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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.
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| dates = June 28–30, 1962
| location = [[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina]]
| course = Dunes Golf and Beach Club
| org = [[United States Golf Association|USGA]] <!--tenth for USGA-->
| tour = [[LPGA Tour]]
| format = [[Stroke play]] – 72 holes
| par = 72
| yardage = {{convert|6400|yd|-1}}<ref name=rjgwol>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AjlWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7-gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6961%2C4629625 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=Associated Press |title=Ruth Jessen grabs Women's Open lead |date=June 29, 1962 |page=15}}</ref>
| field = 68<!--: xx pros, xx amateurs-->, 41 after cut<ref name=mwbbtt>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AzlWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7-gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2412%2C4870683 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=Associated Press |title=Miss Wright battles back to tie Ruth for Open lead |date=June 30, 1962 |page=8}}</ref>
| cut = 166 (+22)<ref name=mwbbtt/>
| purse = [[United States dollar|$]]8,000 <ref name=rjgwol/>
| winners_share = $1,800
| champion = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Murle Lindstrom]]
| score = 301 (+13)
| previous = [[1961 U.S. Women's Open|1961]]
| next = [[1963 U.S. Women's Open|1963]]
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The '''1962 U.S. Women's Open''' was the 17th [[U.S. Women's Open]], held June 28–30 at The Dunes Golf and Beach Club in [[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina]].


[[Murle Lindstrom]], age 23, won the title for her first [[LPGA Tour]] victory, two strokes ahead of runners-up [[Ruth Jessen]] and [[Jo Ann Prentice]].<ref name=lsnaprec>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2U4pAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vOcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5013%2C376483 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington|agency=Associated Press |title=Lindstrom snaps records in winning Women's Open |date=July 1, 1962 |page=1, sports}}</ref><ref name=unkfavfd>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2idhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SXQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1346%2C94461 |newspaper=Sunday Star-News |location=Wilmington, North Carolina |agency=UPI |title=Unknown takes Open as favorites fade |date=July 1, 1962 |page=1-C}}</ref><ref name=otbl>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=r69YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZPcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4639%2C93482 |newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=Washington |agency=UPI |title=Open topped by Lindstrom |date=July 2, 1962 |page=15}}</ref> The first of her four wins on tour, it was the only [[Women's major golf championships|major]] title for Lindstrom, later known as [[Murle Breer]].
This event was won by [[Murle Lindstrom]].

Defending champion [[Mickey Wright]] was a co-leader after 36 holes,<ref name=mwbbtt/> but fell back on Saturday morning in the third round and finished five strokes back in a tie for fourth.<ref name=lsnaprec/> Wright had won three of the previous four years; she won her fourth U.S. Women's Open two years later in [[1964 U.S. Women's Open|1964]]. Jessen led after each of the first three rounds, but a final round 80 (+8) dropped her back.<ref name=lsnaprec/>

Thirty professionals and eleven [[amateurs]] made the 36-hole cut at 166 (+22) or better;<ref name=mwbbtt/> the low amateur was [[JoAnne Carner|JoAnne Gunderson]] at 313 (+25), tied for fifteenth place.<ref name=lsnaprec/>


