Lauri Merten

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox golfer Lauri Merten (born July 6, 1960) is an American professional golfer. She also competed under the names Lauri Peterson (1983–87) 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. Another factor was undoubtedly the unwanted attention surrounding the murder conviction of her brother-in-law Thomas Capano in 1996.

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (3)

Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Sep 5, 1983	Rail Charity Golf Classic	−6 (68-70-72=210)	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Judy Ellis
2	Jul 8, 1984	Jamie Farr Toledo Classic	−10 (68-72-65-73=278)	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Nancy Lopez
3	Jul 25, 1993	U.S. Women's Open	−8 (71-71-70-68=280)	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Helen Alfredsson Template:Flagicon Donna Andrews

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1983	Rail Charity Golf Classic	Template:Flagicon Judy Ellis	Won with par on first extra hole

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runners-up
1993	U.S. Women's Open	−8 (71-71-70-68=280)	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Helen Alfredsson, Template:Flagicon Donna Andrews

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