Murle Breer
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Murle Lindstrom Breer (born January 20, 1939) is an American professional golfer best known for winning the 1962 U.S. Women's Open.
Breer was born Murle Lindstrom 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 JoAnn 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.[1]
[edit] Professional wins
[edit] LPGA Tour (4)
- 1962 U.S. Women's Open, San Antonio Civitan Golf Tournament
- 1967 Carlsbad Jaycee Golf Open
- 1969 O'Sullivan Ladies Golf Open
Major championship is shown in bold.
[edit] Other
- 1979 J C Penney Mixed Team Classic (with Dave Eichelberger)
[edit] References
- ^ Bio on LPGA's official site. Retrieved on 22 October 2007.
