1960 Women’s Amateur: Barbara McIntire wins at Royal St David's

Barbara McIntire won the 1960 Women’s Amateur at Royal St David's in Harlech, Gwynedd, beating Philomena Garvey 4 & 3 in the final.

Updated 23 October 2026

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Edition: 57th
Dates: 2 June 1960
Course: Royal St David's, Harlech, Gwynedd
Format: match play
Champion: Barbara McIntire · age 25 · United States
Champion's title: 1st Women’s Amateur title
Runner-up: Philomena Garvey
Final: 4 & 3 (36-hole final)
Losing semifinalists: JoAnne Gunderson Carner and Anne Quast Sander
Defending champion: Elizabeth Price

What happened at the 1960 Women’s Amateur

Philomena Garvey prevented an all-American final by beating former U.S. champion JoAnne Gunderson 3 and 2 in the semi-final.

U.S. champion Barbara McIntire won four of the first six holes of the 36-hole final against Garvey and held on to win.

Final, Barbara McIntire v. Philomena Garvey. Garvey lost four of the first six holes of the 36-hole final and, despite a recovery, could not catch the U.S. champion.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the semifinal.

The final, 1960 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Barbara McIntire	def.	Philomena Garvey	4 & 3

Semifinals, 1960 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Philomena Garvey	def.	JoAnne Gunderson Carner	3 & 2
Barbara McIntire	def.	Anne Quast Sander	4 & 3

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.