1980 Ladies European Tour

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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).[1] 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,[2] who also topped the Carlsberg Order of Merit.[3]

Tournaments[]

The table below shows the 1980 schedule.[4] 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.[5]

Date Tournament Location Winner Score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)–up Winner's
share (£)		 Ref
2 May Carlsberg Championship – Tyrrells Wood England Scotland Muriel Thomson (1) 141 (−3) 2 strokes England 610 [6]
9 May Carlsberg Championship – Queen's Park England England (2) 150 (+2) 5 strokes Scotland Muriel Thomson 250
23 May Carlsberg Championship – Blairgowrie England England Beverly Huke (2) 144 (−8) 7 strokes United States
England 		250
30 May Carlsberg Championship – Gleddoch House Scotland Scotland (1, a) 147 (+3) 2 strokes England
England 		450[a] [7]
13 Jun Carlsberg Championship – Knowle England England (4) 142 (−6) 1 stroke England 250
20 Jun England England (1) 150 (+4) Playoff England 330
26 Jun Volvo International Tournament Sweden England Jenny Lee Smith (2) 149 (+5) 2 strokes England Mickey Walker
4 Jul Carlsberg Championship – Finham Park England Scotland Dale Reid (1) 139 (−9) 6 strokes Scotland Cathy Panton 250
11 Jul Carlsberg Championship – Arcot Hall England England (1) 144 (+2) 2 strokes Scotland Dale Reid 250
26 Jul Women's British Open England United States Debbie Massey (n/a) 294 (+2) 1 stroke Spain Marta Figueras-Dotti
Scotland Belle Robertson		 4,500 [8]
1 Aug Elizabeth Ann Classic England Scotland Cathy Panton (3) 289 (−11) 5 strokes England Jenny Lee Smith 1,500 [9]
8 Aug Carlsberg Championship – Shifnal England England Jenny Lee Smith (3) 142 1 stroke England Mickey Walker 250
15 Aug Carlsberg Championship – Sand Moor England England (3) 148 (+2) Playoff Scotland Muriel Thomson 250
22 Aug England England Jenny Lee Smith (4) 146 (−2) 1 stroke England
Scotland Muriel Thomson		 350 [10]
29 Aug McEwan's Lager Welsh Classic Wales Sweden Kärstin Ehrnlund (1) 142 (−2)[b] 2 strokes England 600 [11]
6 Sep Manchester Evening News Pro-Am Classic England England Jenny Lee Smith (5) 220 (+1) 3 strokes Wales
England 		600 [12]
12 Sep Hitachi Tournament England United States (2) 222 (E) 4 strokes England
England Mickey Walker		 600 [13]
27 Sep Viscount Double Glazing Championship Northern Ireland Scotland Muriel Thomson (2) 236 (+8) 4 strokes Scotland Dale Reid
England Jenny Lee Smith		 600
3 Oct Carlsberg Championship – Tyrrells Wood England England (1) 140 (−4) 3 strokes England
United States 		250 [14]
9 Oct Barnham Broom Championship England Scotland Muriel Thomson (3) 230 (+8) 4 strokes England 600 [15]
18 Oct Lambert & Butler Matchplay England England Mickey Walker (2) 3 and 1 Sweden Kärstin Ehrnlund 2,000
  1. ^ As an amateur, Aitken received a voucher for £150, the maximum allowed under the rules of amateur status. The first and second place money was shared by runners-up, Marvin and Smurthwaite.
  2. ^ The final round was abandoned when the course became flooded following a thunderstorm; tournament results were based on scores after the second round.

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.[2]

# Player Points Money (£) Events
1 Scotland Muriel Thomson
2 England
3 England Jenny Lee Smith
4 United States
5 England Mickey Walker
6 England
7 Scotland Catherine Panton
8 England
9 Sweden Kärstin Ehrnlund
10 England

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.[3]

# Player Prize (£)
1 Scotland Muriel Thomson 2,500
2 England 1,500
3 United States 1,000
4 England

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ LET Tour Guide 2013. Ladies European Tour. 2013. p. 195.
  2. ^ a b Pargeter, John (23 October 1980). "PGA get tough". Newcastle Journal. p. 12. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b Hennessy, John (4 October 1980). "Top of the club hit parade". The Times. p. 5. Retrieved 28 September 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  4. ^ Past Tournament Winners, Ladies European Tour[permanent dead link], GolfToday
  5. ^ Ladies European Tour – 1980 Winners
  6. ^ "Muriel Thomson triumphs at last". Glasgow Herald. 3 May 1980. p. 16. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  7. ^ "Wilms whips all-pro field". Glasgow Herald. 31 May 1980. p. 14. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  8. ^ "Belle second with a 69". The Glasgow Herald. 28 July 1980. p. 13. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  9. ^ "Cathy's classic £1500 win". Glasgow Herald. 2 August 1980. p. 12. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  10. ^ "Muriel joint second". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 23 August 1980. p. 18. Retrieved 28 September 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "Pamela Wright (16) beaten in title play-off". Glasgow Herald. 30 August 1980. p. 14. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  12. ^ "Miss Lee Smith wins with a 70". Glasgow Herald. 8 September 1980. p. 14. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  13. ^ "Moon wins". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 13 September 1980. p. 14. Retrieved 28 September 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. ^ "Bonus of £2500 for Muriel". Glasgow Herald. 4 October 1980. p. 13. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  15. ^ "Scots girl sweeps to victory". Glasgow Herald. 4 October 1980. p. 24. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.

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