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World Golf Hall of Fame	1982(member page)
LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year	1970
LPGA Tour Money Winner	1974, 1982, 1983
LPGA Tour Player of the Year	1974, 1981, 1982
LPGA Vare Trophy	1974, 1975, 1981, 1982, 1983
USGA Bob Jones Award	1981
GWAA Female Player of the Year	1982, 1983
LPGA William and Mousie Powell Award	1995

JoAnne Gunderson Carner (born April 4, 1939) is an American former professionalgolfer. Her 43 victories on theLPGA Tour led to her induction in theWorld Golf Hall of Fame. She is the only woman to have won theU.S. Girls' Junior,U.S. Women's Amateur, andU.S. Women's Open titles, and was the first person to win three differentUSGA championship events.Tiger Woods is the only man to have won the equivalent three USGA titles.Arnold Palmer,Jack Nicklaus, andCarol Semple Thompson have also won three different USGA titles.

Carner was inducted into theRhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame in 1969.^[1] In 1981, Carner was voted theBob Jones Award, the highest honor given by theUnited States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf. She captained the 1994 U.S.Solheim Cup team.

Amateur career

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Born inKirkland, Washington, a suburb east ofSeattle, "The Great Gundy" (as she was known before she married Don Carner) remained an amateur until age 30. In 1960, while attendingArizona State University, she won the national intercollegiateindividual golf championship. From 1956 to 1968, she was the dominant woman in amateur golf, and accumulated fiveU.S. Women's Amateur titles (1957, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1968), ranking her second only toGlenna Collett Vare who had six. She was runner-up two other times (1956, 1964). In 1966, Carner needed 5 extra holes (41 holes in total) to beatMarlene Stewart Streit in the longest final match in U.S. Women's Amateur history.^[2] She also won theU.S. Girls' Junior in 1956.

While still an amateur in 1969, Carner won an LPGA Tour event, the Burdine's Invitational.^[3] She was the last amateur to win on the LPGA Tour until 15-year-oldNew Zealander Lydia Ko won theCN Canadian Women's Open in 2012.^[4]

Professional career

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Carner's greatest professional victories were her twoU.S. Women's Opens, in1971 and1976. She led after each round in 1971 and won easily, finishing seven shots better thanKathy Whitworth who finished in second.^[5] In 1976, Carner needed an 18-hole playoff to defeatSandra Palmer.

Big Mama (her other nickname) was the second player in LPGA history to cross the $1 million mark in career earnings. She had an unusually long career, remaining competitive through the late 1990s. During2004, she still played 10 tournaments and became the oldest player to make a cut on the LPGA Tour at age 65.^[6]

On July 29 and 30, 2021, Carner played in theU.S. Senior Women's Open atBrooklawn Country Club inFairfield, Connecticut and shot her age (82) in the first round, and bettered that by shooting 79 in the second round. Although she did not make the cut, she became the fifth golfer ever to shoot their age or better multiple times in aUSGA championship while also being the oldest golfer ever to play in a USGA championship.^[7]

Personal

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Carner is a graduate ofArizona State University, where she was a member ofKappa Alpha Theta.^[8] She married Don Carner in 1963, and he also served as her coach and business manager.^[9] They were married 36 years until his death at age 83 in 1999 after a long illness.^[10]^[11] The couple was known for driving from tournament to tournament and staying in anAirstream trailer.^[9]

Amateur wins (7)

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Professional wins (49)

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LPGA Tour wins (43)

