Lauri Merten (born July 6, 1960) is an American professional golfer. She also competed under the names Lauri Peterson (1983–1987) 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.
Professional wins LPGA Tour wins (3) LegendLPGA Tour major championships (1)Other LPGA Tour (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Sep 5, 1983Rail Charity Golf Classic−6 (68-70-72=210)Playoff Judy Ellis2Jul 8, 1984Jamie Farr Toledo Classic−10 (68-72-65-73=278)2 strokes Nancy Lopez3Jul 25, 1993U.S. Women's Open−8 (71-71-70-68=280)1 stroke Helen Alfredsson Donna Andrews
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11983Rail Charity Golf Classic Judy EllisWon with par on first extra hole Source:
Major championships Wins (1) YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunners-up 1993 U.S. Women's Open −8 (71-71-70-68=280) 1 stroke Helen Alfredsson, Donna Andrews
Results timeline Tournament 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989Nabisco Dinah Shore–T24T13T42T33T2568LPGA ChampionshipT44CUTCUTT15CUTCUTT14U.S. Women's OpenT51T17CUTT55du Maurier Classic CUTCUTT58T63T53T35T36 Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997Nabisco Dinah ShoreT5548CUTT71T17T37CUTCUTLPGA ChampionshipT43CUTCUT2T46CUTCUTU.S. Women's Open1T12CUTCUTdu Maurier ClassicT65T44T50T30T64CUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut. T = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeNabisco Dinah Shore 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 11LPGA Championship 0 1 0 1 1 3 14 6U.S. Women's Open 1 0 0 1 1 3 8 5du Maurier Classic 0 0 0 8 0 0 13 10Totals 1 1 0 2 2 10 49 32 Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (1992 du Maurier Classic – 1995 Nabisco) Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1993 LPGA – 1993 U.S. Open) Source:
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