This is a list of players who graduated from the Nationwide Tour in 2003. The top 20 players on the Nationwide Tour's money list in 2003 earned their PGA Tour card for 2004.
| 2003 Nationwide Tour | 2004 PGA Tour | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Money list rank | Earnings ($) | Starts | Cuts made | Best finish | Money list rank | Earnings ($) | |
 Zach Johnson* | 1 | 494,882 | 30 | 24 | Win | 19 | 2,417,685 | |
| Joe Ogilvie | 2 | 392,337 | 32 | 20 | T2 | 49 | 1,443,363 | |
| Tom Carter*# | 3 | 360,990 | 35 | 20 | T13 | 158 | 395,780 | |
| Chris Couch | 4 | 342,874 | 24 | 4 | T10 | 217 | 100,283 | |
| Bo Van Pelt | 5 | 289,248 | 30 | 23 | T4 (twice) | 39 | 1,553,825 | |
| Ryan Palmer* | 6 | 286,066 | 33 | 18 | Win | 37 | 1,592,344 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mark Hensby | 7 | 276,519 | 29 | 19 | Win | 15 | 2,718,766 | |
| Tripp Isenhour | 8 | 262,646 | 22 | 8 | T37 | 218 | 90,699 | |
| Jason Bohn* | 9 | 255,191 | 29 | 21 | T6 | 131 | 567,930 | |
| Jason Dufner* | 10 | 237,637 | 28 | 11 | T8 | 164 | 317,770 | |
| Vaughn Taylor* | 11 | 223,988 | 27 | 16 | Win | 67 | 1,176,434 | |
| Blaine McCallister | 12 | 223,232 | 27 | 6 | T20 (twice) | 198 | 162,700 | |
| Andre Stolz* | 13 | 218,867 | 20 | 7 | Win | 101 | 808,373 | |
| Guy Boros | 14 | 210,461 | 24 | 8 | T18 | 208 | 130,783 | |
| Ted Purdy | 15 | 206,584 | 35 | 22 | 2 (twice) | 36 | 1,636,876 | |
| D. J. Brigman* | 16 | 195,941 | 27 | 12 | T11 (twice) | 160 | 356,943 | |
| Lucas Glover* | 17 | 193,989 | 30 | 17 | T10 (twice) | 134 | 557,454 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} David Morland IV | 18 | 190,284 | 27 | 9 | T21 | 197 | 164,435 | |
| Craig Bowden | 19 | 180,238 | 30 | 12 | T9 | 143 | 494,568 | |
| Tommy Tolles | 20 | 179,963 | 25 | 8 | T13 | 201 | 151,852 | |
*PGA Tour rookie for 2004.
#Carter received a battlefield promotion to the PGA Tour in 2003 by winning three tournaments on the Nationwide Tour in 2003. On the PGA Tour in 2003 he played eight tournaments, making two cuts with a best finish of T12.
T = Tied
Green background indicates the player retained his PGA Tour card for 2005 (won or finished inside the top 125).
Yellow background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2005, but retained conditional status (finished between 126–150).
Red background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2005 (finished outside the top 150).
Winners on the PGA Tour in 2004
| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 4 | Zach Johnson |
BellSouth Classic | −13 (69-66-68-72=275) | 1 stroke | Mark Hensby |
| 2 | Jul 11 | Mark Hensby |
John Deere Classic | −16 (68-65-69-66=265) | Playoff |  John E. Morgan |
| 3 | Aug 22 | Vaughn Taylor |
Reno-Tahoe Open | −10 (67-67-69-75=278) | Playoff | Stephen Allan, Hunter Mahan, Scott McCarron |
| 4 | Oct 10 | Andre Stolz |
Michelin Championship at Las Vegas | −21 (67-67-65-67=267) | 1 stroke | Harrison Frazar, Tom Lehman, Tag Ridings |
| 5 | Oct 24 | Ryan Palmer |
FUNAI Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort | −22 (68-68-68-62=266) | 3 strokes | Briny Baird,  Vijay Singh |
Runners-up on the PGA Tour in 2004
| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winner | Winning score | Runner-up score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 4 | Mark Hensby |
BellSouth Classic | Zach Johnson |
−13 (69-66-68-72=275) | −12 (73-70-66-67=276) |
| 2 | Apr 18 | Ted Purdy lost in two-man playoff |
MCI Heritage | Stewart Cink |
−10 (72-69-69-64=274) | −10 (69-67-65-73=274) |
| 3 | May 3 | Joe Ogilvie |
HP Classic of New Orleans | Vijay Singh |
−22 (70-65-68-63=266) | −21 (66-67-66-68=267) |
| 4 | Jul 18 | Ted Purdy (2) |
B.C. Open | Jonathan Byrd |
−20 (67-65-68-68=268) | −19 (69-67-65-68=269) |
| 5 | Oct 3 | Ryan Palmer |
Southern Farm Bureau Classic | Fred Funk |
−22 (69-67-64-66=266) | −21 (69-68-66-64=267) |