1990 Mazda LPGA Championship: Beth Daniel wins at Bethesda Country Club

Beth Daniel won the 1990 Mazda LPGA Championship at Bethesda Country Club, Bethesda, Maryland, United States with 280 (−4), by 1 stroke over Rosie Jones.

Updated October 23, 2026

Every year is on the KPMG Women's PGA Championship winners list.

Dates: July 26, 1990 to July 29, 1990
Course: Bethesda Country Club, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Edition: 36th edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Par: 71 · 6,246 yards
Cut: 150
Purse: $1,000,000 · winner's share $150,000
Champion: Beth Daniel · age 33 · United States · born Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Champion's title: 1st title at this event · 1st major
Winning score: 71-73-70-66 = 280 (−4) · won by 1 stroke
Runner-up: Rosie Jones (281)
54-hole leader: Rosie Jones · Beth Daniel was 5 strokes back

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Beth Daniel	71	73	70	66	280	−4
2	Rosie Jones					281

What happened at the 1990 Mazda LPGA Championship

Five strokes behind 54-hole leader Rosie Jones, Daniel shot a final-round 66 to win by one, the last time a player has overcome a 54-hole deficit of five or more at this championship.

Rosie Jones, the third-round leader, closed with a 72 and finished one stroke back at 281.

How this was built

Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's KPMG Women's PGA Championship data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.

Data: womens-golf-majors_dataset_2026-10-20.json (GNN's women's majors research set, "master" row for this year, research dated October 20, 2026).

1990 Mazda LPGA Championship: Beth Daniel wins at Bethesda Country Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1990 Mazda LPGA Championship

How this was built

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