2003 Challenge Tour

2003 Challenge Tour season

Duration	30 January 2003 (2003-01-30) – 26 October 2003 (2003-10-26)
Number of official events	28
Most wins	Marcus Fraser (3)
Rankings	Johan Edfors
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The 2003 Challenge Tour was the 15th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2003 season. ^[1]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (€)	Winner [lower-alpha 1]	OWGR points	Other tours [lower-alpha 2]	Notes
2 Feb	Credomatic MasterCard Costa Rica Open	Costa Rica	US$100,000	Sebastián Fernández (1)	6	TLA	New to Challenge Tour
9 Feb	Telefónica Centro America Abierto de Guatemala	Guatemala	US$100,000	Daniel Vancsik (1)	6	TLA	New to Challenge Tour
16 Feb	American Express Los Encinos Open	Mexico	US$100,000	James Hepworth (1)	6	TLA	New to Challenge Tour
9 Mar	Stanbic Zambia Open	Zambia	100,000	Johan Edfors (1)	10	AFR
23 Mar	Madeira Island Open	Portugal	600,000	Bradley Dredge (3)	24	EUR
13 Apr	Panalpina Banque Commerciale du Maroc Classic	Morocco	130,000	Greig Hutcheon (3)	6
11 May	Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata	Italy	120,000	Martin LeMesurier (1)	6
18 May	Izki Challenge de España	Spain	135,000	Martin Erlandsson (1)	6
25 May	Fortis Challenge Open	Netherlands	135,000	Johan Edfors (2)	6
8 Jun	Nykredit Danish Open	Denmark	125,000	Marcus Fraser (1)	6
15 Jun	Aa St Omer Open	France	400,000	Brett Rumford (1)	16	EUR
22 Jun	Clearstream International Luxembourg Open	Luxembourg	115,000	Martin LeMesurier (2)	6
29 Jun	Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge	Germany	110,000	Michael Jonzon (1)	6
6 Jul	Volvo Finnish Open	Finland	100,000	Jamie Elson (1)	6
13 Jul	Open des Volcans – Challenge de France	France	125,000	Ivó Giner (2)	6
20 Jul	Kitzbühel Golf Alpin Open	Austria	110,000	David Geall (1)	6		New tournament
27 Jul	Golf Padova Terme Euganee International Open	Italy	108,000	Ivó Giner (3)	6
3 Aug	Talma Finnish Challenge	Finland	150,000	Marcus Fraser (2)	6
17 Aug	BMW Russian Open	Russia	400,000	Marcus Fraser (3)	16	EUR
24 Aug	Rolex Trophy	Switzerland	163,500	Michael Jonzon (2)	6
31 Aug	Skandia PGA Open	Sweden	SKr 1,000,000	Titch Moore (1)	6
7 Sep	BA-CA Golf Open	Austria	150,000	Robert Coles (1)	6
14 Sep	Benmore Developments Northern Ireland Masters	Northern Ireland	£150,000	Darren Clarke (n/a)	6		New tournament
21 Sep	Telia Grand Prix	Sweden	SKr 1,200,000	Euan Little (2)	6
5 Oct	Open de Toulouse	France	110,000	Scott Drummond (2)	6		New to Challenge Tour
12 Oct	Ryder Cup Wales Challenge	Wales	120,000	Craig Williams (1)	6		New tournament
19 Oct	Turespaña Mallorca Classic	Spain	400,000	Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a)	16	EUR	New tournament
26 Oct	Challenge Tour Grand Final	France	150,000	José Manuel Carriles (2)	6		Tour Championship

Rankings

For full rankings, see 2003 Challenge Tour graduates.

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. ^{[2] [3]} The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2004 European Tour. ^[4]

Rank	Player	Prize money (€)
1	Johan Edfors	94,509
2	Martin LeMesurier	88,644
3	José Manuel Carriles	86,604
4	Martin Wiegele	86,057
5	Peter Hanson	83,663

Notes

1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Challenge Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Challenge Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Challenge Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the European Tour.
2. AFR − Sunshine Tour; EUR − European Tour; TLA − Tour de las Américas.

References

1. "2003 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
2. "2003 Rankings". European Tour. Archived from the original on 3 December 2003. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
3. "Carriles Wins The Grand Final as Edfors is Crowned Challenge Tour Champion 2003". European Tour. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2023. ...with Edfors taking the crown of Challenge Tour Champion after his second place prize gave him an accumulated total of €94,509 and made him Number One for 2003.
4. "Eligibility for the Grand Final". European Tour. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2023. At the conclusion of the tournament, the leading 15 Members in the Challenge Tour Rankings will earn their European Tour Card for 2004 (Category 10).

External links

• Official website