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2003 Challenge Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2003 |
| tour | Challenge Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 28 |
| most_wins | AUS Marcus Fraser (3) |
| honor1 | Rankings |
| honoree1 | SWE Johan Edfors |
| prevseason | 2002 |
| nextseason | 2004 |
The 2003 Challenge Tour was the 15th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (€) | Winner | OWGR | |||||
| points | Other | ||||||
| tours | Notes | ||||||
| 2 Feb | Credomatic MasterCard Costa Rica Open | Costa Rica | US$100,000 | ARG Sebastián Fernández (1) | 6 | TLA | New to Challenge Tour |
| 9 Feb | Telefónica Centro America Abierto de Guatemala | Guatemala | US$100,000 | ARG Daniel Vancsik (1) | 6 | TLA | New to Challenge Tour |
| 16 Feb | American Express Los Encinos Open | Mexico | US$100,000 | ENG James Hepworth (1) | 6 | TLA | New to Challenge Tour |
| 9 Mar | Stanbic Zambia Open | Zambia | 100,000 | SWE Johan Edfors (1) | 10 | AFR | |
| 23 Mar | Madeira Island Open | Portugal | 600,000 | WAL Bradley Dredge (3) | 24 | EUR | |
| 13 Apr | Panalpina Banque Commerciale du Maroc Classic | Morocco | 130,000 | SCO Greig Hutcheon (3) | 6 | ||
| 11 May | Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata | Italy | 120,000 | ENG Martin LeMesurier (1) | 6 | ||
| 18 May | Izki Challenge de España | Spain | 135,000 | SWE Martin Erlandsson (1) | 6 | ||
| 25 May | Fortis Challenge Open | Netherlands | 135,000 | SWE Johan Edfors (2) | 6 | ||
| 8 Jun | Nykredit Danish Open | Denmark | 125,000 | AUS Marcus Fraser (1) | 6 | ||
| 15 Jun | Aa St Omer Open | France | 400,000 | AUS Brett Rumford (1) | 16 | EUR | |
| 22 Jun | Clearstream International Luxembourg Open | Luxembourg | 115,000 | ENG Martin LeMesurier (2) | 6 | ||
| 29 Jun | Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge | Germany | 110,000 | SWE Michael Jonzon (1) | 6 | ||
| 6 Jul | Volvo Finnish Open | Finland | 100,000 | ENG Jamie Elson (1) | 6 | ||
| 13 Jul | Open des Volcans – Challenge de France | France | 125,000 | ESP Ivó Giner (2) | 6 | ||
| 20 Jul | Kitzbühel Golf Alpin Open | Austria | 110,000 | ENG David Geall (1) | 6 | New tournament | |
| 27 Jul | Golf Padova Terme Euganee International Open | Italy | 108,000 | ESP Ivó Giner (3) | 6 | ||
| 3 Aug | Talma Finnish Challenge | Finland | 150,000 | AUS Marcus Fraser (2) | 6 | ||
| 17 Aug | BMW Russian Open | Russia | 400,000 | AUS Marcus Fraser (3) | 16 | EUR | |
| 24 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | 163,500 | SWE Michael Jonzon (2) | 6 | ||
| 31 Aug | Skandia PGA Open | Sweden | SKr 1,000,000 | ZAF Titch Moore (1) | 6 | ||
| 7 Sep | BA-CA Golf Open | Austria | 150,000 | ENG Robert Coles (1) | 6 | ||
| 14 Sep | Benmore Developments Northern Ireland Masters | Northern Ireland | £150,000 | NIR Darren Clarke (n/a) | 6 | New tournament | |
| 21 Sep | Telia Grand Prix | Sweden | SKr 1,200,000 | SCO Euan Little (2) | 6 | ||
| 5 Oct | Open de Toulouse | France | 110,000 | SCO Scott Drummond (2) | 6 | New to Challenge Tour | |
| 12 Oct | Ryder Cup Wales Challenge | Wales | 120,000 | WAL Craig Williams (1) | 6 | New tournament | |
| 19 Oct | Turespaña Mallorca Classic | Spain | 400,000 | ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a) | 16 | EUR | New tournament |
| 26 Oct | Challenge Tour Grand Final | France | 150,000 | ESP José Manuel Carriles (2) | 6 | Tour Championship |
Rankings
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2004 European Tour.
| Rank | Player | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWE Johan Edfors | 94,509 |
| 2 | ENG Martin LeMesurier | 88,644 |
| 3 | ESP José Manuel Carriles | 86,604 |
| 4 | AUT Martin Wiegele | 86,057 |
| 5 | SWE Peter Hanson | 83,663 |
Notes
References
References
- "2003 Tournament schedule". European Tour.
- "2003 Rankings". European Tour.
- (19 March 2010). "Carriles Wins The Grand Final as Edfors is Crowned Challenge Tour Champion 2003". European Tour.
- (19 March 2010). "Eligibility for the Grand Final". European Tour.
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