Beth Daniel
Name:
Beth DanielCountry:
USABorn:
Oct 14, 1956 in Charleston, South Carolina.Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Professional golfer; TV commentator & analyst.Turned Pro:
1978MAJORS (1): US Women's PGA Ch'ship (1990). US Women's Amateur champion (1975, '77). Curtis Cup player (1976, '78). Solheim Cup player (1990, '92, '94, '96, 2000, '02, '03, '05). Solheim Cup captain (2009). Total professional wins (41), including LPGA Tour (33). LPGA Tour leading money winner (1980, '81, '90). World Golf Hall of Fame (inducted in 1999).
During her time at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, Daniel enjoyed a highly successful amateur career, which culminated in two U.S. Women's Amateur titles and two Curtis Cup appearances. After turning professonal in 1978, she became the LPGA Tour's Rookie of the Year in 1979, and then leading money winner in 1980 and 1981 (and again in 1990).
Her 33 LPGA Tour victories spanned from 1979 to 2003, and eight Solheim Cup appearances from the inuagural match in 1990 through to 2005. She captained the USA Solheim Cup team in 2009.
America
BMO Financial Gp
Played as the BMO Financial Group Canadian Women's Open (July 10-13). Second-placed Juli Inkster (USA) finished 1 shot behind Beth Daniel (USA), who recorded the last of her 33 LPGA Tour wins. [Point Grey G&CC, Vancouver, BC].
America
PING/Welch's
Played as the PING/Welch's Championship (Aug 10-13). Second-placed Colleen Walker (USA) and Meg Mallon (USA) finished 3 shots behind Daniel (USA). [Blue Hill CC, Canton, nr Boston, MA].
America
JCPenney
Played as the JCPenney Classic (Nov 30-Dec 3; two-person team event; one PGA Tr, one LPGA Tr). Davis Love III (USA) & Beth Daniel (USA) won their second JCPenney Classic with a tournament record 27-under 257. Second-place: Robert Gamez (USA) & Helen Alfredsson (Swe). [Copperhead course, Innisbrook Resort, Palm Harbor, nr Tampa, FL].
America
Corning
Played as the LPGA Corning Classic. Second-placed Stephanie Farwig (USA) and Nancy Ramsbottom (USA) finished 1 shot behind Daniel (USA). [Corning CC, Corning, nr Elmira, New York].
Awards
LPGA Tr
Daniel (USA) won her third LPGA Tour Player of the Year Award, based on a points system for top 10 finishes and performance in Majors.
America
JAL
Played as the JAL Big Apple Classic presented by Golf Magazine. Daniel (USA) beat Laura Davies (Eng) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to claim her 30th LPGA Tour win. [Wykagyl CC, New Rochelle, New York].
America
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Played as the World Championship of Women's Golf. Second-placed Elaine Crosby (USA) finished 3 shots behind Daniel. [Naples National GC, Naples, Florida].
America
Oldsmobile
Played as the Oldsmobile Classic. Lisa Kiggens (USA) finished 4 shots behind Daniel (USA). [Walnut Hills CC, East Lansing, Michigan].
Awards
LPGA Tr
Daniel (USA) won her third Vare Trophy, recording the season's lowest scoring average on the LPGA Tour. Laura Davies (Eng) was second with 70.91; Dottie Pepper (USA) was third with 70.98.
America
Phar-Mor
Played as the Phar-Mor at Inverrary. Second-placed Nancy Lopez (USA) finished 2 shots behind Daniel (USA). [East course, Inverrary CC, Ft Lauderdale, FL].
America
McDonald's
Played as the McDonald's Championship. Second-placed Pat Bradley (USA) and Sally Little (RSA) finished 4 shots behind Daniel (USA). [DuPont CC, Wilmington, Delaware].
America
JCPenney
Played as the JCPenney Classic (Nov 29-Dec 2; two-person team event; one PGA Tr, one LPGA Tr). Second placed Jay Haas (USA) & Nancy Lopez (USA) finished 5 shots behind the winning team of Davis Love III (USA) & Beth Daniel (USA). [Copperhead course, Innisbrook Resort, Palm Harbor, nr Tampa, FL].
Awards
LPGA Tr
Daniel (USA) won her second LPGA Tour Player of the Year Award, based on a points system for top 10 finishes and performance in Majors.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Daniel (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1990 Money List, with earnings of $863,578 on the Tour. Patty Sheehan (USA) was second with $732,618; Betsy King (USA) was third with $543,844.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Daniel (USA) won her second straight Vare Trophy, recording the season's lowest scoring average on the LPGA Tour.
America
Phar-Mor
Played as the inaugural Phar-Mor in Youngstown. Daniel (USA) beat Patty Sheehan (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Squaw Creek CC, Vienna, Ohio].
America
Orix
Played as the Orix Hawaiian Ladies Open. Second-placed Patty Sheehan (USA) and Amy Benz (USA) finished 3 shots behind Daniel (USA). [Ko Olina GC, Kapolei, Oahu, Hawaii].
Majors
Mazda
The Mazda LPGA Championship (36th) (July 26-29). Second-placed Rosie Jones (USA) finished 1 shot behind Daniel (USA), who recorded her first and only major championship win. [Bethesda CC, Bethesda, Maryland].
America
Kemper
Played as the Women's Kemper Open. Rosie Jones (USA) and Laura Davies (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Daniel, who recorded back-to-back LPGA Tour titles. [Blue course, Wailea GC, Maui, Hawaii].
America
Centel
Played as the inaugural Centel Classic. Second-placed Nancy Lopez (USA) finished 1 shot behind Daniel (USA), who recorded her 25th LPGA Tour win. [Killearn CC, Tallahassee, Florida].
