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{{short description|American professional golfer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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{{Use American English|date= June 2021}}
{{Infobox golfer
| name              = Beth Daniel
| image             = 2009 Solheim Cup - Beth Daniel (1).jpg
| imagesize         = 225px
| caption           = Daniel posing in the U.S. Solheim Cup team uniform after the 2009 team was announced at [[Royal Lytham & St Annes]]
| nickname          = 
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1956|10|14}} 
| birth_place       = {{nowrap|[[Charleston, South Carolina]], U.S.}}
| death_date        = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1956|10|14}} --> 
| death_place       = 
| height            = {{height|ft=5|in=11}} 
| weight            = 
| nationality       = {{USA}}
| residence         = [[Delray Beach, Florida]], U.S.
| spouse            = 
| partner           = [[Meg Mallon]]
| children          = 
| college           = [[Furman University]]
| yearpro           = 1978
| retired           =
| tour              = [[LPGA Tour]] (joined 1979)
| extour            =
| prowins           = 41
| lpgawins          = 33
| letwins           = <!-- Number of Ladies European Tour wins -->
| jlpgawins         = 4
| klpgawins         = <!-- LPGA of Korea Tour wins -->
| lagtwins          = <!-- Number of Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins -->
| alpgwins          = 
| futwins           = <!-- Number of Futures Tour wins -->
| otherwins         = 4
| majorwins         = 1
| nabisco           = T2: [[1983 Nabisco Dinah Shore|1983]]
| lpga              = '''Won''': [[1990 LPGA Championship|1990]]
| wusopen           = 2nd/T2: [[1981 U.S. Women's Open|1981]], [[1982 U.S. Women's Open|1982]]
| dumaurier         = 2nd: [[1982 Peter Jackson Classic|1982]]
| wbritopen         = T5: [[2004 Women's British Open|2004]]
| wghofid           = beth-daniel
| wghofyear         = 2000
| award1            = [[LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year|LPGA Tour<br>Rookie of the Year]]
| year1             = 1979
| award2            = [[LPGA Tour#Leading money winners by year|LPGA Tour <br>Money Winner]]
| year2             = 1980, 1981, 1990
| award3            = [[LPGA Tour Player of the Year|LPGA Tour<br>Player of the Year]]
| year3             = 1980, 1990, 1994
| award4            = [[LPGA Vare Trophy]]
| year4             = 1989, 1990, 1994
| award5            = GWAA Female<br>Player of the Year
| year5             = 1980, 1990
| award6            = [[Associated Press Athlete of the Year|Associated Press<br>Female Athlete of the Year]]
| year6             = 1990
| award7            = [[Heather Farr Player Award|LPGA Heather Farr Award]]
| year7             = 2003
| award8            = [[Honda Sports Award|Broderick Award]]
| year8             = 1977
| awardssection     = <!-- location of awards page or section -->
}}

'''Beth Daniel''' (born October 14, 1956) is an American [[professional golfer]]. She became a member of the [[LPGA Tour]] in 1979 and won 33 LPGA Tour events, including one [[women's major golf championships|major championship]], during her career. She is a member of the [[World Golf Hall of Fame]].

==Early life and amateur career==
Daniel was born on October 14, 1956, in [[Charleston, South Carolina]]. She played her collegiate golf at [[Furman University]], and was on the 1976 [[AIAW Champions#Golf|national championship team]] that included future LPGA players [[Betsy King]], [[Sherri Turner]] and [[Cindy Ferro]]. In 1977, she won the Broderick Award (now the [[Honda Sports Award]]) as the nation's best female collegiate golfer.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eweb.furman.edu/athletics/soccer_mens/seasons/2001/pressrel/nusumhermann.htm |title=Nusum among three finalists for Hermann Trophy |publisher=Furman University |date=December 3, 2001 |access-date=2020-03-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kpmgwomenspgachampionship.com/players/patty-sheehan/81929/bio |title=Beth Daniel – Bio |publisher=KPMG Women’s PGA Championship |access-date=2020-03-28 |archive-date=March 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328235345/https://www.kpmgwomenspgachampionship.com/players/patty-sheehan/81929/bio |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.collegiatewomensportsawards.com/archives/golf |title=Golf |publisher=CWSA |access-date=2020-03-28}}</ref> Daniel won the [[U.S. Women's Amateur]] in 1975 and 1977, the [[Women's Western Amateur]] in 1978, and was on the U.S. [[Curtis Cup]] teams in 1976 and 1978 (going 4–0 in 1976). She turned pro at the end of 1978 and joined the LPGA Tour in 1979.<ref name="Beth Daniel at about.com">{{Cite web |url=http://golf.about.com/od/golferswomen/p/bethdaniel.htm |title=Beth Daniel at about.com |access-date=December 4, 2006 |archive-date=March 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302193714/http://golf.about.com/od/golferswomen/p/bethdaniel.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Professional career==
Daniel's first victory came in 1979 year at the Patty Berg Classic, and she went on to win the [[LPGA#LPGA Tour awards|LPGA Rookie of the Year]] award. Over the next five years, when [[Nancy Lopez]] was at her most dominant, she still managed to win 13 tournaments, including four in 1980 when she was named [[LPGA Tour#LPGA Tour awards|LPGA Tour Player of the Year]]. Daniel led the Tour in wins in 1982, 1990 and 1994. She also led in scoring three times, including in 1989 when she became the second golfer in Tour history to record a scoring average below 71.00.<ref name="Beth Daniel at about.com"/>

