1979 Ladies European Tour

Golf tournament series July 2020 1979 Ladies European Tour 1979 4 – 1979 10 18 Order of Merit SCO Cathy Panton First 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).LET Tour Guide 2013 https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/30317578/2013–let–tour–guide–pdf–ladies–european–tour Ladies European Tour 2013 195 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.Ryde Peter Quality will decide if new WPGA acorn grows into mighty oak The Times 18 May 1978 12 The Times Digital Archive https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS201556658/TTDA?u=bli_ttda&sid=TTDA&xid=d734370b 24 September 2020 limitedMair Lewine Women's professional tour becomes a reality The Times 31 October 1978 8 The Times Digital Archive https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS201556658/TTDA?u=bli_ttda&sid=TTDA&xid=d734370b 24 September 2020 limited 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.Hedley Alan Golf https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000726/19791109/733/0040 28 September 2020 Newcastle Evening Chronicle 9 November 1979 39 British Newspaper Archive subscriptionPargeter John Open is more costly https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0002240/19791107/328/0018 28 September 2020 Newcastle Journal 7 November 1979 18 British Newspaper Archive subscription 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.Pargeter John First win a dream https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002240/19790714/308/0018 28 September 2020 Newcastle Journal 14 July 1979 16 Tournaments The table below shows the 1979 schedule.Past Tournament Winners, Ladies European TourFebruary 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes , GolfToday 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.Ladies European Tour – 1979 Winners Date Tournament Location Winner Score Margin ofvictory Runner(s)–up Winner'sshare (£) Ref 27 Apr Carlsberg Championship – Tyrrells Wood England USA Mollie Anderson (1) 145 (+1) 3 strokes ENG Jane Chapman 200 Mollie wins by three strokes https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5MJAAAAAIBAJ&pg=5840%2C6717947 30 September 2020 Glasgow Herald 28 April 1979 16 Google News Archive 4 May Carlsberg Championship – Willingdon England SCO Cathy Panton (1) 151 (+5) 1 stroke SWE Kärstin EhrnlundENG Christine Langford 200 Cathy comes home with a 76 for first professional victory https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aBc-AAAAIBAJ&pg=4402%2C1653961 30 September 2020 Glasgow Herald 5 May 1979 20 Google News Archive 11 May Carlsberg Championship – Long Ashton England ENG Christine Langford (1) 73 (−2)Second round abandoned because of fog; tournament results based on first round scores. 2 strokes SWE Kärstin EhrnlundENG Vanessa Marvin 200 Women caught in fog https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bhc-AAAAIBAJ&pg=4166%2C3263959 30 September 2020 Glasgow Herald 12 May 1979 15 Google News Archive 18 May Carlsberg Championship – Baberton Scotland ENG Joanna Smurthwaite (1) 147 (+1) 2 strokes ENG Jane Panter 200 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19790519/236/0018 Muriel earns £40 on debut Aberdeen Press and Journal 19 May 1979 20 British Newspaper Archive subscription 25 May Carlsberg Championship – Whitecraigs Scotland ENG Christine Langford (2) 142 (−4) 4 strokes RSA 1928 Alison Sheard 200 Jacobs Raymond Christine has a Carlsberg double https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eBc-AAAAIBAJ&pg=4346%2C6704096 30 September 2020 Glasgow Herald 26 May 1979 15 Google News Archive 1 Jun Carlsberg Championship – Coventry England ENG Jane Panter (1) 146 (−2) 1 stroke SCO Cathy Panton 200 Panter beats Panton by one https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Us1AAAAAIBAJ&pg=4952%2C561028 30 September 2020 Glasgow Herald 2 June 1979 16 Google News Archive 8 Jun Carlsberg Championship – South Staffs England ENG Vanessa Marvin (1) 143 (−3) 5 strokes SWE Kärstin