America
Northgate
Played as the inaugural Northgate Classic. Second-placed Christa "Chris" Johnson (USA) and Penny Hammel (USA) finished 6 shots behind Daniel (USA). [Edinburgh USA GC, Brooklyn Pk, nr Minneapolis, Minnesota].
America
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Played as the Rail Charity Golf Classic. Second-placed Susan Sanders (USA) finished 3 shots behind defending champion Daniel (USA). [Rail GC, Springfield, Illinois].
America
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Played as the Greater Washington Open. Second-placed Sherri Turner (USA) finished 4 shots behind Daniel (USA). [Bethesda CC, Bethesda, Maryland].
America
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Played as the Rail Charity Golf Classic. Second-placed Alice Ritzman (USA) and defending champion Betsy King (USA) finished 3 shots behind Daniel (USA). [Rail GC, Springfield, Illinois].
America
Safeco
Played as the Safeco Classic. Second-placed Cindy Rarick (USA) finished 6 shots behind Daniel (USA). [Meridian Valley CC, Kent, nr Seattle, WA].
Awards
LPGA Tr
Daniel (USA) won the Vare Trophy, recording the season's lowest scoring average on the LPGA Tour.
America
Konica
Played as the Konica San Jose Classic. Second-placed Pat Bradley (USA) finished 1 shot behind Daniel (USA). [Almaden G&CC, San Jose, California].
Asia
Nichirei Foods
Played as the Nichirei Ladies Cup (Oct 28-30; individual low score prize within the US-Japan team match). Rosie Jones (USA) finished in second place behind Daniel (USA). [CC The Lakes, Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan].
America
Kyocera
Played as the Kyocera Inamori Classic. Second-placed Pat Meyers (USA) finished 2 shots behind Daniel (USA). [Fairbanks Ranch CC, Ranch Sante Fe, nr San Diego, CA].
America
McDonald's
Played as the McDonald's Kids Classic. Daniel (USA) beat defending champion JoAnne Carner (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [White Manor CC, Malvern, nr Philadelphia, PA].
America
Columbia Savings
Played as the Columbia Savings Classic. Second-placed Patty Sheehan (USA) finished 2 shots behind Daniel (USA). [Columbine CC, Littleton, nr Denver, CO].
America
Western Union Intl
Played as the WUI Classic. Martha Nause (USA) and Ayako Okamoto (Jpn) finished 8 shots behind Daniel (USA). [Meadow Brook Club, Jericho, Long Island, NY].
America
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Played as the Birmingham Classic. Second-placed Patty Sheehan (USA) finished 4 shots behind Daniel (USA), who recorded her 10th LPGA Tour win. [Green Valley CC, Birmingham, Alabama].
America
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Played as the Bent Tree Ladies Classic. Second-placed and defending champion Amy Alcott (USA) finished 4 shots behind Daniel (USA). [Bent Tree CC, nr Sarasota, Florida].
America
Amex
Played as the American Express Sun City Classic. Daniel (USA) beat Carole Jo Callison (USA, formerly Skala, née Kabler) with a birdie at the second playoff hole. [Hillcrest GC, Sun City West, Phoenix, AZ].
America
JCPenney
Played as the JCPenney Mixed Team Classic (Dec 3-6; two-person team event; one PGA Tr, one LPGA Tr). Second placed Vance Heafner (USA) & Cathy Morse (USA) finished 2 shots behind winning team of Tom Kite (USA) & Beth Daniel (USA). [Bardmoor CC, Largo, FL].
Awards
LPGA Tr
Daniel (USA) won her second straight LPGA Tour Money List, with 1981 season earnings of $206,978 on the Tour. JoAnne Carner (USA) was second on the money list, just $329 behind Daniel.
America
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Played as the Florida Lady Citrus. Daniel (USA) beat Donna Caponi (USA) with a birdie at the second playoff hole. Patty Sheehan (USA), Cindy Hill (USA) and Patti Rizzo (USA) were eliminated at the first playoff hole. [Rio Pinar CC, Orlando, Florida].
America
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Played as the World Championship of Women's Golf. Second-placed Jan Stephenson (Aus) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Daniel (USA). [Shaker Heights CC, nr Cleveland, Ohio].
Played as the Golden Lights Championship. Nancy Lopez and JoAnn Washam finished in second place behind Daniel.
Played as the inaugural World Series of Women's Golf. Second-placed Nancy Lopez (USA) finished 1 shot behind Daniel (USA). [The Country Club, Pepper Pike, nr Cleveland, OH].
Played as the Patty Berg Golf Classic. Hollis Stacy finished in second place behind Daniel.
America
Columbia Savings
Played as the Columbia Savings LPGA Classic. Second-placed Jane Blalock (USA) and Sandra Post (USA) finished 6 shots behind Daniel (USA). [Columbine CC, Littleton, nr Denver, CO].
Awards
LPGA Tr
Daniel (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1980 Money List, with earnings of $231,001 on the Tour. Donna Caponi (USA) was second on the money list.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Daniel (USA) won the LPGA Tour Player of the Year Award, based on a points system for top 10 finishes and performance in Majors.
Played as the Patty Berg Golf Classic. Hollis Stacy finished in second place behind Daniel.
Daniel (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1979 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player.
Amateur
USGA
The US Women's Amateur Championship (77th). Daniel (USA) beat Cathy Sherk (Can) 3 and 1 in the final. [Cincinnati CC, Cincinnati, OH].
Amateur
USGA
The US Women's Amateur Championship (75th). Daniel (USA) beat Donna Horton (USA) 3 and 2 in the final. [Brae Burn CC, West Newton, Mass.].
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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