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Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (2)
Other LPGA Tour (41)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jan 19,1969	Burdine's Invitational^[1]	E (73-73-70=216)	1 stroke	Shirley Englehorn
2	Sep 12,1970	Wendell-West Open	−2 (72-73-69=214)	Playoff	Marilynn Smith
3	Jun 27,1971	U.S. Women's Open	E (70-73-72-73=288)	7 strokes	Kathy Whitworth
4	Aug 1,1971	Bluegrass Invitational	−6 (71-71-68=210)	3 strokes	Sandra Haynie
5	May 19,1974	Bluegrass Invitational (2)	−4 (72-70-73=215)	Playoff	Sandra Spuzich
6	May 26,1974	Hoosier LPGA Classic	−6 (73-72-68=213)	2 strokes	Donna Caponi Judy Rankin
7	Jun 9,1974	Desert Inn Classic	−4 (74-68-72-70=284)	1 stroke	Carole Jo Kabler
8	Aug 18,1974	St. Paul Open	−7 (68-70-74=212)	4 strokes	Laura Baugh
9	Sep 8,1974	Dallas Civitan Open	+1 (71-72-74=217)	1 stroke	Kathy Whitworth
10	Sep 29,1974	Portland Ladies Classic	−5 (70-70-71=211)	2 strokes	Donna Caponi
11	May 25,1975	American Defender Classic	−10 (69-68-69=206)	Playoff	Judy Rankin
12	Jun 8,1975	Girl Talk Classic	−6 (68-72-73=213)	6 strokes	Sandra Spuzich
13	Jun 29,1975	Peter Jackson Classic	−5 (73-69-72=214)	Playoff	Carol Mann
14	Feb 15,1976	Orange Blossom Classic (2)	−7 (65-71-73=209)	Playoff	Sandra Palmer
15	June 21,1976	Lady Tara Classic	−10 (72-67-70=209)	3 strokes	Silvia Bertolaccini
16	Jun 20,1976	Hoosier Classic (2)	−6 (72-70-68=210)	2 strokes	Debbie Austin Pat Bradley
17	Jul 11,1976	U.S. Women's Open (2)	+8 (71-71-77-73=292)	Playoff	Sandra Palmer
18	Jun 5,1977	Talk Tournament '77	−4 (72-70-68-74=284)	5 strokes	Kathy McMullen
19	Jul 17,1977	Borden Classic	−9 (66-70-71=207)	1 stroke	Pat Meyers
20	Sep 11,1977	National Jewish Hospital Open	−6 (69-72-69=210)	2 strokes	Hollis Stacy
21	Jul 4,1978	Peter Jackson Classic (2)	−14 (73-70-71-64=278)	8 strokes	Hollis Stacy
22	Jul 16,1978	Borden Classic (2)	−7 (71-67-71=209	1 stroke	Betsy King Pat Bradley
23	Mar 18,1979	Honda Civic Classic	−7 (72-71-69-69=281)	3 strokes	Pat Bradley Sandra Post
24	Apr 1,1979	Women's Kemper Open	+2 (72-71-72-71=286)	Playoff	Donna Caponi Hisako Higuchi Nancy Lopez Jan Stephenson
25	Feb 4,1980	Whirlpool Championship of Deer Creek	−10 (69-71-69-73=282)	2 strokes	Sandra Post
26	Feb 24,1980	Bent Tree Ladies Classic	−8 (72-71-68-69=280)	1 stroke	Sandra Post
27	Mar, 9,1980	Sunstar Classic	−9 (69-71-67=207)	3 strokes	Debbie Massey Kathy Postlewait
28	Mar 16,1980	Honda Civic Golf Classic (2)	−71-69-70-69=279)	4 strokes	Judy Rankin
29	Jun 22,1980	Lady Keystone Open	−9 (67-69-71=207)	4 strokes	Jo Ann Washam
30	Feb 15,1981	S&H Golf Classic (2)	−1 (69-74-72=215)	Playoff	Dot Germain
31	Jun 21,1981	Lady Keystone Open (2)	−13 (68-69-66=203)	8 strokes	Martha Nause
32	Aug 30,1981	Columbia Savings LPGA Classic (2)	−10 (70-70-67-71=278)	2 strokes	Janet Anderson Patty Sheehan Kathy Whitworth
33	Sep 7,1981	Rail Charity Golf Classic	−11 (70-69-66=205)	2 strokes	Kyle O'Brien
34	Feb 7,1982	Elizabeth Arden Classic (2)	−5 (70-70-71-72=283)	1 stroke	Jo Ann Washam
35	Jun 6,1982	McDonald's Classic	−12 (68-73-68-67=276)	6 strokes	Sandra Haynie
36	Aug 22,1982	Chevrolet World Championship of Women's Golf	−4 (72-70-71-71=284)	5 strokes	Ayako Okamoto
37	Aug 29,1982	Henredon Classic	−6 (70-71-69-72=282)	Playoff	Sandra Haynie
38	Sep 6,1982	Rail Charity Golf Classic (2)	−14 (69-66-67=202)	6 strokes	Susie McAllister
39	Aug 21,1983	Chevrolet World Championship of Women's Golf (2)	−6 (73-73-67-69=282)	2 strokes	Ayako Okamoto
40	Sep 11,1983	Portland Ping Championship (2)	−4 (72-70-70=212)	Playoff	Charlotte Montgomery
41	May 27,1984	LPGA Corning Classic	−7 (71-69-71-70=281)	4 strokes	Ayako Okamoto
42	Feb 3,1985	Elizabeth Arden Classic (3)	−8 (70-66-74-70=280)	6 strokes	Jane Blalock
43	Sep 15,1985	Safeco Classic	−9 (71-71-69-68=279)	2 strokes	Jan Stephenson

¹ Carner won theBurdine's Invitational as an amateur.