The year 1990 was Daniel's most successful on tour. She won seven times, including her lone major at the [[Mazda LPGA Championship]]. That year she was also named the [[Associated Press Athlete of the Year|Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year]]. Along the way, she endured two major slumps. She was winless from 1986 to 1988 and again from 1996 to 2002. When she finally won again in 2003, she became - at age 46 years, 8 months and 29 days - the oldest winner in Tour history. She had outlasted most of her contemporaries such as King, [[Patty Sheehan]] and [[Amy Alcott]], remaining competitive on the LPGA Tour.<ref name="Beth Daniel at about.com"/>

Daniel won the Golf Writers Association of America Female Player of the Year in 1980 and 1990. She also won the 1981 Seagrams Seven Crowns of Sport Award for women's golf. She was inducted into the South Carolina Golf Hall of Fame in September 1995.  She was recognized during the LPGA's 50th Anniversary in 2000 as one of the LPGA's top-50 players and teachers.

Daniel played on eight U.S. [[Solheim Cup]] teams (1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005).

By 2005 Daniel had cut back her schedule, and played just five events by 2007. That year she also served as assistant captain on the U.S. [[Solheim Cup]] team, and was named captain for the American squad in 2009. In 2007, she joined the [[Golf Channel]] as a substitute analyst for LPGA Tournament coverage.  Her first event was the 2007 [[Safeway Classic]].<ref name="Beth Daniel at about.com"/>

Daniel also awards the best junior female golfer in South Carolina with the Beth Daniel Award.  The award is given to the player with the most SCJGA (South Carolina Junior Golf Association) points in a year.

In 2009, Daniel was the captain of the U.S. Solheim Cup team that defeated Europe by a score of 16–12 at [[Rich Harvest Farms]] in [[Sugar Grove, Illinois]].

