The 2003 Presidents Cup was held 20–23 November 2003 at the Links Course at Fancourt Hotel and Country Club in George, Western Cape, South Africa. The United States and International team tied the competition 17–17, and after three tied playoff holes between Tiger Woods and Ernie Els, it was decided that the Cup would be shared by agreement of the captains and players. The honorary chairman was South African President Thabo Mbeki. The event was originally scheduled to be held in autumn 2002 before the 2001 Ryder Cup was postponed to 2002 due to the September 11 attacks in the United States.

2003 Presidents Cup
Dates20–23 November 2003
VenueFancourt Hotel and Country Club
Links Course
LocationGeorge, Western Cape,
South Africa
Captains
International 17 17 USA
A Tie in the Presidents Cup
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Fancourt Hotel is located in South Africa
Fancourt Hotel
Fancourt Hotel

Format

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Both teams had 12 players and a non-playing captain. The competition was four days long with 34 matches worth a single point each. Six foursome matches were played on the first day. On the second day, five four-ball matches were played in the morning and five foursome matches were played in the afternoon. On the third day, six four-ball matches were played. The competition concluded with twelve singles matches on the final day.

Teams

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International team
Player Country Age Points
rank
OWGR Previous
appearances
Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Gary Player   South Africa 68 Non-playing captain
Ian Baker-Finch   Australia 43 Non-playing assistant captain
Ernie Els   South Africa 34 1 3 3 15 6–7–2 46.67
Vijay Singh   Fiji 40 2 2 4 20 9–9–2 50.00
Mike Weir   Canada 33 3 6 1 5 3–2–0 60.00
Nick Price   Zimbabwe 46 4 12 4 19 6–9–4 42.11
Retief Goosen   South Africa 34 5 7 1 5 2–3–0 40.00
Robert Allenby   Australia 32 6 18 3 14 4–10–0 28.57
Stephen Leaney   Australia 34 7 35 0 Rookie
Peter Lonard   Australia 36 8 40 0 Rookie
Adam Scott   Australia 23 9 22 0 Rookie
Stuart Appleby   Australia 32 10 15 2 7 2–4–1 35.71
K. J. Choi   South Korea 33 11 19 0 Rookie
Tim Clark   South Africa 27 16 70 0 Rookie
  United States team
Player Age Points
rank
OWGR Previous
appearances
Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Jack Nicklaus 63 Non-playing captain
Jeff Sluman 46 Non-playing assistant captain
Tiger Woods 27 1 1 2 10 5–5–0 50.00
Davis Love III 39 2 4 4 19 12–5–2 68.42
Jim Furyk 33 3 5 2 8 4–4–0 50.00
David Toms 36 4 9 0 Rookie
Kenny Perry 43 5 8 1 4 2–2–0 50.00
Phil Mickelson 33 6 13 4 18 6–7–5 47.22
Justin Leonard 31 7 16 2 8 1–6–1 18.75
Chris DiMarco 35 8 28 0 Rookie
Jerry Kelly 36 9 30 0 Rookie
Charles Howell III 24 10 21 0 Rookie
Fred Funk 47 11 34 0 Rookie
Jay Haas 49 12 26 1 5 3–2–0 60.00
  • OWGR as of 16 November 2003, the last ranking before the Cup

Thursday's matches

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All matches played were foursomes.

International Results United States
Price/Weir 1 up Toms/Mickelson
Goosen/Singh 3 & 2 DiMarco/Kelly
Lonard/Clark 4 & 2 Love/Perry
Els/Scott 1 up Leonard/Furyk
Allenby/Leaney halved Haas/Funk
Appleby/Choi 4 & 3 Woods/Howell
312 Foursomes 212
312 Overall 212

Friday's matches

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Morning four-ball

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International Results United States
Allenby/Weir 3 & 1 Mickelson/Toms
Goosen/Choi 2 & 1 Perry/Love
Appleby/Scott 6 & 5 Furyk/Haas
Singh/Price 1 up DiMarco/Leonard
Els/Clark 5 & 3 Woods/Howell
2 Four-Ball 3
512 Overall 512

Afternoon foursomes

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International Results United States
Choi/Lonard 2 & 1 Perry/Kelly
Allenby/Leaney 4 & 3 Funk/Toms
Clark/Goosen 1 up Woods/Howell
Els/Scott 1 up DiMarco/Mickelson
Singh/Weir 5 & 4 Furyk/Leonard
1 Foursomes 4
612 Overall 912

Saturday's matches

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All matches played were four-ball.

International Results United States
Lonard/Leaney 2 & 1 Funk/Mickelson
Els/Clark 3 & 2 Furyk/Haas
Scott/Choi 5 & 4 Perry/Kelly
Singh/Goosen 2 & 1 Woods/Howell
Weir/Allenby 1 up DiMarco/Leonard
Price/Appleby 2 & 1 Love/Toms
6 Four-Ball 0
1212 Overall 912

Sunday's matches

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Singles

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International Results United States
Weir 3 & 1 Furyk
Clark 1 up Kelly
Price 1 up Perry
Choi 4 & 2 Leonard
Scott 5 & 4 Howell
Leaney 4 & 3 Haas
Goosen 2 & 1 Mickelson
Lonard 4 & 3 Funk
Appleby 1 up DiMarco
Singh 4 & 3 Toms
Els 4 & 3 Woods
Allenby halved Love
412 Singles 712
17 Overall 17

Individual player records

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Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player.

International

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Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes Fourballs
Robert Allenby 3 2–1–2 0–0–1 0–1–1 2–0–0
Stuart Appleby 1 1–3–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 1–1–0
K. J. Choi 2 2–3–0 1–0–0 0–2–0 1–1–0
Tim Clark 2 2–3–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 2–0–0
Ernie Els 4 4–1–0 0–1–0 2–0–0 2–0–0
Retief Goosen 3 3–2–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 1–1–0
Stephen Leaney 1.5 1–2–1 0–1–0 0–1–1 1–0–0
Peter Lonard 2 2–2–0 1–0–0 0–2–0 1–0–0
Nick Price 2 2–2–0 0–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0
Adam Scott 3 3–2–0 0–1–0 2–0–0 1–1–0
Vijay Singh 3 3–2–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 1–1–0
Mike Weir 3 3–2–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2–0–0

United States

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Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes Fourballs
Chris DiMarco 2 2–3–0 1–0–0 0–2–0 1–1–0
Fred Funk 1.5 1–2–1 0–1–0 1–0–1 0–1–0
Jim Furyk 3 3–2–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 1–1–0
Jay Haas 2.5 2–1–1 1–0–0 0–0–1 1–1–0
Charles Howell III 3 3–2–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 0–2–0
Jerry Kelly 2 2–2–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 0–1–0
Justin Leonard 2 2–3–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 1–1–0
Davis Love III 2.5 2–1–1 0–0–1 1–0–0 1–1–0
Phil Mickelson 0 0–5–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 0–2–0
Kenny Perry 4 4–1–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 1–1–0
David Toms 1 1–4–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 0–2–0
Tiger Woods 3 3–2–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 0–2–0
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