Background
She was born in Cereal, Alberta.
She was born in Cereal, Alberta.
She learned golf from Gordon McInnis Senior at the Lookout Point Golf Club in Fonthill, Ontario. She owns a home in Wellington, Florida. Marlene Stewart Streit was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.
North and South, 1974 Amateur Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Canada): 1966, 1970, 1972, 1984.
Ontario Junior Girls (2-time winner) Ontario Ladies" Amateur – 1951, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977 Ontario Senior Ladies" Amateur (6 times) Canadian Women"s Amateur – 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973 CLGA Close Amateurs – 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1963, 1968 CLGA Senior Women"s Amateur – 1985, 1987, 1988, 1993 United States. Women"s Intercollegiate Championship – 1956 British Ladies Amateur – 1953 United States. Women"s Amateur – 1956 Australian Women"s Amateur – 1963 North and South Women"s Amateur – 1956, 1974 United States. Senior Women"s Amateur – 1985, 1994, 2003 In 1951 and 1956, she was awarded the Lou Marsh Trophy. In 1952, 1953, 1956, and 1963, she won the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award. In 1962, she was inducted into Canada"s Sports Hall of Fame. In 1967, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 1971, she was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame. In 2000, she was inducted into the Ontario Golf Hall of Fame. In 2004, she was the first Canadian inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. In 2006, she was made a member of the Order of Ontario.
Streit was a member of the Canadian team at the Espirito Santo Trophy in 1966, 1970, 1972, and 1984. In 2006, she was made a member of the Order of Ontario.