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2003 European Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2003 |
| tour | European Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 45 |
| most_wins | ZAF Ernie Els (4) |
| honor1 | Order of Merit |
| honoree1 | ZAF Ernie Els |
| honor3 | Golfer of the Year |
| honoree3 | ZAF Ernie Els |
| honor4 | Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |
| honoree4 | IRL Peter Lawrie |
| prevseason | 2002 |
| nextseason | 2004 |
The 2003 European Tour was the 32nd season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Changes for 2003
There were four new tournaments to the European Tour in 2003, the Nordic Open and three dual-ranking events, the Aa St Omer Open, BMW Russian Open and Mallorca Classic. Lost from the tour schedule were the English Open, Great North Open and the dual-ranking North West of Ireland Open.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner | OWGR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| points | Other | ||||||
| tours | Notes | ||||||
| 24 Nov | BMW Asian Open | Taiwan | US$1,500,000 | IRL Pádraig Harrington (6) | 16 | ASA | |
| 1 Dec | Omega Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | US$700,000 | SWE Freddie Jacobson (1) | 16 | ASA | |
| 12 Jan | South African Airways Open | South Africa | £500,000 | ZAF Trevor Immelman (1) | 32 | AFR | |
| 19 Jan | Dunhill Championship | South Africa | £500,000 | ENG Mark Foster (1) | 18 | AFR | |
| 26 Jan | Caltex Masters | Singapore | US$900,000 | CHN Zhang Lianwei (1) | 20 | ASA | |
| 2 Feb | Heineken Classic | Australia | A$2,000,000 | ZAF Ernie Els (12) | 30 | ANZ | |
| 9 Feb | ANZ Championship | Australia | A$1,750,000 | ENG Paul Casey (2) | 30 | ANZ | |
| 16 Feb | Johnnie Walker Classic | Australia | £1,000,000 | ZAF Ernie Els (13) | 44 | ANZ, ASA | |
| 23 Feb | Carlsberg Malaysian Open | Malaysia | US$1,100,000 | IND Arjun Atwal (2) | 20 | ASA | |
| 2 Mar | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | United States | US$6,000,000 | USA Tiger Woods (n/a) | 76 | World Golf Championship | |
| 9 Mar | Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$2,000,000 | NLD Robert-Jan Derksen (1) | 30 | ||
| 16 Mar | Qatar Masters | Qatar | US$1,500,000 | ZAF Darren Fichardt (2) | 24 | ||
| 23 Mar | Madeira Island Open | Portugal | €600,000 | WAL Bradley Dredge (1) | 24 | CHA | |
| 13 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$6,000,000 | CAN Mike Weir (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 20 Apr | Algarve Open de Portugal | Portugal | €1,250,000 | SWE Freddie Jacobson (2) | 24 | ||
| 27 Apr | Canarias Open de España | Spain | €1,750,000 | ENG Kenneth Ferrie (1) | 24 | ||
| 4 May | Italian Open Telecom Italia | Italy | €1,100,000 | SWE Mathias Grönberg (4) | 24 | ||
| 11 May | Benson & Hedges International Open | England | £1,100,000 | ENG Paul Casey (3) | 42 | ||
| 18 May | Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe | Germany | €2,700,000 | IRL Pádraig Harrington (7) | 48 | ||
| 25 May | Volvo PGA Championship | England | €3,500,000 | ESP Ignacio Garrido (2) | 64 | Flagship event | |
| 1 Jun | Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open | Wales | £1,500,000 | ENG Ian Poulter (4) | 24 | ||
| 8 Jun | Daily Telegraph Damovo British Masters | England | £1,500,000 | ENG Greg Owen (1) | 24 | ||
| 15 Jun | Aa St Omer Open | France | €400,000 | AUS Brett Rumford (1) | 16 | CHA | New to European Tour |
| 15 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$6,000,000 | USA Jim Furyk (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 22 Jun | Diageo Championship at Gleneagles | Scotland | £1,200,000 | DNK Søren Kjeldsen (1) | 24 | ||
| 29 Jun | Open de France | France | €2,500,000 | ENG Philip Golding (1) | 24 | ||
