The 1980 Ladies European Tour was the second 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 ten 36-hole tournaments counting towards their own Order of Merit. There were eleven 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 also topped the Carlsberg Order of Merit.

Tournaments

The table below shows the 1980 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 – 1980 Winners
/ref> Major championship in bold.

Order of Merit and money list

The Order of Merit was sponsored by Hambro Life and based on a points system.

Carlsberg Order of Merit

The Carlsberg Order of Merit was based on performances in the ten Carslberg sponsored tournaments during the season, with the top three in the standings sharing a prize fund of £5,000.

References

External links

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

Tournaments

Order of Merit and money list

Carlsberg Order of Merit

See also

References

External links