Murle Lindstrom Breer is an American

United States

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 professional golfer

Professional golfer

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 best known for winning the 1962 U.S. Women's Open.

Breer was born Murle Lindstrom in St. Petersburg, Florida

St. Petersburg, Florida

St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. It is known as a vacation destination for both American and foreign tourists. As of 2008, the population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau is 245,314, making St...

. She joined the LPGA Tour

LPGA

The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional golfers. The organization, whose headquarters is in Daytona Beach, Florida, is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from...

 in 1958. Her first Tour victory came in a major championship

Women's major golf championships

Women's golf has a set of major championships which parallels that in men's golf, but the women's system is younger and has been less stable than the men's. Many professional stroke play events for women are played over three rounds , but the majors are played over four rounds , which is the...

 in 1962, when she defeated Jo Ann Prentice

Jo Ann Prentice

Jo Ann Prentice is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Prentice was born in Birmingham, Alabama...

 and Ruth Jessen

Ruth Jessen

Mary Ruth Jessen was an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Jessen was born in Seattle, Washington. She briefly played on the men's golf team at Seattle University....

 by one stroke in the U.S. Women's Open which was held at the Dunes Golf Club in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

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. 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

Western North Carolina

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. She and husband, Robert, an aeronautical engineer, have two daughters, Tracy and Vicki.

LPGA Tour (4)

EWLINE 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 1962 LPGA Tour The 1962 LPGA Tour was the 13th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 19 to November 4. The season consisted of 29 official money events. Mickey Wright won the most tournaments, 10. She also led the money list with earnings of $21,641...	U.S. Women's Open	+13 (78-74-76-73=301)	2 strokes	Ruth Jessen Ruth Jessen Mary Ruth Jessen was an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Jessen was born in Seattle, Washington. She briefly played on the men's golf team at Seattle University....   Jo Ann Prentice Jo Ann Prentice Jo Ann Prentice is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Prentice was born in Birmingham, Alabama...
2	Nov 4, 1962 1962 LPGA Tour The 1962 LPGA Tour was the 13th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 19 to November 4. The season consisted of 29 official money events. Mickey Wright won the most tournaments, 10. She also led the money list with earnings of $21,641...	San Antonio Civitan	-3 (74-70-69=213)	3 strokes	Betsy Rawls Betsy Rawls Elizabeth Earle "Betsy" Rawls is an American professional golfer.Rawls was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. After attending the University of Texas, Rawls joined the LPGA Tour in its second season in 1951. She won 55 tournaments on the tour, including eight major championships...
3	Oct 22, 1967 1967 LPGA Tour The 1967 LPGA Tour was the 18th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from March 16 to November 19. The season consisted of 28 official money events. Kathy Whitworth won the most tournaments, eight. She also led the money list with earnings of $32,937.There were two...	Carlsbad Jaycee Open Carlsbad Jaycee Open The Carlsbad Jaycee Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour in 1962, 1963 and 1967. It was played at the Riverside Country Club in Carlsbad, New Mexico.-Winners:Carlsbad Jaycee Open*1967 Murle LindstromCavern City Open*1964-66 No tournament...	E (77-72-67=216)	1 stroke	Sandra Haynie Sandra Haynie Sandra Jane Haynie is an American professional golfer.Haynie was born in Fort Worth, Texas. She won 42 events on the LPGA Tour, including four major championships. She finished in the top ten on the money list every year from 1963 and 1975 and a 14th and final time in 1982, her best placing being...
4	Jun 2, 1969 1969 LPGA Tour The 1969 LPGA Tour was the 20th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 16 to November 2. The season consisted of 29 official money events. Carol Mann won the most tournaments, eight...	O'Sullivan Ladies Open O'Sullivan Ladies Open The O'Sullivan Ladies Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1968 to 1971. It was played at the Winchester Country Club in Winchester, Virginia.-Winners:O'Sullivan Ladies Open*1971 Judy Kimball*1970 Shirley Englehorn*1969 Murle Lindstrom...	-5 (66-71-71=208)	3 strokes	Shirley Englehorn Shirley Englehorn Shirley Englehorn is an American professional golfer. She won 11 tournaments during her LPGA Tour career, including one major, the 1970 LPGA Championship. That proved to be her last win as shortly afterwards she had to have an operation on her ankle...

Wins (1)

13 (78-74-76-73=301)

Year	Championship	Winning Score	Margin	Runners-up
1962 1962 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship 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 of the U.S. Women's Open.This event was won by Murle Lindstrom.-Final leaderboard:-External links:***...	U.S. Women's Open United States Women's Open Championship (golf) The United States Women's Open Golf Championship, one of thirteen national championships conducted by the United States Golf Association , is one of the LPGA's major championships along with the LPGA Championship, the Women's British Open, and the Kraft Nabisco Championship...
2 strokes	Ruth Jessen Ruth Jessen Mary Ruth Jessen was an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Jessen was born in Seattle, Washington. She briefly played on the men's golf team at Seattle University.... ,   Jo Ann Prentice Jo Ann Prentice Jo Ann Prentice is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Prentice was born in Birmingham, Alabama...

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