[4] During her early teen years, she won the Vernon ladies' low net title, Kamloops Sweepstakes, and B.C.
[5] Within her first year out of the junior ranks, Palmer won the Canadian Women's Close golf championship in 1966.
[6] While attending Kamloops High School, she also figure skated and won the Okanagan senior pairs title.
[5] While attending the University of British Columbia to become a primary school teacher, Palmer continued to golf and won the 1969 B.C.
[1] Although she considered playing professionally with on the LPGA Tour, she chose to remain a school teacher and an amateur.