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 $100,000. There were seven first-time winners in 1990: Jane Crafter , Cathy Gerring , Cathy Johnston , Kris Monaghan , Barb Mucha , Tina Purtzer , and Maggie Will .
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1990 season.[ 1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold .
Date
Tournament
Location
Winner
Score
Purse ($ )
1st prize ($)
Jan 21
The Jamaica Classic
Jamaica
Patty Sheehan (21)
212 (−1)
500,000
75,000
Feb 4
Oldsmobile LPGA Classic
Florida
Pat Bradley (24)
281 (−7)
300,000
45,000
Feb 18
The Phar-Mor at Inverrary
Florida
Jane Crafter (1)
209 (−7)
400,000
60,000
Feb 24
Orix Hawaiian Ladies Open
Hawaii
Beth Daniel (19)
210 (−6)
350,000
52,500
Mar 4
Women's Kemper Open
Hawaii
Beth Daniel (20)
283 (−1)
500,000
75,000
Mar 11
Desert Inn LPGA International
Nevada
Maggie Will (1)
214 (−2)
400,000
60,000
Mar 18
Circle K LPGA Tucson Open
Arizona
Colleen Walker (3)
276 (−12)
300,000
45,000
Mar 25
Standard Register Turquoise Classic
Arizona
Pat Bradley (25)
280 (−12)
500,000
75,000
Apr 1
Nabisco Dinah Shore
California
Betsy King (21)
283 (−5)
600,000
90,000
Apr 8
Red Robin Kyocera Inamori Classic
California
Kris Monaghan (1)
276 (−8)
300,000
45,000
May 6
Sara Lee Classic
Tennessee
Ayako Okamoto (16)
210 (−6)
425,000
63,750
May 13
Crestar Classic
Virginia
Dottie Mochrie (2)
200 (−16)
350,000
52,500
May 20
Planters Pat Bradley International
North Carolina
Cindy Rarick (4)
25 points
400,000
60,000
May 27
LPGA Corning Classic
New York
Pat Bradley (26)
274 (−10)
350,000
52,500
Jun 3
Lady Keystone Open
Pennsylvania
Cathy Gerring (1)
208 (−8)
300,000
45,000
Jun 10
McDonald's Championship
Delaware
Patty Sheehan (22)
275 (−9)
650,000
97,500
Jun 17
Atlantic City Classic
New Jersey
Christa Johnson (5)
275 (−5)
300,000
45,000
Jun 24
Rochester International
New York
Patty Sheehan (23)
271 (−17)
400,000
60,000
Jul 1
du Maurier Ltd. Classic
Canada
Cathy Johnston (1)
276 (−16)
600,000
90,000
Jul 8
Jamie Farr Toledo Classic
Ohio
Tina Purtzer (1)
205 (−8)
325,000
48,750
Jul 15
U.S. Women's Open
Georgia
Betsy King (22)
284 (−4)
500,000
85,000
Jul 22
The Phar-Mor in Youngstown
Ohio
Beth Daniel (21)
207 (−9)
400,000
60,000
Jul 29
Mazda LPGA Championship
Maryland
Beth Daniel (22)
280 (−4)
1,000,000
150,000
Aug 5
Boston Five Classic
Massachusetts
Barb Mucha (1)
277 (−11)
350,000
52,500
Aug 12
Stratton Mountain LPGA Classic
Vermont
Cathy Gerring (2)
281 (−7)
450,000
67,500
Aug 19
JAL Big Apple Classic
New York
Betsy King (23)
273 (−15)
400,000
60,000
Aug 26
Northgate Classic
Minnesota
Beth Daniel (23)
203 (−13)
375,000
56,250
Sep 3
Rail Charity Golf Classic
Illinois
Beth Daniel (24)
203 (−13)
300,000
45,000
Sep 9
Ping-Cellular One Golf Championship
Oregon
Patty Sheehan (24)
208 (−8)
350,000
52,500
Sep 16
Safeco Classic
Washington
Patty Sheehan (25)
270 (−18)
300,000
45,000
Sep 23
MBS LPGA Classic
California
Nancy Lopez (43)
281 (−7)
325,000
48,750
Oct 7
Centel Classic
Florida
Beth Daniel (25)
271 (−17)
1,000,000
150,000
Oct 14
Trophee Urban World Championship
France
Cathy Gerring (3)
278 (−10)
325,000
100,000
Nov 4
Mazda Japan Classic
Japan
Debbie Massey (3)
133 (−11)^
550,000
82,500
^ - weather-shortened tournament