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BETH DANIEL NAMED GINN
TRIBUTE HOSTED BY ANNIKA 2008 HONOREE
Tournament Host Annika
Soranstam names the 1999 LPGA Tour and World Golf Halls of Famer
as this year's honoree
MT. PLEASANT, S.C., Thursday, March 20, 2008 -
Beth Daniel has been named the Ginn Tribute hosted by Annika 2008
honoree. Daniel, who has had an outstanding 29-year career on the
LPGA, is a South Carolina favorite and a graduate from Furman
University. She was inducted into the LPGA Tour and World Golf
Halls of Fame in 1999. She is a three-time Rolex Player of the
Year with 33 LPGA victories and has been named captain of the
2009 U.S. Solheim Cup Team.
"Beth is a remarkable player who has had a very
distinguished career," said Annika. "I
want to recognize her as this year's tournament honoree because
she is from the area and should be praised for her many
accomplishments."
In 1979, Daniel jump-started her career by posting16 top-10
finishes, including one win, en route to LPGA Rookie of the Year
honors. Her one major championship victory came at the 1990 Mazda
LPGA Championship, which was one of seven wins that season, for
which she was named the 1990 Rolex Player of the Year and Vare
Trophy winner. Daniel has earned more than $8.7 million in career
earnings, placing her seventh on the LPGA all-time career
earnings list. Daniel served as assistant captain of the 2007 U.S.
Solheim Cup Team and has played on eight Solheim Cup teams.
Playing a very limited schedule, Daniel now commentates for the
Golf Channel. The $2.6 million Ginn Tribute hosted by ANNIKA will
be played for the second-consecutive year at RiverTowne Country
Club in Charleston, S.C., May 26-June 1, 2008. The 2007 Ginn
Tribute hosted by A NNIKA saw Nicole Castrale earn her first LPGA
title. For more visit www.ginntribute.com .
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