2003 Challenge Tour

Golf tour season August 2023 2003 Challenge Tour 2003 1 30 y – 2003 10 26 y 28 AUS Marcus Fraser (3) Rankings SWE Johan Edfors 2002 2004 The 2003 Challenge Tour was the 15th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/schedule/2003/ 2003 Tournament schedule European Tour 30 August 2023 DateTournamentHost countryPurse(€)Winnertotals The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Challenge Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Challenge Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Challenge Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the European Tour.OWGRpointsOthertourstours AFR − Sunshine Tour; EUR − European Tour; TLA − Tour de las Américas.Notes 2 Feb Credomatic MasterCard Costa Rica Open Costa Rica US$100,000 ARG Sebastián Fernández (1) 6 TLA New to Challenge Tour 9 Feb Telefónica Centro America Abierto de Guatemala Guatemala US$100,000 ARG Daniel Vancsik (1) 6 TLA New to Challenge Tour 16 Feb American Express Los Encinos Open Mexico US$100,000 ENG James Hepworth (1) 6 TLA New to Challenge Tour 9 Mar Stanbic Zambia Open Zambia 100,000 SWE Johan Edfors (1) 10 AFR 23 Mar Madeira Island Open Portugal 600,000 WAL Bradley Dredge (3) 24 EUR 13 Apr Panalpina Banque Commerciale du Maroc Classic Morocco 130,000 SCO Greig Hutcheon (3) 6 11 May Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata Italy 120,000 ENG Martin LeMesurier (1) 6 18 May Izki Challenge de España Spain 135,000 SWE Martin Erlandsson (1) 6 25 May Fortis Challenge Open Netherlands 135,000 SWE Johan Edfors (2) 6 8 Jun Nykredit Danish Open Denmark 125,000 AUS Marcus Fraser (1) 6 15 Jun Aa St Omer Open France 400,000 AUS Brett Rumford (1) 16 EUR 22 Jun Clearstream International Luxembourg Open Luxembourg 115,000 ENG Martin LeMesurier (2) 6 29 Jun Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge Germany 110,000 SWE Michael Jonzon (1) 6 6 Jul Volvo Finnish Open Finland 100,000 ENG Jamie Elson (1) 6 13 Jul Open des Volcans – Challenge de France France 125,000 ESP Ivó Giner (2) 6 20 Jul Kitzbühel Golf Alpin Open Austria 110,000 ENG David Geall (1) 6 New tournament 27 Jul Golf Padova Terme Euganee International Open Italy 108,000 ESP Ivó Giner (3) 6 3 Aug Talma Finnish Challenge Finland 150,000 AUS Marcus Fraser (2) 6 17 Aug BMW Russian Open Russia 400,000 AUS Marcus Fraser (3) 16 EUR 24 Aug Rolex Trophy Switzerland 163,500 SWE Michael Jonzon (2) 6 31 Aug Skandia PGA Open Sweden SKr 1,000,000 ZAF Titch Moore (1) 6 7 Sep BA-CA Golf Open Austria 150,000 ENG Robert Coles (1) 6 14 Sep Benmore Developments Northern Ireland Masters Northern Ireland £150,000 NIR Darren Clarke (n/a) 6 New tournament 21 Sep Telia Grand Prix Sweden SKr 1,200,000 SCO Euan Little (2) 6 5 Oct Open de Toulouse France 110,000 SCO Scott Drummond (2) 6 New to Challenge Tour 12 Oct Ryder Cup Wales Challenge Wales 120,000 WAL Craig Williams (1) 6 New tournament 19 Oct Turespaña Mallorca Classic Spain 400,000 ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a) 16 EUR New tournament 26 Oct Challenge Tour Grand Final France 150,000 ESP José Manuel Carriles (2) 6 Tour Championship Rankings full rankings 2003 Challenge Tour graduates The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.http://www.europeantour.com/stats/OrderOfMerit.sps?iTourID=3 2003 Rankings European Tour 30 August 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20031203013220/http://www.europeantour.com/stats/OrderOfMerit.sps?iTourID=3 3 December 2003https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/news/articles/detail/carriles-wins-the-grand-final-as-edfors-is-crowned-challenge-tour-champio/ Carriles Wins The Grand Final as Edfors is Crowned Challenge Tour Champion 2003 19 March 2010 European Tour 30 August 2023 ...with Edfors taking the crown of Challenge Tour Champion after his second place prize gave him an accumulated total of €94,509 and made him Number One for 2003. The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2004 European Tour.https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/news/articles/detail/eligibility-for-the-grand-final/ Eligibility for the Grand Final 19 March 2010 European Tour 30 August 2023 At the conclusion of the tournament, the leading 15 Members in the Challenge Tour Rankings will earn their European Tour Card for 2004 (Category 10). Rank Player Prize money (€)1 SWE Johan Edfors 94,5092 ENG Martin LeMesurier 88,6443 ESP José Manuel Carriles 86,6044 AUT Martin Wiegele 86,0575 SWE Peter Hanson 83,663 Notes References External links http://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/ Category:Challenge Tour seasons Challenge Tour Challenge Tour