Ehrnlund 200 Vanessa's win by five strokes https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=V81AAAAAIBAJ&pg=2628%2C2304230 30 September 2020 Glasgow Herald 9 June 1979 16 Google News Archive 15 Jun Carlsberg Championship – Ballater Scotland ENG Beverly Huke (1) 146 (−2) 1 stroke ENG Jane PanterSCO Muriel ThomsonENG Mickey Walker 200 Beverly beats the regulars https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3fM9AAAAIBAJ&pg=3173%2C3938042 30 September 2020 Glasgow Herald 16 June 1979 16 Google News Archive 22 Jun Carlsberg Championship – St Annes Old Links England ENG Christine Langford (3) 148 (+2) Playoff ENG Jenny Lee Smith 200 Christine again https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4_M9AAAAIBAJ&pg=2150%2C5699388 30 September 2020 Glasgow Herald 23 June 1979 16 Google News Archive 29 Jun Carlsberg Championship – York England ENG Mickey Walker (1) 140 (−2) 1 stroke RSA 1928 Alison Sheard 200 Mickey snatches Cathy's record https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5_M9AAAAIBAJ&pg=5920%2C7077568 30 September 2020 Glasgow Herald 30 June 1979 16 Google News Archive 6 Jul Carlsberg Championship – Sand Moor England RSA 1928 Alison Sheard (1) 147 (+1) 3 strokes ENG Christine LangfordSCO Cathy Panton 200 Cathy throws away chance of victory https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8RA-AAAAIBAJ&pg=4186%2C1593832 30 September 2020 Glasgow Herald 7 July 1979 15 Google News Archive 13 Jul Carlsberg Championship – Arcot Hall England ENG Jenny Lee Smith (1) 140 (−2) 3 strokes SCO Muriel Thomson 200 70 grabs second place for Muriel https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9xA-AAAAIBAJ&pg=4931%2C3104287 30 September 2020 Glasgow Herald 7 July 1979 16 Google News Archive 28 Jul Women's British Open England RSA 1928 Alison Sheard (2) 301 (+5) 3 strokes ENG Mickey Walker 3,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AhE-AAAAIBAJ&pg=3941%2C5934544 Birdie finish gives Alison British title Glasgow Herald 30 July 1979 15 Google News Archive 31 Aug McEwan's Welsh Classic Wales RSA 1928 Alison Sheard (3) 144 (+4) 1 stroke ENG Christine Trew 400 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19790901/337/0017 Muriel finishes down field Aberdeen Press and Journal 1 September 1979 20 British Newspaper Archive subscription 14 Sep Hitachi Tournament England ENG Christine Trew (1) 145 (−1) 3 strokes RSA 1928 Alison Sheard 400 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19790915/407/0017 Christine holds on Aberdeen Press and Journal 15 September 1979 18 British Newspaper Archive subscription 22 Sep State Express Tournament Northern Ireland SCO Cathy Panton (2) 166 (+14) Playoff ENG Amanda Middleton 800 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/19790924/247/0021 Portrush winner Belfast Telegraph 24 September 1979 21 British Newspaper Archive subscription 29 Sep WPGA European Championship France USA Susan Moon (1) 292 2 strokes FRG Irene Koehler https://www.newspapers.com/image/260568987/ Weekend results Golf The Guardian 1 October 1979 27 Newspapers.com subscription 27 Oct Lambert & Butler Matchplay England ENG Jane Panter (2) 2 up SCO Muriel Thomson 2,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pfY9AAAAIBAJ&pg=5039%2C6433560 Muriel's title hope go down the last Glasgow Herald 29 October 1979 20 Google News Archive Major championship in bold. Order of Merit and money list The Order of Merit was based on a points system. PlacePlayerPointsMoney (£)Events 1 SCO Cathy Panton 846 2,495 18 2 ZAF 1928 Alison Sheard 844.5 4,965 13 3 ENG Christine Langford 789.5 1,533 15 4 ENG Jane Panter 770 3,830 18 5 ENG Vanessa Marvin 740 2,434 18 6 SCO Muriel Thomson 641 3,043 15 7 ENG Christine Trew 624 1,955 15 8 ENG Jenny Lee Smith 597.5 3,222 10 9 ENG Jane Chapman 578.5 1,479 15 10 ENG Amanda Middleton 574.5 1,861 17 See also 1979 LPGA Tour References External links Official site of the Ladies European Tour Category:Ladies European Tour seasons Ladies European Tour Ladies European Tour