1982 Ladies European Tour

1982 Ladies European Tour season
DurationMay 1983 (1983-05) – October 1983 (1983-10)
Number of official events18
Order of MeritEngland Jenny Lee Smith
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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]

  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.
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