The 1979 Ladies European Tour was the inaugural season of golf tournaments organised by the Women's Professional Golfers' Association (WPGA), which later became the Ladies European Tour (LET).

[1] The tour was principally sponsored by Carlsberg, who organised 12 36-hole tournaments counting towards their own Order of Merit.

There were six other tournaments on the schedule including the Women's British Open, organised by the Ladies' Golf Union.

[2][3] The Order of Merit was won by Cathy Panton, who finished just 1.5 points ahead of Women's British Open winner, Alison Sheard.

Sheard topped the money list with almost £5,000 in winnings, over £1,000 more than runner-up Jane Panter.