2003 PGA Tour of Australasia

Golf tour season March 2020 2003 PGA Tour of Australasia 2003 1 16 y – 2003 12 21 y 9 Order of Merit AUS Peter Lonard 2002 2004 The 2003 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 31st season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.https://pga-tic.com/tic/tmtic.cgi?ticformat=4~archives=y~season=2003~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ 2003 Tournament schedule PGA Tour of Australasia 11 August 2023 DateTournamentLocationPurse(A$)Winnertotals The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australasia events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour of Australasia members.OWGRpointsOthertoursASA − Asian PGA Tour; EUR − European Tour; NWT − Nationwide Tour.Notes19 JanHolden New Zealand OpenNew ZealandNZ$700,000NZL Mahal Pearce (1)162 FebHeineken ClassicVictoria2,000,000ZAF Ernie Els (n/a)30EUR9 Feb ANZ ChampionshipNew South Wales1,750,000ENG Paul Casey (n/a)30EUR16 FebJohnnie Walker ClassicWestern Australia£1,000,000ZAF Ernie Els (n/a)44ASA, EUR2 MarJacob's Creek OpenSouth AustraliaUS$500,000USA Joe Ogilvie (n/a)12NWT9 MarClearwater ClassicNew ZealandUS$500,000USA Ryan Palmer (n/a)12NWT7 DecMasterCard MastersVictoria1,250,000AUS Robert Allenby (8)1814 DecAustralian PGA ChampionshipQueensland1,000,000AUS Peter Senior (18)1621 DecHillross Australian OpenVictoria1,500,000AUS Peter Lonard (6)32Flagship event Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.https://pga-tic.com/tic/tmoom.cgi?oom=99~imp=n~lspos=n~dc=N~bdlink=Y~season=2003~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ 2003 Order of Merit PGA Tour of Australasia 10 February 2023http://www.pgatour.com.au/default.asp?s=newsdisplay&aid=3063 Lonard takes Open and OOM PGA Tour of Australasia 21 December 2003 11 August 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20060911181734/http://www.pgatour.com.au/default.asp?s=newsdisplay&aid=3063 11 September 2006 Position Player Prize money (A$)1 AUS Peter Lonard 604,0002 AUS Andre Stolz 395,2703 AUS Peter Senior 354,1964 AUS Chris Downes 284,0565 AUS Nick O'Hern 279,470 Von Nida Tour 2003 Von Nida Tour 2003 3 13 y – 2003 11 23 y 10One further tournament was scheduled but was cancelled. AUS Scott Hend (2) Order of Merit AUS Scott Hend 2004 The 2003 Von Nida Tour was the inaugural season of the Von Nida Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour of Australasia between 2003 and 2008. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.http://www.pga.org.au/default.asp?pg=VNT&spg=display&articleid=18497 Von Nida Tour 2003 Tournament schedule PGA of Australia 25 December 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20040301070923/http://www.pga.org.au/default.asp?pg=VNT&spg=display&articleid=18497 1 March 2004 DateTournamentLocationPurse(A$)WinnerThe number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Von Nida Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Von Nida Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour of Australasia.Ref.16 MarBega Cheese NSW PGA ChampionshipNew South Wales100,000AUS Chris Downes (1)http://www.pga.org.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=18428 Downes by Eight Shots in Bega Cheese NSW PGA Rob Willis 16 March 2003 PGA of Australia 25 December 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20040107100515/http://www.pga.org.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=18428 7 January 200423 MarToyota Southern ClassicNew South Wales100,000AUS Scott Hend (1)http://www.pga.org.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=18567 Hend wins playoff to take Toyota Southern Classic Rob Willis 23 March 2003 PGA of Australia 25 December 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20040107100827/http://www.pga.org.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=18567 7 January 200430 MarVolvo Trucks KlassicNew South Wales75,000AUS Marcus Fraser (1)http://www.pga.org.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=18741 Marcus Fraser wins the Von Nida Tour's Volvo Trucks Klassik Brad Hilyard 30 March 2003 PGA of Australia 25 December 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20040529112115/http://www.pga.org.