1960 U.S. Women’s Amateur: JoAnne Gunderson Carner wins at Tulsa (Okla.) C.C.

JoAnne Gunderson Carner won the 1960 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Tulsa (Okla.) C.C. in Tulsa, Oklahoma, beating Jean Ashley 6 & 5 in the final.

Updated October 22, 2026

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Edition: 60th
Dates: August 22, 1960 to August 27, 1960
Course: Tulsa (Okla.) C.C., Tulsa, Oklahoma
Format: match play
Champion: JoAnne Gunderson Carner · age 21 · United States
Champion's title: 2nd U.S. Women’s Amateur
Runner-up: Jean Ashley
Final: 6 & 5
Losing semifinalists: Ann Casey Johnstone and Judy Eller
Defending champion: Barbara McIntire · lost in the quarterfinals
Entries: 109

What happened at the 1960 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Jean Ashley, in her first championship, rolled in a 15-foot birdie on the 17th and sank a tricky downhill putt on the 18th to beat defending champion Barbara McIntire 1 up in the quarterfinals.

JoAnne Gunderson ended the final 6 and 5 on the 31st hole with a 14-foot birdie putt after Ashley missed a 22-footer by inches.

Final, JoAnne Gunderson v. Jean Ashley. Gunderson outdrove Ashley by up to 60 yards, Ashley went 18 holes without winning one, and Gunderson's 14-foot birdie on the 31st ended it 6 and 5.

Quarterfinal, Jean Ashley v. Barbara McIntire. Ashley holed a 15-footer for birdie on the 17th to square and a downhill putt on the 18th to put out the defending champion.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the semifinal.

The final, 1960 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
JoAnne Gunderson Carner	def.	Jean Ashley	6 & 5

Semifinals, 1960 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Jean Ashley	def.	Ann Casey Johnstone	1 up
JoAnne Gunderson Carner	def.	Judy Eller	2 up

Quarterfinals, 1960 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Jean Ashley	def.	Barbara McIntire	1 up
JoAnne Gunderson Carner	def.	Natasha Matson	7 & 6

Round of 128, 1960 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
JoAnne Gunderson Carner	def.	Miss Burns	3 & 1

How this was built

Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's U.S. Women’s Amateur data set (research collected through October 20, 2026). "unknown" means no source confirmed it; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the USGA's own record is used.

Data: us-womens-amateur.json.