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2003 Champions Tour

Golf tour season

Golf tour season

FieldValue
year2003
tourChampions Tour
regular_season–
no_of_events31
most_winsUSA Craig Stadler (3)
honor1Charles Schwab Cup
honoree1USA Tom Watson
honor2Money list
honoree2USA Tom Watson
honor3Player of the Year
honoree3USA Tom Watson
honor4Rookie of the Year
honoree4USA Craig Stadler
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The 2003 Champions Tour was the 24th season of the Champions Tour (formerly the Senior PGA Tour), the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)WinnerNotes
Feb 2MasterCard ChampionshipHawaii1,500,000USA Dana Quigley (8)
Feb 9Royal Caribbean Golf ClassicFlorida1,450,000CAN Dave Barr (1)
Feb 16ACE Group ClassicFlorida1,600,000ARG Vicente Fernández (4)
Feb 23Verizon ClassicFlorida1,600,000USA Bruce Fleisher (16)
Mar 9MasterCard ClassicMexico2,000,000USA David Eger (1)
Mar 16SBC ClassicCalifornia1,500,000USA Tom Purtzer (1)
Mar 23Toshiba Senior ClassicCalifornia1,550,000AUS Rodger Davis (1)
Apr 20Emerald Coast ClassicFlorida1,450,000USA Bob Gilder (7)
Apr 27Liberty Mutual Legends of GolfGeorgia3,000,000USA Bruce Lietzke (6)
May 4Bruno's Memorial ClassicAlabama1,400,000USA Tom Jenkins (4)
May 11Kinko's Classic of AustinTexas1,600,000USA Hale Irwin (37)New tournament
May 18Bayer Advantage Celebrity Pro-AmMissouri1,600,000USA Jay Sigel (8)Pro-Am
May 25Columbus Southern OpenGeorgia1,500,000USA Morris Hatalsky (2)New tournament
Jun 1Music City ChampionshipTennessee1,400,000USA Jim Ahern (2)
Jun 8Senior PGA ChampionshipPennsylvania2,000,000USA John Jacobs (5)Senior major championship
Jun 22Farmers Charity ClassicMichigan1,500,000USA Doug Tewell (7)
Jun 29U.S. Senior OpenOhio2,600,000USA Bruce Lietzke (7)Senior major championship
Jul 13Ford Senior Players ChampionshipMichigan2,500,000USA Craig Stadler (1)Champions Tour major championship
Jul 27Senior British OpenScotland1,600,000USA Tom Watson (5)Senior major championship
Aug 3FleetBoston ClassicMassachusetts1,500,000USA Allen Doyle (8)
Aug 103M ChampionshipMinnesota1,750,000USA Wayne Levi (1)
Aug 17Long Island ClassicNew York1,500,000USA Jim Thorpe (6)
Aug 24Allianz ChampionshipIowa1,500,000USA Don Pooley (2)
Aug 31JELD-WEN TraditionOregon2,200,000USA Tom Watson (6)Champions Tour major championship
Sep 7Kroger ClassicOhio1,500,000USA Gil Morgan (22)
Sep 14Constellation Energy ClassicMaryland1,500,000USA Larry Nelson (17)
Sep 21SAS ChampionshipNorth Carolina1,800,000USA D. A. Weibring (1)
Sep 28Greater Hickory Classic at Rock BarnNorth Carolina1,500,000USA Craig Stadler (2)New tournament
Oct 12Turtle Bay ChampionshipHawaii1,500,000USA Hale Irwin (38)
Oct 19SBC ChampionshipTexas1,500,000USA Craig Stadler (3)
Oct 26Charles Schwab Cup ChampionshipCalifornia2,500,000USA Jim Thorpe (7)Tour Championship

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Champions Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)WinnersNotes
Nov 23UBS CupGeorgia3,000,000Tie (USA Team USA retain)Team event
Dec 7Office Depot Father/Son ChallengeFlorida1,000,000USA Hale Irwin and
son Steve IrwinTeam event

Charles Schwab Cup

The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.

PositionPlayerPoints
1USA Tom Watson4,751
2USA Jim Thorpe3,381
3USA Bruce Lietzke2,867
4USA Tom Kite2,809
5USA Gil Morgan2,663

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1USA Tom Watson1,853,108
2USA Jim Thorpe1,830,306
3USA Gil Morgan1,620,206
4USA Bruce Lietzke1,610,826
5USA Hale Irwin1,607,391

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)USA Tom Watsonurl=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-watson-named-champions-tour-player-of-the-year-2003dec08-story.htmltitle=Watson named Champions Tour player of the yearnewspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribunedate=8 December 2003access-date=29 November 2023quote=Watson led the money list with $1.8 million, and his scoringaverage of 68.31 also was tops on the Champions Tour... Craig Stadler, who turned 50 in June, was voted rookie of theyear for his three victories, including a major... Don Pooley was voted comeback player on the Champions Tour.}}
Rookie of the YearUSA Craig Stadler
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)USA Tom Watson
Comeback Player of the YearUSA Don Pooley

Notes

References

References

  1. "2003 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour.
  2. "2004 Champions Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour.
  3. "2003 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour.
  4. (27 October 2003). "Thorpe holds off Watson for Schwab Cup Championship". The Times-News.
  5. "2003 Money list". PGA Tour.
  6. (8 December 2003). "Watson named Champions Tour player of the year". The San Diego Union-Tribune.
  7. "2003 Scoring average". PGA Tour.
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