1979 Ladies European Tour Explained

Year:1979
Tour:Ladies European Tour
No Of Events:18
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Cathy Panton
Prevseason:First
Nextseason:1980

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]

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]

Date Tournament Location Winner ScoreMargin of
victory 		Runner(s)–upWinner's
share (£)		Ref
27 Apr England Mollie Anderson (1) 145 (+1) 3 strokes 200 [9]
4 May England Cathy Panton (1) 151 (+5) 1 stroke 200 [10]
11 May England Christine Langford (1) 73 (−2) 2 strokes 200 [11]
18 May Scotland Joanna Smurthwaite (1) 147 (+1) 2 strokes 200 [12]
25 May Scotland Christine Langford (2) 142 (−4) 4 strokes 200 [13]
1 Jun England Jane Panter (1) 146 (−2) 1 stroke 200 [14]
8 Jun England Vanessa Marvin (1) 143 (−3) 5 strokes 200 [15]
15 Jun Scotland Beverly Huke (1) 146 (−2) 1 stroke 200 [16]
22 Jun England Christine Langford (3) 148 (+2) Playoff 200 [17]
29 Jun England Mickey Walker (1) 140 (−2) 1 stroke 200 [18]
6 Jul England Alison Sheard (1) 147 (+1) 3 strokes 200 [19]
13 Jul England Jenny Lee Smith (1) 140 (−2) 3 strokes 200 [20]
28 Jul Women's British Open England Alison Sheard (2) 301 (+5) 3 strokes 3,000 [21]
31 Aug Wales Alison Sheard (3) 144 (+4) 1 stroke 400 [22]
14 Sep England Christine Trew (1) 145 (−1) 3 strokes 400 [23]
22 Sep Northern Ireland Cathy Panton (2) 166 (+14) Playoff 800 [24]
29 Sep France Susan Moon (1) 292 2 strokes [25]
27 Oct England Jane Panter (2) 2 up 2,000 [26]

Major championship in bold.

Order of Merit and money list

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

PlacePlayerPointsMoney (£)Events
1 846 2,495 18
2 844.5 4,965 13
3 789.5 1,533 15
4 770 3,830 18
5 740 2,434 18
6 641 3,043 15
7 624 1,955 15
8 597.5 3,222 10
9 578.5 1,479 15
10 574.5 1,861 17

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: LET Tour Guide 2013 . Ladies European Tour . 2013 . 195.
  2. News: Ryde . Peter . Quality will decide if new WPGA acorn grows into mighty oak . The Times . 18 May 1978 . 12 . The Times Digital Archive . 24 September 2020 . limited.
  3. News: Mair . Lewine . Women's professional tour becomes a reality . The Times . 31 October 1978 . 8 . The Times Digital Archive . 24 September 2020 . limited.
  4. News: Hedley . Alan . Golf . 28 September 2020 . Newcastle Evening Chronicle . 9 November 1979 . 39 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription.
  5. News: Pargeter . John . Open is more costly . 28 September 2020 . Newcastle Journal . 7 November 1979 . 18 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription.
  6. News: Pargeter . John . First win a dream . 28 September 2020 . Newcastle Journal . 14 July 1979 . 16.
  7. http://www.golftoday.co.uk/ladies_golf/stats/past–tournament–winners.html Past Tournament Winners, Ladies European Tour
  8. https://www.where2golf.com/golf-tournaments/results/year/1979/?category=women-europe Ladies European Tour – 1979 Winners
  9. News: Mollie wins by three strokes . 30 September 2020 . Glasgow Herald . 28 April 1979 . 16 . Google News Archive.
  10. News: Cathy comes home with a 76 for first professional victory . 30 September 2020 . Glasgow Herald . 5 May 1979 . 20 . Google News Archive.
  11. News: Women caught in fog . 30 September 2020 . Glasgow Herald . 12 May 1979 . 15 . Google News Archive.
  12. News: Muriel earns £40 on debut . Aberdeen Press and Journal . 19 May 1979 . 20 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription.
  13. News: Jacobs . Raymond . Christine has a Carlsberg double . 30 September 2020 . Glasgow Herald . 26 May 1979 . 15 . Google News Archive.
  14. News: Panter beats Panton by one . 30 September 2020 . Glasgow Herald . 2 June 1979 . 16 . Google News Archive.
  15. News: Vanessa's win by five strokes . 30 September 2020 . Glasgow Herald . 9 June 1979 . 16 . Google News Archive.
  16. News: Beverly beats the regulars . 30 September 2020 . Glasgow Herald . 16 June 1979 . 16 . Google News Archive.
  17. News: Christine again . 30 September 2020 . Glasgow Herald . 23 June 1979 . 16 . Google News Archive.
  18. News: Mickey snatches Cathy's record . 30 September 2020 . Glasgow Herald . 30 June 1979 . 16 . Google News Archive.
  19. News: Cathy throws away chance of victory . 30 September 2020 . Glasgow Herald . 7 July 1979 . 15 . Google News Archive.
  20. News: 70 grabs second place for Muriel . 30 September 2020 . Glasgow Herald . 7 July 1979 . 16 . Google News Archive.
  21. News: Birdie finish gives Alison British title . Glasgow Herald . 30 July 1979 . 15 . Google News Archive.
  22. News: Muriel finishes down field . Aberdeen Press and Journal . 1 September 1979 . 20 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription.
  23. News: Christine holds on . Aberdeen Press and Journal . 15 September 1979 . 18 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription.
  24. News: Portrush winner . Belfast Telegraph . 24 September 1979 . 21 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription.
  25. News: Weekend results Golf . The Guardian . 1 October 1979 . 27 . Newspapers.com . subscription.
  26. News: Muriel's title hope go down the last . Glasgow Herald . 29 October 1979 . 20 . Google News Archive.

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