The 1979 Ladies European Tour was the inaugural 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 12 36-hole tournaments counting towards their own Order of Merit. There were six other tournaments on the schedule including the Women's British Open, organised by the Ladies' Golf Union.[2][3]
The Order of Merit was won by Cathy Panton, who finished just 1.5 points ahead of Women's British Open winner, Alison Sheard. Sheard topped the money list with almost £5,000 in winnings, over £1,000 more than runner-up Jane Panter.[4][5] The Carlsberg Order of Merit was won by Christine Langford, who won three of the twelve events and finished as runner-up in two others.[6]
^LET Tour Guide 2013. Ladies European Tour. 2013. p. 195.
^Ryde, Peter (18 May 1978). "Quality will decide if new WPGA acorn grows into mighty oak". The Times. p. 12. Retrieved 24 September 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
^Mair, Lewine (31 October 1978). "Women's professional tour becomes a reality". The Times. p. 8. Retrieved 24 September 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
^Hedley, Alan (9 November 1979). "Golf". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. p. 39. Retrieved 28 September 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^Pargeter, John (7 November 1979). "Open is more costly". Newcastle Journal. p. 18. Retrieved 28 September 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^Pargeter, John (14 July 1979). "First win a dream". Newcastle Journal. p. 16. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
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