Betty Marchese

After starting her golfing career at the age of eight, Betty Marchese played in her first women’s state match play tournament when she was twelve. She later won the prestigious championship and was the runner-up on seven other occasions.

A four-time Omaha women’s city champion, she won 29 club titles at the Omaha Field Club and Happy Hollow Club. A past president of the Nebraska Women’s Golf Association, Betty played in the championship flight of three Trans-Nationals and one Women’s Western.

Betty, her husband Sam, four daughters and one son are truly an outstanding Nebraska golfing family. Daughter Susan has dominated the Nebraska women’s golfing scene in recent years, while daughter Debbie and son Tim are also among the top young golfers in the state.