The 2003 United States Open Championship was the 103rd U.S. Open, held June 12–15 at the North Course of Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Fields, Illinois, a suburb south of Chicago. Jim Furyk won his only major championship, three shots ahead of runner-up Stephen Leaney. With a total score of 272, Furyk tied the record for the lowest 72-hole score in U.S. Open history, also achieved in 2000, 1993 and 1980 (and since lowered to 268 in 2011). Another record was equalled by Vijay Singh, who tied Neal Lancaster's 9-hole record of 29 on the back nine of his second round.

This was the fourth major held at Olympia Fields; it hosted the U.S. Open in 1928 and the PGA Championship in 1925 and 1961.

Course

North Course Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotalYards5764003891644405552124334963,6654444674583974141874512474603,5257,190 Par544345344364444434343470 Source:

Field 1. Last 10 U.S. Open Champions Ernie Els (4,9,10,11,12,13,16), Retief Goosen (9,10,16), Lee Janzen, Corey Pavin, Tiger Woods (3,4,5,8,9,11,12,16) Steve Jones did not play due to an injury.

2. Top two finishers in the 2002 U.S. Amateur Ricky Barnes (a), Hunter Mahan (a)

3. Last five Masters Champions José María Olazábal (9,10), Vijay Singh (5,9,11,12,16), Mike Weir (11,12,16)

4. Last five British Open Champions David Duval, Paul Lawrie (10,16), Mark O'Meara

5. Last five PGA Champions Rich Beem (9,12,16), David Toms (9,11,16)

6. The Players Champion Davis Love III (9,11,16)

7. The U.S. Senior Open Champion Don Pooley

8. Top 15 finishers and ties in the 2002 U.S. Open Robert Allenby (9,16), Tom Byrum, Nick Faldo, Sergio García (9,10,16), Jay Haas (11,16), Pádraig Harrington (10,13,16), Dudley Hart, Scott Hoch (16), Justin Leonard (9,11,16), Peter Lonard (15,16), Jeff Maggert, Billy Mayfair, Phil Mickelson (9,16), Nick Price (9,16)

9. Top 30 leaders on the 2002 PGA Tour official money list K. J. Choi (16), Chris DiMarco (16), Bob Estes (16), Fred Funk (16), Jim Furyk (11,16), Charles Howell III (16), Jerry Kelly (16), Steve Lowery, Scott McCarron, Shigeki Maruyama (16), Len Mattiace (16), Rocco Mediate (16), Kenny Perry (11,16), Chris Riley (16), Loren Roberts, John Rollins, Jeff Sluman (16)

10. Top 15 on the 2002 European Tour Order of Merit Thomas Bjørn (16), Ángel Cabrera (16), Michael Campbell (16), Trevor Immelman (16), Stephen Leaney, Colin Montgomerie (16), Eduardo Romero (16), Justin Rose (16), Adam Scott (16)

11. Top 10 on the PGA Tour official money list, as of May 25

12. Winners of multiple PGA Tour events from April 24, 2002, through the 2003 Memorial Tournament

13. Top 2 from the 2003 European Tour Order of Merit, as of May 26

14. Top 2 on the 2002 Japan Golf Tour, provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the Official World Golf Rankings at that time Toru Taniguchi

15. Top 2 on the 2002 PGA Tour of Australasia, provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the Official World Golf Rankings at that time Craig Parry (16)

16. Top 50 on the Official World Golf Rankings list, as of May 26 Stuart Appleby, Paul Casey, Darren Clarke, Fred Couples, Niclas Fasth, Brad Faxon, Steve Flesch, Bernhard Langer, Kirk Triplett, Scott Verplank

17. Special exemptions selected by the USGA Hale Irwin, Tom Kite, Tom Watson

Sectional qualifiers Tarzana, California: Anthony Arvidson (L), Bill Lunde (L), Rick Reinsberg (a,L), Warren Schutte (L) Littleton, Colorado: Tom Glissmeyer (a,L), Bret Guetz (L) Orlando, Florida: Doug Dunakey (L), Maarten Lafeber, Alan Morin (L), Matt Seppanen (L), Grant Waite Roswell, Georgia: Billy Andrade, Luke List (a,L) Glenview, Illinois: Brian Davis, Tom Gillis, Jason Knutzon (L), Bryce Molder (L) Chevy Chase, Maryland: Chris Anderson (L), Sean Murphy (L), Dicky Pride (L) Rockville, Maryland: Tommy Armour III, Woody Austin, Jay Don Blake, Craig Bowden, Olin Browne, Bob Burns, Jonathan Byrd, Alex Čejka, Robert Damron, Marco Dawson, Ryan Dillon (L), Joe Durant, Dan Forsman, Brian Gay, Bill Haas (a), Brian Henninger, Brandt Jobe, Richard S. Johnson, Kent Jones, Cliff Kresge, Doug LaBelle II (L), Neal Lancaster, Ian Leggatt, Spike McRoy, Larry Mize, Rod Pampling, Brett Quigley, Chez Reavie (a), Joey Sindelar, Darron Stiles, Hidemichi Tanaka, Roland Thatcher, Jay Williamson, Mark Wurtz (L) Kansas City, Missouri: Steve Gotsche (L) Purchase, New York: Cortney Brisson (L), Freddie Jacobson, John Maginnes, Geoffrey Sisk (L) Cleveland, Ohio: Chad Campbell Columbus, Ohio: Rob Bradley (L), Mark Calcavecchia, Stewart Cink, Tim Clark, Brad Elder, J. P. Hayes, J. B. Holmes (a,L), Jonathan Kaye, Hiroshi Matsuo (L), Sean McCarty (L), Joe Ogilvie, Geoff Ogilvy, Jesper Parnevik, Tim Petrovic, Rory Sabbatini, David Smail, Chris Smith, Kevin Sutherland, Bob Tway, Dean Wilson McKinney, Texas: Greg Hiller, Trip Kuehne (a) Auburn, Washington: Chris Baryla (a,L)

