2003 Champions Tour

Golf tour season November 2023 2003 Champions Tour 2003 1 31 – 2003 10 26 31 USA Craig Stadler (3) Charles Schwab Cup USA Tom Watson Money list USA Tom Watson Player of the Year USA Tom Watson Rookie of the Year USA 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.http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/championstour.html 2003 Tournament schedule PGA Tour 29 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20031204201409/http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/championstour.html 4 December 20032004 Champions Tour Media Guide https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/2004_champions.pdf PGA Tour 26 April 2025 DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerThe 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.NotesFeb 2 MasterCard Championship Hawaii 1,500,000 USA Dana Quigley (8) Feb 9 Royal Caribbean Golf Classic Florida 1,450,000 CAN Dave Barr (1) Feb 16 ACE Group Classic Florida 1,600,000 ARG Vicente Fernández (4) Feb 23 Verizon Classic Florida 1,600,000 USA Bruce Fleisher (16) Mar 9 MasterCard Classic Mexico 2,000,000 USA David Eger (1) Mar 16 SBC Classic California 1,500,000 USA Tom Purtzer (1) Mar 23 Toshiba Senior Classic California 1,550,000 AUS Rodger Davis (1) Apr 20 Emerald Coast Classic Florida 1,450,000 USA Bob Gilder (7) Apr 27 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Georgia 3,000,000 USA Bruce Lietzke (6) May 4 Bruno's Memorial Classic Alabama 1,400,000 USA Tom Jenkins (4) May 11 Kinko's Classic of Austin Texas 1,600,000 USA Hale Irwin (37) New tournamentMay 18 Bayer Advantage Celebrity Pro-Am Missouri 1,600,000 USA Jay Sigel (8) Pro-AmMay 25 Columbus Southern Open Georgia 1,500,000 USA Morris Hatalsky (2) New tournamentJun 1 Music City Championship Tennessee 1,400,000 USA Jim Ahern (2) Jun 8 Senior PGA Championship Pennsylvania 2,000,000 USA John Jacobs (5) Senior major championshipJun 22 Farmers Charity Classic Michigan 1,500,000 USA Doug Tewell (7) Jun 29 U.S. Senior Open Ohio 2,600,000 USA Bruce Lietzke (7) Senior major championshipJul 13 Ford Senior Players Championship Michigan 2,500,000 USA Craig Stadler (1) Champions Tour major championshipJul 27 Senior British Open Scotland 1,600,000 USA Tom Watson (5) Senior major championshipAug 3 FleetBoston Classic Massachusetts 1,500,000 USA Allen Doyle (8) Aug 10 3M Championship Minnesota 1,750,000 USA Wayne Levi (1) Aug 17 Long Island Classic New York 1,500,000 USA Jim Thorpe (6) Aug 24 Allianz Championship Iowa 1,500,000 USA Don Pooley (2) Aug 31 JELD-WEN Tradition Oregon 2,200,000 USA Tom Watson (6) Champions Tour major championshipSep 7 Kroger Classic Ohio 1,500,000 USA Gil Morgan (22) Sep 14 Constellation Energy Classic Maryland 1,500,000 USA Larry Nelson (17) Sep 21 SAS Championship North Carolina 1,800,000 USA D. A. Weibring (1) Sep 28 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn North Carolina 1,500,000 USA Craig Stadler (2) New tournamentOct 12 Turtle Bay Championship Hawaii 1,500,000 USA Hale Irwin (38) Oct 19 SBC Championship Texas 1,500,000 USA Craig Stadler (3) Oct 26 Charles Schwab Cup Championship California 2,500,000 USA 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. DateTournamentLocationPurse($)WinnersNotes Nov 23 UBS Cup Georgia 3,000,000 Tie (USA Team USA retain) Team event Dec 7 Office Depot Father/Son Challenge Florida 1,000,000 USA Hale Irwin andson 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.http://www.pgatour.com/stats/leaders/s/2003/193 2003 Charles Schwab Cup PGA Tour 29 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20040110234131/http://www.pgatour.com/stats/leaders/s/2003/193 10 January 2004https://www.newspapers.com/image/408259560/ Thorpe holds off Watson for Schwab Cup Championship The Times-News Twin Falls, Idaho 27 October 2003 29 November 2023 7 (A-3 in paper) Newspapers.com subscription PositionPlayerPoints1 USA Tom Watson 4,7512 USA Jim Thorpe 3,3813 USA Bruce Lietzke 2,8674 USA Tom Kite 2,8095 USA Gil Morgan 2,663 Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.http://www.pgatour.com/champions/stats/stat.109.2003.html 2003 Money list PGA Tour 29 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20140601052813/http://www.pgatour.com/champions/stats/stat.109.2003.html 1 June 2014 Position Player Prize money ($)1 USA Tom Watson 1,853,1082 USA Jim Thorpe 1,830,3063 USA Gil Morgan 1,620,2064 USA Bruce Lietzke 1,610,8265 USA Hale Irwin 1,607,391 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s)Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) USA Tom Watson https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-watson-named-champions-tour-player-of-the-year-2003dec08-story.html Watson named Champions Tour player of the year The San Diego Union-Tribune 8 December 2003 29 November 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.Rookie of the Year USA Craig Stadler Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) USA Tom Watson https://www.pgatour.com/pgatour-champions/stats/detail/108 2003 Scoring average PGA Tour 29 November 2023Comeback Player of the Year USA Don Pooley Notes References External links https://www.pgatour.com/pgatour-champions Category:PGA Tour Champions seasons Champions Tour Champions Tour