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.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerNotesFeb 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 tournamentMay 18 Bayer Advantage Celebrity Pro-Am Missouri 1,600,000 Jay Sigel (8) Pro-AmMay 25 Columbus Southern Open Georgia 1,500,000 Morris Hatalsky (2) New tournamentJun 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 championshipJun 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 championshipJul 13 Ford Senior Players Championship Michigan 2,500,000 Craig Stadler (1) Champions Tour major championshipJul 27 Senior British Open Scotland 1,600,000 Tom Watson (5) Senior major championshipAug 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 championshipSep 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 tournamentOct 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.
DateTournamentLocationPurse($)WinnersNotes 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.
PositionPlayerPoints1 Tom Watson 4,7512 Jim Thorpe 3,3813 Bruce Lietzke 2,8674 Tom Kite 2,8095 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 1,853,1082 Jim Thorpe 1,830,3063 Gil Morgan 1,620,2064 Bruce Lietzke 1,610,8265 Hale Irwin 1,607,391
Awards AwardWinnerPlayer 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
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