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Wikipedia / 2003 Champions Tour

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.

Date

Tournament

Location

Purse(US$)

Winner

Notes

Feb 2

MasterCard Championship

Hawaii

1,500,000

Dana Quigley (8)

Feb 9

Royal Caribbean Golf Classic

Florida

1,450,000

Dave Barr (1)

Feb 16

ACE Group Classic

Florida

1,600,000

Vicente Fernández (4)

Feb 23

Verizon Classic

Florida

1,600,000

Bruce Fleisher (16)

Mar 9

MasterCard Classic

Mexico

2,000,000

David Eger (1)

Mar 16

SBC Classic

California

1,500,000

Tom Purtzer (1)

Mar 23

Toshiba Senior Classic

California

1,550,000

Rodger Davis (1)

Apr 20

Emerald Coast Classic

Florida

1,450,000

Bob Gilder (7)

Apr 27

Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf

Georgia

3,000,000

Bruce Lietzke (6)

May 4

Bruno's Memorial Classic

Alabama

1,400,000

Tom Jenkins (4)

May 11

Kinko's Classic of Austin

Texas

1,600,000

Hale Irwin (37)

New tournament

May 18

Bayer Advantage Celebrity Pro-Am

Missouri

1,600,000

Jay Sigel (8)

Pro-Am

May 25

Columbus Southern Open

Georgia

1,500,000

Morris Hatalsky (2)

New tournament

Jun 1

Music City Championship

Tennessee

1,400,000

Jim Ahern (2)

Jun 8

Senior PGA Championship

Pennsylvania

2,000,000

John Jacobs (5)

Senior major championship

Jun 22

Farmers Charity Classic

Michigan

1,500,000

Doug Tewell (7)

Jun 29

U.S. Senior Open

Ohio

2,600,000

Bruce Lietzke (7)

Senior major championship

Jul 13

Ford Senior Players Championship

Michigan

2,500,000

Craig Stadler (1)

Champions Tour major championship

Jul 27

Senior British Open

Scotland

1,600,000

Tom Watson (5)

Senior major championship

Aug 3

FleetBoston Classic

Massachusetts

1,500,000

Allen Doyle (8)

Aug 10

3M Championship

Minnesota

1,750,000

Wayne Levi (1)

Aug 17

Long Island Classic

New York

1,500,000

Jim Thorpe (6)

Aug 24

Allianz Championship

Iowa

1,500,000

Don Pooley (2)

Aug 31

JELD-WEN Tradition

Oregon

2,200,000

Tom Watson (6)

Champions Tour major championship

Sep 7

Kroger Classic

Ohio

1,500,000

Gil Morgan (22)

Sep 14

Constellation Energy Classic

Maryland

1,500,000

Larry Nelson (17)

Sep 21

SAS Championship

North Carolina

1,800,000

D. A. Weibring (1)

Sep 28

Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn

North Carolina

1,500,000

Craig Stadler (2)

New tournament

Oct 12

Turtle Bay Championship

Hawaii

1,500,000

Hale Irwin (38)

Oct 19

SBC Championship

Texas

1,500,000

Craig Stadler (3)

Oct 26

Charles Schwab Cup Championship

California

2,500,000

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.

Date

Tournament

Location

Purse($)

Winners

Notes

Nov 23

UBS Cup

Georgia

3,000,000

Tie ( Team USA retain)

Team event

Dec 7

Office Depot Father/Son Challenge

Florida

1,000,000

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.

Position

Player

Points

1

Tom Watson

4,751

2

Jim Thorpe

3,381

3

Bruce Lietzke

2,867

4

Tom Kite

2,809

5

Gil Morgan

2,663

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.

Position

Player

Prize money ($)

1

Tom Watson

1,853,108

2

Jim Thorpe

1,830,306

3

Gil Morgan

1,620,206

4

Bruce Lietzke

1,610,826

5

Hale Irwin

1,607,391

Awards

Award

Winner

Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)

Tom Watson

Rookie of the Year

Craig Stadler

Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)

Tom Watson

Comeback Player of the Year

Don Pooley

Notes

References