2003 PGA Tour

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2003 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 9, 2003 (2003-01-09) – November 9, 2003 (2003-11-09)
Number of official events48
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (5)
Money list Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh
PGA Tour Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Ben Curtis
2002
2004

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.

Contents

Schedule

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Notes
Jan 12 Mercedes Championships Hawaii5,000,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els (11)54Winners-only event
Jan 19 Sony Open in Hawaii Hawaii4,500,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els (12)58
Jan 26 Phoenix Open Arizona4,000,000 Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh (12)58
Feb 2 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California4,500,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Weir (4)52Pro-Am
Feb 9 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California5,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III (15)48Pro-Am
Feb 16 Buick Invitational California4,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (35)52
Feb 23 Nissan Open California4,500,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Weir (5)70
Mar 2 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship California6,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (36)76 World Golf Championship
Mar 2 Chrysler Classic of Tucson Arizona3,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Frank Lickliter (2)24Alternate event
Mar 9 Ford Championship at Doral Florida5,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Hoch (11)56
Mar 16 The Honda Classic Florida5,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Leonard (8)50
Mar 23 Bay Hill Invitational Florida4,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (37)66Invitational
Mar 30 The Players Championship Florida6,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III (16)80Flagship event
Apr 6 BellSouth Classic Georgia4,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Crane (1)48
Apr 13 Masters Tournament Georgia6,000,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Weir (6)100 Major championship
Apr 20 MCI Heritage South Carolina4,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III (17)56Invitational
Apr 27 Shell Houston Open Texas4,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples (15)48
May 4 HP Classic of New Orleans Louisiana5,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Flesch (1)54
May 11 Wachovia Championship North Carolina5,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg David Toms (8)62New tournament
May 18 EDS Byron Nelson Championship Texas5,600,000 Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh (13)58
May 25 Bank of America Colonial Texas5,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Perry (5)54Invitational
Jun 1 Memorial Tournament Ohio5,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Perry (6)66Invitational
Jun 9 FBR Capital Open Maryland4,500,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Rory Sabbatini (2)50
Jun 15 U.S. Open Illinois6,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk (8)100 Major championship
Jun 22 Buick Classic New York5,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Kaye (1)60
Jun 29 FedEx St. Jude Classic Tennessee4,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg David Toms (9)40
Jul 6 Western Open Illinois4,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (38)60
Jul 13 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin3,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Perry (7)28
Jul 20 The Open Championship England£3,900,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Curtis (1)100 Major championship
Jul 20 B.C. Open New York3,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stadler (13)24Alternate event
Jul 27 Greater Hartford Open Connecticut4,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Jacobsen (7)32
Aug 3 Buick Open Michigan4,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk (9)50
Aug 10 The International Colorado5,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III (18)62
Aug 17 PGA Championship New York6,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Shaun Micheel (1)100 Major championship
Aug 24 WGC-NEC Invitational Ohio6,000,000 Ulster Banner.svg Darren Clarke (2)78 World Golf Championship
Aug 24 Reno–Tahoe Open Nevada3,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Kirk Triplett (2)24Alternate event
Sep 1 Deutsche Bank Championship Massachusetts5,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Scott (1)50New tournament
Sep 7 Bell Canadian Open Canada4,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Tway (8)42
Sep 15 John Deere Classic Illinois3,500,000 Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh (14)42
Sep 21 84 Lumber Classic of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania4,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg J. L. Lewis (2)32
Sep 28 Valero Texas Open Texas3,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Armour III (2)44
Oct 5 Southern Farm Bureau Classic Mississippi3,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Huston (7)24
Oct 5 WGC-American Express Championship Georgia6,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (39)76 World Golf Championship
Oct 12 Las Vegas Invitational Nevada4,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stuart Appleby (4)52
Oct 19 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro North Carolina4,500,000 Flag of Japan.svg Shigeki Maruyama (3)50
Oct 26 Funai Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort Florida4,000,000 Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh (15)58
Nov 2 Chrysler Championship Florida4,800,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Retief Goosen (3)60
Nov 9 The Tour Championship Texas6,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chad Campbell (1)64Tour Championship

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner(s)Notes
Jun 24 CVS Charity Classic Rhode Island1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Rocco Mediate and
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Sluman
Team event
Nov 16 WGC-World Cup South Carolina4,000,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Trevor Immelman and
Flag of South Africa.svg Rory Sabbatini
World Golf Championship
Team event
Nov 16 Franklin Templeton Shootout Florida2,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hank Kuehne and
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Sluman
Team event
Nov 23 Presidents Cup South African/aTiedTeam event
Nov 30 The ConAgra Foods Skins Game California1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples Limited-field event
Dec 6 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Hawaii1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk Limited-field event
Dec 14 Target World Challenge California5,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg 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. [2] [3]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh 7,573,907
2 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods 6,673,413
3 Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III 6,081,896
4 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk 5,182,865
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Weir 4,918,910
6 Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Perry 4,400,122
7 Flag of the United States.svg Chad Campbell 3,912,064
8 Flag of the United States.svg David Toms 3,710,905
9 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els 3,371,237
10 Flag of South Africa.svg Retief Goosen 3,166,373

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods [4] [5]
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods [3]
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Ben Curtis [4]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods [6]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods [3]
Comeback Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Peter Jacobsen [4]

See also

Notes

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

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References

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