Merten, Lauri (1960–)

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Merten, Lauri (1960–)

American golfer. Name variations: competed as Lauri Peterson (1983–87), Lauri Merten-Peterson (1988), then Lauri Merten; Lauri Merten Capano. Born in July 1960 in WI; raised in AZ; dau. of George Merten; m. 2nd husband Louis Capano Jr. (Wilmington, DE, developer and brother of Thomas Capano), 1994.

Won Arizona Match Play title (1980) and Western Collegiate AA championship (1980–81); won Rail Charity Classic (1983), Jamie Farr Toledo Classic (1984), and US Open (1993); had 8 top-10 finishes (1993).