==Final leaderboard==
==Final leaderboard==
''Saturday, June 30, 1962''
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Player !! Score !! To par !! Money ([[United States dollar|$]])
| align="center"|'''#'''
| align="center"|'''Player'''
| align="center"|'''Country'''
| align="center"|'''Score'''
| align="center"|'''To Par'''
|-
|-
|align=center|1|| {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Murle Lindstrom]]'''|| 78-74-76-73=301 || align=center|+13 || align=center|1,800
|-
|-
|align=center rowspan=2|T2|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ruth Jessen]]||72-76-75-80=303||align=center rowspan=2|+15||align=center rowspan=2|1,000
| 1||[[Murle Breer Lindstrom]]||{{flag|United States}}||78-74-76-73=301||+13
|-
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jo Ann Prentice]]||75-77-73-78=303
| 2||[[Ruth Jessen]]||{{flag|United States}}||72-76-75-80=303||+15
|-
|-
|align=center rowspan=2|T4|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Louise Suggs]]||80-77-74-75=306||align=center rowspan=2|+18||align=center rowspan=2|575
| 2||[[JoAnn Prentice]]||{{flag|United States}}||75-77-73-78=303||+15
|-
|-
| 4||[[Louise Suggs]]||{{flag|United States}}||80-77-74-75=306||+18
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mickey Wright]]||75-73-81-77=306
|-
|-
|align=center rowspan=2|T6|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Shirley Englehorn]]||81-72-79-75=307||align=center rowspan=2|+19||align=center rowspan=2|375
| 4||[[Mickey Wright]]||{{flag|United States}}||75-73-81-77=306||+18
|-
|-
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mary Lena Faulk]]||78-74-77-78=307
| 6||[[Shirley Englehorn]]||{{flag|United States}}||81-72-79-75=307||+19
|-
|-
|align=center rowspan=2|T8|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Marlene Hagge]]||76-75-81-76=308||align=center rowspan=2|+20||align=center rowspan=2|313
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| 6||[[Mary-Lena Faulk]]||{{flag|United States}}||78-74-77-78=307||+19
|-
|-
| 8||[[Marlene Hagge]]||{{flag|United States}}||76-75-81-76=308||+20
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Shirley Spork]]||77-77-79-75=308
|-
|-
|align=center rowspan=2|T10|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mary Mills (golfer)|Mary Mills]]||78-79-77-75=309||align=center rowspan=2|+21||align=center rowspan=2|263
| 8||[[Shirley Spork]]||{{flag|United States}}||77-77-79-75=308||+20
|-
|-
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kathy Whitworth]]||80-78-73-78=309
| 10||[[Mary Mills (golfer)|Mary Mills]]||{{flag|United States}}||78-79-77-75=309||+21
|-
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| 10||[[Kathy Whitworth]]||{{flag|United States}}||80-78-73-78=309||+21
|-
|
|}
|}
<small>Source:</small><ref name=lsnaprec/><ref name=unkfavfd/>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
==External links==
*[http://champsdatabase.usga.org/champ_stroke.asp?ID=675 USGA final leaderboard]
*[http://champsdatabase.usga.org/champ_stroke.asp?ID=675 USGA final leaderboard]
*[http://www.napit.co.uk/viewus/infobank/golf/us_womens_open_golf_championship.php U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship]
*[http://www.napit.co.uk/viewus/infobank/golf/us_womens_open_golf_championship.php U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship]
*[http://www.uswomensopen.com/history/pastchamps/1962.html U.S. Women's Open] – past champions – 1962
*[http://www.thedunesclub.net/ The Dunes Golf & Beach Club]


{{Women's Golf Major Championships master|1962}}
{{U.S. Women's Open Golf Championships}}
{{U.S. Women's Open Golf Championships}}
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Latest revision as of 22:40, 25 March 2024

1962 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 28–30, 1962
LocationMyrtle Beach, South Carolina
Course(s)Dunes Golf and Beach Club
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,400 yards (5,850 m)[1]
Field68, 41 after cut[2]
Cut166 (+22)[2]
Prize fund$8,000 [1]
Winner's share$1,800
Champion
United States Murle Lindstrom
301 (+13)
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Myrtle Beach  is located in South Carolina
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The 1962 U.S. Women's Open was the 17th U.S. Women's Open, held June 28–30 at The Dunes Golf and Beach Club in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Murle Lindstrom, age 23, won the title for her first LPGA Tour victory, two strokes ahead of runners-up Ruth Jessen and Jo Ann Prentice.[3][4][5] The first of her four wins on tour, it was the only major title for Lindstrom, later known as Murle Breer.

Defending champion Mickey Wright was a co-leader after 36 holes,[2] but fell back on Saturday morning in the third round and finished five strokes back in a tie for fourth.[3] Wright had won three of the previous four years; she won her fourth U.S. Women's Open two years later in 1964. Jessen led after each of the first three rounds, but a final round 80 (+8) dropped her back.[3]

Thirty professionals and eleven amateurs made the 36-hole cut at 166 (+22) or better;[2] the low amateur was JoAnne Gunderson at 313 (+25), tied for fifteenth place.[3]

Final leaderboard

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Saturday, June 30, 1962

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 United States Murle Lindstrom 78-74-76-73=301 +13 1,800
T2 United States Ruth Jessen 72-76-75-80=303 +15 1,000
United States Jo Ann Prentice 75-77-73-78=303
T4 United States Louise Suggs 80-77-74-75=306 +18 575
United States Mickey Wright 75-73-81-77=306
T6 United States Shirley Englehorn 81-72-79-75=307 +19 375
United States Mary Lena Faulk 78-74-77-78=307
T8 United States Marlene Hagge 76-75-81-76=308 +20 313
United States Shirley Spork 77-77-79-75=308
T10 United States Mary Mills 78-79-77-75=309 +21 263
United States Kathy Whitworth 80-78-73-78=309

Source:[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ruth Jessen grabs Women's Open lead". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. June 29, 1962. p. 15.
  2. ^ a b c d "Miss Wright battles back to tie Ruth for Open lead". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. June 30, 1962. p. 8.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Lindstrom snaps records in winning Women's Open". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 1, 1962. p. 1, sports.
  4. ^ a b "Unknown takes Open as favorites fade". Sunday Star-News. Wilmington, North Carolina. UPI. July 1, 1962. p. 1-C.
  5. ^ "Open topped by Lindstrom". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. UPI. July 2, 1962. p. 15.
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