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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[1] 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.[2]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.[3]
| Date
|
Tournament
|
Host country
|
Purse
|
WinnerTemplate:Efn
|
OWGR
points
|
Other
toursTemplate:Efn
|
Notes
|
| 24 Nov |
BMW Asian Open |
Taiwan |
US$1,500,000 |
Template:Flagicon Pádraig Harrington (6) |
16 |
ASA |
|
| 1 Dec |
Omega Hong Kong Open |
Hong Kong |
US$700,000 |
Template:Flagicon Freddie Jacobson (1) |
16 |
ASA |
|
| 12 Jan |
South African Airways Open |
South Africa |
£500,000 |
Template:Flagicon Trevor Immelman (1) |
32 |
AFRTemplate:Efn |
|
| 19 Jan |
Dunhill Championship |
South Africa |
£500,000 |
Template:Flagicon Mark Foster (1) |
18 |
AFR |
|
| 26 Jan |
Caltex Masters |
Singapore |
US$900,000 |
Template:Flagicon Zhang Lianwei (1) |
20 |
ASA |
|
| 2 Feb |
Heineken Classic |
Australia |
A$2,000,000 |
Template:Flagicon Ernie Els (12) |
30 |
ANZ |
|
| 9 Feb |
ANZ Championship |
Australia |
A$1,750,000 |
Template:Flagicon Paul Casey (2) |
30 |
ANZ |
|
| 16 Feb |
Johnnie Walker Classic |
Australia |
£1,000,000 |
Template:Flagicon Ernie Els (13) |
44 |
ANZ, ASA |
|
| 23 Feb |
Carlsberg Malaysian Open |
Malaysia |
US$1,100,000 |
Template:Flagicon Arjun Atwal (2) |
20 |
ASA |
|
| 2 Mar |
WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship |
United States |
US$6,000,000 |
Template:Flagicon Tiger Woods (n/a) |
76 |
|
World Golf Championship
|
| 9 Mar |
Dubai Desert Classic |
UAE |
US$2,000,000 |
Template:Flagicon Robert-Jan Derksen (1) |
30 |
|
|
| 16 Mar |
Qatar Masters |
Qatar |
US$1,500,000 |
Template:Flagicon Darren Fichardt (2) |
24 |
|
|
| 23 Mar |
Madeira Island Open |
Portugal |
€600,000 |
Template:Flagicon Bradley Dredge (1) |
24 |
CHA |
|
| 13 Apr |
Masters Tournament |
United States |
US$6,000,000 |
Template:Flagicon Mike Weir (n/a) |
100 |
|
Major championship
|
| 20 Apr |
Algarve Open de Portugal |
Portugal |
€1,250,000 |
Template:Flagicon Freddie Jacobson (2) |
24 |
|
|
| 27 Apr |
Canarias Open de España |
Spain |
€1,750,000 |
Template:Flagicon Kenneth Ferrie (1) |
24 |
|
|
| 4 May |
Italian Open Telecom Italia |
Italy |
€1,100,000 |
Template:Flagicon Mathias Grönberg (4) |
24 |
|
|
| 11 May |
Benson & Hedges International Open |
England |
£1,100,000 |
Template:Flagicon Paul Casey (3) |
42 |
|
|
| 18 May |
Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe |
Germany |
€2,700,000 |
Template:Flagicon Pádraig Harrington (7) |
48 |
|
|
| 25 May |
Volvo PGA Championship |
England |
€3,500,000 |
Template:Flagicon Ignacio Garrido (2) |
64 |
|
Flagship event
|
| 1 Jun |
Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open |
Wales |
£1,500,000 |
Template:Flagicon Ian Poulter (4) |
24 |
|
|
| 8 Jun |
Daily Telegraph Damovo British Masters |
England |
£1,500,000 |
Template:Flagicon Greg Owen (1) |
24 |
|
|
| 15 Jun |
Aa St Omer Open |
France |
€400,000 |
Template:Flagicon Brett Rumford (1) |
16 |
CHA |
New to European Tour
|
| 15 Jun |
U.S. Open |
United States |
US$6,000,000 |
Template:Flagicon Jim Furyk (n/a) |
100 |
|
Major championship
|
| 22 Jun |
Diageo Championship at Gleneagles |
