2003 Asian PGA Tour

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2003 Asian PGA Tour season
Duration19 December 2002 (2002-12-19) – 14 December 2003 (2003-12-14)
Number of official events18
Most wins Flag of India.svg Arjun Atwal (2)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Lianwei (2)
Order of Merit Flag of India.svg Arjun Atwal
Players' Player of the Year Flag of India.svg Arjun Atwal
Rookie of the Year Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Both
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The 2003 Asian PGA Tour, titled as the 2003 Davidoff Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the ninth season of the Asian PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in Asia (outside of Japan) since it was established in 1995.

Contents

It was the fifth season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Davidoff, that was announced in May 1999. [1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2003 season. [2]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)		Winner [a] OWGR
points		Other
tours [b] 		Notes
22 Dec Asia Japan Okinawa Open Japan¥100,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyuki Fujita (n/a)12 JPN New to Asian PGA Tour
26 Jan Caltex Masters Singapore900,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Lianwei (5)20 EUR
16 Feb Johnnie Walker Classic Australia£1,000,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els (n/a)44 ANZ, EUR
23 Feb Carlsberg Malaysian Open Malaysia1,100,000 Flag of India.svg Arjun Atwal (5)20 EUR
2 Mar Myanmar Open Myanmar200,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lin Keng-chi (5)6
30 Mar Royal Challenge Indian Open India300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Cunning (1)6
6 Apr Thailand Open Thailand150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Edward Loar (1)6
4 May Maekyung Open South Korea₩500,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Chung Joon (1)6 KOR
29 Jun SK Telecom Open South Korea₩500,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg K. J. Choi (2)6 KOR
14 Sep Mercuries Taiwan Masters Taiwan300,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lin Wen-ko (1)6
12 Oct Kolon Korea Open South Korea₩500,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Daly (n/a)6 KOR
19 Oct Macau Open Macau250,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie (n/a)6
26 Oct Sanya Open China200,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Both (1)6New tournament
9 Nov Hero Honda Masters India300,000 Flag of India.svg Arjun Atwal (6)6
16 Nov Volvo China Open China500,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Lianwei (6)6
23 Nov Acer Taiwan Open Taiwan300,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Dawes (1)6
7 Dec Omega Hong Kong Open Hong Kong700,000 Flag of Ireland.svg Pádraig Harrington (n/a)26 EUR
14 Dec Volvo Masters of Asia Malaysia500,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Thongchai Jaidee (4)20

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [3] [4]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of India.svg Arjun Atwal 284,019
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Lianwei 254,870
3 Flag of Thailand.svg Thongchai Jaidee 228,787
4 Flag of Thailand.svg Thaworn Wiratchant 156,074
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Kennedy 128,809

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Players' Player of the Year Flag of India.svg Arjun Atwal [5]
Rookie of the Year Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Both [5]

Notes

  1. ↑ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asian PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asian PGA Tour members.
  2. ↑ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.

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References

  1. ↑ "Asian PGA gets cash injection". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 26 May 1999. p. 104 (38 in paper). Retrieved 25 June 2023– via Google News Archive.
  2. ↑ "Tournament schedule 2003 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "2003 Asian PGA Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Order of Merit for Atwal". The Times of India. 15 December 2003. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Atwal Voted Asian PGA Players' Player Of The Year". Asian PGA. 15 December 2003. Archived from the original on 2 January 2004. Retrieved 8 January 2023. Indian star Arjun Atwal capped a stellar season at the Annual Asian PGA Tour Gala Dinner on Sunday, earning the prestigious Players' Player of the Year award.. Australian Marcus Both, winner of the inaugural Sanya Open in China, was named Rookie of the Year.
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