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Beth Daniel

United States · born , Charleston, South Carolina, United States

1major championship

Summary

  • First major 1990 KPMG Women's PGA Championship
  • Runner-up in majors 5 times
  • Other titles 1975 U.S. Women's Amateur and 1977 U.S. Women's Amateur

Wins

Majors (1)

  1. 1st major · 1990 KPMG Women's PGA Championship Bethesda Country Club · 280 (-4) · 1 stroke from Rosie Jones

Amateur titles

  1. 1975 U.S. Women's Amateur Brae Burn Country Club · 3 & 2
  2. 1977 U.S. Women's Amateur Cincinnati Country Club · 3 & 1

Near misses

  1. 1981 U.S. Women's Open La Grange C.C. · runner-up to Pat Bradley · 280
  2. 1982 U.S. Women's Open Del Paso C.C. · runner-up to Janet Alex · 289
  3. 1983 The Chevron Championship runner-up to Amy Alcott
  4. 1984 KPMG Women's PGA Championship runner-up to Patty Sheehan
  5. 2002 KPMG Women's PGA Championship runner-up to Se Ri Pak

Rivals

Beat her

Next in the chain: Pat Bradley's rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    1990 KPMG Women's PGA Championship

    Bethesda Country Club · 280 (-4) · 1 stroke from Rosie Jones

    Chosen by rule: her most recent major win. Year page: 1990.

    Career line, 1975–2002

    U.S. Women's Open
    1981 U.S. Women's Open: runner-up to Pat Bradley1982 U.S. Women's Open: runner-up to Janet Alex
    Chevron Championship
    1983 Chevron Championship: runner-up to Amy Alcott
    Women's PGA
    1984 Women's PGA: runner-up to Patty Sheehan1990 Women's PGA: won2002 Women's PGA: runner-up to Se Ri Pak
    U.S. Women's Amateur
    1975 U.S. Women's Amateur: won1977 U.S. Women's Amateur: won
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    8 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Major win
    • Other win
    • Runner-up

    Beth Daniel was born in 1956 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Daniel won one major championship: the 1990 KPMG Women's PGA Championship.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (1)

    1. 1st major · 1990 KPMG Women's PGA Championship Bethesda Country Club · 280 (-4) · 1 stroke from Rosie Jones

    Amateur titles (2)

    1. 1975 U.S. Women's Amateur Brae Burn Country Club · 3 & 2
    2. 1977 U.S. Women's Amateur Cincinnati Country Club · 3 & 1

    Near misses

    1. 1981 U.S. Women's Open La Grange C.C. · runner-up to Pat Bradley · 280
    2. 1982 U.S. Women's Open Del Paso C.C. · runner-up to Janet Alex · 289
    3. 1983 The Chevron Championship runner-up to Amy Alcott
    4. 1984 KPMG Women's PGA Championship runner-up to Patty Sheehan
    5. 2002 KPMG Women's PGA Championship runner-up to Se Ri Pak

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. Wikipedia: Beth Daniel
    2. Wikipedia: Women's PGA Championship
    3. Wikipedia: 1990 LPGA Championship
    4. Wikipedia: U.S. Women's Amateur
    5. championships.usga.org: u s women s amateur champions
    6. championships.usga.org: u s women s amateur records