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1990 LPGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1990 |
| tour | LPGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 34 |
| most_wins | 7 USA Beth Daniel |
| honor1 | Money leader |
| honoree1 | USA Beth Daniel |
| honor2 | Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | USA Beth Daniel |
| honor3 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree3 | JP Hiromi Kobayashi |
| prevseason | [1989](1989-lpga-tour) |
| nextseason | [1991](1991-lpga-tour) |
The 1990 LPGA Tour was the 41st season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 19 to November 4. The season consisted of 34 official money events. Beth Daniel won the most tournaments, seven. She also led the money list with earnings of $863,578.
The Mazda LPGA Championship was the first tournament to offer a $1,000,000 purse and the first to have a winner's share of over $100,000. There were seven first-time winners in 1990: Jane Crafter, Cathy Gerring, Cathy Johnston, Kris Monaghan, Barb Mucha, Tina Purtzer, and Maggie Will.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1990 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21 | The Jamaica Classic | Jamaica | USA Patty Sheehan (21) | 212 (−1) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Feb 4 | Oldsmobile LPGA Classic | Florida | USA Pat Bradley (24) | 281 (−7) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Feb 18 | The Phar-Mor at Inverrary | Florida | AUS Jane Crafter (1) | 209 (−7) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Feb 24 | Orix Hawaiian Ladies Open | Hawaii | USA Beth Daniel (19) | 210 (−6) | 350,000 | 52,500 |
| Mar 4 | Women's Kemper Open | Hawaii | USA Beth Daniel (20) | 283 (−1) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Mar 11 | Desert Inn LPGA International | Nevada | USA Maggie Will (1) | 214 (−2) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Mar 18 | Circle K LPGA Tucson Open | Arizona | USA Colleen Walker (3) | 276 (−12) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Mar 25 | Standard Register Turquoise Classic | Arizona | USA Pat Bradley (25) | 280 (−12) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Apr 1 | **[Nabisco Dinah Shore](1990-nabisco-dinah-shore)** | California | USA **Betsy King (21)** | 283 (−5) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Apr 8 | Red Robin Kyocera Inamori Classic | California | USA Kris Monaghan (1) | 276 (−8) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| May 6 | Sara Lee Classic | Tennessee | JPN Ayako Okamoto (16) | 210 (−6) | 425,000 | 63,750 |
| May 13 | Crestar Classic | Virginia | USA Dottie Mochrie (2) | 200 (−16) | 350,000 | 52,500 |
| May 20 | Planters Pat Bradley International | North Carolina | USA Cindy Rarick (4) | 25 points | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| May 27 | LPGA Corning Classic | New York | USA Pat Bradley (26) | 274 (−10) | 350,000 | 52,500 |
| Jun 3 | Lady Keystone Open | Pennsylvania | USA Cathy Gerring (1) | 208 (−8) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Jun 10 | McDonald's Championship | Delaware | USA Patty Sheehan (22) | 275 (−9) | 650,000 | 97,500 |
| Jun 17 | Atlantic City Classic | New Jersey | USA Christa Johnson (5) | 275 (−5) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Jun 24 | Rochester International | New York | USA Patty Sheehan (23) | 271 (−17) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Jul 1 | **du Maurier Ltd. Classic** | Canada | USA **Cathy Johnston (1)** | 276 (−16) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Jul 8 | Jamie Farr Toledo Classic | Ohio | CAN Tina Purtzer (1) | 205 (−8) | 325,000 | 48,750 |
| Jul 15 | **[U.S. Women's Open](1990-u-s-women-s-open)** | Georgia | USA **Betsy King (22)** | 284 (−4) | 500,000 | 85,000 |
| Jul 22 | The Phar-Mor in Youngstown | Ohio | USA Beth Daniel (21) | 207 (−9) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Jul 29 | **[Mazda LPGA Championship](1990-lpga-championship)** | Maryland | USA **Beth Daniel (22)** | 280 (−4) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| Aug 5 | Boston Five Classic | Massachusetts | USA Barb Mucha (1) | 277 (−11) | 350,000 | 52,500 |
| Aug 12 | Stratton Mountain LPGA Classic | Vermont | USA Cathy Gerring (2) | 281 (−7) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Aug 19 | JAL Big Apple Classic | New York | USA Betsy King (23) | 273 (−15) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Aug 26 | Northgate Classic | Minnesota | USA Beth Daniel (23) | 203 (−13) | 375,000 | 56,250 |
| Sep 3 | Rail Charity Golf Classic | Illinois | USA Beth Daniel (24) | 203 (−13) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Sep 9 | Ping-Cellular One Golf Championship | Oregon | USA Patty Sheehan (24) | 208 (−8) | 350,000 | 52,500 |
| Sep 16 | Safeco Classic | Washington | USA Patty Sheehan (25) | 270 (−18) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Sep 23 | MBS LPGA Classic | California | USA Nancy Lopez (43) | 281 (−7) | 325,000 | 48,750 |
| Oct 7 | Centel Classic | Florida | USA Beth Daniel (25) | 271 (−17) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| Oct 14 | Trophee Urban World Championship | France | USA Cathy Gerring (3) | 278 (−10) | 325,000 | 100,000 |
| Nov 4 | Mazda Japan Classic | Japan | USA Debbie Massey (3) | 133 (−11)^ | 550,000 | 82,500 |
^ - weather-shortened tournament
Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Money winner | Beth Daniel (3) | |
| Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Beth Daniel (2) | |
| Player of the Year | Beth Daniel (2) | |
| Rookie of the Year | Hiromi Kobayashi |
References
References
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