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‘A National Treasure’: Golf World Hails 83-Year-Old LPGA Hall of Famer for Historic Achievement

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.

JoAnne Carner bids her farewell in style

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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.

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 twice in a row. Here are a few tweets from various pages and well-known handles on Twitter:

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 endeavours.

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 “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:

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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 wasn’t 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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