the ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Am ateur ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁and ▁also ▁winning ▁the ▁Florida ▁Inter col leg iate ▁Championship ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁Roll ins ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁history . ▁Bl al ock ▁began ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁history ▁teacher ▁upon ▁gradu ation , ▁and ▁a ▁year ▁later ▁she ▁borrow ed ▁money ▁to ▁return ▁from ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁to ▁Florida , ▁where ▁she ▁spent ▁five ▁weeks ▁taking ▁less ons ▁from ▁gol fer ▁and ▁instruct or ▁Bob ▁T os ki . ▁She ▁won ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁Am ateur ▁tournament ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁The ▁following ▁winter , ▁Bl al ock ▁returned ▁to ▁work ▁at ▁a ▁country ▁club ▁in ▁Florida , ▁labor ing ▁on ▁the ▁driving ▁range ▁and ▁doing ▁odd ▁jobs ▁while ▁listening ▁to ▁T os ki ▁advise ▁students . ▁ ▁Professional ▁golf ▁career ▁ ▁First ▁purs es ▁and ▁LP GA ▁wins ▁( 1 9 6 9 – 7 2 ) ▁ ▁Though ▁she ▁had ▁yet ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁tournament ▁outside ▁of ▁New ▁England , ▁at ▁age ▁ 2 3 ▁Bl