1990 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 $100,000. There were seven first-time winners in 1990: Jane Crafter, Cathy Gerring, Cathy Johnston, Kris Monaghan, Barb Mucha, Tina Purtzer, and Maggie Will.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1990 season.[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21 | The Jamaica Classic | Jamaica |  | 212 (-1) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Feb 4 | Oldsmobile LPGA Classic | Florida | | 281 (-7) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Feb 18 | The Phar-Mor at Inverrary | Florida | .svg.png){kind=small} | 209 (-7) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Feb 24 | Orix Hawaiian Ladies Open | Hawaii | | 210 (-6) | 350,000 | 52,500 |
| Mar 4 | Women's Kemper Open | Hawaii | | 283 (-1) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Mar 11 | Desert Inn LPGA International | Nevada | | 214 (-2) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Mar 18 | Circle K LPGA Tucson Open | Arizona | | 276 (-12) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Mar 25 | Standard Register Turquoise Classic | Arizona | | 280 (-12) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Apr 1 | Nabisco Dinah Shore | California | | 283 (-5) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Apr 8 | Red Robin Kyocera Inamori Classic | California | | 276 (-8) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| May 6 | Sara Lee Classic | Tennessee |  | 210 (-6) | 425,000 | 63,750 |
| May 13 | Crestar Classic | Virginia | | 200 (-16) | 350,000 | 52,500 |
| May 20 | Planters Pat Bradley International | North Carolina | | 25 points | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| May 27 | LPGA Corning Classic | New York | | 274 (-10) | 350,000 | 52,500 |
| Jun 3 | Lady Keystone Open | Pennsylvania | | 208 (-8) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Jun 10 | McDonald's Championship | Delaware | | 275 (-9) | 650,000 | 97,500 |
| Jun 17 | Atlantic City Classic | New Jersey | | 275 (-5) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Jun 24 | Rochester International | New York | | 271 (-17) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Jul 1 | du Maurier Ltd. Classic | Canada | | 276 (-16) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Jul 8 | Jamie Farr Toledo Classic | Ohio | .svg.png){kind=small} | 205 (-8) | 325,000 | 48,750 |
| Jul 15 | U.S. Women's Open | Georgia | | 284 (-4) | 500,000 | 85,000 |
| Jul 22 | The Phar-Mor in Youngstown | Ohio | | 207 (-9) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Jul 29 | Mazda LPGA Championship | Maryland | | 280 (-4) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| Aug 5 | Boston Five Classic | Massachusetts | | 277 (-11) | 350,000 | 52,500 |
| Aug 12 | Stratton Mountain LPGA Classic | Vermont | | 281 (-7) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Aug 19 | JAL Big Apple Classic | New York | | 273 (-15) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Aug 26 | Northgate Classic | Minnesota | | 203 (-13) | 375,000 | 56,250 |
| Sep 3 | Rail Charity Golf Classic | Illinois | | 203 (-13) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Sep 9 | Ping-Cellular One Golf Championship | Oregon | | 208 (-8) | 350,000 | 52,500 |
| Sep 16 | Safeco Classic | Washington | | 270 (-18) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Sep 23 | MBS LPGA Classic | California | | 281 (-7) | 325,000 | 48,750 |
| Oct 7 | Centel Classic | Florida | | 271 (-17) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| Oct 14 | Trophee Urban World Championship | France | | 278 (-10) | 325,000 | 100,000 |
| Nov 4 | Mazda Japan Classic | Japan | | 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
- LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-1999 Archived 2007-09-20 at the Wayback Machine