JoAnne Carner poses with the U.S. Girls’ Junior, U.S. Women’s Open and U.S. Women’s Open trophies in the USGA Hall of Champions during the opening of the Mickey Wright room on Friday, May 15, 2012 at the USGA museum in Liberty Corner, NJ. (Copyright USGA/Matt Rainey)
During her pre-tournament press conference on Wednesday, Carner said “I think this is finally it.” This week could be her final USGA championship.
“It’s just hard work trying to get the whole game going,” she said. “I let it go too bad.”
Carner said she has lost the 26 pounds she had gained during the COVID-19 pandemic, when lockdowns kept her from a normal routine. She also said she had let her game go to pot.
“Everything was terrible, so it was like starting all over from scratch,” she said. “I went to Justin Thompson, who I have taken lessons from there at Pine Tree in Florida, and he started me … because I just wouldn’t turn. As you age, nothing wants to move, so I did some stretching at home. But basically back to it.”
And how does she feel now?
“There is hope,” she said.
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