Harriet Glanville

Harriet Glanville (August 23, 1927 – January 1, 2012) was an American amateur golfer and physical education teacher from Long Beach, California.[1]

Glanville was born in 1927 in Mason City, Iowa. She moved to Long Beach in 1938 and graduated from Long Beach Poly High School before attending UCLA and Long Beach State University.[2]

While employed as a school teacher, she played in the inaugural California Women’s Amateur Championship at Pebble Beach Golf Links where she earned medalist honors in 1967.[3][4] She also played in the U.S. Women's Open as an amateur.[2] Glanville is a six-time winner of the Long Beach Women's Golf Championship[5] and inducted into the Long Beach Golf Hall of Fame in 2000.[2]

References

  1. ^ Werden, Lincoln (27 August 1959). "Mrs. Klinefelter Upsets JoAnne Gunderson in Fourth Round of U. S. Golf; 100-DEGREE HEAT HAMPERS PLAYERS Mrs. Klinefelter Scores by 1 Up in Amateur Event -- Anne Quast Also Gains". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Woman bequeaths $198,000 to library". Daily Inter Lake. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  3. ^ "School teacher leads golf". The Peninsula Times Tribune. Newspapers.com. 6 December 1967. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  4. ^ Dost, Joann (March 2012). Pebble Beach - The Official Golf History. Triumph Books. ISBN 9781617497155.
  5. ^ Ives, Doug (28 June 1969). "Harriet Wins Title, Year's Free Play". Press-Telegram. Newspapers.com. Retrieved 8 April 2024.


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