1962 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
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The 1962 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was contested from June 27 to June 30 at Dunes Beach and Golf Club. It was the 17th edition of the U.S. Women's Open.
This event was won by Murle Lindstrom.
This event was won by Murle Lindstrom.
Final leaderboard
# | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | Murle Breer Lindstrom | United States | 78-74-76-73=301 | 1,800 |
2 | Ruth Jessen Ruth Jessen Mary Ruth Jessen was an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Jessen was born in Seattle, Washington. She briefly played on the men's golf team at Seattle University.... |
United States | 72-76-75-80=303 | 1,000 |
2 | Jo Ann Prentice Jo Ann Prentice Jo Ann Prentice is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Prentice was born in Birmingham, Alabama... |
United States | 75-77-73-78=303 | 1,000 |
4 | Louise Suggs Louise Suggs Mae Louise Suggs is a retired professional golfer, one of the founders of the LPGA Tour and thus modern ladies' golf.-Amateur career:Born in Atlanta, Suggs had a very successful amateur career, beginning as a teenager... |
United States | 80-77-74-75=306 | 575 |
4 | Mickey Wright Mickey Wright Mary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright is an American professional golfer. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Early life:... |
United States | 75-73-81-77=306 | 575 |
6 | Shirley Englehorn Shirley Englehorn Shirley Englehorn is an American professional golfer. She won 11 tournaments during her LPGA Tour career, including one major, the 1970 LPGA Championship. That proved to be her last win as shortly afterwards she had to have an operation on her ankle... |
United States | 81-72-79-75=307 | 375 |
6 | Mary Lena Faulk Mary Lena Faulk Mary Lena Faulk was an American professional golfer.Faulk was born in Chipley, Florida but at the age of 14 moved to Thomasville, Georgia where she won three consecutive Georgia Women's Amateur Matchplay Championships from 1946 to 1948.In 1953, Faulk won the U.S. Women's Amateur. In 1954 she was... |
United States | 78-74-77-78=307 | 375 |
8 | Marlene Hagge Marlene Hagge Marlene Hagge , also known as Marlene Bauer before her marriage, is an American professional golfer. She was one of the thirteen founders of the LPGA and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2002.... |
United States | 76-75-81-76=308 | 313 |
8 | Shirley Spork | United States | 77-77-79-75=308 | 313 |
10 | Mary Mills | United States | 78-79-77-75=309 | 263 |
10 | Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth is an American professional golfer. Throughout her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else has won on either the LPGA Tour or the PGA Tour. In 1981 she became the first woman to reach career earnings of $1 million on the LPGA Tour... |
United States | 80-78-73-78=309 | 263 |