==Professional wins (41)==

===LPGA Tour wins (33)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Legend
|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|LPGA Tour major championships (1)
|- 
|Other LPGA Tour (32) 
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner(s)-up
|-
|1
|Aug 26, [[1979 LPGA Tour|1979]]
|[[Patty Berg Classic]]
|−11 (68-69-71=208)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Hollis Stacy]]
|-
|2
|Jun 1, [[1980 LPGA Tour|1980]]
|[[Golden Lights Championship]]
|−1 (72-74-70-71=287)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Nancy Lopez]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jo Ann Washam]]
|-
|3
|Aug 17, [[1980 LPGA Tour|1980]]
|[[Patty Berg Golf Classic]]
|−9 (60-70-72=210)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} Hollis Stacy
|-
|4
|Aug 24, [[1980 LPGA Tour|1980]]
|[[Columbia Savings LPGA Classic]]
|−12 (71-66-67-72=276)
|6 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jane Blalock]]<br>{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Sandra Post]]
|-
|5
|Sep 7, [[1980 LPGA Tour|1980]]
|[[World Series of Women's Golf]]
|−6 (71-72-68-71=282)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} Nancy Lopez
|-
|6
|Apr 19, [[1981 LPGA Tour|1981]]
|[[Florida Lady Citrus]]
|−7 (68-67-74-72-281)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Donna Caponi]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cindy Hill]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Patti Rizzo]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Patty Sheehan]]
|-
|7
|Aug 23, [[1981 LPGA Tour|1981]]
|[[World Championship of Women's Golf]]
|−4 (72-72-69-71=284)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jan Stephenson]]
|-
|8
|Feb 21, [[1982 LPGA Tour|1982]]
|[[Bent Tree Ladies Classic]]
|−12 (71-71-66-68=276)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Amy Alcott]]
|-
|9
|Mar 7, [[1982 LPGA Tour|1982]]
|[[American Express Sun City Classic]]
|−10 (70-67-71-70=278)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Carole Jo Kabler]]
|-
|10
|May 2, [[1982 LPGA Tour|1982]]
|[[Birmingham Classic (golf)|Birmingham Classic]]
|−13 (64-70-69=203)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} Patty Sheehan
|-
|11
|Aug 1, [[1982 LPGA Tour|1982]]
|[[Columbia Savings Classic]]
|−12 (72-68-72-64=276)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} Patty Sheehan
|-
|12
|Aug 15, [[1982 LPGA Tour|1982]]
|[[WUI Classic]]
|−12 (68-68-67-73=276)
|8 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Martha Nause]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ayako Okamoto]]
|-
|13
|Jul 17, [[1983 LPGA Tour|1983]]
|[[McDonald's Kids Classic]]
|−2 (67-71-73-75=286)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[JoAnne Carner]]
|-
|14
|Apr 14, [[1985 LPGA Tour|1985]]
|[[Kyocera Inamori Classic]]
|−2 (70-70-74-72=286)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Pat Meyers]]
|-
|15
|Aug 6, [[1989 LPGA Tour|1989]]
|[[Greater Washington Open]]
|−8 (66-68-71=205)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sherri Turner]]
|-
|16
|Sep 4, [[1989 LPGA Tour|1989]]
|[[Rail Charity Golf Classic]]
|−13 (69-70-64=203)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Betsy King]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Alice Ritzman]]
|-
|17
|Sep 17, [[1989 LPGA Tour|1989]]
|[[Safeco Classic]]
|−15 (69-69-65-70=273
|6 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cindy Rarick]]
|-
|18
|Oct 1, [[1989 LPGA Tour|1989]]
|[[Konica San Jose Classic]]
|−11 (65-67-73=205)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Pat Bradley (golfer)|Pat Bradley]]
|-
|19
|Feb 24, [[1990 LPGA Tour|1990]]
|[[Orix Hawaiian Ladies Open]]
|−6 (71-67-72=210)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Amy Benz]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Patty Sheehan
|-
|20
|Mar 4, [[1990 LPGA Tour|1990]]
|[[Women's Kemper Open]]
|−1 (73-75-66-69=283)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Laura Davies]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rosie Jones (golfer)|Rosie Jones]]
|-
|21
|Jul 23, [[1990 LPGA Tour|1990]]
|[[The Phar-Mor in Youngstown]]
|−9 (65-69-73=207)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} Patty Sheehan
|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|22
|Jul 29 [[1990 LPGA Tour|1990]]
|'''[[Mazda LPGA Championship]]'''
|−4 (71-73-70-66=280)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} Rosie Jones
|-
|23
|Aug 26, [[1990 LPGA Tour|1990]]
|[[Northgate Classic]]
|−13 (66-69-68=203)
|6 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Penny Hammel]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Christa Johnson]]
|-
|24
|Sep 3, [[1990 LPGA Tour|1990]]
|[[Rail Charity Golf Classic]]
|−13 (67-69-67=203)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Susan Sanders]]
|-
|25
|Oct 7, [[1990 LPGA Tour|1990]]
|[[Centel Classic (LPGA Tour)|Centel Classic]]
|−17 (71-63-68-69=271)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} Nancy Lopez
|-
|26
|Feb 10, [[1991 LPGA Tour|1991]]
|[[The Phar-Mor at Inverrary]]
|−7 (67-73-69=209)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} Nancy Lopez
|-
|27
|Jul 23, [[1991 LPGA Tour|1991]]
|[[McDonald's Championship (golf)|McDonald's Championship]]
|−11 (67-71-67-68=273)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} Pat Bradley<br>{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Sally Little]]
|-
|28
|May 29, [[1994 LPGA Tour|1994]]
|[[LPGA Corning Classic]]
|−10 (67-71-71-69=278)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Stephanie Farwig]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Nancy Ramsbottom]]
|-
|29
|Jun 5, [[1994 LPGA Tour|1994]]
|[[Oldsmobile Classic]]
|−20 (67-63-70-68-268)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lisa Kiggens]]
|-
|30
|Jul 17, [[1994 LPGA Tour|1994]]
|[[JAL Big Apple Classic]]
|−8 (70-69-66-71=276)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Laura Davies
|-
|31
|Oct 16, [[1994 LPGA Tour|1994]]
|[[World Championship of Women's Golf]]
|−14 (68-70-71-65=274)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Elaine Crosby]]
|-
|32
|Aug 13, [[1995 LPGA Tour|1995]]
|[[PING/Welch's Championship]] (Boston)
|−17 (65-68-69-69=271)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Meg Mallon]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Colleen Walker]]
|-
|33
|Jul 15, [[2003 LPGA Tour|2003]]
|[[BMO Financial Group Canadian Women's Open]]
|−13 (69-69-69-68=275)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Juli Inkster]]
|}

