This is not the first time he
has had the opportunity to
caddie for the tournament.
He had toted the big bag for
other young women golfers
seven previous times in the
Marathon Classic.
Carta and Reny spent time
on the course on Tuesday
and Wednesday prior to
the tournament and Carta’s
pro-am group even won the
Tuesday Pro-Am at Highland
Meadows. Carta and her
caddie came into the week
with zero expectations,
but an even-par round on
Thursday coupled with a
two-under-par-round
on
Friday left her inside the cut
line and eligible for play on
the weekend.
She became rattled when her
group was put on the clock on
Saturday. Then unfortunately
an overly-enthusiastic fan
dropped a beer can during
her back swing on number 14
on Saturday, which resulted
in a double-bogey. Her 77-
75 on the weekend left her
at T-69 for the tournament,
still a very respectable finish
for the young amateur. She
learned a huge lesson about
playing in front of big crowds
as well as what it takes to
succeed on the LPGA Tour.
Reny said of his player,
“Carta is an excellent ball-
striker, better than 99% of
other LPGA Tour players and
is long off the tee. We were
consistently 15 yards past our
playing partners. It is only a
matter of time before we will
see her on tour regularly.”
Carta moved on to the
U.S. Women’s Amateur
in Pennsylvania and Reny
returned to working with
junior golfers from around
Toledo for The First Tee. Both
had a great week and enjoyed
walking the fairways of
Highland Meadows together.
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