2003 Champions Tour

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2003 Champions Tour season
DurationJanuary 31, 2003 (2003-01-31) – October 26, 2003 (2003-10-26)
Number of official events31
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stadler (3)
Charles Schwab Cup Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson
Money list Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson
Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stadler
2002
2004

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.

Contents

Schedule

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] Notes
Feb 2 MasterCard Championship Hawaii1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dana Quigley (8)
Feb 9 Royal Caribbean Golf Classic Florida1,450,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dave Barr (1)
Feb 16 ACE Group Classic Florida1,600,000 Flag of Argentina.svg Vicente Fernández (4)
Feb 23 Verizon Classic Florida1,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Fleisher (16)
Mar 9 MasterCard Classic Mexico2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg David Eger (1)
Mar 16 SBC Classic California1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Purtzer (1)
Mar 23 Toshiba Senior Classic California1,550,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodger Davis (1)
Apr 20 Emerald Coast Classic Florida1,450,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Gilder (7)
Apr 27 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Georgia3,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Lietzke (6)
May 4 Bruno's Memorial Classic Alabama1,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Jenkins (4)
May 11 Kinko's Classic of Austin Texas1,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin (37)New tournament
May 18 Bayer Advantage Celebrity Pro-Am Missouri1,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jay Sigel (8)Pro-Am
May 25 Columbus Southern Open Georgia1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Morris Hatalsky (2)New tournament
Jun 1 Music City Championship Tennessee1,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Ahern (2)
Jun 8 Senior PGA Championship Pennsylvania2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Jacobs (5) Senior major championship
Jun 22 Farmers Charity Classic Michigan1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Doug Tewell (7)
Jun 29 U.S. Senior Open Ohio2,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Lietzke (7) Senior major championship
Jul 13 Ford Senior Players Championship Michigan2,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stadler (1) Champions Tour major championship
Jul 27 Senior British Open Scotland1,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson (5) Senior major championship
Aug 3 FleetBoston Classic Massachusetts1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Allen Doyle (8)
Aug 10 3M Championship Minnesota1,750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Levi (1)
Aug 17 Long Island Classic New York1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Thorpe (6)
Aug 24 Allianz Championship Iowa1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Don Pooley (2)
Aug 31 JELD-WEN Tradition Oregon2,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson (6) Champions Tour major championship
Sep 7 Kroger Classic Ohio1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan (22)
Sep 14 Constellation Energy Classic Maryland1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson (17)
Sep 21 SAS Championship North Carolina1,800,000 Flag of the United States.svg D. A. Weibring (1)
Sep 28 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn North Carolina1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stadler (2)New tournament
Oct 12 Turtle Bay Championship Hawaii1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin (38)
Oct 19 SBC Championship Texas1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stadler (3)
Oct 26 Charles Schwab Cup Championship California2,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg 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 23 UBS Cup Georgia3,000,000Tie (Flag of the United States.svg Team USA retain)Team event
Dec 7 Office Depot Father/Son Challenge Florida1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin and
son Steve Irwin
Team event

Charles Schwab Cup

The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. [2] [3]

PositionPlayerPoints
1 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson 4,751
2 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Thorpe 3,381
3 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Lietzke 2,867
4 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite 2,809
5 Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan 2,663

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [4] [5]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson 1,853,108
2 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Thorpe 1,830,306
3 Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan 1,620,206
4 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Lietzke 1,610,826
5 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin 1,607,391

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson [5]
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stadler [5]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson [6] [5]
Comeback Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Don Pooley [5]

Notes

  1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Champions Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Champions Tour members.

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References

  1. "2003 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  2. "2003 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on January 10, 2004. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  3. "Thorpe holds off Watson for Schwab Cup Championship" . The Times-News. Twin Falls, Idaho. October 27, 2003. p. 7 (A-3 in paper). Retrieved November 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "2003 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Watson named Champions Tour player of the year". The San Diego Union-Tribune. December 8, 2003. Retrieved November 29, 2023. 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.
  6. "2003 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 29, 2023.