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2003 PGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2003 |
| tour | PGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 48 |
| most_wins | USA Tiger Woods (5) |
| honor1 | Money list |
| honoree1 | FIJ Vijay Singh |
| honor2 | PGA Tour Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | USA Tiger Woods |
| honor3 | PGA Player of the Year |
| honoree3 | USA Tiger Woods |
| honor4 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree4 | USA Ben Curtis |
| prevseason | [2002](2002-pga-tour) |
| nextseason | [2004](2004-pga-tour) |
The 2003 PGA Tour was the 88th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 35th season since separating from the PGA of America.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (US$) | Winner | OWGR | ||||
| points | Notes | |||||
| Jan 12 | Mercedes Championships | Hawaii | 5,000,000 | ZAF Ernie Els (11) | 54 | Winners-only event |
| Jan 19 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Hawaii | 4,500,000 | ZAF Ernie Els (12) | 58 | |
| Jan 26 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | 4,000,000 | FJI Vijay Singh (12) | 58 | |
| Feb 2 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | 4,500,000 | CAN Mike Weir (4) | 52 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 9 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 5,000,000 | USA Davis Love III (15) | 48 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 16 | Buick Invitational | California | 4,500,000 | USA Tiger Woods (35) | 52 | |
| Feb 23 | Nissan Open | California | 4,500,000 | CAN Mike Weir (5) | 70 | |
| Mar 2 | [WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship](2003-wgc-accenture-match-play-championship) | California | 6,000,000 | USA Tiger Woods (36) | 76 | World Golf Championship |
| Mar 2 | Chrysler Classic of Tucson | Arizona | 3,000,000 | USA Frank Lickliter (2) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Mar 9 | Ford Championship at Doral | Florida | 5,000,000 | USA Scott Hoch (11) | 56 | |
| Mar 16 | The Honda Classic | Florida | 5,000,000 | USA Justin Leonard (8) | 50 | |
| Mar 23 | Bay Hill Invitational | Florida | 4,500,000 | USA Tiger Woods (37) | 66 | Invitational |
| Mar 30 | [The Players Championship](2003-players-championship) | Florida | 6,500,000 | USA Davis Love III (16) | 80 | Flagship event |
| Apr 6 | BellSouth Classic | Georgia | 4,000,000 | USA Ben Crane (1) | 48 | |
| Apr 13 | **[Masters Tournament](2003-masters-tournament)** | Georgia | 6,000,000 | CAN **Mike Weir** (6) | 100 | Major championship |
| Apr 20 | MCI Heritage | South Carolina | 4,500,000 | USA Davis Love III (17) | 56 | Invitational |
| Apr 27 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | 4,500,000 | USA Fred Couples (15) | 48 | |
| May 4 | HP Classic of New Orleans | Louisiana | 5,000,000 | USA Steve Flesch (1) | 54 | |
| May 11 | Wachovia Championship | North Carolina | 5,600,000 | USA David Toms (8) | 62 | New tournament |
| May 18 | EDS Byron Nelson Championship | Texas | 5,600,000 | FJI Vijay Singh (13) | 58 | |
| May 25 | Bank of America Colonial | Texas | 5,000,000 | USA Kenny Perry (5) | 54 | Invitational |
| Jun 1 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 5,000,000 | USA Kenny Perry (6) | 66 | Invitational |
| Jun 9 | FBR Capital Open | Maryland | 4,500,000 | ZAF Rory Sabbatini (2) | 50 | |
| Jun 15 | **[U.S. Open](2003-u-s-open-golf)** | Illinois | 6,000,000 | USA **Jim Furyk** (8) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jun 22 | Buick Classic | New York | 5,000,000 | USA Jonathan Kaye (1) | 60 | |
| Jun 29 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 4,500,000 | USA David Toms (9) | 40 | |
| Jul 6 | Western Open | Illinois | 4,500,000 | USA Tiger Woods (38) | 60 | |
| Jul 13 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | 3,500,000 | USA Kenny Perry (7) | 28 | |
| Jul 20 | **[The Open Championship](2003-open-championship)** | England | £3,900,000 | USA **Ben Curtis** (1) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jul 20 | B.C. Open | New York | 3,000,000 | USA Craig Stadler (13) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Jul 27 | Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | 4,000,000 | USA Peter Jacobsen (7) | 32 | |
| Aug 3 | Buick Open | Michigan | 4,000,000 | USA Jim Furyk (9) | 50 | |
| Aug 10 | The International | Colorado | 5,000,000 | USA Davis Love III (18) | 62 | |
| Aug 17 | **[PGA Championship](2003-pga-championship)** | New York | 6,000,000 | USA **Shaun Micheel** (1) | 100 | Major championship |
