Marion Turpie

Marion Turpie (December 1908 – 1967) was an American amateur golfer. She was said to be the first great female golfer in New Orleans.

Biography Turpie was born in Scotland at St Andrews in 1908, Turpie was known for her "flat swing".

Turpie competed in the Women's Southern Golf Association Tournament at least five times. She won the 1926, 1928 and 1931 editions of the tournament, placed second in the 1927 edition and third in the 1930 edition. Upon her return home from her 1928 win, she was greeted by a fleet of yachts from the Southern Yacht Club who had brought her home. She won the Ekwanok Women's Tournament on August 21, 1938, and also won the Long Island Medal Play Tournament that year. Turpie herself died on February 27, 1967, in New Orleans. She was inducted into the Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame in 1971.

Tournament wins 1926 Women's Southern Amateur, Trans-Mississippi Tournament 1927 Louisiana Ladies State Amateur 1928 Women's Southern Amateur, Louisiana Ladies State Amateur 1931 Women's Southern Amateur 1935 Long Island Championship 1936 Long Island Championship 1937 Metropolitan Match Play Amateur 1938 Ekwanok Women's Tournament 1939 Metropolitan Match Play Amateur