The 1983 Ladies European Tour was the fifth season of golf tournaments organised on behalf of the Women's Professional Golfers' Association (WPGA), which later became the Ladies European Tour (LET). There were 17 tournaments on the schedule.
There was a major organisational change from the end of the 1982 season, which ended with the future of the tour in doubt after several tournaments were cancelled. Following action in the High Court, the departure of executive director Barry Edwards, who was also responsible for the tour's marketing, was secured, and administration of the tour was taken over by the Professional Golfers' Association (PGA). The new executive director of the WPGA was Colin Snape, who had previously been a director at the PGA.
There were twelve new tournaments on the calendar, and only half of the ten from the previous season survived. The Women's British Open, which was to have been jointly sanctioned by the LPGA Tour and by far the richest event on the schedule, was cancelled when sponsors Hitachi withdrew due to the failure of organisers, the Ladies Golf Union, to secure television coverage.
The Order of Merit was won for the second time by Muriel Thomson.
Tournaments The table below shows the 1983 schedule.Past Tournament Winners, Ladies European Tour, GolfToday 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 – 1983 Winners
Date Tournament Location Winner Score Margin ofvictory Runner(s)–up Winner'sshare (£) Ref 7 May Ford Ladies Classic England Barbara Helbig (1) 298 (−2) 4 strokes Marta Figueras-Dotti 3,000 21 May Smirnoff Ladies Irish Open Northern Ireland Cathy Panton (7) 224 (+2) Playoff Beverly Lewis Susan Moon Muriel Thomson 1,500 10 Jun United Friendly Worthing Open England Marta Figueras-Dotti (2) 217 (+4) 5 strokes Beverly Huke 750 18 Jun UBM Northern Classic England Cathy Panton (8) 210 (−3) 5 strokes Jane Forrest 1,000 29 Jun Guernsey Open Guernsey Marta Figueras-Dotti (3) 209 (−7) 3 strokes Beverly Huke 890 7 Jul Colt Cars Jersey Open Jersey Debbie Dowling (1) 215 (+2) 1 stroke Jenny Lee Smith 890 22 Jul British Olivetti Tournament England Sandra Mackenzie (1) 223 (+7) 1 stroke Jane Forrest 900 29 Jul United Friendly Tournament England Dale Reid (5) 216 (−6) 2 strokes Maxine Burton 1,000 31 Jul Middlesbrough Municipal Ladies Classic England Beverly Lewis (2) 144 (E) 2 strokes Muriel Thomson Mickey Walker 500 5 Aug Playford Lark Valley Classic England Beverly Huke (3) Judy Statham (1) 138 (−4) Tie 350 each 10 Aug White Horse Whisky Challenge England Beverly Huke (4) 207 (−12) 1 stroke Muriel Thomson 600 24 Aug Lilley Brook Cotswold Ladies Classic England Dale Reid (6) 139 (−9) 2 strokes Kärstin Ehrnlund Elizabeth Glass 750 31 Aug Melcade International Tournament England Debbie Dowling (2) 142 (E) 1 stroke Joanna Smurthwaite 500 4 Sep Clandeboye Pro-Am Classic Northern Ireland Christine Sharp (2) 154 (+6) Playoff Muriel Thomson 600 11 Sep Dunham Forest Pro-Am England Cathy Panton (9) 142 (−2) 2 strokes Mickey Walker 600 2 Oct Women's British Open England Cancelled 9 Oct Caldy Classic England Dale Reid (7) 225 (+3) 1 stroke Maxine Burton Jo Rumsey 700 19 Oct Sands International England Mickey Walker (4) 233 (+11) 1 stroke Vanessa Marvin 700
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on a points system.
PlacePlayerPointsMoney (£)1 Muriel Thomson 1,233 8,8992 Mickey Walker 1,185 7,8273 Beverly Huke 1,146 9,2254 Dale Reid 1,143 8,5045 Vanessa Marvin 988 6,8816 Maxine Burton 905 5,6297 Kärstin Ehrnlund 880 5,4288 Debbie Dowling 866 5,5049 Jane Forrest 826 5,49710 Christine Sharp 800 4,068 Source:
See also 1983 LPGA Tour
References
External links Official site of the Ladies European Tour