Alternates who gained entry Roy Biancalana (L, Kansas City) – replaced Steve Jones

(a) denotes amateur (L) denotes player advanced through local qualifying

Round summaries First round Thursday, June 12, 2003

PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 Brett Quigley65−5 Tom WatsonT3 Jay Don Blake66−4 Justin LeonardT5 Jim Furyk67−3 Stephen LeaneyT7 Mark Calcavecchia68−2 Tom Gillis Ian LeggattT10 Jonathan Byrd69−1 Tom Byrum Tim Clark Robert Damron Ernie Els Sergio García Pádraig Harrington Freddie Jacobson Cliff Kresge Len Mattiace Billy Mayfair Colin Montgomerie Tim Petrovic Loren Roberts Hidemichi Tanaka

Second round Friday, June 13, 2003

PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 Jim Furyk67-66=133−7 Vijay Singh70-63=133T3 Jonathan Byrd69-66=135−5 Stephen Leaney67-68=135T5 Freddie Jacobson69-67=136−4 Justin Leonard66-70=136 Nick Price71-65=136 Eduardo Romero70-66=136 Tiger Woods70-66=136T10 Robert Damron69-68=137−3 Tom Watson65-72=137

Amateurs: Kuehne (+1), Barnes (+2), Holmes (+5), Baryla (+6), Mahan (+6), Haas (+9), List (+9), Reinsberg (+12), Reavie (+13), Glissmeyer (+19).

Third round Saturday, June 14, 2003

PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Jim Furyk67-66-67=200−102 Stephen Leaney67-68-68=203−7T3 Nick Price71-65-69=205−5 Vijay Singh70-63-72=205T5 Jonathan Byrd69-66-71=206−4 Ian Leggatt68-70-68=206 Dicky Pride71-69-66=206 Eduardo Romero70-66-70=206T9 Mark Calcavecchia68-72-67=207−3 Billy Mayfair69-71-67=207 Mark O'Meara72-68-67=207

Final round Sunday, June 15, 2003

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 Jim Furyk 67-66-67-72=272 −81,080,0002 Stephen Leaney67-68-68-72=275−5650,000T3 Kenny Perry72-71-69-67=279−1341,367 Mike Weir73-67-68-71=279T5 Ernie Els69-70-69-72=280E185,934 Freddie Jacobson69-67-73-71=280 Nick Price71-65-69-75=280 Justin Rose70-71-70-69=280 David Toms72-67-70-71=280T10 Pádraig Harrington69-72-72-68=281+1124,936 Jonathan Kaye70-70-72-69=281 Cliff Kresge69-70-72-70=281 Billy Mayfair69-71-67-74=281 Scott Verplank76-67-68-70=281

Amateurs: Trip Kuehne (+10), Ricky Barnes (+11)

Scorecard Final round Hole123456789101112131415161718Par544345344 444443434 Furyk −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −11 −11 −11 −11 −10 −10 −9 −9 −10 −10 −10 −9 −8 Leaney −6 −7 −6 −7 −7 −8 −7 −6 −6 −6 −5 −5 −6 −6 −6 −6 −5 −5 Perry +1 E −1 −1 E −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 E E −1 −1 −1 Weir −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −3 −3 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −3 −3 −3 −2 −1 Els E +1 E E −1 −1 −1 −1 E E E E E E E −1 E E Jacobson E +1 +1 +1 E +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 E +1 E −1 −1 E Price −4 −3 −2 −2 −2 −3 −2 −2 −1 −1 E E −1 −1 −2 −2 −1 E Rose E E E E +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 E E E E E E −1 E E Toms E −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 E E E E E E E E E E Singh −5 −6 −4 −4 −3 −3 −3 −2 −1 E +1 +2 +3 +3 +2 +1 +2 +3 Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par Source:

References

External links 2003 U.S. Open site

BBC Sport golf page