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.
| Duration | May 1983 – October 1983 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 18 |
| Order of Merit |  Jenny Lee Smith |
← 1981 1983 → | |
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 edit
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 | Jenny Lee Smith (9) |
305 (+9) | 4 strokes |  Dale Reid |
3,000 | [9] |
| 14 May | United Friendly Worthing Open | England |  Rosie Jones (1) |
217 (−2) | 6 strokes | Mickey Walker |
325 | [10] |
| 30 May | Smirnoff Ulster Open | Northern Ireland | Linda Bowman (1) |
225 (+3) | Playoff | Jenny Lee Smith |
1,000 | [11] |
| 18 Jun | United Friendly Insurance Championship | England | Beverley New (1, a) |
212 (−1) | 2 strokes | Jenny Lee Smith |
1,500[a] | [12] |
| 30 Jun | Guernsey Open | Guernsey | Dale Reid (4) |
219 (+3) | 3 strokes | Linda Bowman |
700 | [13] |
| 9 Jul | McEwan's Lager Welsh Classic | Wales | Cancelled | |||||
| 23 Jul | Ladies Spanish Open | Spain | Rosie Jones (2) |
224 (+8) | 5 strokes | Jenny Lee Smith |
900 | [14] |
| 31 Jul | Pretty Polly Women's British Open | England |  Marta Figueras-Dotti (1, a) |
296 (E) | 1 stroke | Rosie Jones 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 | Dunhill Classic | England | Bridget Cooper (1) |
147 (−3) | 7 strokes | Lori West Cathy Panton |
900 | [16] |
| 3 Sep | WPGA Championship | Scotland | Cancelled | [4] | ||||
| 12 Sep | Moben Kitchens Classic | England | Cathy Panton (6) |
216 (−3) | 1 stroke | Jenny Lee Smith |
1,000 | [17] |
| 1 Oct | NatWest East Anglian Open | England | Linda Bowman (2) |
215 (−1) | 1 stroke | Muriel Thomson |
700 | [18] |
Major championships in bold.
Order of Merit edit
The Order of Merit was sponsored by Hambro Life and based on prize money won throughout the season.[5]
| Place | Player | Money (£) | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenny Lee Smith |
12,551 | |
| 2 | Rosie Jones |
7,026 | |
| 3 | Muriel Thomson |
5,529 | |
| 4 | Dale Reid |
5,358 | |
| 5 | Catherine Panton |
5,137 | |
| 6 | Linda Bowman |
4,877 | |
| 7 | Mickey Walker |
4,397 | |
| 8 | Julie Cole |
4,325 | |
| 9 | Beverly Lewis |
3,592 | |
| 10 | Sue Latham |
3,251 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sponsors sought for Balgownie". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 16 February 1982. Retrieved 25 September 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Hennessy, John (16 February 1982). "Women in the money". Times. p. 17. Retrieved 25 September 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Grandstand finish by Muriel". Aberdeen Evening Express. 9 October 1982. p. 4. Retrieved 29 September 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Tour Guide 2013. Ladies European Tour. 2013. p. 196.
- ^ Past Tournament Winners, Ladies European Tour[permanent dead link], GolfToday
- ^ Ladies European Tour – 1982 Winners[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Scots passed in final straight". Glasgow Herald. 10 May 1982. p. 15. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "American wins at Worthing". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 15 May 1982. p. 20. Retrieved 25 September 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Lovely Linda wins it". Belfast Telegraph. 31 May 1982. p. 19. Retrieved 25 September 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Miss New gives amateurs a lift". Glasgow Herald. 19 June 1982. p. 17. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Courage wins a rewards as Miss Reid fights back". Glasgow Herald. 1 July 1982. p. 17. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Too late for Cathy Panton". Glasgow Herald. 26 July 1982. p. 15. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Professional win for a new Spanish graduate". Glasgow Herald. 2 August 1982. p. 15. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Mini-Cooper a classic winner". Glasgow Herald. 26 August 1982. p. 17. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Miss Panton wins £1000". Glasgow Herald. 13 September 1982. p. 16. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Second win for Bowman". Glasgow Herald. 2 October 1982. p. 14. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.