| 6 Jul | Smurfit European Open | Ireland | £2,000,000 | WAL Phillip Price (3) | 44 | ||
| 13 Jul | Barclays Scottish Open | Scotland | £2,200,000 | ZAF Ernie Els (14) | 50 | ||
| 20 Jul | The Open Championship | England | £3,900,000 | USA Ben Curtis (1) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 27 Jul | Nissan Irish Open | Ireland | €1,800,000 | NZL Michael Campbell (6) | 24 | ||
| 3 Aug | Scandic Carlsberg Scandinavian Masters | Sweden | €1,900,000 | AUS Adam Scott (4) | 24 | ||
| 10 Aug | Nordic Open | Denmark | €1,600,000 | ENG Ian Poulter (5) | 24 | New tournament | |
| 17 Aug | BMW Russian Open | Russia | €400,000 | AUS Marcus Fraser (1) | 16 | CHA | New to European Tour |
| 17 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$6,000,000 | USA Shaun Micheel (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 24 Aug | WGC-NEC Invitational | United States | US$6,000,000 | NIR Darren Clarke (10) | 78 | World Golf Championship | |
| 31 Aug | BMW International Open | Germany | €1,800,000 | ENG Lee Westwood (15) | 30 | ||
| 7 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €1,600,000 | ZAF Ernie Els (15) | 30 | ||
| 14 Sep | Trophée Lancôme | France | €1,800,000 | ZAF Retief Goosen (9) | 26 | ||
| 21 Sep | Linde German Masters | Germany | €3,000,000 | KOR K. J. Choi (n/a) | 48 | ||
| 28 Sep | Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | US$5,000,000 | ENG Lee Westwood (16) | 52 | Pro-Am | |
| 5 Oct | WGC-American Express Championship | United States | US$6,000,000 | USA Tiger Woods (n/a) | 76 | World Golf Championship | |
| 12 Oct | Dutch Open | Netherlands | €1,000,000 | NLD Maarten Lafeber (1) | 24 | ||
| 19 Oct | Turespaña Mallorca Classic | Spain | €400,000 | ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez (7) | 16 | CHA | New tournament |
| 26 Oct | Telefónica Open de Madrid | Spain | €1,400,000 | ARG Ricardo González (2) | 30 | ||
| 2 Nov | Volvo Masters Andalucía | Spain | US$4,000,000 | SWE Freddie Jacobson (3) | 46 | Tour Championship |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner(s) | OWGR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| points | Notes | |||||
| 19 Oct | HSBC World Match Play Championship | England | £2,300,000 | ZAF Ernie Els | n/a | Limited-field event |
| 9 Nov | Seve Trophy | Spain | n/a | GBRIRL Team GB&I | n/a | Team event |
| 18 Nov | WGC-World Cup | United States | US$4,000,000 | ZAF Trevor Immelman and | ||
| ZAF Rory Sabbatini | n/a | World Golf Championship | ||||
| Team event |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was titled as the Volvo Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.
| Position | Player | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZAF Ernie Els | 2,975,374 |
| 2 | NIR Darren Clarke | 2,210,051 |
| 3 | IRL Pádraig Harrington | 1,555,623 |
| 4 | SWE Freddie Jacobson | 1,521,303 |
| 5 | ENG Ian Poulter | 1,500,855 |
| 6 | ENG Paul Casey | 1,360,456 |
| 7 | ENG Lee Westwood | 1,330,713 |
| 8 | DNK Thomas Bjørn | 1,327,148 |
| 9 | ENG Brian Davis | 1,245,513 |
| 10 | WAL Phillip Price | 1,234,018 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Golfer of the Year | ZAF Ernie Els | |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | IRL Peter Lawrie |
Notes
References
References
- (6 November 2002). "Nordic Open will make debut in 2003". ESPN.
- (27 November 2002). "Golf". The Charlotte Observer.
- "2003 Tournament schedule". European Tour.
- "2003 Order of Merit". European Tour.
- (18 October 2003). "Els takes European title". BBC Sport.
- (11 December 2003). "Els named European player of year". CNN.
- (4 November 2003). "Lawrie Named Euro Tour Rookie of the Year". NBC Sports.
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