2003 Players Championship

The 2003 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 27–30 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 30th Players Championship.

2003 Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 27–30, 2003
LocationPonte Vedra Beach, Florida
30°11′53″N 81°23′38″W / 30.198°N 81.394°W / 30.198; -81.394
Course(s)TPC Sawgrass,
Stadium Course
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,093 yards (6,486 m)[1]
Field144 players, 72 after cut
Cut144 (Even)
Prize fund$6.5 million
Winner's share$1.17 million
Champion
United States Davis Love III
271 (−17)
Location map
TPC Sawgrass is located in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
TPC Sawgrass is located in Florida
TPC Sawgrass
TPC Sawgrass
Location in Florida
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Davis Love III shot a final round 64 in cool and blustery conditions to handily win his second Players title, six strokes ahead of runners-up Jay Haas and Pádraig Harrington, the 54-hole co-leaders.[2][3] Love won eleven years earlier in 1992,[4] and started the final round two strokes back.

Defending champion Craig Perks finished twelve strokes back, in a tie for seventeenth place.

Venue

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This was the 22nd Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at 7,093 yards (6,486 m).

Field

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Fulton Allem, Robert Allenby, Stephen Ames, Billy Andrade, Stuart Appleby, Paul Azinger, Briny Baird, Craig Barlow, Pat Bates, Cameron Beckman, Rich Beem, Notah Begay III, David Berganio Jr., Mark Brooks, Olin Browne, Bob Burns, Jonathan Byrd, Tom Byrum, Ángel Cabrera, Mark Calcavecchia, Chad Campbell, Michael Campbell, Jim Carter, Greg Chalmers, K. J. Choi, Stewart Cink, Tim Clark, Darren Clarke, José Cóceres, John Cook, Fred Couples, Ben Crane, John Daly, Robert Damron, Glen Day, Chris DiMarco, Luke Donald, Joe Durant, David Duval, Joel Edwards, Steve Elkington, Bob Estes, Nick Faldo, Niclas Fasth, Brad Faxon, Steve Flesch, Dan Forsman, Carlos Franco, Harrison Frazar, Fred Funk, Jim Furyk, Robert Gamez, Sergio García, Brian Gay, Brent Geiberger, Matt Gogel, Retief Goosen, David Gossett, Jay Haas, Pádraig Harrington, Dudley Hart, J. P. Hayes, J. J. Henry, Tim Herron, Glen Hnatiuk, Charles Howell III, John Huston, Trevor Immelman, Lee Janzen, Brandt Jobe, Per-Ulrik Johansson, Steve Jones, Jonathan Kaye, Jerry Kelly, Skip Kendall, Matt Kuchar, Neal Lancaster, Bernhard Langer, Paul Lawrie, Stephen Leaney, Tom Lehman, Justin Leonard, Thomas Levet, J. L. Lewis, Frank Lickliter, Peter Lonard, Davis Love III, Steve Lowery, Andrew Magee, Jeff Maggert, Shigeki Maruyama, Len Mattiace, Billy Mayfair, Scott McCarron, Spike McRoy, Rocco Mediate, Shaun Micheel, Colin Montgomerie, Greg Norman, Mark O'Meara, Geoff Ogilvy, José María Olazábal, Rod Pampling, Jesper Parnevik, Craig Parry, Carl Paulson, Corey Pavin, David Peoples, Pat Perez, Craig Perks, Tom Pernice Jr., Kenny Perry, Tim Petrovic, Nick Price, Chris Riley, Loren Roberts, John Rollins, Eduardo Romero, Justin Rose, Rory Sabbatini, Gene Sauers, Adam Scott, John Senden, Joey Sindelar, Vijay Singh, Heath Slocum, Jeff Sluman, Chris Smith, Paul Stankowski, Steve Stricker, Kevin Sutherland, Hal Sutton, Hidemichi Tanaka, Phil Tataurangi, Esteban Toledo, David Toms, Kirk Triplett, Bob Tway, Scott Verplank, Duffy Waldorf, Mike Weir, Jay Williamson, Garrett Willis, Tiger Woods

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, March 27, 2003
Friday, March 28, 2003

Place Player Score To par
T1   Fred Couples 67 −5
  Pádraig Harrington
T3   Niclas Fasth 68 −4
  Jay Haas
  Steve Jones
  Skip Kendall
  Rocco Mediate
  Craig Perks
  Bob Tway
T10   Jim Carter 69 −3
  Stewart Cink
  Tim Clark
  Tom Lehman
  Adam Scott
  Kevin Sutherland

Second round

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Friday, March 28, 2003
Saturday, March 29, 2003

Place Player Score To par
1   Pádraig Harrington 67-68=135 −9
T2   Skip Kendall 68-69=137 −7
  Davis Love III 70-67=137
  Craig Perks 68-69=137
T5   Chad Campbell 72-66=138 −6
  Fred Couples 67-71=138
  Jay Haas 68-70=138
  Rocco Mediate 68-70=138
  Adam Scott 69-69=138
T10   Glen Day 72-67=139 −5
  Bob Estes 71-68=139
  Steve Flesch 71-68=139
  Geoff Ogilvy 71-68=139
  Corey Pavin 70-69=139

Source:[5][6]

Third round

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Saturday, March 29, 2003

Place Player Score To par
T1   Jay Haas 68-70-67=205 −11
  Pádraig Harrington 67-68-70=205
T3   Fred Couples 67-71-69=207 −9
  Davis Love III 70-67-70=207
  Craig Perks 68-69-70=207
T6   Darren Clarke 71-70-67=208 −8
  Corey Pavin 70-69-69=208
T8   Chad Campbell 72-66-71=209 −7
  Steve Flesch 71-68-70=209
  Jim Furyk 73-68-68=209
  Jeff Maggert 71-70-68=209

Source:[6]

Final round

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Sunday, March 30, 2003

Champion
(c) = past champion
Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1   Davis Love III (c) 70-67-70-64=271 −17 1,170,000
T2   Jay Haas 68-70-67-72=277 −11 572,000
  Pádraig Harrington 67-68-70-72=277
T4   Robert Allenby 70-71-72-65=278 −10 286,000
  Jim Furyk 73-68-68-69=278
T6   Chad Campbell 72-66-71-70=279 −9 225,875
  Darren Clarke 71-70-67-71=279
T8   Kirk Triplett 72-70-71-67=280 −8 195,000
  Scott Verplank 71-72-68-69=280
10   Fred Couples (c) 67-71-69-74=281 −7 175,500

Source:[7]

References

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  1. ^ "PGA Tour". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (scores). March 31, 2003. p. E4.
  2. ^ Van Sickle, Gary (April 8, 2003). "Love Machine". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 29, 2003.
  3. ^ Ferguson, Doug (March 31, 2003). "Love blisters field on a blustery day". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. E1.
  4. ^ Reilly, Rick (April 6, 1992). "Love Story". Sports Illustrated. p. 22.
  5. ^ "Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. Wilmington, North Carolina. March 29, 2003. p. 2C.
  6. ^ a b "Players Championship". Sunday Star-News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). March 30, 2003. p. 2C.
  7. ^ "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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