1990 LPGA Championship

1990 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJuly 26–29, 1990
LocationBethesda, Maryland
Course(s)Bethesda Country Club
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par71
Length6,246 yards (5,711 m)[1]
Cut150 (+8)
Prize fund$1.0 million
Winner's share$150,000
Champion
United States Beth Daniel
280 (−4)
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The 1990 LPGA Championship was the 36th LPGA Championship, played July 26–29 at Bethesda Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, a suburb northwest of Washington, D.C.

Five strokes back, Beth Daniel shot a final round 66 (−5) for 280 (−4) to win her sole major title, a stroke ahead of runner-up Rosie Jones, the third round leader.[2][3]

This was the first of four consecutive LPGA Championships at Bethesda Country Club. The purse (and winner's share) were doubled this year to $1 million and $150,000, respectively, the largest in LPGA Tour history.[4] The LPGA Championship was the tour's richest major from this year through 1995.

  1. ^ "Five birdies boost Johnson into lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 27, 1990. p. 3C.
  2. ^ "Daniel finally captures an LPGA major". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 30, 1990. p. C5.
  3. ^ "Daniel putts way to first major win". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Knight News. July 30, 1990. p. 17.
  4. ^ "Daniel earns first major payday". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 30, 1990. p. 2B.