'''LPGA Tour playoff record (5–6)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result
|-style="background:#B0E0E6;"
|1
|1981
|[[Florida Lady Citrus]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Donna Caponi]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cindy Hill]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Patti Rizzo]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Patty Sheehan]]
|Won with birdie on second extra hole<br>Hill, Rizzo, and Sheehan eliminated by par on first hole  
|-style="background:#B0E0E6;"
|2
|1982
|[[American Express Sun City Classic]] 
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Carole Jo Kabler]] 
|Won with birdie on second extra hole
|-style="background:#B0E0E6;"
|3
|1983
|[[McDonald's Kids Classic]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[JoAnne Carner]]
|Won with birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#F5DEB3;"
|4
|1983 
|[[Columbia Savings Classic]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Pat Bradley (golfer)|Pat Bradley]]
|Lost to birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#F5DEB3;"
|5
|1988
|[[Atlantic City LPGA Classic]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Juli Inkster]]
|Lost to par on first extra hole
|-style="background:#F5DEB3;"
|6
|1989 
|[[Oldsmobile LPGA Classic]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dottie Mochrie]]
|Lost to par on fifth  extra hole
|-style="background:#B0E0E6;"
|7
|1990
|[[The Phar-Mor in Youngstown]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Patty Sheehan]]
|Won with birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#F5DEB3;"
|8
|1991
|[[Northgate Computer Classic]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jody Anschutz]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cindy Rarick]]
|Rarick won with birdie on third extra hole<br>Anschutz eliminated by par on first hole
|-style="background:#F5DEB3;"
|9
|1992
|[[The Phar-Mor in Youngstown]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Donna Andrews (golfer)|Donna Andrews]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Betsy King]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Meg Mallon]]
|King won with birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#F5DEB3;"
|10
|1992
|[[Sun-Times Challenge]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Judy Dickinson]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dottie Pepper]]
|Pepper won with par on sixth extra hole<br>Daniel eliminated by par on fourth hole
|-style="background:#B0E0E6;"
|11
|1994
|[[JAL Big Apple Classic]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Laura Davies]]
|Won with birdie on first extra hole
|}

===LPGA of Japan Tour wins (4)===
*1979 [[World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup|World Ladies]]
*1988 Nichirei International
*1990 [[Konica Cup World Ladies]]
*1991 [[Konica Cup World Ladies]]

===Other wins (4)===
*1981 [[JCPenney Mixed Team Classic]] (with [[Tom Kite]])
*1990 [[JCPenney Classic]] (with [[Davis Love III]])
*1995 [[JCPenney Classic]] (with [[Davis Love III]])
*1999 World Golf Hall of Fame Championship (with [[Johnny Miller]])

==Major championships==

===Wins (1)===
{|class="wikitable"
!Year!!Championship!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner-up
|-style="background:#D8BFD8;"
| [[1990 LPGA Championship|1990]] ||[[Mazda LPGA Championship]] ||−4 (71-73-70-66=280)||1 stroke||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rosie Jones (golfer)|Rosie Jones]]
|}

