Lauri Merten
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| Lauri Merten | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 6, 1960 Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Sporting nationality | Error creating thumbnail: United States |
| Career | |
| College | Arizona State University |
| Turned professional | 1983 |
| Former tour | LPGA Tour (1983–97) |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 3 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1) | |
| Chevron Championship | T13: 1985 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | 2nd: 1993 |
| U.S. Women's Open | Won: 1993 |
| du Maurier Classic | T30: 1993 |
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Lauri Merten (born July 6, 1960) is an American professional golfer. She also competed under the names Lauri Peterson (1983–87) and Lauri Merten-Peterson (1988).
Merten was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin. She attended Arizona State University and joined the LPGA Tour in 1983.
Merten's three wins on the LPGA Tour came at the 1983 Rail Charity Golf Classic, the 1984 Jamie Farr Toledo Classic and the 1993 U.S. Women's Open, which is one of the LPGA's major championships.
When she retired, Merten claimed burnout was the cause; Sports Illustrated speculated that another factor may have been unwanted attention surrounding the then-recent murder conviction of her brother-in-law Thomas Capano.[1]
Professional wins
[edit | edit source]LPGA Tour wins (3)
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| LPGA Tour major championships (1) |
| Other LPGA Tour (2) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5, 1983 | Rail Charity Golf Classic | −6 (68-70-72=210) | Playoff | Canada Judy Ellis |
| 2 | Jul 8, 1984 | Jamie Farr Toledo Classic | −10 (68-72-65-73=278) | 2 strokes | United States Nancy Lopez |
| 3 | Jul 25, 1993 | U.S. Women's Open | −8 (71-71-70-68=280) | 1 stroke | Sweden Helen Alfredsson United States Donna Andrews |
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LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1983 | Rail Charity Golf Classic | Canada Judy Ellis | Won with par on first extra hole |
Major championships
[edit | edit source]Wins (1)
[edit | edit source]| Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | U.S. Women's Open | −8 (71-71-70-68=280) | 1 stroke | Sweden Helen Alfredsson, United States Donna Andrews |
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Lauri Merten at the LPGA Tour official site