JoAnne Carner is an American former professional golfer who has made tons of records on the field. The ex-LPGA golfer marked 43 victories on the tour and was also featured at the World Golf Hall of Fame. Carner recently scored two rounds of 83 at the US Senior Women’s Open right before bidding farewell to her professional golfing career. And golf fans couldn’t help but celebrate her astonishing performance.
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JoAnne Carner bids her farewell in style
Carner recently played at the US Senior Women’s Open and shot 83, which also happens to be her age. She played two rounds with the same score and marked the end of her spectacular golf career.
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Many famous golf writers and other well-known athletes celebrated her performance in her farewell. Most of them tweeted that JoAnne Carner, 83, shot her age for a second day. She has scored the same number five times in the same championship. However, this was the first time she shot the score two times in a row. Here are a few tweets from various pages and well-known handles on Twitter:
JoAnne Carner, 83, shoots her age for a second straight day. She has now shot her age or better five times in this championship. pic.twitter.com/gIUoFqf1wF
— Beth Ann Nichols (@GolfweekNichols) August 26, 2022
Request: Hitting bombs as HOFer JoAnne Carner. Drink and a cig as achievements. pic.twitter.com/pbP0gz7o4x
— Mike Moore (@mrmoore) August 23, 2022
JoAnne Carner, 83, shoots her age one last time before saying farewell at U.S. Senior Women's Open https://t.co/l0C1eywFAB
— Golfweek (@golfweek) August 27, 2022
JoAnne Carner between Louise Suggs and Marilynn Smith. We’ve lost @LPGA founders Suggs & Smith but JoAnne still plays the game she loves. This week she matched her age (83) in both rounds she played in the U.S. Senior Women’s Open on difficult South Course of NCR Country Club. pic.twitter.com/0UnJ8l0zqa
— Ron Sirak (@ronsirak) August 27, 2022
8⃣3⃣ for 8⃣3⃣!
JoAnne Carner is not only the oldest player to ever play in a USGA championship, she shot her age for the fourth time!
— USGA (@USGA) August 25, 2022
History at U.S. Senior Women’s Open. JoAnne Carner practice round Tuesday at NCR. She’s won 8 @USGA titles. With Palmer, Nicklaus, Woods & Semple Thompson only ones to win 3 different USGA events. Carner, 83, in 6 rounds in 3 U.S. Senior Women’s Open shot her age 3 times. pic.twitter.com/JldYsrGmjD
— Ron Sirak (@ronsirak) August 23, 2022
Fans react to JoAnne Carner’s performance in the tournament
Fans couldn’t help but give all kinds of positive reactions to the amazing performance that Carner displayed on the field. People were surprised to see the same score for two consecutive days. However, all they did was bid her farewell and wish her all the success in her future endeavors.
While some fans kept a light heart watching Carner play, some even got their eyes filled with tears. A fan said, “Brings tears to my eyes! Such a remarkable achievement.” after watching the video. Some fans also appreciated the fact that such a performance was really hard to give for a person her age on a “6000+ yd course”. While others made fun of Carner saying that she must have gotten way too many penalties for such a slow game. Here are a few reactions from the fans:
Brings tears to my eyes! Such a remarkable achievement. Got any intel on her caddie? Local? Relative? Would love to see an interview with him too! Thanks so much for keeping us informed throughout this event!
— Deb Olson (@thedebolson) August 26, 2022
What a wonderful lady
— Jim 𝔾𝕖𝕣𝕦𝕫𝕫𝕚 (@geruzzi_jim) August 26, 2022
That’s awesome! I’m surprised though considering how many penalties she must get with slow play. Give her credit though, that’s a great achievement. Congrats!!! Just speed it up a little 😂
— Adam Harrison (@AdamHar99065687) August 27, 2022
Casual golf fans can’t possibly appreciate how impressive this is on a 6,000+ yd course. Thank you for the coverage this week @GolfweekNichols!
— Abby Sorensen (@GatorGolfCoach) August 27, 2022
A National treasure, too bad it wasn't televised.
— Tina Payton (@TinaTwinsTalker) August 27, 2022
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Way to go JoAnne
— Gus McDonald (@GusGusmcld) August 27, 2022
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The golfer was interviewed right after her game where she expressed her honest feelings. She said, “I get a lot of people talking to me as I play…I’m not very enthusiastic about it because I shot 83. But it’s nice to hear from them.” It looks like it was not such a big deal for Carner to shoot her age for two consecutive days. But her fans are definitely giving her a lot of respect.
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