===Results timeline===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
! Tournament  !! 1976 !! 1977 !! 1978 !! 1979 !!1980
|-
|align=left|[[LPGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T38
|style="background:yellow;"|T3
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Women's Open]]
|CUT
|T24
|T53
|T20
|style="background:yellow;"|T10
|-
|align=left|[[du Maurier Classic]]
|...
|...
|...
|T16
|style="background:yellow;"|T5
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
! Tournament  !! 1981 !! 1982 !! 1983 !! 1984 !! 1985 !! 1986 !! 1987 !! 1988 !! 1989 !!1990
|-
|align=left|[[Kraft Nabisco Championship]]
|...
|...
|style="background:yellow;"|T2
|style="background:yellow;"|4
|T11
|style="background:yellow;"|T7
|T22
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|T6
|style="background:yellow;"|T6
|-
|align=left|[[LPGA Championship]]
|style="background:yellow;"|T5
|style="background:yellow;"|T7
|T16
|style="background:yellow;"|T2
|style="background:yellow;"|T10
|T15
|T58
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T14
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Women's Open]]
|style="background:yellow;"|2
|style="background:yellow;"|T2
|WD
|style="background:yellow;"|T10
|CUT
|T21
|T33
|style="background:yellow;"|T10
|T20
|style="background:yellow;"|T6
|-
|align=left|[[du Maurier Classic]] 
|T17
|style="background:yellow;"|2
|T63
|style="background:yellow;"|T6
|T14
|27
|CUT
|T47
|style="background:yellow;"|T7
|style="background:yellow;"|3
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
! Tournament !! 1991 !! 1992 !! 1993 !! 1994 !! 1995 !! 1996 !! 1997 !! 1998 !! 1999 !! 2000 
|-
|align=left|[[Kraft Nabisco Championship]]
|T30
|style="background:yellow;"|T8
|T69
|T19
|T47
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|72
|T43
|T47
|-
|align=left|[[LPGA Championship]]
|style="background:yellow;"|4
|T35
|T17
|style="background:yellow;"|T7
|T18
|T26
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T58
|CUT
|T33
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Women's Open]]
|T11
|CUT
|T53
|T18
|CUT
|T19
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T31
|T47
|style="background:yellow;"|8
|-
|align=left|[[du Maurier Classic]] 
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|WD
|T17
|CUT
|T45
|T36
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T54
|T13
|T23
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
! Tournament !! 2001 !! 2002 !! 2003 !! 2004 !! 2005 !! 2006 !! 2007
|-
|align=left|[[Kraft Nabisco Championship]]
|T55
|T14
|style="background:yellow;"|T5
|T40
|style="background:yellow;"|T9
|T13
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[LPGA Championship]]
|T26
|style="background:yellow;"|2
|style="background:yellow;"|T3
|T39
|T54
|T39
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Women's Open]]
|T24
|style="background:yellow;"|T7
|T20
|T27
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[Women's British Open]] ^
|CUT
|T16
|T14
|style="background:yellow;"|T5
|T56
|style="background:yellow;"|T6
|T50
|}
^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.
{{legend|lime|Win}}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut.<br>
WD = withdrew<br>
T = tied

===Summary===
*Starts – 105
*Wins – 1
*2nd-place finishes – 6
*3rd-place finishes – 3
*Top 3 finishes – 10
*Top 5 finishes – 16
*Top 10 finishes – 33
*Top 25 finishes – 60
*Missed cuts – 13
*Most consecutive cuts made – 23
*Longest streak of top-10s – 5 (twice)

==U.S. national team appearances==
'''Amateur'''
*[[Curtis Cup]]: 1976 (winners), 1978 (winners)
*[[Espirito Santo Trophy]]: [[1978 Espirito Santo Trophy|1978]]

'''Professional'''
*[[Solheim Cup]]: [[1990 Solheim Cup|1990]] (winners), [[1992 Solheim Cup|1992]], [[1994 Solheim Cup|1994]] (winners), [[1996 Solheim Cup|1996]] (winners), [[2000 Solheim Cup|2000]], [[2002 Solheim Cup|2002]] (winners), [[2003 Solheim Cup|2003]], [[2005 Solheim Cup|2005]] (winners), [[2009 Solheim Cup|2009]] (non-playing captain, winners)
*[[Women's World Cup of Golf|World Cup]]: 2005
*[[Handa Cup]]: 2007 (winners), 2008 (winners), 2009 (winners), 2010 (winners), 2011 (winners), 2012 (tie, Cup retained), 2013, 2014 (winners), 2015 (winners)

==Personal life==
Beth Daniel is in a long-term relationship with fellow golfer [[Meg Mallon]].

==See also==
*[[List of golfers with most LPGA Tour wins]]
*[[List of golfers with most LPGA major championship wins]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{LPGA Tour player|beth-daniel/80424}}
*{{Legends Tour player|id=beth-daniel|old_id=159}}
*{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302193714/http://golf.about.com/od/golferswomen/p/bethdaniel.htm |title=Beth Daniel at golf.about.com |date=March 2, 2017 }}

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