1979 Ladies European Tour

The 1979 Ladies European Tour was the inaugural season of golf tournaments organised by the Women's Professional Golfers' Association (WPGA), which later became the Ladies European Tour (LET).[1] The tour was principally sponsored by Carlsberg, who organised 12 36-hole tournaments counting towards their own Order of Merit. There were six other tournaments on the schedule including the Women's British Open, organised by the Ladies' Golf Union.[2][3]

1979 Ladies European Tour season
DurationApril 1979 (1979-04) – October 1979 (1979-10)
Number of official events18
Order of MeritScotland Cathy Panton
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The Order of Merit was won by Cathy Panton, who finished just 1.5 points ahead of Women's British Open winner, Alison Sheard. Sheard topped the money list with almost £5,000 in winnings, over £1,000 more than runner-up Jane Panter.[4][5] The Carlsberg Order of Merit was won by Christine Langford, who won three of the twelve events and finished as runner-up in two others.[6]

Tournaments

The table below shows the 1979 schedule.[7] The numbers in brackets after the winners' names show the number of career wins they had on the Ladies European Tour up to and including that event. This is only shown for members of the tour.[8]

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)–upWinner's
share (£)		Ref
27 AprCarlsberg Championship – Tyrrells WoodEnglandUnited States Mollie Anderson (1)145 (+1)3 strokesEngland Jane Chapman200[9]
4 MayCarlsberg Championship – WillingdonEnglandScotland Cathy Panton (1)151 (+5)1 strokeSweden Kärstin Ehrnlund
England Christine Langford		200[10]
11 MayCarlsberg Championship – Long AshtonEnglandEngland Christine Langford (1)73 (−2)[lower-alpha 1]2 strokesSweden Kärstin Ehrnlund
England Vanessa Marvin		200[11]
18 MayCarlsberg Championship – BabertonScotlandEngland Joanna Smurthwaite (1)147 (+1)2 strokesEngland Jane Panter200[12]
25 MayCarlsberg Championship – WhitecraigsScotlandEngland Christine Langford (2)142 (−4)4 strokesSouth Africa Alison Sheard200[13]
1 JunCarlsberg Championship – CoventryEnglandEngland Jane Panter (1)146 (−2)1 strokeScotland Cathy Panton200[14]
8 JunCarlsberg Championship – South StaffsEnglandEngland Vanessa Marvin (1)143 (−3)5 strokesSweden Kärstin Ehrnlund200[15]
15 JunCarlsberg Championship – BallaterScotlandEngland Beverly Huke (1)146 (−2)1 strokeEngland Jane Panter
Scotland Muriel Thomson
England Mickey Walker		200[16]
22 JunCarlsberg Championship – St Annes Old LinksEnglandEngland Christine Langford (3)148 (+2)PlayoffEngland Jenny Lee Smith200[17]
29 JunCarlsberg Championship – YorkEnglandEngland Mickey Walker (1)140 (−2)1 strokeSouth Africa Alison Sheard200[18]
6 JulCarlsberg Championship – Sand MoorEnglandSouth Africa Alison Sheard (1)147 (+1)3 strokesEngland Christine Langford
Scotland Cathy Panton		200[19]
13 JulCarlsberg Championship – Arcot HallEnglandEngland Jenny Lee Smith (1)140 (−2)3 strokesScotland Muriel Thomson200[20]
28 JulWomen's British OpenEnglandSouth Africa Alison Sheard (2)301 (+5)3 strokesEngland Mickey Walker3,000[21]
31 AugMcEwan's Welsh ClassicWalesSouth Africa Alison Sheard (3)144 (+4)1 strokeEngland Christine Trew400[22]
14 SepHitachi TournamentEnglandEngland Christine Trew (1)145 (−1)3 strokesSouth Africa Alison Sheard400[23]
22 SepState Express TournamentNorthern IrelandScotland Cathy Panton (2)166 (+14)PlayoffEngland Amanda Middleton800[24]
29 SepWPGA European ChampionshipFranceUnited States Susan Moon (1)2922 strokesWest Germany Irene Koehler[25]
27 OctLambert & Butler MatchplayEnglandEngland Jane Panter (2)2 upScotland Muriel Thomson2,000[26]
  1. Second round abandoned because of fog; tournament results based on first round scores.

Major championship in bold.

Order of Merit and money list

The Order of Merit was based on a points system.[4][5]

PlacePlayerPointsMoney (£)Events
1Scotland Cathy Panton8462,49518
2South Africa Alison Sheard844.54,96513
3England Christine Langford789.51,53315
4England Jane Panter7703,83018
5England Vanessa Marvin7402,43418
6Scotland Muriel Thomson6413,04315
7England Christine Trew6241,95515
8England Jenny Lee Smith597.53,22210
9England Jane Chapman578.51,47915
10England Amanda Middleton574.51,86117

See also

References
  1. LET Tour Guide 2013. Ladies European Tour. 2013. p. 195.
  2. Ryde, Peter (18 May 1978). "Quality will decide if new WPGA acorn grows into mighty oak". The Times. p. 12. Retrieved 24 September 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  3. Mair, Lewine (31 October 1978). "Women's professional tour becomes a reality". The Times. p. 8. Retrieved 24 September 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  4. Hedley, Alan (9 November 1979). "Golf". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. p. 39. Retrieved 28 September 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. Pargeter, John (7 November 1979). "Open is more costly". Newcastle Journal. p. 18. Retrieved 28 September 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. Pargeter, John (14 July 1979). "First win a dream". Newcastle Journal. p. 16. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  7. Past Tournament Winners, Ladies European Tour, GolfToday
  8. Ladies European Tour – 1979 Winners
  9. "Mollie wins by three strokes". Glasgow Herald. 28 April 1979. p. 16. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  10. "Cathy comes home with a 76 for first professional victory". Glasgow Herald. 5 May 1979. p. 20. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  11. "Women caught in fog". Glasgow Herald. 12 May 1979. p. 15. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  12. "Muriel earns £40 on debut". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 19 May 1979. p. 20 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. Jacobs, Raymond (26 May 1979). "Christine has a Carlsberg double". Glasgow Herald. p. 15. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  14. "Panter beats Panton by one". Glasgow Herald. 2 June 1979. p. 16. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  15. "Vanessa's win by five strokes". Glasgow Herald. 9 June 1979. p. 16. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  16. "Beverly beats the regulars". Glasgow Herald. 16 June 1979. p. 16. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  17. "Christine again". Glasgow Herald. 23 June 1979. p. 16. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  18. "Mickey snatches Cathy's record". Glasgow Herald. 30 June 1979. p. 16. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  19. "Cathy throws away chance of victory". Glasgow Herald. 7 July 1979. p. 15. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  20. "70 grabs second place for Muriel". Glasgow Herald. 7 July 1979. p. 16. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  21. "Birdie finish gives Alison British title". Glasgow Herald. 30 July 1979. p. 15 – via Google News Archive.
  22. "Muriel finishes down field". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 1 September 1979. p. 20 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  23. "Christine holds on". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 15 September 1979. p. 18 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  24. "Portrush winner". Belfast Telegraph. 24 September 1979. p. 21 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  25. "Weekend results | Golf". The Guardian. 1 October 1979. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  26. "Muriel's title hope go down the last". Glasgow Herald. 29 October 1979. p. 20 – via Google News Archive.
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