2003 Volvo PGA Championship

The 2003 Volvo PGA Championship was the 49th edition of the Volvo PGA Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 22–25 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.

2003 Volvo PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates22–25 May 2003
LocationVirginia Water, Surrey, England
51°24′N 0°35′W / 51.40°N 0.59°W / 51.40; -0.59
Course(s)Wentworth Club
West Course
Tour(s)European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,073 yards (6,468 m)
Field156 players, 75 after cut
Cut143 (−1)
Prize fund3,500,000
Winner's share€625,000
Champion
Spain Ignacio Garrido
270 (−18)
Location map
Wentworth Club is located in England
Wentworth Club
Wentworth Club
Location in England
Wentworth Club is located in Surrey
Wentworth Club
Wentworth Club
Location in Surrey
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Ignacio Garrido beat Trevor Immelman in a playoff to claim his first Volvo PGA Championship.[1]

Course layout edit

Wentworth Club, West Course[2]
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yardage n/a 474 154 447 496 191 354 396 400 452 3,364 184 404 509 467 179 481 383 571 531 3,709 7,073
Par 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 35 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 5 5 37 72

Round summaries edit

First round edit

Thursday, 22 May 2003

Place Player Score To par
1   Darren Clarke 66 −6
T2   Alastair Forsyth 67 −5
  Thongchai Jaidee
  James Kingston
T5   Arjun Atwal 68 −4
  Peter Baker
  Gordon Brand Jnr
  Søren Kjeldsen
  Graeme McDowell
  José María Olazábal
  Greg Owen
  Justin Rose
  Adam Scott
  Peter Senior
  Ian Woosnam

Second round edit

Friday, 23 May 2003

Place Player Score To par
1   Darren Clarke 66-69=135 −9
2   Niclas Fasth 69-67=136 −8
T3   Kenneth Ferrie 70-67=137 −7
  Søren Hansen 69-68=137
  Robert Rock 69-68=137
  Ian Woosnam 68-69=137
T7   Gordon Brand Jnr 68-70=138 −6
  Ernie Els 69-69=138
  Alastair Forsyth 67-71=138
  Trevor Immelman 69-69=138

Third round edit

Saturday, 24 May 2003

Place Player Score To par
1   Trevor Immelman 69-69-64=202 −14
2   Niclas Fasth 69-67-68=204 −12
T3   Ernie Els 69-69-67=205 −11
  Ignacio Garrido 70-69-66=205
T5   Gordon Brand Jnr 68-70-68=206 −10
  Paul Casey 70-72-64=206
  Mathias Grönberg 72-67-67=206
T8   Darren Clarke 66-69-72=207 −9
  Nick Faldo 71-68-68=207
  Kenneth Ferrie 70-67-70=207
  Stephen Leaney 69-73-65=207
  Kevin Na 69-70-68=207
  Gary Orr 69-72-66=207
  Phillip Price 71-69-67=207
  Robert Rock 69-68-70=207

Final round edit

Sunday, 25 May 2003

Place Player Score To par Money ()
T1   Ignacio Garrido 70-69-66-65=270 −18 Playoff
  Trevor Immelman 69-69-64-68=270
3   Mathias Grönberg 72-67-67-67=273 −15 219,100
4   Ernie Els 69-69-67-69=274 −14 175,000
T5   Kenneth Ferrie 70-67-70-68=275 −13 135,450
  Barry Lane 72-68-68-67=275
T7   Søren Kjeldsen 68-72-69-67=276 −12 96,250
  Thomas Levet 74-69-66-67=276
T9   Paul Casey 70-72-64-71=277 −11 65,870
  Nick Faldo 71-68-68-70=277
  Colin Montgomerie 69-70-69-69=277
  Gary Orr 69-72-66-70=277
  Phillip Price 71-69-67-70=277

Scorecard edit

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 5 5
  Garrido −11 −12 −12 −13 −13 −13 −13 −14 −14 −15 −16 −17 −17 −17 −17 −18 −18 −18
  Immelman −14 −15 −14 −14 −14 −14 −14 −15 −15 −15 −15 −15 −15 −15 −16 −16 −17 −18
  Grönberg −10 −11 −10 −11 −11 −11 −12 −12 −12 −13 −14 −14 −14 −14 −14 −14 −15 −15
  Els −11 −11 −11 −12 −12 −12 −12 −12 −12 −12 −12 −13 −13 −13 −13 −13 −13 −14
  Ferrie −8 −8 −8 −9 −9 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −11 −11 −11 −12 −11 −12 −13
  Lane −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −9 −10 −10 −10 −10 −11 −12 −12 −13 −13 −13 −13 −13
  Kjeldsen −6 −6 −6 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −8 −9 −9 −9 −10 −10 −11 −12 −12
  Levet −6 −6 −5 −5 −6 −6 −7 −8 −8 −8 −9 −10 −10 −10 −11 −11 −12 −12
  Fasth −12 −12 −11 −11 −10 −10 −9 −9 −10 −11 −10 −11 −11 −10 −9 −9 −10 −10

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey

Source:[3]

Playoff edit

The playoff began on the par five 18th; Immelman reached the green in two; while Garrido's second shot clattered into the trees and came to rest just off the green. Garrido played a superb chip shot to 2-feet, leaving himself a tap-in birdie. Immelman three-putted to hand the Spaniard the title.[4]

Place Player Score To par Money (€)
1 Ignacio Garrido   Spain 4 −1 583,330
2 Trevor Immelman   South Africa 5 E 388,880

References edit

  1. ^ "Play-off Glory for Garrido at Wentworth Club". European Tour. 25 May 2003. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Course card". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  3. ^ "2003 Volvo PGA Championship leaderboard". PGA European Tour. 25 May 2003. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Nacho's chip proves winner at the crunch". The Guardian. 26 May 2003. Retrieved 7 May 2020.