1982 Ladies European Tour

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The 1982 Ladies European Tour was the fourth season of golf tournaments organised by the Women's Professional Golfers' Association (WPGA), which later became the Ladies European Tour (LET). There were ten tournaments on the schedule including the Women's British Open, organised by the Ladies' Golf Union.

The tour experienced difficulties during 1982. Having lost several sponsors during 1981 due to economic problems,[1] their principal supporter Carlsberg had also departed.[2] Twelve new tournaments were planned to fill out the calendar but only half took place, including Ford Ladies Classic and the Ladies Spanish Open. Plans for new events in Ireland, France, West Germany and Portugal[3] were abandoned, and several other tournaments were cancelled during the season, including the British Women's Matchplay and two of the new events.[4]

The Order of Merit was won for the second time by Jenny Lee Smith, who again dominated the season with one win and five runner-up finishes; her £12,551 in prize money put her more than £5,500 clear of runner-up Rosie Jones.[5]

Tournaments[]

The table below shows the 1982 schedule.[6][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 Score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)–up Winner's
share (£)		 Ref
9 May Ford Ladies Classic England England Jenny Lee Smith (9) 305 (+9) 4 strokes Scotland Dale Reid 3,000 [9]
14 May United Friendly Worthing Open England United States Rosie Jones (1) 217 (−2) 6 strokes England Mickey Walker 325 [10]
30 May Smirnoff Ulster Open Northern Ireland United States (1) 225 (+3) Playoff England Jenny Lee Smith 1,000 [11]
18 Jun United Friendly Insurance Championship England England (1, a) 212 (−1) 2 strokes England Jenny Lee Smith 1,500[a] [12]
30 Jun Guernsey Open Guernsey Scotland Dale Reid (4) 219 (+3) 3 strokes United States 700 [13]
9 Jul McEwan's Lager Welsh Classic Wales Cancelled
23 Jul Ladies Spanish Open Spain United States Rosie Jones (2) 224 (+8) 5 strokes England Jenny Lee Smith 900 [14]
31 Jul Pretty Polly Women's British Open England Spain Marta Figueras-Dotti (1, a) 296 (E) 1 stroke United States Rosie Jones
England Jenny Lee Smith		 6,000[b] [15]
7 Aug British Women's Matchplay England Cancelled [4]
13 Aug West of England Open England Cancelled [4]
25 Aug England England (1) 147 (−3) 7 strokes United States Lori West
Scotland Cathy Panton		 900 [16]
3 Sep WPGA Championship Scotland Cancelled [4]
12 Sep Moben Kitchens Classic England Scotland Cathy Panton (6) 216 (−3) 1 stroke England Jenny Lee Smith 1,000 [17]
1 Oct England United States (2) 215 (−1) 1 stroke Scotland Muriel Thomson 700 [18]
  1. ^ As an amateur, New was not eligible for the prize money; the £1,500 for first place went to runner-up Lee Smith.
  2. ^ As an amateur, Figueras-Dotti was not eligible for the prize money; the £6,000 for first place and £3,000 for second place was shared between runners-up Jones and Lee Smith.

Major championships in bold.

Order of Merit[]

The Order of Merit was sponsored by Hambro Life and based on prize money won throughout the season.[5]

# Player Money (£) Events
1 England Jenny Lee Smith 12,551
2 United States Rosie Jones 7,026
3 Scotland Muriel Thomson 5,529
4 Scotland Dale Reid 5,358
5 Scotland Catherine Panton 5,137
6 United States 4,877
7 England Mickey Walker 4,397
8 England 4,325
9 England 3,592
10 England 3,251

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Hennessy, John (17 March 1981). "Bleak prspect of drop in prize money for women". The Times. p. 11. Retrieved 24 September 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  2. ^ "Sponsors sought for Balgownie". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 16 February 1982. Retrieved 25 September 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ Hennessy, John (16 February 1982). "Women in the money". Times. p. 17. Retrieved 25 September 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  4. ^ a b c d "Third women's tournament is called off". The Times. 16 August 1982. p. 14. Retrieved 25 September 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  5. ^ a b "Grandstand finish by Muriel". Aberdeen Evening Express. 9 October 1982. p. 4. Retrieved 29 September 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ Tour Guide 2013. Ladies European Tour. 2013. p. 196.
  7. ^ Past Tournament Winners, Ladies European Tour[permanent dead link], GolfToday
  8. ^ Ladies European Tour – 1982 Winners[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Scots passed in final straight". Glasgow Herald. 10 May 1982. p. 15. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  10. ^ "American wins at Worthing". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 15 May 1982. p. 20. Retrieved 25 September 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "Lovely Linda wins it". Belfast Telegraph. 31 May 1982. p. 19. Retrieved 25 September 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ^ "Miss New gives amateurs a lift". Glasgow Herald. 19 June 1982. p. 17. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  13. ^ "Courage wins a rewards as Miss Reid fights back". Glasgow Herald. 1 July 1982. p. 17. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  14. ^ "Too late for Cathy Panton". Glasgow Herald. 26 July 1982. p. 15. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  15. ^ "Professional win for a new Spanish graduate". Glasgow Herald. 2 August 1982. p. 15. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  16. ^ "Mini-Cooper a classic winner". Glasgow Herald. 26 August 1982. p. 17. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  17. ^ "Miss Panton wins £1000". Glasgow Herald. 13 September 1982. p. 16. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  18. ^ "Second win for Bowman". Glasgow Herald. 2 October 1982. p. 14. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.

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