The 1980 Ladies European Tour was the second season of golf tournaments organised by the Women's Professional Golfers' Association (WPGA), which later became the Ladies European Tour (LET). The tour was principally sponsored by Carlsberg, who organised ten 36-hole tournaments counting towards their own Order of Merit. There were eleven other tournaments on the schedule including the Women's British Open, organised by the Ladies' Golf Union.
The Order of Merit was won by Muriel Thomson, who also topped the Carlsberg Order of Merit.
Tournaments The table below shows the 1980 schedule.Past Tournament Winners, Ladies European Tour, 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 – 1980 Winners
Date Tournament Location Winner Score Margin ofvictory Runner(s)–up Winner'sshare (£)Ref 2 May Carlsberg Championship – Tyrrells Wood England Muriel Thomson (1) 141 (−3) 2 strokes Jane Panter 610 9 May Carlsberg Championship – Queen's Park England Christine Trew (2) 150 (+2) 5 strokes Muriel Thomson 250 23 May Carlsberg Championship – Blairgowrie England Beverly Huke (2) 144 (−8) 7 strokes Susan Moon Christine Sharp 250 30 May Carlsberg Championship – Gleddoch House Scotland Wilma Aitken (1, a) 147 (+3) 2 strokes Vanessa Marvin Joanna Smurthwaite 450 13 Jun Carlsberg Championship – Knowle England Christine Langford (4) 142 (−6) 1 stroke Sue Bamford 250 20 Jun Billingham Golf Championship England Christine Sharp (1) 150 (+4) Playoff Beverly Lewis 330 26 Jun Volvo International Tournament Sweden Jenny Lee Smith (2) 149 (+5) 2 strokes Mickey Walker 4 Jul Carlsberg Championship – Finham Park England Dale Reid (1) 139 (−9) 7 strokes Cathy Panton Joanne Smurthwaite 250 11 Jul Carlsberg Championship – Arcot Hall England Maxine Burton (1) 144 (+2) 2 strokes Dale Reid 250 26 Jul Women's British Open England Debbie Massey (n/a) 294 (+2) 1 stroke Marta Figueras-Dotti Belle Robertson 4,500 1 Aug Elizabeth Ann Classic England Cathy Panton (3) 289 (−11) 5 strokes Jenny Lee Smith 1,500 8 Aug Carlsberg Championship – Shifnal England Jenny Lee Smith (3) 142 1 stroke Mickey Walker 250 15 Aug Carlsberg Championship – Sand Moor England Christine Trew (3) 148 (+2) Playoff Muriel Thomson 250 22 Aug Robert Winsor Productions Championship England Jenny Lee Smith (4) 146 (−2) 1 stroke Jane Panter Muriel Thomson 350 29 Aug McEwan's Lager Welsh Classic Wales Kärstin Ehrnlund (1) 142 (−2) 2 strokes Jane Chapman 600 6 Sep Manchester Evening News Pro-Am Classic England Jenny Lee Smith (5) 220 (+1) 3 strokes Pam Chugg Vanessa Marvin 600 12 Sep Hitachi Tournament England Susan Moon (2) 222 (E) 4 strokes Maxine Burton Mickey Walker 600 27 Sep Viscount Double Glazing Championship Northern Ireland Muriel Thomson (2) 236 (+8) 4 strokes Dale Reid Jenny Lee Smith 600 3 Oct Carlsberg Championship – Tyrrells Wood England Ruth Barry (1) 140 (−4) 3 strokes Maxine Burton Susan Moon 250 9 Oct Barnham Broom Championship England Muriel Thomson (3) 230 (+8) 4 strokes Maxine Burton 600 18 Oct Lambert & Butler Matchplay England Mickey Walker (2) 3 and 1 Kärstin Ehrnlund 2,000
Major championship in bold.
Order of Merit and money list The Order of Merit was sponsored by Hambro Life and based on a points system.
PlacePlayerPointsMoney (£)Events 1 Muriel Thomson 8,008 2 Maxine Burton 6,038 3 Jenny Lee Smith 5,620 4 Susan Moon 5,172 5 Mickey Walker 5,744 6 Jane Panter 3,632 7 Catherine Panton 4,632 8 Joanne Smurthwaite 2,555 9 Kärstin Ehrnlund 3,854 10 Vanessa Marvin 3,403 Source:
Carlsberg Order of Merit The Carlsberg Order of Merit was based on performances in the ten Carslberg sponsored tournaments during the season, with the top three in the standings sharing a prize fund of £5,000.
PlacePlayerPrize (£)1 Muriel Thomson 2,5002 Maxine Burton 1,5003 Susan Moon 1,0004 Jane Panter
See also 1980 LPGA Tour
References
External links Official site of the Ladies European Tour