Lauri Merten is an American

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 golf

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er. She also competed under the names Lauri Peterson (1983–87 and Lauri Merten-Peterson (1988).

Merten was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin

Waukesha, Wisconsin

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. She attended Arizona State University

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 and joined the LPGA Tour in 1983.

Merten's three wins on the LPGA Tour came at the 1983 Rail Charity Golf Classic

State Farm Classic

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, the 1984 Jamie Farr Toledo Classic

Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic

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  and the 1993 U.S. Women’s Open

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, which is one of the LPGA's major championships

Women's major golf championships

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. 1993 was her best year on the money list, with a sixth place finish, the only time she made the top ten. Her LPGA Tour career came to its end in 1997.

When she retired, Merten claimed burnout was the cause. Another factor was undoubtedly the unwanted attention surrounding the murder conviction of her brother-in-law, Thomas Capano, in 1996.

LPGA Tour wins

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Sep 5, 1983 1983 LPGA Tour The 1983 LPGA Tour was the 34th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 27 to November 13. The season consisted of 33 official money events. Pat Bradley and Patty Sheehan won the most tournaments, four each...	Rail Charity Golf Classic	-6 (68-70-72=210)	Playoff	Judy Sams
2	Jul 8, 1984 1984 LPGA Tour The 1984 LPGA Tour was the 35th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 26 to November 4. The season consisted of 36 official money events. Amy Alcott and Patty Sheehan won the most tournaments, four each...	Jamie Farr Toledo Classic	-10 (68-72-65-73=278)	2 strokes	Nancy Lopez Nancy Lopez Nancy Marie Lopez is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won 48 LPGA Tour events during her LPGA career, including three major championships.-Amateur career:...
3	Jul 25, 1993 1993 LPGA Tour The 1993 LPGA Tour was the 44th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 5 to November 7. The season consisted of 31 official money events. Brandie Burton won the most tournaments, three...	U.S. Women's Open	-8 (71-71-70-68=280)	1 stroke	Helen Alfredsson Helen Alfredsson Helen Christine Alfredsson is a Swedish professional golfer who plays primarily on the U.S. based LPGA Tour and is also a life member of the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:... ,   Donna Andrews

LPGA major

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...

 is shown in bold.

LPGA Tour playoff record (1-0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1983 1983 LPGA Tour The 1983 LPGA Tour was the 34th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 27 to November 13. The season consisted of 33 official money events. Pat Bradley and Patty Sheehan won the most tournaments, four each...	Rail Charity Golf Classic	Judy Sams	Won with par on first hole

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning Score	Margin	Runners-up
1993 1993 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship The 1993 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was contested from July 22 to July 25 at Crooked Stick Golf Club. It was the 48th edition of the U.S. Women's Open.This event was won by Lauri Merten.-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...
1 stroke	Helen Alfredsson Helen Alfredsson Helen Christine Alfredsson is a Swedish professional golfer who plays primarily on the U.S. based LPGA Tour and is also a life member of the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:... ,   Donna Andrews

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