The 1979 Ladies European Tour was the inaugural season of

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tournaments organised by the Women's Professional Golfers' Association (WPGA), which later became the

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(LET). The tour was principally sponsored by

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, who organised 12 36-hole tournaments counting towards their own Order of Merit. There were six other tournaments on the schedule including the

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, organised by the

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. The Order of Merit was won by

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, who finished just 1.5 points ahead of Women's British Open winner,

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. Sheard topped the money list with almost £5,000 in winnings, over £1,000 more than runner-up Jane Panter. The Carlsberg Order of Merit was won by

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, who won three of the twelve events and finished as runner-up in two others.

Tournaments

The table below shows the 1979 schedule. 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.Ladies European Tour – 1979 Winners
/ref> Major championship in bold.

Order of Merit and money list

The Order of Merit was based on a points system.

References

External links

Official site of the Ladies European Tour
{{Ladies European Tour Seasons Ladies European Tour

Tournaments

Order of Merit and money list

See also

References

External links