2003 Champions Tour
Golf tour season
Duration | January 31, 2003 (2003-01-31) – October 26, 2003 (2003-10-26) |
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Number of official events | 31 |
Most wins | Craig Stadler (3) |
Charles Schwab Cup | Tom Watson |
Money list | Tom Watson |
Player of the Year | Tom Watson |
Rookie of the Year | Craig Stadler |
← 2002 2004 → |
The 2003 Champions Tour was the 24th season of the Champions Tour (formerly the Senior PGA Tour), the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner[a] | Notes |
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Feb 2 | MasterCard Championship | Hawaii | 1,500,000 | Dana Quigley (8) | |
Feb 9 | Royal Caribbean Golf Classic | Florida | 1,450,000 | Dave Barr (1) | |
Feb 16 | ACE Group Classic | Florida | 1,600,000 | Vicente Fernández (4) | |
Feb 23 | Verizon Classic | Florida | 1,600,000 | Bruce Fleisher (16) | |
Mar 9 | MasterCard Classic | Mexico | 2,000,000 | David Eger (1) | |
Mar 16 | SBC Classic | California | 1,500,000 | Tom Purtzer (1) | |
Mar 23 | Toshiba Senior Classic | California | 1,550,000 | Rodger Davis (1) | |
Apr 20 | Emerald Coast Classic | Florida | 1,450,000 | Bob Gilder (7) | |
Apr 27 | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf | Georgia | 3,000,000 | Bruce Lietzke (6) | |
May 4 | Bruno's Memorial Classic | Alabama | 1,400,000 | Tom Jenkins (4) | |
May 11 | Kinko's Classic of Austin | Texas | 1,600,000 | Hale Irwin (37) | New tournament |
May 18 | Bayer Advantage Celebrity Pro-Am | Missouri | 1,600,000 | Jay Sigel (8) | Pro-Am |
May 25 | Columbus Southern Open | Georgia | 1,500,000 | Morris Hatalsky (2) | New tournament |
Jun 1 | Music City Championship | Tennessee | 1,400,000 | Jim Ahern (2) | |
Jun 8 | Senior PGA Championship | Pennsylvania | 2,000,000 | John Jacobs (5) | Senior major championship |
Jun 22 | Farmers Charity Classic | Michigan | 1,500,000 | Doug Tewell (7) | |
Jun 29 | U.S. Senior Open | Ohio | 2,600,000 | Bruce Lietzke (7) | Senior major championship |
Jul 13 | Ford Senior Players Championship | Michigan | 2,500,000 | Craig Stadler (1) | Champions Tour major championship |
Jul 27 | Senior British Open | Scotland | 1,600,000 | Tom Watson (5) | Senior major championship |
Aug 3 | FleetBoston Classic | Massachusetts | 1,500,000 | Allen Doyle (8) | |
Aug 10 | 3M Championship | Minnesota | 1,750,000 | Wayne Levi (1) | |
Aug 17 | Long Island Classic | New York | 1,500,000 | Jim Thorpe (6) | |
Aug 24 | Allianz Championship | Iowa | 1,500,000 | Don Pooley (2) | |
Aug 31 | JELD-WEN Tradition | Oregon | 2,200,000 | Tom Watson (6) | Champions Tour major championship |
Sep 7 | Kroger Classic | Ohio | 1,500,000 | Gil Morgan (22) | |
Sep 14 | Constellation Energy Classic | Maryland | 1,500,000 | Larry Nelson (17) | |
Sep 21 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 1,800,000 | D. A. Weibring (1) | |
Sep 28 | Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn | North Carolina | 1,500,000 | Craig Stadler (2) | New tournament |
Oct 12 | Turtle Bay Championship | Hawaii | 1,500,000 | Hale Irwin (38) | |
Oct 19 | SBC Championship | Texas | 1,500,000 | Craig Stadler (3) | |
Oct 26 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | California | 2,500,000 | Jim Thorpe (7) | Tour Championship |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Champions Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winners | Notes |
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Nov 23 | UBS Cup | Georgia | 3,000,000 | Tie ( Team USA retain) | Team event |
Dec 7 | Office Depot Father/Son Challenge | Florida | 1,000,000 | Hale Irwin and son Steve Irwin | Team event |
Charles Schwab Cup
The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2][3]
Position | Player | Points |
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1 | Tom Watson | 4,751 |
2 | Jim Thorpe | 3,381 |
3 | Bruce Lietzke | 2,867 |
4 | Tom Kite | 2,809 |
5 | Gil Morgan | 2,663 |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4][5]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
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1 | Tom Watson | 1,853,108 |
2 | Jim Thorpe | 1,830,306 |
3 | Gil Morgan | 1,620,206 |
4 | Bruce Lietzke | 1,610,826 |
5 | Hale Irwin | 1,607,391 |
Awards
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Tom Watson | [5] |
Rookie of the Year | Craig Stadler | [5] |
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | Tom Watson | [6][5] |
Comeback Player of the Year | Don Pooley | [5] |
Notes
- ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Champions Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Champions Tour members.
References
- ^ "2003 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ "2003 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on January 10, 2004. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ "Thorpe holds off Watson for Schwab Cup Championship". The Times-News. Twin Falls, Idaho. October 27, 2003. p. 7 (A-3 in paper). Retrieved November 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2003 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Watson named Champions Tour player of the year". The San Diego Union-Tribune. December 8, 2003. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
Watson led the money list with $1.8 million, and his scoringaverage of 68.31 also was tops on the Champions Tour... Craig Stadler, who turned 50 in June, was voted rookie of theyear for his three victories, including a major... Don Pooley was voted comeback player on the Champions Tour.
- ^ "2003 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
External links
- Official website