2003 PGA Tour

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 →

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.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.[1][2]

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

Unofficial events

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
($) 		Winner(s) Notes
Jun 24 CVS Charity Classic Rhode Island 1,200,000 United States Rocco Mediate and
United States Jeff Sluman 		Team event
Nov 16 WGC-World Cup South Carolina 4,000,000 South Africa Trevor Immelman and
South Africa Rory Sabbatini 		World Golf Championship
Team event
Nov 16 Franklin Templeton Shootout Florida 2,400,000 United States Hank Kuehne and
United States 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 United States Fred Couples Limited-field event
Dec 6 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Hawaii 1,000,000 United States Jim Furyk Limited-field event
Dec 14 Target World Challenge California 5,000,000 United States 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.[3][4]

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

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) United States Tiger Woods [5][6]
PGA Player of the Year United States Tiger Woods [4]
Rookie of the Year United States Ben Curtis [5]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) United States Tiger Woods [7]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) United States Tiger Woods [4]
Comeback Player of the Year United States Peter Jacobsen [5]

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.

References

  1. ^ "2003 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 8, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "2004 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "2003 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Woods is US PGA player of the year again". rediff.com. December 9, 2003. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  7. ^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.