85-Year-Old JoAnne Carner Shatters Age With 80 In The U.S. Senior Women’s Open

PITTSBURGH — JoAnne Carner, 85, fired a 9-over 80 on Friday in the second round of the U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Fox Chapel.

A day after matching her age with an 85, JoAnne birdied the par-5 second and par-3 third on her second nine in the rain-delayed round.

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85-Year-Old JoAnne Carner Shatters Age With 80 In The U.S. Senior Women’s Open

The Hall of Famer has shot her age or below eight times in the competition, which began in 2018, including seven of her previous eight rounds.

JoAnne holds the most U.S. Golf Association titles of any female player, having won the U.S. Women’s Open in 1971 and 1976, six U.S. Women’s Amateur titles and one U.S. Girls’ Junior championship.

Kaori Yamamoto of Japan had a three-stroke lead when the round was halted due to darkness. She fired her second consecutive 67 to finish at 8 under and beat the tournament’s 36-hole scoring record by two shots.

Lisa Grimes was 5 under with six holes to play, Stefania Croce was 4 under with two, and Mikino Kubo was 3 under with seven remaining.

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85-Year-Old JoAnne Carner Shatters Age With 80 In The U.S. Senior Women’s Open

Annika Sorenstam (69), Juli Inkster (68), and Leta Lindley (71) finished at 2 under. Sorenstam won the 2021 event.

Christa Johnson was also 2 under with five holes left.

JoAnne will miss the weekend cut.

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