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Biography of Marlene Streit - Golfer
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Marlene Stewart Streit (born March 9, 1934, Cereal, Alberta) is one of the most successful Canada|Canadian amateur female golfers and the only golfer to have won the Australian, Britain|British, Canadian and United States womens’ amateur championships. ==Career accomplishments== * Winner twice of the Ontario Junior Girls. * Winner 11 times of the Ontario Ladies' Amateur. * Winner 6 times of the Ontario Senior Ladies' Amateur. * Winner of the Canadian Ladies Golf Association (CLGA) Open Amateurs in 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1972, and 1973. * Winner of the CLGA Close Amateurs in 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1963, and 1968. * Winner of the CLGA Senior Women's Amateur in 1985, 1987, 1988, and 1993. * Winner of the British Ladies' Amateur Champion in 1953. * Winner of the United States Women's Amateur in 1956. * Winner of the Australian Women's Amateur in 1963. * Winner 3 times of the United States Senior Women's Amateur. ==Honours== * In 1951 and 1956, she was awarded the Lou Marsh Trophy. * In 1962, she was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. * In 1967, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. * In 1971, she was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame. * In 2000, she was inducted into the Ontario Golf Hall of Fame. * In 2004, she was the first Canadian inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame ==External link== * http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?id=14254 Histori.ca profile

