1962 U.S. Women’s Amateur: JoAnne Gunderson Carner wins at Country Club of Rochester (N.Y.)

JoAnne Gunderson Carner won the 1962 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Country Club of Rochester (N.Y.) in Rochester, New York, beating Ann Baker 9 & 8 in the final.

Updated October 22, 2026

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Edition: 62nd
Dates: August 27, 1962 to September 1, 1962
Course: Country Club of Rochester (N.Y.), Rochester, New York
Format: match play
Champion: JoAnne Gunderson Carner · age 23 · United States
Champion's title: 3rd U.S. Women’s Amateur
Runner-up: Ann Baker
Final: 9 & 8
Losing semifinalists: Patricia Hahn and Phyllis Preuss
Defending champion: Anne Quast Sander · lost in the quarterfinals
Entries: 128

What happened at the 1962 U.S. Women’s Amateur

JoAnne Gunderson was credited with an unofficial 70, two under par, with eight 3s, four birdies and an eagle in the morning round of the final and beat 17-year-old Ann Baker 9 and 8.

In the quarterfinal Gunderson holed a six-foot putt on the 18th to halve Barbara Williams and won on the 20th hole.

Final, JoAnne Gunderson v. Ann Baker. Gunderson's unofficial morning 70 broke the course record (NYT) and she won 9 and 8 for her third title.

Round of 64, Mrs. George M. Trainor v. Anne Trainor. The championship's only mother-daughter match went to the mother, 4 and 3, at the host club.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the semifinal.

The final, 1962 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
JoAnne Gunderson Carner	def.	Ann Baker	9 & 8

Semifinals, 1962 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Ann Baker	def.	Patricia Hahn	1 up
JoAnne Gunderson Carner	def.	Phyllis Preuss	3 & 2

Quarterfinals, 1962 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
JoAnne Gunderson Carner	def.	Barbara Williams	won on 20th hole
Patricia Hahn	def.	Anne Quast Sander	5 & 4

Round of 64, 1962 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Mrs. George M. Trainor	def.	Anne Trainor	4 & 3

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.