“Big Mama” is getting her name on a sizeable prize.

The USGA announced on Saturday that the gold medal awarded to the U.S. Women’s Amateur champion will be redesigned and named in honor of JoAnne Carner.

Carner has a long and rich history with the USGA, having won eight championships, including five U.S. Women’s Amateur titles before she turned professional at the age of 30. The World Golf Hall of Famer, who first competed under her maiden last named of Gunderson, was the first player in history to win three different USGA championships—the U.S. Girls’ Junior, U.S. Women’s Amateur and U.S. Women’s Open.

The Kirkland, Wash., native seized two U.S. Women’s Open trophies—in 1971 at Kahkwa Club in Erie, Pa. and in 1976 at Rolling Green Golf Club in Springfield, Pa. She also made history as

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