Beth Daniel is an American professional golfer

Professional golfer

In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...

. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 33 LPGA Tour events, including one major championship

Women's major golf championships

Women's golf has a set of major championships which parallels that in men's golf, but the women's system is younger and has been less stable than the men's. Many professional stroke play events for women are played over three rounds , but the majors are played over four rounds , which is the...

, during her career. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame

World Golf Hall of Fame

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Daniel was born in Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina

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. She played her collegiate golf at Furman University

Furman University

Furman University is a selective, private, coeducational, liberal arts college in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Furman is one of the oldest, and more selective private institutions in South Carolina...

, and was on the 1976 national championship team that included future LPGA players Betsy King

Betsy King

Betsy King is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won six major championships and 34 LPGA Tour victories in all.-Career:...

, Sherri Turner

Sherri Turner

-Amateur career:Turner was born in Greenville, South Carolina. A golfer by the age of 5, she was the 1974-75 Carolinas Junior champion. While playing for Furman University, she was a medalist at three tournaments, including the Women's Southern Intercollegiate. She was selected for the All-American...

 and Cindy Ferro. Daniel won the U.S. Women's Amateur in 1975 and 1977, the Women's Western Amateur

Women's Western Amateur

The Women's Western Amateur is an amateur golf tournament for women. It is organized by the Women's Western Golf Association, which also organized the Women's Western Open from 1930 to 1967. It is one of the oldest women's amateur tournaments in the United States, having been played since 1901...

 in 1978, and was on the U.S.