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1962 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
Dates	June 28–30, 1962
Location	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Course(s)	Dunes Golf and Beach Club
Organized by	USGA
Tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Format	Stroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,400 yards (5,850 m)
Field	68, 41 after cut
Cut	166 (+22)
Prize fund	$8,000
Winner's share	$1,800
Champion
	Murle Lindstrom
	301 (+13)
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Myrtle Beach

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Location in the United States

Myrtle Beach

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Location in South Carolina

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

Saturday, June 30, 1962

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

Source:^[3]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Ruth Jessen grabs Women's Open lead". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. June 29, 1962. p. 15.
^ ^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.
^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b "Unknown takes Open as favorites fade". Sunday Star-News. Wilmington, North Carolina. UPI. July 1, 1962. p. 1-C.
^ "Open topped by Lindstrom". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. UPI. July 2, 1962. p. 15.