Golf Network News ← Back to the ClubhouseClubhouse

Marley Spearman

England · born · died

2championship wins

Summary

  • Titles 1961 Women's Amateur and 1962 Women's Amateur

Wins

  1. 1961 The Women's Amateur Championship Carnoustie Golf Links · 7 & 6
  2. 1962 The Women's Amateur Championship Royal Birkdale Golf Club · 1 up

Results by championship

    Best day

    1961 Women's Amateur

    Carnoustie Golf Links · won 7 & 6

    Marley Spearman survived a 23-hole quarter-final against Brigitte Varangot, then routed Diane Robb 7 & 6 in the final.

    Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1961.

    Career line, 1961–1962

    2 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Other win

    Marley Spearman was born on January 11, 1928. Spearman won the 1961 Women's Amateur and the 1962 Women's Amateur.

    See Marley Spearman in our rooms: Every Ground, U.S. Women's Amateur and The Women's Amateur.

    Cards you pull this visit stack here. Tap one to go back to it.

    The record

    Amateur titles (2)

    1. 1961 The Women's Amateur Championship Carnoustie Golf Links · 7 & 6
    2. 1962 The Women's Amateur Championship Royal Birkdale Golf Club · 1 up

    Profile

    Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.

    Full name

    Status

    Beyond our rooms

    • 1960 Curtis Cup Great Britain & Ireland team
    • 1962 Curtis Cup Great Britain & Ireland team
    • 1964 Curtis Cup Great Britain & Ireland team
    • 1959 Vagliano Trophy Great Britain & Ireland team (winners)
    • 1961 Vagliano Trophy Great Britain & Ireland team (winners)
    • 1965 Vagliano Trophy Great Britain & Ireland team
    • 1964 Espirito Santo Trophy England team

    Source: Wikipedia: Marley Spearman

    Known for

    • Marley Joan Spearman (née Baker, later Harris, 11 January 1928 – 19 August 2011) She won the British Ladies Amateur in 1961 and 1962 and the English Women's Amateur Championship in 1964. She was in three Curtis Cup teams, in 1960, 1962 and 1964. Wikipedia

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. Wikipedia: Marley Spearman
    2. Wikidata: Q15879168
    3. Wikipedia: Women's Amateur Championship
    4. golfcompendium.com: british womens amateur winners
    5. Wikipedia: 全英女子アマチュア選手権
    6. Wikipedia: Diane Frearson
    7. Wikipedia: Angela Bonallack