2003 European Tour

Golf tour season October 2023 2003 European Tour 2002 11 21 y – 2003 11 2 y 45 ZAF Ernie Els (4) Order of Merit ZAF Ernie Els Golfer of the Year ZAF Ernie Els Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year IRL Peter Lawrie 2002 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 Openhttps://www.espn.com.sg/golf/story?id=1456890 Nordic Open will make debut in 2003 ESPN Reuters 6 November 2002 5 May 2003 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.https://www.newspapers.com/image/630540606/ Golf The Charlotte Observer Charlotte, North Carolina 27 November 2002 24 (2C in paper) Newspapers.com 5 May 2020 subscription Russia will host its first top-tier European Tour event next year one of four new tournaments for 2003. The tour also added events in Denmark, France and Majorca. The English Open, the Great North Open in England and the North West of Ireland Open were dropped after sponsors withdrew. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.2003 Tournament schedule https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/schedule/2003/ European Tour 17 October 2023 DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinnertotals The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins.OWGRpointsOthertoursAFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian PGA Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.Notes24 NovBMW Asian Open Taiwan US$1,500,000 IRL Pádraig Harrington (6)16 ASA 1 DecOmega Hong Kong Open Hong Kong US$700,000 SWE Freddie Jacobson (1)16 ASA 12 JanSouth African Airways Open South Africa £500,000 ZAF Trevor Immelman (1)32 AFRSunshine Tour flagship event 19 JanDunhill Championship South Africa £500,000 ENG Mark Foster (1)18 AFR 26 JanCaltex Masters Singapore US$900,000 CHN Zhang Lianwei (1)20 ASA 2 FebHeineken Classic Australia A$2,000,000 ZAF Ernie Els (12)30 ANZ 9 FebANZ Championship Australia A$1,750,000 ENG Paul Casey (2)30 ANZ 16 FebJohnnie Walker Classic Australia £1,000,000 ZAF Ernie Els (13)44 ANZ, ASA 23 FebCarlsberg Malaysian Open Malaysia US$1,100,000 IND Arjun Atwal (2)20 ASA 2 MarWGC-Accenture Match Play Championship United States US$6,000,000 USA Tiger Woods (n/a)76 World Golf Championship9 MarDubai Desert Classic UAE US$2,000,000 NLD Robert-Jan Derksen (1)30 16 MarQatar Masters Qatar US$1,500,000 ZAF Darren Fichardt (2)24 23 MarMadeira Island Open Portugal €600,000 WAL Bradley Dredge (1)24 CHA 13 AprMasters Tournament United States US$6,000,000 CAN Mike Weir (n/a)100 Major championship20 AprAlgarve Open de Portugal Portugal €1,250,000 SWE Freddie Jacobson (2)24 27 AprCanarias Open de España Spain €1,750,000 ENG Kenneth Ferrie (1)24 4 MayItalian Open Telecom Italia Italy €1,100,000 SWE Mathias Grönberg (4)24 11 MayBenson & Hedges International Open England £1,100,000 ENG Paul Casey (3)42 18 MayDeutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe Germany €2,700,000 IRL Pádraig Harrington (7)48 25 MayVolvo PGA Championship England €3,500,000 ESP Ignacio Garrido (2)64 Flagship event1 JunCeltic Manor Resort Wales Open Wales £1,500,000 ENG Ian Poulter (4)24 8 JunDaily Telegraph Damovo British Masters England £1,500,000 ENG Greg Owen (1)24 15 JunAa St Omer Open France €400,000 AUS Brett Rumford (1)16 CHA New to European Tour15 JunU.S. Open United States US$6,000,000 USA Jim Furyk (n/a)100 Major championship22 JunDiageo Championship at Gleneagles Scotland £1,200,000 DNK Søren Kjeldsen (1)24 29 JunOpen de France France €2,500,000 ENG Philip Golding (1)24 6 JulSmurfit European Open Ireland £2,000,000 WAL Phillip Price (3)44 13 JulBarclays Scottish Open Scotland £2,200,000 ZAF Ernie Els (14)50 20 JulThe Open Championship England £3,900,000 USA Ben Curtis (1)100 Major championship27 JulNissan Irish Open Ireland €1,800,000 NZL Michael Campbell (6)24 3 AugScandic Carlsberg Scandinavian Masters Sweden €1,900,000 AUS Adam Scott (4)24 10 AugNordic Open Denmark €1,600,000 ENG Ian Poulter (5)24 New tournament17 AugBMW Russian Open Russia €400,000 AUS Marcus Fraser (1)16 CHA New to European Tour17 AugPGA Championship United States US$6,000,000 USA Shaun Micheel (n/a)100 Major championship24 AugWGC-NEC Invitational United States US$6,000,000 NIR Darren Clarke (10)78 World Golf Championship31 AugBMW International Open Germany €1,800,000 ENG Lee Westwood (15)30 7 SepOmega European Masters Switzerland €1,600,000 ZAF Ernie Els (15)30 14 SepTrophée Lancôme France €1,800,000 ZAF Retief Goosen (9)26 21 SepLinde German Masters Germany €3,000,000 KOR 1997 K. J. Choi (n/a) 48 28 SepDunhill Links Championship Scotland US$5,000,000 ENG Lee Westwood (16)52 Pro-Am5 OctWGC-American Express Championship United States US$6,000,000 USA Tiger Woods (n/a)76 World Golf Championship12 OctDutch Open Netherlands €1,000,000 NLD Maarten Lafeber (1)24 19 OctTurespaña Mallorca Classic Spain €400,000 ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez (7)16 CHA New tournament26 OctTelefónica Open de Madrid Spain €1,400,000 ARG Ricardo González (2)30 2 NovVolvo 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. DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinner(s)OWGRpointsNotes19 OctHSBC World Match Play Championship England £2,300,000 ZAF Ernie Els n/a Limited-field event9 Nov Seve Trophy Spain n/a GBRIRL Team GB&I n/a Team event18 Nov WGC-World Cup United States US$4,000,000 ZAF Trevor Immelman andZAF Rory Sabbatini n/a World Golf ChampionshipTeam 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.http://www.europeantour.com/stats/OrderOfMerit.sps?iTourID=1&sRankID=&iYear=2003 2003 Order of Merit European Tour 17 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20050314231217/http://www.europeantour.com/stats/OrderOfMerit.sps?iTourID=1&sRankID=&iYear=2003 14 March 2005https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/3203540.stm Els takes European title BBC Sport 18 October 2003 17 October 2023 Position Player Prize money (€)1 ZAF Ernie Els 2,975,3742 NIR Darren Clarke 2,210,0513 IRL Pádraig Harrington 1,555,6234 SWE Freddie Jacobson 1,521,3035 ENG Ian Poulter 1,500,8556 ENG Paul Casey 1,360,4567 ENG Lee Westwood 1,330,7138 DNK Thomas Bjørn 1,327,1489 ENG Brian Davis 1,245,51310 WAL Phillip Price 1,234,018 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) Golfer of the Year ZAF Ernie Els https://edition.cnn.com/2003/SPORT/12/11/golf.els/ Els named European player of year CNN 11 December 2003 17 October 2023 Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year IRL Peter Lawrie https://www.nbcsports.com/golf/news/article-golf-channel-newsroom-lawrie-named-euro-tour-rookie-year Lawrie Named Euro Tour Rookie of the Year NBC Sports 4 November 2003 17 October 2023 See also 2003 European Seniors Tour Notes References External links https://www.europeantour.com/ Category:European Tour seasons European Tour European Tour European Tour European Tour