Note: Carner won the Peter Jackson Classic (which became thedu Maurier Classic) twice before it became a major championship.

LPGA Tour playoff record (10–10)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1970	Wendell-West Open	Marilynn Smith	Won with bogey on first extra hole
2	1974	Bluegrass Invitational	Sandra Spuzich	Won with bogey on first extra hole
3	1975	Birmingham Classic	Maria Astrologes Judy Rankin	Astrolges won with birdie on first extra hole
4	1975	American Defender Classic	Judy Rankin	Won with par on first extra hole
5	1975	Peter Jackson Classic	Carol Mann	Won with birdie on second extra hole
6	1976	Orange Blossom Classic	Sandra Palmer	Won with par on fourth extra hole
7	1976	U.S. Women's Open	Sandra Palmer	Won an 18-hole playoff (Carner:76, Palmer.:78)
8	1976	Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Classic	Mary Lou Crocker Sandra Palmer Michelle Walker	Palmer won with birdie on third extra hole Crocker and Walker eliminated by par on first hole
9	1978	Coca-Cola Classic	Nancy Lopez	Lost to par on first extra hole
10	1979	Women's Kemper Open	Donna Caponi Chako Higuchi Nancy Lopez Jan Stephenson	Won with par on second extra hole Caponi, Lopez, and Stephenson eliminated by par on first hole
11	1979	Florida Lady Citrus	Jane Blalock	Lost to par on second extra hole
12	1981	Elizabeth Arden Classic	Sally Little Judy Rankin	Little won with par on third extra hole Carner eliminated by par on second hole
13	1981	S&H Golf Classic	Dot Germain	Won with par on first extra hole
14	1982	Whirlpool Championship of Deer Creek	Hollis Stacy	Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole
15	1982	Henredon Classic	Sandra Haynie	Won with par on fifth extra hole
16	1983	McDonald's Kids Classic	Beth Daniel	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
17	1983	Portland Ping Championship	Charlotte Montgomery	Won with birdie on first extra hole
18	1986	Henredon Classic	Betsy King	Lost to par on second extra hole
19	1987	U.S. Women's Open	Laura Davies Ayako Okamoto	Davies won 18-hole playoff (Davies:71, Carner:73, Okamoto:74)
20	1993	HealthSouth Palm Beach Classic	Tammie Green	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (6)

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1975Wills Qantas Australian Ladies Open
1977LPGA National Team Championship (withJudy Rankin)
1978 Colgate Triple Crown Match-Play Championship
1979 Colgate Triple Crown
1982JCPenney Mixed Team Classic (withJohn Mahaffey)
1996 Sprint Titleholders Senior Challenge

Major championships

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Wins (2)

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Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1971	U.S. Women's Open	E (70-73-72-73=288)	7 strokes	Kathy Whitworth
1976	U.S. Women's Open	+8 (71-71-77-73=292)	Playoff¹	Sandra Palmer

¹ In an 18-hole playoff, Carner 76, Palmer 78.

Results timeline

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Tournament	1962	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978
LPGA Championship		T6	39	T12	T47	2	T9		T5	4
U.S. Women's Open	T15	T21	1	T29	T49	T4	T3	1	3	T2

Tournament	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990
Nabisco Dinah Shore †	...	...	...	...	T4	T5	T26	T42	T47	T12	T2	T31
LPGA Championship	T6	T3	T5	2	T4	T56	CUT	T40	T28	T18	T54	DQ
U.S. Women's Open		T10	T6	T2	T2	T20	T48	T35	T2	T16	T17	18
du Maurier Classic		2	T7	T3	T2	5	T29	T14		CUT	T10	CUT

Tournament	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Nabisco Dinah Shore	CUT	T17	T40	T48	CUT	T79	CUT	T18	CUT
LPGA Championship	8	T2	T37	T26	T38		CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT
U.S. Women's Open	T11	T42	T11	T31	CUT	CUT	CUT
du Maurier Classic	T69	CUT	T71	CUT	CUT		CUT	CUT	T53	CUT

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Kraft Nabisco Championship †	DQ		CUT	T70	CUT
LPGA Championship		CUT	CUT	CUT
U.S. Women's Open
Women's British Open ^

† The Kraft Nabisco Championship was the Nabisco Dinah Shore Championship through 1999. It became the Nabisco Championship in 2000 and adopted the Kraft Nabisco Championship name in 2002.
^The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.

