1983 Ladies European Tour

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1983 Ladies European Tour season
DurationMay 1983 (1983-05) – October 1983 (1983-10)
Number of official events18
Order of Merit Flag of Scotland.svg Muriel Thomson
1982
1984

The 1983 Ladies European Tour was the fifth season of golf tournaments organised on behalf of the Women's Professional Golfers' Association (WPGA), which later became the Ladies European Tour (LET). There were 17 tournaments on the schedule.

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There was a major organisational change from the end of the 1982 season, which ended with the future of the tour in doubt after several tournaments were cancelled. Following action in the High Court, the departure of executive director Barry Edwards, who was also responsible for the tour's marketing, was secured, [1] [2] [3] and administration of the tour was taken over by the Professional Golfers' Association (PGA). [4] The new executive director of the WPGA was Colin Snape, who had previously been a director at the PGA. [5]

There were twelve new tournaments on the calendar, and only half of the ten from the previous season survived. The Women's British Open, which was to have been jointly sanctioned by the LPGA Tour and by far the richest event on the schedule, was cancelled when sponsors Hitachi withdrew due to the failure of organisers, the Ladies Golf Union, to secure television coverage. [6]

The Order of Merit was won for the second time by Muriel Thomson. [7]

Tournaments

The table below shows the 1983 schedule. [8] [9] 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. [10]

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)–upWinner's
share (£)
Ref
7 May Ford Ladies Classic England Flag of Germany.svg Barbara Helbig (1)298 (−2)4 strokes Flag of Spain.svg Marta Figueras-Dotti 3,000 [11]
21 May Smirnoff Ladies Irish Open Northern Ireland Flag of Scotland.svg Cathy Panton (7)224 (+2)Playoff Flag of England.svg Beverly Lewis
Flag of the United States.svg Susan Moon
Flag of Scotland.svg Muriel Thomson
1,500
10 Jun United Friendly Worthing Open England Flag of Spain.svg Marta Figueras-Dotti (2)217 (+4)5 strokes Flag of England.svg Beverly Huke 750
18 Jun UBM Northern Classic England Flag of Scotland.svg Cathy Panton (8)210 (−3)5 strokes Flag of England.svg Jane Forrest 1,000
29 Jun Guernsey Open Guernsey Flag of Spain.svg Marta Figueras-Dotti (3)209 (−7)3 strokes Flag of England.svg Beverly Huke 890 [12]
7 Jul Colt Cars Jersey Open Jersey Flag of England.svg Debbie Dowling (1)215 (+2)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Jenny Lee Smith 890 [13]
22 Jul British Olivetti Tournament England Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandra Mackenzie (1)223 (+7)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Jane Forrest 900 [14]
29 Jul United Friendly Tournament England Flag of Scotland.svg Dale Reid (5)216 (−6)2 strokes Flag of England.svg Maxine Burton 1,000
31 Jul Middlesbrough Municipal Ladies Classic England Flag of England.svg Beverly Lewis (2)144 (E)2 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Muriel Thomson
Flag of England.svg Mickey Walker
500 [15]
5 Aug Playford Lark Valley Classic England Flag of England.svg Beverly Huke (3)
Flag of England.svg Judy Statham (1)
138 (−4)Tie350 each [16]
10 Aug White Horse Whisky Challenge England Flag of England.svg Beverly Huke (4)207 (−12)1 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Muriel Thomson 600 [17]
24 Aug Lilley Brook Cotswold Ladies Classic England Flag of Scotland.svg Dale Reid (6)139 (−9)2 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Kärstin Ehrnlund
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Elizabeth Glass
750
31 Aug Melcade International Tournament England Flag of England.svg Debbie Dowling (2)142 (E)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Joanna Smurthwaite 500 [18]
4 Sep Clandeboye Classic Northern Ireland Flag of England.svg Christine Sharp (2)154 (+6)Playoff Flag of Scotland.svg Muriel Thomson 600 [19]
11 Sep Dunham Forest Pro-Am England Flag of Scotland.svg Cathy Panton (9)142 (−2)2 strokes Flag of England.svg Mickey Walker 600 [20]
2 Oct Women's British Open EnglandCancelled [6]
9 Oct Caldy Classic England Flag of Scotland.svg Dale Reid (7)225 (+3)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Maxine Burton
Flag of England.svg Jo Rumsey
700
19 Oct Sands International England Flag of England.svg Mickey Walker (4)233 (+11)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Vanessa Marvin 700 [7]

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on a points system. [7]

PlacePlayerPointsMoney (£)
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Muriel Thomson 1,2338,899
2 Flag of England.svg Mickey Walker 1,1857,827
3 Flag of England.svg Beverly Huke 1,1469,225
4 Flag of Scotland.svg Dale Reid 1,1438,504
5 Flag of England.svg Vanessa Marvin 9886,881
6 Flag of England.svg Maxine Burton 9055,629
7 Flag of Sweden.svg Kärstin Ehrnlund 8805,428
8 Flag of England.svg Debbie Dowling 8665,504
9 Flag of England.svg Jane Forrest 8265,497
10 Flag of England.svg Christine Sharp 8004,068

Source: [21]

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