Streit, Marlene Stewart (1934–)

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Streit, Marlene Stewart (1934–)

Canadian golfer. Name variations: Marlene Stewart. Born Marlene Stewart, Mar 9, 1934, in Cereal, Alberta, Canada; Rollins College, BA, 1956; m. J. Douglas Streit, 1957; children: Darlene Louise Streit; Lynn Elizabeth Streit.

Won the Canadian Women's Open (1951, 1954–56, 1958–59, and 1963); won the USGA Women's Amateur (1956); won the British Women's Amateur (1953), Australian Women's Amateur (1963), and the World Women's Amateur (1966); was the 1st woman ever to win the amateur championships of Canada, US, Britain, and Australia; captained Canada's Commonwealth championship team in Perth, Australia (1979). Named Canadian Woman Athlete of the Year (1951, 1953, 1956, 1960, 1963) and Canadian Outstanding Athlete of the Year (1951, 1956); elected to the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame (1962); named an Officer of the Order of Canada (1967).

See also Women in World History.

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