The 2003 European Tour was the 32nd season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Changes for 2003 There were four new tournaments to the European Tour in 2003, the Nordic Open and three dual-ranking events, the Aa St Omer Open, BMW Russian Open and Mallorca Classic. Lost from the tour schedule were the English Open, Great North Open and the dual-ranking North West of Ireland Open.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.
DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes24 NovBMW Asian Open Taiwan US$1,500,000 Pádraig Harrington (6)16 ASA 1 DecOmega Hong Kong Open Hong Kong US$700,000 Freddie Jacobson (1)16 ASA 12 JanSouth African Airways Open South Africa £500,000 Trevor Immelman (1)32 AFR 19 JanDunhill Championship South Africa £500,000 Mark Foster (1)18 AFR 26 JanCaltex Masters Singapore US$900,000 Zhang Lianwei (1)20 ASA 2 FebHeineken Classic Australia A$2,000,000 Ernie Els (12)30 ANZ 9 FebANZ Championship Australia A$1,750,000 Paul Casey (2)30 ANZ 16 FebJohnnie Walker Classic Australia £1,000,000 Ernie Els (13)44 ANZ, ASA 23 FebCarlsberg Malaysian Open Malaysia US$1,100,000 Arjun Atwal (2)20 ASA 2 MarWGC-Accenture Match Play Championship United States US$6,000,000 Tiger Woods (n/a)76 World Golf Championship9 MarDubai Desert Classic UAE US$2,000,000 Robert-Jan Derksen (1)30 16 MarQatar Masters Qatar US$1,500,000 Darren Fichardt (2)24 23 MarMadeira Island Open Portugal €600,000 Bradley Dredge (1)24 CHA 13 AprMasters Tournament United States US$6,000,000 Mike Weir (n/a)100 Major championship20 AprAlgarve Open de Portugal Portugal €1,250,000 Freddie Jacobson (2)24 27 AprCanarias Open de España Spain €1,750,000 Kenneth Ferrie (1)24 4 MayItalian Open Telecom Italia Italy €1,100,000 Mathias Grönberg (4)24 11 MayBenson & Hedges International Open England £1,100,000 Paul Casey (3)42 18 MayDeutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe Germany €2,700,000 Pádraig Harrington (7)48 25 MayVolvo PGA Championship England €3,500,000 Ignacio Garrido (2)64 Flagship event1 JunCeltic Manor Resort Wales Open Wales £1,500,000 Ian Poulter (4)24 8 JunDaily Telegraph Damovo British Masters England £1,500,000 Greg Owen (1)24 15 JunAa St Omer Open France €400,000 Brett Rumford (1)16 CHA New to European Tour15 JunU.S. Open United States US$6,000,000 Jim Furyk (n/a)100 Major championship22 JunDiageo Championship at Gleneagles Scotland £1,200,000 Søren Kjeldsen (1)24 29 JunOpen de France France €2,500,000 Philip Golding (1)24 6 JulSmurfit European Open Ireland £2,000,000 Phillip Price (3)44 13 JulBarclays Scottish Open Scotland £2,200,000 Ernie Els (14)50 20 JulThe Open Championship England £3,900,000 Ben Curtis (1)100 Major championship27 JulNissan Irish Open Ireland €1,800,000 Michael Campbell (6)24 3 AugScandic Carlsberg Scandinavian Masters Sweden €1,900,000 Adam Scott (4)24 10 AugNordic Open Denmark €1,600,000 Ian Poulter (5)24 New tournament17 AugBMW Russian Open Russia €400,000 Marcus Fraser (1)16 CHA New to European Tour17 AugPGA Championship United States US$6,000,000 Shaun Micheel (n/a)100 Major championship24 AugWGC-NEC Invitational United States US$6,000,000 Darren Clarke (10)78 World Golf Championship31 AugBMW International Open Germany €1,800,000 Lee Westwood (15)30 7 SepOmega European Masters Switzerland €1,600,000 Ernie Els (15)30 14 SepTrophée Lancôme France €1,800,000 Retief Goosen (9)26 21 SepLinde German Masters Germany €3,000,000 K. J. Choi (n/a) 48 28 SepDunhill Links Championship Scotland US$5,000,000 Lee Westwood (16)52 Pro-Am5 OctWGC-American Express Championship United States US$6,000,000 Tiger Woods (n/a)76 World Golf Championship12 OctDutch Open Netherlands €1,000,000 Maarten Lafeber (1)24 19 OctTurespaña Mallorca Classic Spain €400,000 Miguel Ángel Jiménez (7)16 CHA New tournament26 OctTelefónica Open de Madrid Spain €1,400,000 Ricardo González (2)30 2 NovVolvo Masters Andalucía Spain US$4,000,000 Freddie Jacobson (3)46 Tour Championship
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinner(s)OWGRpointsNotes19 OctHSBC World Match Play Championship England £2,300,000 Ernie Els n/a Limited-field event9 Nov Seve Trophy Spain n/a Team GB&I n/a Team event18 Nov WGC-World Cup United States US$4,000,000 Trevor Immelman and Rory Sabbatini n/a World Golf ChampionshipTeam event
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was titled as the Volvo Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.
Position Player Prize money (€)1 Ernie Els 2,975,3742 Darren Clarke 2,210,0513 Pádraig Harrington 1,555,6234 Freddie Jacobson 1,521,3035 Ian Poulter 1,500,8556 Paul Casey 1,360,4567 Lee Westwood 1,330,7138 Thomas Bjørn 1,327,1489 Brian Davis 1,245,51310 Phillip Price 1,234,018
Awards AwardWinner Golfer of the Year Ernie Els Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Peter Lawrie
See also 2003 European Seniors Tour
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