Murle Lindstrom

United States · born January 20, 1939, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States

1major championship, LPGA count

U.S. Women's Open1 win

Summary

First major 1962 U.S. Women's Open

Wins

1962 U.S. Women's Open Dunes Golf & Beach Club · 301 (+13) · by 2 strokes from Ruth Jessen and JoAnn Prentice

Moments

1962 U.S. Women's Open Five strokes behind Ruth Jessen with 18 to play, Lindstrom closed with a 73 in a steady rain to win by two, the record final-round comeback (book p.16) and her first professional victory.
1962 U.S. Women's Open Jessen, the leader or co-leader after each of the first three rounds, bogeyed three of the first four holes of the final round on the way to an 80 and said afterwards, "I choked."

Results by championship

Best day

1962 U.S. Women's Open

Dunes Golf & Beach Club, Myrtle Beach, SC · 301 (+13) · by 2 strokes from Ruth Jessen and JoAnn Prentice

Five strokes behind Ruth Jessen with 18 to play, Lindstrom closed with a 73 in a steady rain to win by two, the record final-round comeback (book p.16) and her first professional victory.

Jessen, the leader or co-leader after each of the first three rounds, bogeyed three of the first four holes of the final round on the way to an 80 and said afterwards, "I choked."

Chosen by rule: her widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1962.

Career line, 1962–1962

U.S. Women's Open

1962 U.S. Women's Open: won

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Major win

Murle Lindstrom was born on January 20, 1939, in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. Lindstrom won one major championship by the LPGA's official count: the 1962 U.S. Women's Open.

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The record

Wins in the majors (1)

Count and list are the LPGA official major-championship record as given in our U.S. Women's Open champions table.

1962 U.S. Women's Open Dunes Golf & Beach Club, Myrtle Beach, SC · 301 (+13) · by 2 strokes from Ruth Jessen and JoAnn Prentice

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.