Scotland |
£1,200,000 |
Template:Flagicon Søren Kjeldsen (1) |
24 |
|
|
| 29 Jun |
Open de France |
France |
€2,500,000 |
Template:Flagicon Philip Golding (1) |
24 |
|
|
| 6 Jul |
Smurfit European Open |
Ireland |
£2,000,000 |
Template:Flagicon Phillip Price (3) |
44 |
|
|
| 13 Jul |
Barclays Scottish Open |
Scotland |
£2,200,000 |
Template:Flagicon Ernie Els (14) |
50 |
|
|
| 20 Jul |
The Open Championship |
England |
£3,900,000 |
Template:Flagicon Ben Curtis (1) |
100 |
|
Major championship
|
| 27 Jul |
Nissan Irish Open |
Ireland |
€1,800,000 |
Template:Flagicon Michael Campbell (6) |
24 |
|
|
| 3 Aug |
Scandic Carlsberg Scandinavian Masters |
Sweden |
€1,900,000 |
Template:Flagicon Adam Scott (4) |
24 |
|
|
| 10 Aug |
Nordic Open |
Denmark |
€1,600,000 |
Template:Flagicon Ian Poulter (5) |
24 |
|
New tournament
|
| 17 Aug |
BMW Russian Open |
Russia |
€400,000 |
Template:Flagicon Marcus Fraser (1) |
16 |
CHA |
New to European Tour
|
| 17 Aug |
PGA Championship |
United States |
US$6,000,000 |
Template:Flagicon Shaun Micheel (n/a) |
100 |
|
Major championship
|
| 24 Aug |
WGC-NEC Invitational |
United States |
US$6,000,000 |
Template:Flagicon Darren Clarke (10) |
78 |
|
World Golf Championship
|
| 31 Aug |
BMW International Open |
Germany |
€1,800,000 |
Template:Flagicon Lee Westwood (15) |
30 |
|
|
| 7 Sep |
Omega European Masters |
Switzerland |
€1,600,000 |
Template:Flagicon Ernie Els (15) |
30 |
|
|
| 14 Sep |
Trophée Lancôme |
France |
€1,800,000 |
Template:Flagicon Retief Goosen (9) |
26 |
|
|
| 21 Sep |
Linde German Masters |
Germany |
€3,000,000 |
Template:Flagicon K. J. Choi (n/a) |
48 |
|
|
| 28 Sep |
Dunhill Links Championship |
Scotland |
US$5,000,000 |
Template:Flagicon Lee Westwood (16) |
52 |
|
Pro-Am
|
| 5 Oct |
WGC-American Express Championship |
United States |
US$6,000,000 |
Template:Flagicon Tiger Woods (n/a) |
76 |
|
World Golf Championship
|
| 12 Oct |
Dutch Open |
Netherlands |
€1,000,000 |
Template:Flagicon Maarten Lafeber (1) |
24 |
|
|
| 19 Oct |
Turespaña Mallorca Classic |
Spain |
€400,000 |
Template:Flagicon Miguel Ángel Jiménez (7) |
16 |
CHA |
New tournament
|
| 26 Oct |
Telefónica Open de Madrid |
Spain |
€1,400,000 |
Template:Flagicon Ricardo González (2) |
30 |
|
|
| 2 Nov |
Volvo Masters Andalucía |
Spain |
US$4,000,000 |
Template:Flagicon 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.
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.[4][5]
| Position |
Player |
Prize money (€)
|
| 1 |
Template:Flagicon Ernie Els |
2,975,374
|
| 2 |
Template:Flagicon Darren Clarke |
2,210,051
|
| 3 |
Template:Flagicon Pádraig Harrington |
1,555,623
|
| 4 |
Template:Flagicon Freddie Jacobson |
1,521,303
|
| 5 |
Template:Flagicon Ian Poulter |
1,500,855
|
| 6 |
Template:Flagicon Paul Casey |
1,360,456
|
| 7 |
Template:Flagicon Lee Westwood |
1,330,713
|
| 8 |
Template:Flagicon Thomas Bjørn |
1,327,148
|
| 9 |
Template:Flagicon Brian Davis |
1,245,513
|
| 10 |
Template:Flagicon Phillip Price |
1,234,018
|
Awards
See also
Notes
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References
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External links
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