Win

Top 10

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
DQ = disqualified
... = not yet a major
"T" = tied for place

Summary

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Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Kraft Nabisco Championship	0	1	0	3	3	6	21	14
LPGA Championship	0	3	1	8	12	14	32	23
U.S. Women's Open	2	4	2	9	11	19	28	25
du Maurier Classic	0	2	1	4	6	7	19	11
Totals	2	10	4	24	32	46	100	73

Most consecutive cuts made – 37 (1962 U.S. Women's Open –1985 Nabisco Dinah Shore)
Longest streak of top-10s – 24 (1974 LPGA – 1984 Nabisco Dinah Shore)

Team appearances

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Amateur

Curtis Cup (representing the United States):1958 (tie),1960 (winners),1962 (winners),1964 (winners)

Professional

Handa Cup (representing the United States): 2006 (winners), 2007 (winners), 2008 (winners), 2009 (winners), 2010 (winners), 2011 (winners)
Solheim Cup (representing the United States):1994 (non-playing captain, winners)

References

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^"Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame: Joanne Carner, Inducted 1969". Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame.Archived from the original on February 3, 2020. RetrievedFebruary 3, 2020.
^Ward, Andrew (1999).Golf's Strangest Rounds. London: Robson Books. pp. 198–200.ISBN 1861051840.
^Ryan, Pat (February 10, 1969)."Gundy's victory was no fluke".Sports Illustrated.Archived from the original on February 3, 2020. RetrievedFebruary 3, 2020.
^"Lydia Ko, 15, wins in Canada".ESPN. August 26, 2012. RetrievedAugust 26, 2012.
^"2006 U.S. Women's Open Championship". 2006. RetrievedSeptember 1, 2007.
^Bastable, Alan (February 28, 2005)."Following Up With 'Big Mama': JoAnne Carner". USGA. Archived fromthe original on June 15, 2010. RetrievedJuly 6, 2010.
^Schreiber, Max."JoAnne Carner, 82, sets records at U.S. Senior Women's Open despite missing cut".Microsoft News. RetrievedJuly 31, 2021.
^"Blog".
^^a ^bPileggi, Sarah (October 21, 1974)."Golden Goad For The Great Gundy".Sports Illustrated. Archived fromthe original on June 28, 2013. RetrievedJune 24, 2013.
^"Washington's finest, JoAnne Carner, returns home for LPGA Legends event".The Seattle Times. July 28, 2012. Archived fromthe original on December 16, 2013. RetrievedJune 24, 2013.
^"Golf's Not Top Priority As Carner Returns To Course".The Seattle Times. January 12, 1997. RetrievedJune 24, 2013.

External links

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JoAnne Carner at theLPGA Tour official site (archived)
JoAnne Carner at theLegends Tour official site (also atformer site)
JoAnne Carner at golf.about.com at theWayback Machine (archived February 15, 2008)

v t e U.S. Women's Open champions
1946Patty Berg∞ 1947Betty Jameson 1948Babe Zaharias 1949Louise Suggs 1950Babe Zaharias 1951Betsy Rawls 1952Louise Suggs 1953Betsy Rawls† 1954Babe Zaharias‡ 1955Fay Crocker‡ 1956Kathy Cornelius† 1957Betsy Rawls 1958Mickey Wright‡ 1959Mickey Wright 1960Betsy Rawls 1961Mickey Wright 1962Murle Lindstrom 1963Mary Mills‡ 1964Mickey Wright† 1965Carol Mann 1966Sandra Spuzich 1967Catherine LaCoste‡# 1968Susie Berning‡ 1969Donna Caponi 1970Donna Caponi‡ 1971JoAnne Carner‡ 1972Susie Berning 1973Susie Berning 1974Sandra Haynie 1975Sandra Palmer 1976JoAnne Carner† 1977Hollis Stacy 1978Hollis Stacy 1979Jerilyn Britz 1980Amy Alcott 1981Pat Bradley 1982Janet Alex 1983Jan Stephenson 1984Hollis Stacy 1985Kathy Baker 1986Jane Geddes† 1987Laura Davies† 1988Liselotte Neumann 1989Betsy King 1990Betsy King 1991Meg Mallon 1992Patty Sheehan† 1993Lauri Merten 1994Patty Sheehan 1995Annika Sörenstam 1996Annika Sörenstam 1997Alison Nicholas 1998Pak Se-ri† 1999Juli Inkster 2000Karrie Webb 2001Karrie Webb 2002Juli Inkster 2003Hilary Lunke† 2004Meg Mallon 2005Birdie Kim 2006Annika Sörenstam† 2007Cristie Kerr 2008Inbee Park 2009Ji Eun-hee 2010Paula Creamer 2011Ryu So-yeon† 2012Choi Na-yeon 2013Inbee Park 2014Michelle Wie 2015Chun In-gee 2016Brittany Lang† 2017Park Sung-hyun 2018Ariya Jutanugarn† 2019Lee Jeong-eun 2020Kim A-lim 2021Yuka Saso† 2022Minjee Lee 2023Allisen Corpuz 2024Yuka Saso
† event won in a playoff; ‡ winner held lead wire-to-wire; # event won by an amateur; ∞ event won in match-play

