Philomena Garvey
Summary
Wins
- 1957 The Women's Amateur Championship Gleneagles · 4 & 3
Near misses
- 1946 The Women's Amateur Championship Hunstanton Golf Club · runner-up to Jean Hetherington · 1 up
- 1953 The Women's Amateur Championship Royal Porthcawl Golf Club · runner-up to Marlene Stewart · 7 & 6
- 1960 The Women's Amateur Championship Royal St David's Golf Club · runner-up to Barbara McIntire · 4 & 2
- 1963 The Women's Amateur Championship Royal County Down Golf Club · runner-up to Brigitte Varangot · 3 & 1
Results by championship
Best day
1957 Women's Amateur
Gleneagles · won 4 & 3
After losing the 1946 and 1953 finals, Philomena Garvey finally won at Gleneagles, beating Jessie Valentine 4 & 3.
Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1957.
Career line, 1946–1963
5 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Other win
- Runner-up
Philomena Garvey was born on April 26, 1926. Garvey won the 1957 Women's Amateur. Garvey was runner-up at the 1946 Women's Amateur, the 1953 Women's Amateur and the 1960 Women's Amateur.
See Philomena Garvey in our rooms: Every Ground, U.S. Women's Amateur and The Women's Amateur.
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The record
Amateur titles (1)
- 1957 The Women's Amateur Championship Gleneagles · 4 & 3
Near misses
- 1946 The Women's Amateur Championship Hunstanton Golf Club · runner-up to Jean Hetherington · 1 up
- 1953 The Women's Amateur Championship Royal Porthcawl Golf Club · runner-up to Marlene Stewart · 7 & 6
- 1960 The Women's Amateur Championship Royal St David's Golf Club · runner-up to Barbara McIntire · 4 & 2
- 1963 The Women's Amateur Championship Royal County Down Golf Club · runner-up to Brigitte Varangot · 3 & 1
Profile
Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.
Other names
- née Owens Wikipedia
Status
- amateur Wikipedia
Beyond our rooms
- 1948 Curtis Cup team
- 1950 Curtis Cup team
- 1952 Curtis Cup team
- 1954 Curtis Cup team
- 1956 Curtis Cup team
- 1960 Curtis Cup team
- 1949 Vagliano Trophy team
- 1951 Vagliano Trophy team
- 1953 Vagliano Trophy team
- 1955 Vagliano Trophy team
- 1957 Vagliano Trophy team
- 1959 Vagliano Trophy team
- 1963 Vagliano Trophy team
Source: Wikipedia: Philomena Garvey
Known for
- Irish amateur golfer who won the British Ladies Amateur in 1957 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.