The 1962 U.S. Women's Open was the 17th U.S. Women's Open, held June 28–30 at The Dunes Golf and Beach Club in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Murle Lindstrom, age 23, won the title for her first LPGA Tour victory, two strokes ahead of runners-up Ruth Jessen and Jo Ann Prentice. The first of her four wins on tour, it was the only major title for Lindstrom, later known as Murle Breer.

Defending champion Mickey Wright was a co-leader after 36 holes, but fell back on Saturday morning in the third round and finished five strokes back in a tie for fourth. Wright had won three of the previous four years; she won her fourth U.S. Women's Open two years later in 1964. Jessen led after each of the first three rounds, but a final round 80 (+8) dropped her back.

Thirty professionals and eleven amateurs made the 36-hole cut at 166 (+22) or better; the low amateur was JoAnne Gunderson at 313 (+25), tied for fifteenth place.

Saturday, June 30, 1962

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Murle Lindstrom	78-74-76-73=301	+13	1,800
T2	Ruth Jessen	72-76-75-80=303	+15	1,000
	Jo Ann Prentice	75-77-73-78=303
T4	Louise Suggs	80-77-74-75=306	+18	575
	Mickey Wright	75-73-81-77=306
T6	Shirley Englehorn	81-72-79-75=307	+19	375
	Mary Lena Faulk	78-74-77-78=307
T8	Marlene Hagge	76-75-81-76=308	+20	313
	Shirley Spork	77-77-79-75=308
T10	Mary Mills	78-79-77-75=309	+21	263
	Kathy Whitworth	80-78-73-78=309

Source:

• USGA final leaderboard
• U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
• U.S. Women's Open – past champions – 1962
• The Dunes Golf & Beach Club

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