The 2003 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 31st season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(A$)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes19 JanHolden New Zealand OpenNew ZealandNZ$700,000 Mahal Pearce (1)162 FebHeineken ClassicVictoria2,000,000 Ernie Els (n/a)30EUR9 Feb ANZ ChampionshipNew South Wales1,750,000 Paul Casey (n/a)30EUR16 FebJohnnie Walker ClassicWestern Australia£1,000,000 Ernie Els (n/a)44ASA, EUR2 MarJacob's Creek OpenSouth AustraliaUS$500,000 Joe Ogilvie (n/a)12NWT9 MarClearwater ClassicNew ZealandUS$500,000 Ryan Palmer (n/a)12NWT7 DecMasterCard MastersVictoria1,250,000 Robert Allenby (8)1814 DecAustralian PGA ChampionshipQueensland1,000,000 Peter Senior (18)1621 DecHillross Australian OpenVictoria1,500,000 Peter Lonard (6)32Flagship event
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.
Position Player Prize money (A$)1 Peter Lonard 604,0002 Andre Stolz 395,2703 Peter Senior 354,1964 Chris Downes 284,0565 Nick O'Hern 279,470
Von Nida Tour
The 2003 Von Nida Tour was the inaugural season of the Von Nida Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour of Australasia between 2003 and 2008.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(A$)WinnerRef.16 MarBega Cheese NSW PGA ChampionshipNew South Wales100,000 Chris Downes (1)23 MarToyota Southern ClassicNew South Wales100,000 Scott Hend (1)30 MarVolvo Trucks KlassicNew South Wales75,000 Marcus Fraser (1)9 MaySchweppes SA PGA ChampionshipSouth Australia100,000 Stuart Bouvier (1)25 MayWA PGA ChampionshipWestern Australia100,000 Kim Felton (1)20 JulQueensland MastersQueensland100,000 Peter Senior (1)12 OctLinks Group Victorian PGA ChampionshipVictoria100,000 Martin Doyle (1)26 OctVictorian OpenVictoria–Cancelled2 NovQLD Group Queensland OpenQueensland100,000 Scott Hend (2)9 NovQueensland PGA ChampionshipQueensland100,000 David Diaz (1)23 NovGolfSkins New South Wales OpenNew South Wales100,000 Craig Carmichael (1)
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars. The top 10 players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2004 PGA Tour of Australasia.
Position Player Prize money (A$)1 Scott Hend 52,0072 Craig Carmichael 36,6613 Chris Downes 34,0154 Stuart Bouvier 27,8175 Matthew Millar 25,9596 Marcus Fraser 24,8107 Euan Walters 24,5748 David Diaz 24,0129 Peter Senior 23,81710 Martin Doyle 23,085
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