Murle Breer

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Murle Breer
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Murle MacKenzie Lindstrom Breer
Born	(1939-01-20) January 20, 1939 St. Petersburg, Florida
Height	5 ft 5.5 in (1.66 m)
Nationality	United States
Residence	North Carolina
Spouse	Robert Breer
Children	Tracy, Vicki
Career
Turned professional	1958
Former tour(s)	LPGA Tour (1958-84)
Professional wins	5
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	4
Other	1
Best results in LPGA Major Championships (Wins: 1)
Western Open	T8th: 1959
Titleholders C'ship	11th: 1962
Kraft Nabisco C'ship	DNP
LPGA Championship	4th: 1970
U.S. Women's Open	Won: 1962
du Maurier Classic	T47: 1981

Murle MacKenzie Lindstrom Breer^[1] (born January 20, 1939) is an American professional golfer best known for winning the 1962 U.S. Women's Open. She competed as Murle MacKenzie until her first marriage in 1961,^[2] then as Murle Lindstrom until her second marriage in 1969.^[3]

Breer was born in St. Petersburg, Florida. She joined the LPGA Tour in 1958. Her first Tour victory came in a major championship in 1962, when she defeated Jo Ann Prentice and Ruth Jessen by one stroke in the U.S. Women's Open which was held at the Dunes Golf Club in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Breer enjoyed three more Tour victories in the 1960s and one mixed team win in the 1970s. She retired as a touring professional in 1984.

For more than two decades, Breer has run a golf school at High Hampton Inn Country Club in western North Carolina. She and husband, Robert, an aeronautical engineer, have two daughters, Tracy and Vicki.^[4]

Professional wins

LPGA Tour (4)

Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jun 30, 1962	U.S. Women's Open	+13 (78-74-76-73=301)	2 strokes	Ruth Jessen, Jo Ann Prentice
2	Nov 4, 1962	San Antonio Civitan	−3 (74-70-69=213)	3 strokes	Betsy Rawls
3	Oct 22, 1967	Carlsbad Jaycee Open	E (77-72-67=216)	1 stroke	Sandra Haynie
4	Jun 2, 1969	O'Sullivan Ladies Open	−5 (66-71-71=208)	3 strokes	Shirley Englehorn

Other

1979 JCPenney Mixed Team Classic (with Dave Eichelberger)

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runners-up
1962	U.S. Women's Open	+13 (78-74-76-73=301)	2 strokes	Ruth Jessen, Jo Ann Prentice

References

↑ Carrig, Toby (October 3, 2004). "Unlikely winner has enjoyed many walks in sunshine during her life". Southeast Missourian. pp. 1B,7B. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
↑ "St. Petersburg Gal Hits Golf Jackpot". The Miami News. Associated Press. July 23, 1962. p. 2C. Retrieved March 26, 2013. "They were married just a year ago."
↑ "Murle Trails By 3 In Battle Of LPGA". St. Petersburg Times. Associated Press. July 25, 1969. p. 5-C. Retrieved March 26, 2013. "Newlywed Murle Lindstrom Breer..."
↑ "Bio on LPGA's official site". Retrieved 22 October 2007.

External links

Murle Breer at the LPGA Tour official site

v t e U.S. Women's Open champions

1946 Patty Berg∞ 1947 Betty Jameson 1948 Babe Zaharias 1949 Louise Suggs 1950 Babe Zaharias 1951 Betsy Rawls 1952 Louise Suggs 1953 Betsy Rawls† 1954‡ Babe Zaharias 1955‡ Fay Crocker 1956 Kathy Cornelius† 1957 Betsy Rawls 1958‡ Mickey Wright 1959 Mickey Wright 1960 Betsy Rawls 1961 Mickey Wright 1962 Murle Lindstrom 1963‡ Mary Mills 1964 Mickey Wright† 1965 Carol Mann 1966 Sandra Spuzich 1967‡ Catherine LaCoste# 1968‡ Susie Berning 1969 Donna Caponi 1970‡ Donna Caponi 1971‡ JoAnne Carner 1972 Susie Berning 1973 Susie Berning 1974 Sandra Haynie 1975 Sandra Palmer 1976 JoAnne Carner† 1977 Hollis Stacy 1978 Hollis Stacy 1979 Jerilyn Britz 1980 Amy Alcott 1981 Pat Bradley 1982 Janet Alex 1983 Jan Stephenson 1984 Hollis Stacy 1985 Kathy Baker 1986 Jane Geddes† 1987 Laura Davies† 1988 Liselotte Neumann 1989 Betsy King 1990 Betsy King 1991 Meg Mallon 1992 Patty Sheehan† 1993 Lauri Merten 1994 Patty Sheehan 1995 Annika Sörenstam 1996 Annika Sörenstam 1997 Alison Nicholas 1998 Se Ri Pak† 1999 Juli Inkster 2000 Karrie Webb 2001 Karrie Webb 2002 Juli Inkster 2003 Hilary Lunke† 2004 Meg Mallon 2005 Birdie Kim 2006 Annika Sörenstam† 2007 Cristie Kerr 2008 Inbee Park 2009 Eun-Hee Ji 2010 Paula Creamer 2011 So Yeon Ryu† 2012 Na Yeon Choi 2013 Inbee Park

† event won in a playoff; ‡ winner held lead wire-to-wire; # event won by an amateur; ∞ event won in match-play

Persondata
Name	Breer, Murle
Alternative names	Breer, Murle Lindstrom; Lindstrom, Murle
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	January 20, 1939
Place of birth	St. Petersburg, Florida
Date of death
Place of death

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