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]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Notes
Jan 12Mercedes ChampionshipsHawaii5,000,000South Africa Ernie Els (11)54Winners-only event
Jan 19Sony Open in HawaiiHawaii4,500,000South Africa Ernie Els (12)58
Jan 26Phoenix OpenArizona4,000,000Fiji Vijay Singh (12)58
Feb 2Bob Hope Chrysler ClassicCalifornia4,500,000Canada Mike Weir (4)52Pro-Am
Feb 9AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmCalifornia5,000,000United States Davis Love III (15)48Pro-Am
Feb 16Buick InvitationalCalifornia4,500,000United States Tiger Woods (35)52
Feb 23Nissan OpenCalifornia4,500,000Canada Mike Weir (5)70
Mar 2WGC-Accenture Match Play ChampionshipCalifornia6,000,000United States Tiger Woods (36)76World Golf Championship
Mar 2Chrysler Classic of TucsonArizona3,000,000United States Frank Lickliter (2)24Alternate event
Mar 9Ford Championship at DoralFlorida5,000,000United States Scott Hoch (11)56
Mar 16The Honda ClassicFlorida5,000,000United States Justin Leonard (8)50
Mar 23Bay Hill InvitationalFlorida4,500,000United States Tiger Woods (37)66Invitational
Mar 30The Players ChampionshipFlorida6,500,000United States Davis Love III (16)80Flagship event
Apr 6BellSouth ClassicGeorgia4,000,000United States Ben Crane (1)48
Apr 13Masters TournamentGeorgia6,000,000Canada Mike Weir (6)100Major championship
Apr 20MCI HeritageSouth Carolina4,500,000United States Davis Love III (17)56Invitational
Apr 27Shell Houston OpenTexas4,500,000United States Fred Couples (15)48
May 4HP Classic of New OrleansLouisiana5,000,000United States Steve Flesch (1)54
May 11Wachovia ChampionshipNorth Carolina5,600,000United States David Toms (8)62New tournament
May 18EDS Byron Nelson ChampionshipTexas5,600,000Fiji Vijay Singh (13)58
May 25Bank of America ColonialTexas5,000,000United States Kenny Perry (5)54Invitational
Jun 1Memorial TournamentOhio5,000,000United States Kenny Perry (6)66Invitational
Jun 9FBR Capital OpenMaryland4,500,000South Africa Rory Sabbatini (2)50
Jun 15U.S. OpenIllinois6,000,000United States Jim Furyk (8)100Major championship
Jun 22Buick ClassicNew York5,000,000United States Jonathan Kaye (1)60
Jun 29FedEx St. Jude ClassicTennessee4,500,000United States David Toms (9)40
Jul 6100th Western OpenIllinois4,500,000United States Tiger Woods (38)60
Jul 13Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin3,500,000United States Kenny Perry (7)28
Jul 20The Open ChampionshipEngland£3,900,000United States Ben Curtis (1)100Major championship
Jul 20B.C. OpenNew York3,000,000United States Craig Stadler (13)24Alternate event
Jul 27Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut4,000,000United States Peter Jacobsen (7)32
Aug 3Buick OpenMichigan4,000,000United States Jim Furyk (9)50
Aug 10The InternationalColorado5,000,000United States Davis Love III (18)62
Aug 17PGA ChampionshipNew York6,000,000United States Shaun Micheel (1)100Major championship
Aug 24WGC-NEC InvitationalOhio6,000,000Northern Ireland Darren Clarke (2)78World Golf Championship
Aug 24Reno–Tahoe OpenNevada3,000,000United States Kirk Triplett (2)24Alternate event
Sep 1Deutsche Bank ChampionshipMassachusetts5,000,000Australia Adam Scott (1)50New tournament
Sep 7Bell Canadian OpenCanada4,200,000United States Bob Tway (8)42
Sep 15John Deere ClassicIllinois3,500,000Fiji Vijay Singh (14)42
Sep 2184 Lumber Classic of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania4,000,000United States J. L. Lewis (2)32
Sep 28Valero Texas OpenTexas3,500,000United States Tommy Armour III (2)44
Oct 5Southern Farm Bureau ClassicMississippi3,000,000United States John Huston (7)24
Oct 5WGC-American Express ChampionshipGeorgia6,000,000United States Tiger Woods (39)76World Golf Championship
Oct 12Las Vegas InvitationalNevada4,000,000Australia Stuart Appleby (4)52
Oct 19Chrysler Classic of GreensboroNorth Carolina4,500,000Japan Shigeki Maruyama (3)50
Oct 26Funai Classic at the Walt Disney World ResortFlorida4,000,000Fiji Vijay Singh (15)58
Nov 2Chrysler ChampionshipFlorida4,800,000South Africa Retief Goosen (3)60
Nov 9The Tour ChampionshipTexas6,000,000United States Chad Campbell (1)64Tour 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
(US$)
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.[2][3]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1Fiji Vijay Singh7,573,907
2United States Tiger Woods6,673,413
3United States Davis Love III6,081,896
4United States Jim Furyk5,182,865
5Canada Mike Weir4,918,910
6United States Kenny Perry4,400,122
7United States Chad Campbell3,912,064
8United States David Toms3,710,905
9South Africa Ernie Els3,371,237
10South Africa Retief Goosen3,166,373

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)United States Tiger Woods[4][5]
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Tiger Woods[3]
Rookie of the YearUnited States Ben Curtis[4]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)United States Tiger Woods[6]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)United States Tiger Woods[3]
Comeback Player of the YearUnited States Peter Jacobsen[4]

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. "2003 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 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.
  4. 1 2 3 "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.
  5. "Woods is US PGA player of the year again". rediff.com. December 9, 2003. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  6. "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
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