U.S. Women's Open champions

† event won in a playoff; ‡ winner held lead wire-to-wire; # event won by an amateur; ∞ event won in match-play

v t e United States Solheim Cup team –1994
Donna Andrews Brandie Burton Beth Daniel Tammie Green Betsy King Meg Mallon Dottie Mochrie Kelly Robbins Patty Sheehan Sherri Steinhauer JoAnne Carner (non-playing captain)
Won: 13 – 7

Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame Women Inductees

1960s

1966	Glenna Collett Vare
1967	Eileen Farrell Ruth Hussey
1968	E. Doris Brennan Paula Deubel Carole Garnett-Wheeler Clara LaMore Janet Moreau Albina Osipowich Lois Ann Testa
1969	JoAnne Carner June Rockwell Levy Mary Tucker Thorp

1970s

1970	Jean Madeira
1971	Ruth Buzzi Ida Silverman
1972	Margaret F. Ackroyd
1975	Catherine S. Robinson
1977	Gertrude Meth Hochberg Matilda Sissieretta Joyner Jones
1978	Antoinette Downing Frances G. Knight Princess Red Wing

1980s

1980	Diane L. Coutu Florence K. Murray
1981	Anna Tucker Katherine Urquhart Warren
1982	Eleanor Slater
1983	Katharine Gibbs
1985	Olive F. Wiley
1986	Eleanor M. McMahon
1987	Sister Mary Bernard Sister Eileen Murphy
1988	Marion F. Avarista

1990s

1990	Ade Bethune
1991	Gladys Williams Brayton
1992	Mary P. Brennan Nancy A. J. Potter
1993	Mary Crowley Mulvey
1994	Lizzie Murphy Barbara-Jeanne Seabury
1996	Helen A. Bert Catherine Tilley Hammett Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf Arlene Violet
1997	Mary Dyer Sylvia Hassenfeld Anne Hutchinson Margaret Langdon-Kelly Maria Spacagna
1998	Helen Metcalf Danforth Ann Smith Franklin Sarah Updike Goddard
1999	Beatrice Oenslager Chace

2000s

2000	Doris Holloway Abels
2001	Prudence Crandall Doris Duke Mary Elizabeth Sharpe Harriet Ware
2002	Elizabeth Buffum Chace Leona McElroy Kelly Mary Francis Xavier Warde Catharine R. Williams
2003	Christiana Carteaux Bannister Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis Julia Ward Howe Victoria Lederberg
2004	Sara DeCosta-Hayes Lynne Jewell Helen Johns Katie King-Crowley Frances Harriet Whipple Green McDougall Harriet Metcalf Aileen Riggin Lila Sapinsley Sarah Helen Whitman
2005	Sarah Elizabeth Doyle Norma Ann Garnett Ida Lewis Alice A. Sullivan
2006	Therese Antone Nancy Gewirtz Barbara H. Roberts
2007	Anna Garlin Spencer Mary Emma Woolley
2008	Maud Howe Elliott Marjorie Joy Vogel
2009	Annie Smith Peck

2010s

2010	Kathleen S. Connell Susan Farmer Caroline Hazard
2011	Jane Stuart
2012	Karen Adams Eileen Slocum Mary C. Wheeler
2013	Wilma Briggs Billie Ann Burrill Martha McSally Lucy Rawlings Tootell
2014	Catherine O'Reilly Collette Isabelle Ahearn O'Neill Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
2015	Noreen Stonor Drexel Gertrude I. Johnson Margaret McKenna Mary T. Wales
2016	Pauline Maier Patricia R. Recupero Betty R. Vohr
2017	Sarah J. Eddy Marie Rode Ferron Louisa Sharpe Metcalf
2018	Holly Patrice Wood
2019	Sister Mary Reilly Rose E. Weaver

2020s

2020	Sara MacCormack Algeo Roberta Dunbar Bertha G. Higgins Maria Kindberg Ingeborg Kindstedt Sophia R. Little Fanny Purdy Palmer Anna W. Spenser Lillie Buffum Chace Wyman