2003 European Seniors Tour

2003 European Seniors Tour season
Duration21 March 2003 (2003-03-21) – 23 November 2003 (2003-11-23)
Number of official events22
Most winsEngland Carl Mason (4)
Order of MeritEngland Carl Mason
Rookie of the YearEngland Carl Mason
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The 2003 European Seniors Tour was the 12th season of the European Seniors Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(€) 		Winner[a] Notes
23 Mar Digicel Jamaica Classic Jamaica US$250,000 United States Ray Carrasco (2)
29 Mar Royal Westmoreland Barbados Open Barbados US$200,000 Australia Terry Gale (3)
5 Apr Tobago Plantations Seniors Classic Trinidad and Tobago US$200,000 Australia Terry Gale (4)
18 May AIB Irish Seniors Open Ireland 330,000 Australia Noel Ratcliffe (7)
25 May Wallonia Open Belgium 130,000 United States Hank Woodrome (1)
8 Jun Senior PGA Championship United States US$2,000,000 United States John Jacobs (n/a) Senior major championship[b]
15 Jun Irvine Whitlock Jersey Seniors Classic Jersey £100,000 England Malcolm Gregson (4)
22 Jun De Vere Northumberland Seniors Classic England £150,000 United States Jerry Bruner (2)
29 Jun U.S. Senior Open United States US$2,600,000 United States Bruce Lietzke (n/a) Senior major championship[b]
6 Jul Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open Wales £500,000 Scotland Bill Longmuir (1)
13 Jul Mobile Cup England £125,000 England Carl Mason (1)
27 Jul Senior British Open Scotland US$1,600,000 United States Tom Watson (n/a) Senior major championship
3 Aug De Vere PGA Seniors Championship England £200,000 Scotland Bill Longmuir (2)
10 Aug Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open Switzerland 160,000 Argentina Horacio Carbonetti (1)
17 Aug Travis Perkins Senior Masters England £225,000 Scotland John Chillas (1)
24 Aug Nigel Mansell Classic England £150,000 Scotland Mike Miller (1) New tournament
31 Aug Charles Church Scottish Seniors Open Scotland £150,000 Australia Terry Gale (5)
7 Sep Bovis Lend Lease European Senior Masters England £225,000 Northern Ireland Paul Leonard (2)
20 Sep The Daily Telegraph Turismo Andaluz Seniors Match Play Championship Spain £100,000 England Carl Mason (2)
28 Sep Merseyside English Seniors Open Spain £150,000 England Carl Mason (3) New tournament
4 Oct Tunisian Seniors Open Tunisia £125,000 Australia David Good (2)
12 Oct Estoril Seniors Tour Championship Portugal 240,000 England Carl Mason (4) Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(€) 		Winners Notes
23 Nov UBS Cup United States US$3,000,000 Tie ( Team USA retain) Team event

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[2]

Position Player Prize money (€)
1 England Carl Mason 350,242
2 Scotland Bill Longmuir 253,667
3 Australia Terry Gale 195,727
4 Scotland John Chillas 190,003
5 England Denis Durnian 146,604

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Rookie of the Year England Carl Mason [3]

Notes

  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Seniors Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Seniors Tour members.
  2. ^ a b Official win; unofficial money.

References

  1. ^ "2003 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  2. ^ "2003 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 2 December 2003. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  3. ^ "'Cheers' to the European Senior Tour". Golf Business News. 5 December 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2023. Other previous winners include José Rivero (2006), Kevin Spurgeon (2005), Pete Oakley (2004) and Carl Mason (2003)...