The 1982 Ladies European Tour was the fourth season of

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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

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, organised by the

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. The tour experienced difficulties during 1982. Having lost several sponsors during

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due to economic problems, their principal supporter Carlsberg had also departed. Twelve new tournaments were planned to fill out the calendar but only half took place, including Ford Ladies Classic and the

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. Plans for new events in Ireland, France, West Germany and Portugal were abandoned, and several other tournaments were cancelled during the season, including the British Women's Matchplay and two of the new events. The Order of Merit was won for the second time by

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, 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.

Tournaments

The table below shows the 1982 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 – 1982 Winners
/ref> Major championships in bold.

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was sponsored by Hambro Life and based on prize money won throughout the season.

References

External links

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

Tournaments

Order of Merit

See also

References

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