| Aug 24 | [WGC-NEC Invitational](2003-wgc-nec-invitational) | Ohio | 6,000,000 | NIR Darren Clarke (2) | 78 | World Golf Championship |
| Aug 24 | Reno–Tahoe Open | Nevada | 3,000,000 | USA Kirk Triplett (2) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Sep 1 | Deutsche Bank Championship | Massachusetts | 5,000,000 | AUS Adam Scott (1) | 50 | New tournament |
| Sep 7 | Bell Canadian Open | Canada | 4,200,000 | USA Bob Tway (8) | 42 | |
| Sep 15 | John Deere Classic | Illinois | 3,500,000 | FJI Vijay Singh (14) | 42 | |
| Sep 21 | [84 Lumber Classic of Pennsylvania](84-lumber-classic-of-pennsylvania) | Pennsylvania | 4,000,000 | USA J. L. Lewis (2) | 32 | |
| Sep 28 | Valero Texas Open | Texas | 3,500,000 | USA Tommy Armour III (2) | 44 | |
| Oct 5 | Southern Farm Bureau Classic | Mississippi | 3,000,000 | USA John Huston (7) | 24 | |
| Oct 5 | WGC-American Express Championship | Georgia | 6,000,000 | USA Tiger Woods (39) | 76 | World Golf Championship |
| Oct 12 | Las Vegas Invitational | Nevada | 4,000,000 | AUS Stuart Appleby (4) | 52 | |
| Oct 19 | Chrysler Classic of Greensboro | North Carolina | 4,500,000 | JPN Shigeki Maruyama (3) | 50 | |
| Oct 26 | Funai Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort | Florida | 4,000,000 | FJI Vijay Singh (15) | 58 | |
| Nov 2 | Chrysler Championship | Florida | 4,800,000 | ZAF Retief Goosen (3) | 60 | |
| Nov 9 | The Tour Championship | Texas | 6,000,000 | USA Chad Campbell (1) | 64 | Tour Championship |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ($) | Winner(s) | Notes | |||
| Jun 24 | CVS Charity Classic | Rhode Island | 1,200,000 | USA Rocco Mediate and | |
| USA Jeff Sluman | Team event | ||||
| Nov 16 | [WGC-World Cup](2003-wgc-world-cup) | South Carolina | 4,000,000 | ZAF Trevor Immelman and | |
| ZAF Rory Sabbatini | World Golf Championship | ||||
| Team event | |||||
| Nov 16 | Franklin Templeton Shootout | Florida | 2,400,000 | USA Hank Kuehne and | |
| USA Jeff Sluman | Team event | ||||
| Nov 23 | [Presidents Cup](2003-presidents-cup) | South Africa | n/a | Tied | Team event |
| Nov 30 | The ConAgra Foods Skins Game | California | 1,000,000 | USA Fred Couples | Limited-field event |
| Dec 6 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Hawaii | 1,000,000 | USA Jim Furyk | Limited-field event |
| Dec 14 | Target World Challenge | California | 5,000,000 | USA Davis Love III | Limited-field event |
Location of tournaments
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIJ Vijay Singh | 7,573,907 |
| 2 | USA Tiger Woods | 6,673,413 |
| 3 | USA Davis Love III | 6,081,896 |
| 4 | USA Jim Furyk | 5,182,865 |
| 5 | CAN Mike Weir | 4,918,910 |
| 6 | USA Kenny Perry | 4,400,122 |
| 7 | USA Chad Campbell | 3,912,064 |
| 8 | USA David Toms | 3,710,905 |
| 9 | ZAF Ernie Els | 3,371,237 |
| 10 | ZAF Retief Goosen | 3,166,373 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | USA Tiger Woods | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/861234823/ | title=Woods wins fifth straight award | newspaper=Ledger-Enquirer | agency=Associated Press | location=Columbus, Georgia | date=9 December 2003 | access-date=30 October 2023 | page=23 (C3 in paper) | via=Newspapers.com | url-access=subscription}} | ||
| PGA Player of the Year | USA Tiger Woods | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/854888681/ | title=Woods wins Vardon Trophy for fifth straight year | newspaper=The Macon Telegraph | first=Doug | last=Ferguson | agency=Associated Press | location=Macon, Georgia | date=10 November 2003 | access-date=30 October 2023 | page=21 (7C in paper) | via=Newspapers.com | url-access=subscription}} |
| Rookie of the Year | USA Ben Curtis | ||||||||||||
| Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) | USA Tiger Woods | ||||||||||||
| Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) | USA Tiger Woods | ||||||||||||
| Comeback Player of the Year | USA Peter Jacobsen |
Notes
References
References
- "2003 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour.
- "2004 PGA Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour.
- "2003 Official money". PGA Tour.
- (9 December 2003). "Woods wins fifth straight award". Ledger-Enquirer.
- (9 December 2003). "Woods is US PGA player of the year again".
- Ferguson, Doug. (10 November 2003). "Woods wins Vardon Trophy for fifth straight year". The Macon Telegraph.
- "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide {{!}} Awards". PGA Tour.
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