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1961 Women’s Amateur: Marley Spearman wins at Carnoustie

Marley Spearman won the 1961 Women’s Amateur at Carnoustie in Carnoustie, Angus, beating Diane Robb 7 & 6 in the final.

Updated 23 October 2026

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Edition
58th
Dates
1 June 1961
Course
Carnoustie, Carnoustie, Angus
Format
match play
Champion
Marley Spearman · age 33 · England
Champion's title
1st Women’s Amateur title
Runner-up
Diane Robb · age 17
Final
7 & 6 (36-hole final)
Losing semifinalists
Dorothy Beck and Claudine Cros
Defending champion
Barbara McIntire

The draw

Every match is recorded through the final.

The final, 1961 Women’s Amateur

WinnerBeatenResult
Marley Spearmandef.Diane Robb7 & 6

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

  1. https://www.randa.org/championships/the-womens-amateur-championship/past-winners
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marley_Spearman
  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Robb
  4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Women%27s_Amateur_Championship
  5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Amateur_Championship
  6. https://www.golfcompendium.com/2020/08/british-womens-amateur-winners.html
  7. https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%85%A8%E8%8B%B1%E5%A5%B3%E5%AD%90%E3%82%A2%E3%83%9E%E3%83%81%E3%83%A5%E3%82%A2%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E6%A8%A9
  8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Frearson