1980 Ladies European Tour

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1980 Ladies European Tour season
DurationMay 1980 (1980-05) – October 1980 (1980-10)
Number of official events18
Order of Merit Flag of Scotland.svg Muriel Thomson
1979
1981

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.

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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]

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)–upWinner's
share (£)
Ref
2 May Carlsberg Championship – Tyrrells Wood England Flag of Scotland.svg Muriel Thomson (1)141 (−3)2 strokes Flag of England.svg Jane Panter 610 [6]
9 May Carlsberg Championship – Queen's Park England Flag of England.svg Christine Trew (2)150 (+2)5 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Muriel Thomson 250
23 May Carlsberg Championship – Blairgowrie England Flag of England.svg Beverly Huke (2)144 (−8)7 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Susan Moon
Flag of England.svg Christine Sharp
250
30 May Carlsberg Championship – Gleddoch House Scotland Flag of Scotland.svg Wilma Aitken (1, a)147 (+3)2 strokes Flag of England.svg Vanessa Marvin
Flag of England.svg Joanna Smurthwaite
450 [a] [7]
13 Jun Carlsberg Championship – Knowle England Flag of England.svg Christine Langford (4)142 (−6)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Sue Bamford 250
20 Jun Billingham Golf Championship England Flag of England.svg Christine Sharp (1)150 (+4)Playoff Flag of England.svg Beverly Lewis 330
26 Jun Volvo International Tournament Sweden Flag of England.svg Jenny Lee Smith (2)149 (+5)2 strokes Flag of England.svg Mickey Walker
4 Jul Carlsberg Championship – Finham Park England Flag of Scotland.svg Dale Reid (1)139 (−9)7 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Cathy Panton
Flag of England.svg Joanne Smurthwaite
250 [8]
11 Jul Carlsberg Championship – Arcot Hall England Flag of England.svg Maxine Burton (1)144 (+2)2 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Dale Reid 250
26 Jul Women's British Open England Flag of the United States.svg Debbie Massey (n/a)294 (+2)1 stroke Flag of Spain.svg Marta Figueras-Dotti
Flag of Scotland.svg Belle Robertson
4,500 [9]
1 Aug Elizabeth Ann Classic England Flag of Scotland.svg Cathy Panton (3)289 (−11)5 strokes Flag of England.svg Jenny Lee Smith 1,500 [10]
8 Aug Carlsberg Championship – Shifnal England Flag of England.svg Jenny Lee Smith (3)1421 stroke Flag of England.svg Mickey Walker 250
15 Aug Carlsberg Championship – Sand Moor England Flag of England.svg Christine Trew (3)148 (+2)Playoff Flag of Scotland.svg Muriel Thomson 250
22 Aug Robert Winsor Productions Championship England Flag of England.svg Jenny Lee Smith (4)146 (−2)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Jane Panter
Flag of Scotland.svg Muriel Thomson
350 [11]
29 Aug McEwan's Lager Welsh Classic Wales Flag of Sweden.svg Kärstin Ehrnlund (1)142 (−2) [b] 2 strokes Flag of England.svg Jane Chapman 600 [12]
6 Sep Manchester Evening News Pro-Am Classic England Flag of England.svg Jenny Lee Smith (5)220 (+1)3 strokes Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Pam Chugg
Flag of England.svg Vanessa Marvin
600 [13]
12 Sep Hitachi Tournament England Flag of the United States.svg Susan Moon (2)222 (E)4 strokes Flag of England.svg Maxine Burton
Flag of England.svg Mickey Walker
600 [14]
27 Sep Viscount Double Glazing Championship Northern Ireland Flag of Scotland.svg Muriel Thomson (2)236 (+8)4 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Dale Reid
Flag of England.svg Jenny Lee Smith
600
3 Oct Carlsberg Championship – Tyrrells Wood England Flag of England.svg Ruth Barry (1)140 (−4)3 strokes Flag of England.svg Maxine Burton
Flag of the United States.svg Susan Moon
250 [15]
9 Oct Barnham Broom Championship England Flag of Scotland.svg Muriel Thomson (3)230 (+8)4 strokes Flag of England.svg Maxine Burton 600 [16]
18 Oct Lambert & Butler Matchplay England Flag of England.svg Mickey Walker (2)3 and 1 Flag of Sweden.svg 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]

PlacePlayerPointsMoney (£)Events
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Muriel Thomson 8,008
2 Flag of England.svg Maxine Burton 6,038
3 Flag of England.svg Jenny Lee Smith 5,620
4 Flag of the United States.svg Susan Moon 5,172
5 Flag of England.svg Mickey Walker 5,744
6 Flag of England.svg Jane Panter 3,632
7 Flag of Scotland.svg Catherine Panton 4,632
8 Flag of England.svg Joanne Smurthwaite 2,555
9 Flag of Sweden.svg Kärstin Ehrnlund 3,854
10 Flag of England.svg Vanessa Marvin 3,403

Source: [17]

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]

PlacePlayerPrize (£)
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Muriel Thomson 2,500
2 Flag of England.svg Maxine Burton 1,500
3 Flag of the United States.svg Susan Moon 1,000
4 Flag of England.svg Jane Panter

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