1957 Women’s Amateur: Philomena Garvey wins at Gleneagles
Philomena Garvey won the 1957 Women’s Amateur at Gleneagles in Auchterarder, Perth and Kinross, beating Jessie Valentine 4 & 3 in the final.
Updated 23 October 2026
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- Edition
- 54th
- Dates
- 27 June 1957
- Course
- Gleneagles, Auchterarder, Perth and Kinross
- Format
- match play
- Champion
- Philomena Garvey · Ireland
- Champion's title
- 1st Women’s Amateur title
- Runner-up
- Jessie Valentine · age 42
- Final
- 4 & 3 (36-hole final)
- Losing semifinalists
- Veronica Anstey and Elizabeth Price
- Defending champion
- Wiffi Smith
The draw
Every match is recorded through the semifinal.
The final, 1957 Women’s Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philomena Garvey | def. | Jessie Valentine | 4 & 3 |
Semifinals, 1957 Women’s Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie Valentine | def. | Elizabeth Price | 3 & 1 |
| Philomena Garvey | def. | Veronica Anstey | 4 & 2 |
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's Women’s Amateur data set (research collected through 20 October 2026). "unknown" means no source confirmed it; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the R&A's own record is used.
Data: womens-amateur.json.
Sources
- https://www.randa.org/championships/the-womens-amateur-championship/past-winners
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessie_Valentine
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Women%27s_Amateur_Championship
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Amateur_Championship
- https://www.golfcompendium.com/2020/08/british-womens-amateur-winners.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philomena_Garvey