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=18741 29 May 20049 MaySchweppes SA PGA ChampionshipSouth Australia100,000AUS Stuart Bouvier (1)http://www.pga.org.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=19664 Wire to wire win for Bouvier 9 May 2003 PGA of Australia 25 December 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20040107100802/http://www.pga.org.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=19664 7 January 200425 MayWA PGA ChampionshipWestern Australia100,000AUS Kim Felton (1)http://www.pga.org.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=20036 Felton wins at a canter 25 May 2003 PGA of Australia 25 December 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20040107101520/http://www.pga.org.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=20036 7 January 200420 JulQueensland MastersQueensland100,000AUS Peter Senior (1)http://www.pga.org.au/default.asp?pg=vnt&spg=display&articleid=21194 Senior wins QLD Masters in a playoff 21 July 2003 PGA of Australia 25 December 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20040109180130/http://www.pga.org.au/default.asp?pg=vnt&spg=display&articleid=21194 9 January 200412 OctLinks Group Victorian PGA ChampionshipVictoria100,000AUS Martin Doyle (1)http://www.pga.org.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=22719 VIC VNT Victory for Doyle 12 October 2003 PGA of Australia 25 December 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20040529111650/http://www.pga.org.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=22719 29 May 200426 OctVictorian OpenVictoria–Cancelled2 NovQLD Group Queensland OpenQueensland100,000AUS Scott Hend (2)http://www.pga.org.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=22845 Scott Hend takes out QLD Open 2 November 2003 PGA of Australia 25 December 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20040119231639/http://www.pga.org.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=22845 19 January 20049 NovQueensland PGA ChampionshipQueensland100,000AUS David Diaz (1)http://www.pga.org.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=22845 Diaz wins QLD PGA in a play-off 9 November 2003 PGA of Australia 25 December 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20040119231639/http://www.pga.org.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=22845 19 January 200423 NovGolfSkins New South Wales OpenNew South Wales100,000AUS Craig Carmichael (1)http://www.pga.org.au/default.asp?pg=vnt&spg=display&articleid=22930 Carmichael wins NSW Open 24 November 2003 PGA of Australia 25 December 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20040520211722/http://www.pga.org.au/default.asp?pg=vnt&spg=display&articleid=22930 20 May 2004 Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.http://www.pga.org.au/default.asp?pg=results&spg=display&articleid=18802 2003 Von Nida Tour OOM 23 November 2003 PGA of Australia 25 December 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20031204204942/http://www.pga.org.au/default.asp?pg=results&spg=display&articleid=18802 4 December 2003http://www.pgatour.com.au/default.asp?s=newsdisplay&aid=2959 Final Von Nida Tour Money List 24 November 2003 PGA Tour of Australasia 11 August 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20060911193035/http://www.pgatour.com.au/default.asp?s=newsdisplay&aid=2959 11 September 2006 The top 10 players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2004 PGA Tour of Australasia.http://www.pgatour.com.au/default.asp?s=newsdisplay&aid=3862 Felton tops 2004 Von Nida Tour PGA Tour of Australasia 24 November 2004 29 October 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20050113183552/http://www.pgatour.com.au/default.asp?s=newsdisplay&aid=3862 13 January 2005 ...the Von Nida Tour provides fully-exempt Australasian Tour cards to the top 10 players on the moneylist who would not otherwise be exempt. Position Player Prize money (A$)1 AUS Scott Hend 52,0072 AUS Craig Carmichael 36,6613 AUS Chris Downes 34,0154 AUS Stuart Bouvier 27,8175 AUS Matthew Millar 25,9596 AUS Marcus Fraser 24,8107 AUS Euan Walters 24,5748 AUS David Diaz 24,0129 AUS Peter Senior 23,81710 AUS Martin Doyle 23,085 Notes References External links https://www.pga.org.au 2003 Category:2003 in Australian sport Category:2003 in New Zealand sport Category:2003 in golf