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.

2003 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 9, 2003 (2003-01-09) – November 9, 2003 (2003-11-09)
Number of official events48
Most winsUnited States Tiger Woods (5)
Money listFiji Vijay Singh
PGA Tour Player of the YearUnited States Tiger Woods
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Tiger Woods
Rookie of the YearUnited States Ben Curtis
2002
2004

Schedule edit

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Notes
Jan 12 Mercedes Championships Hawaii 5,000,000   Ernie Els (11) 54 Winners-only event
Jan 19 Sony Open in Hawaii Hawaii 4,500,000   Ernie Els (12) 58
Jan 26 Phoenix Open Arizona 4,000,000   Vijay Singh (12) 58
Feb 2 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California 4,500,000   Mike Weir (4) 52 Pro-Am
Feb 9 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California 5,000,000   Davis Love III (15) 48 Pro-Am
Feb 16 Buick Invitational California 4,500,000   Tiger Woods (35) 52
Feb 23 Nissan Open California 4,500,000   Mike Weir (5) 70
Mar 2 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship California 6,000,000   Tiger Woods (36) 76 World Golf Championship
Mar 2 Chrysler Classic of Tucson Arizona 3,000,000   Frank Lickliter (2) 24 Alternate event
Mar 9 Ford Championship at Doral Florida 5,000,000   Scott Hoch (11) 56
Mar 16 The Honda Classic Florida 5,000,000   Justin Leonard (8) 50
Mar 23 Bay Hill Invitational Florida 4,500,000   Tiger Woods (37) 66 Invitational
Mar 30 The Players Championship Florida 6,500,000   Davis Love III (16) 80 Flagship event
Apr 6 BellSouth Classic Georgia 4,000,000   Ben Crane (1) 48
Apr 13 Masters Tournament Georgia 6,000,000   Mike Weir (6) 100 Major championship
Apr 20 MCI Heritage South Carolina 4,500,000   Davis Love III (17) 56 Invitational
Apr 27 Shell Houston Open Texas 4,500,000   Fred Couples (15) 48
May 4 HP Classic of New Orleans Louisiana 5,000,000   Steve Flesch (1) 54
May 11 Wachovia Championship North Carolina 5,600,000   David Toms (8) 62 New tournament
May 18 EDS Byron Nelson Championship Texas 5,600,000   Vijay Singh (13) 58
May 25 Bank of America Colonial Texas 5,000,000   Kenny Perry (5) 54 Invitational
Jun 1 Memorial Tournament Ohio 5,000,000   Kenny Perry (6) 66 Invitational
Jun 9 FBR Capital Open Maryland 4,500,000   Rory Sabbatini (2) 50
Jun 15 U.S. Open Illinois 6,000,000   Jim Furyk (8) 100 Major championship
Jun 22 Buick Classic New York 5,000,000   Jonathan Kaye (1) 60
Jun 29 FedEx St. Jude Classic Tennessee 4,500,000   David Toms (9) 40
Jul 6 Western Open Illinois 4,500,000   Tiger Woods (38) 60
Jul 13 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 3,500,000   Kenny Perry (7) 28
Jul 20 The Open Championship England £3,900,000   Ben Curtis (1) 100 Major championship
Jul 20 B.C. Open New York 3,000,000   Craig Stadler (13) 24 Alternate event
Jul 27 Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 4,000,000   Peter Jacobsen (7) 32
Aug 3 Buick Open Michigan 4,000,000   Jim Furyk (9) 50
Aug 10 The International Colorado 5,000,000   Davis Love III (18) 62
Aug 17 PGA Championship New York 6,000,000   Shaun Micheel (1) 100 Major championship
Aug 24 WGC-NEC Invitational Ohio 6,000,000   Darren Clarke (2) 78 World Golf Championship
Aug 24 Reno–Tahoe Open Nevada 3,000,000   Kirk Triplett (2) 24 Alternate event
Sep 1 Deutsche Bank Championship Massachusetts 5,000,000   Adam Scott (1) 50 New tournament
Sep 7 Bell Canadian Open Canada 4,200,000   Bob Tway (8) 42
Sep 15 John Deere Classic Illinois 3,500,000   Vijay Singh (14) 42
Sep 21 84 Lumber Classic of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 4,000,000   J. L. Lewis (2) 32
Sep 28 Valero Texas Open Texas 3,500,000   Tommy Armour III (2) 44
Oct 5 Southern Farm Bureau Classic Mississippi 3,000,000   John Huston (7) 24
Oct 5 WGC-American Express Championship Georgia 6,000,000   Tiger Woods (39) 76 World Golf Championship
Oct 12 Las Vegas Invitational Nevada 4,000,000   Stuart Appleby (4) 52
Oct 19 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro North Carolina 4,500,000   Shigeki Maruyama (3) 50
Oct 26 Funai Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort Florida 4,000,000   Vijay Singh (15) 58
Nov 2 Chrysler Championship Florida 4,800,000   Retief Goosen (3) 60
Nov 9 The Tour Championship Texas 6,000,000   Chad Campbell (1) 64 Tour Championship

Unofficial events edit

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner(s) Notes
Jun 24 CVS Charity Classic Rhode Island 1,200,000   Rocco Mediate and
  Jeff Sluman
Team event
Nov 16 WGC-World Cup South Carolina 4,000,000   Trevor Immelman and
  Rory Sabbatini
World Golf Championship
Team event
Nov 16 Franklin Templeton Shootout Florida 2,400,000   Hank Kuehne and
  Jeff Sluman
Team event
Nov 23 Presidents Cup South Africa n/a Tied Team event
Nov 30 The ConAgra Foods Skins Game California 1,000,000   Fred Couples Limited-field event
Dec 6 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Hawaii 1,000,000   Jim Furyk Limited-field event
Dec 14 Target World Challenge California 5,000,000   Davis Love III Limited-field event

Location of tournaments edit

Money list edit

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2][3]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1   Vijay Singh 7,573,907
2   Tiger Woods 6,673,413
3   Davis Love III 6,081,896
4   Jim Furyk 5,182,865
5   Mike Weir 4,918,910
6   Kenny Perry 4,400,122
7   Chad Campbell 3,912,064
8   David Toms 3,710,905
9   Ernie Els 3,371,237
10   Retief Goosen 3,166,373

Awards edit

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

See also edit

Notes edit

  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.

References edit

  1. ^ "2003 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 8, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "2003 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Ferguson, Doug (November 10, 2003). "Woods wins Vardon Trophy for fifth straight year". The Macon Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. Associated Press. p. 21 (7C in paper). Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b c "Woods wins fifth straight award". Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. Associated Press. December 9, 2003. p. 23 (C3 in paper). Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Woods is US PGA player of the year again". rediff.com. December 9, 2003. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  6. ^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.

External links edit