2003 Nationwide Tour

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2003 Nationwide Tour season
DurationFebruary 27, 2003 (2003-02-27) – November 2, 2003 (2003-11-02)
Number of official events30
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Tom Carter (3)
Money list Flag of the United States.svg Zach Johnson
Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Zach Johnson
← 2002
2004 →

The 2003 Nationwide Tour was the 14th season of the Nationwide Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.

Contents

Nationwide title sponsorship

In July 2002, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with the Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, being renamed as the Nationwide Tour. [1]

Schedule

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)		Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points		Other
tours [lower-alpha 2] 		Notes
Mar 2 Jacob's Creek Open Australia500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Ogilvie (3)12 ANZ
Mar 9 Clearwater Classic New Zealand500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Palmer (1)12 ANZ
Mar 30 Chitimacha Louisiana Open Louisiana475,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brett Wetterich (1)6
Apr 21 First Tee Arkansas Classic Arkansas475,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ted Purdy (1)6
Apr 27 Rheem Classic Arkansas475,000 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Johnson (1)6
May 4 BMW Charity Pro-Am South Carolina575,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tripp Isenhour (2)6Pro-Am
May 18 VB Open Virginia450,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Long (2)6
May 25 SAS Carolina Classic North Carolina500,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Morland IV (2)6
Jun 8 LaSalle Bank Open Illinois500,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andre Stolz (1)6
Jun 15 Northeast Pennsylvania Classic Pennsylvania450,000 Flag of the United States.svg Blaine McCallister (1)6
Jun 22 Lake Erie Charity Classic New York450,000 Flag of the United States.svg Guy Boros (2)6
Jun 29 Knoxville Open Tennessee475,000 Flag of the United States.svg Vaughn Taylor (1)6
Jul 6 Samsung Canadian PGA Championship Canada450,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Carter (1)6
Jul 13 Reese's Cup Classic Pennsylvania450,000 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Ogilvie (4)6
Jul 20 Henrico County Open Virginia450,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Hensby (3)6
Jul 27 Dayton Open Ohio450,000 Flag of the United States.svg Guy Boros (3)6
Aug 3 Chattanooga Classic Tennessee450,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jason Bohn (1)6New tournament
Aug 10 Omaha Classic Nebraska550,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bo Van Pelt (1)6
Aug 17 Price Cutter Charity Championship Missouri525,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Carter (2)6
Aug 24 Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open Kansas475,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Klauk (1)6
Aug 31 Alberta Calgary Classic Canada450,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Carter (3) [lower-alpha 3] 6New tournament
Sep 7 Envirocare Utah Classic Utah450,000 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Johnson (2)6
Sep 14 Oregon Classic Oregon450,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Couch (2)6
Sep 21 Albertsons Boise Open Idaho600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Roger Tambellini (1)6
Sep 28 Mark Christopher Charity Classic California450,000 Flag of the United States.svg James Oh (1)6
Oct 5 Monterey Peninsula Classic California450,000 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Gutschewski (1)6
Oct 12 Gila River Classic Arizona475,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lucas Glover (1)6
Oct 19 Permian Basin Charity Golf Classic Texas450,000 Flag of the United States.svg D. J. Brigman (1)6
Oct 26 Miccosukee Championship Florida500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Craig Bowden (2)6New tournament
Nov 2 Nationwide Tour Championship Alabama625,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Couch (3)6Tour Championship

Money list

For full rankings, see 2003 Nationwide Tour graduates.

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [4] [5] The top 20 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2004 PGA Tour. [6]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Johnson 494,882
2 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Ogilvie 392,337
3 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Carter 360,990
4 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Couch 342,874
5 Flag of the United States.svg Bo Van Pelt 289,248

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Zach Johnson [7]

Notes

  1. ↑ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Nationwide Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Nationwide Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Nationwide Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour.
  2. ↑ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia.
  3. ↑ Carter earned immediate promotion to the PGA Tour, as this was his third win of the season. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Nationwide Insurance Replaces Buy.com As Tour Title Sponsor". Sports Business Journal. July 12, 2002. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2003 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 11, 2004. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  3. ↑ Foltz, Jerry (September 2, 2003). "Carters Journey to a Battlefield Promotion". NBC Sports. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  4. ↑ "2003 Nationwide Tour money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 29, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  5. ↑ "End-of-year awards cap off 2003 golfing season". The Victoria Advocate. Victoria, Texas. December 7, 2003. p. 23 (7B in paper). Retrieved September 1, 2023– via Google News Archive. Johnson made the cut in 19 of 20 events and earned his PGA Tour card as the Nationwide's top money leader with $494,882.
  6. ↑ "Golf: Quinney, Johnson off to Q School". Eugene Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. November 6, 2003. p. 12 (C6 in paper). Retrieved September 1, 2023– via Google News Archive. The top 20 on the Nationwide Tour earn PGA Tour cards for 2004...
  7. ↑ "Johnson named Nationwide Tour Player of the Year". PGA Tour. November 9, 2003. Archived from the original on September 13, 2004. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
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