The 2003 Tour de las Américas, titled as the 2003 American Express Tour de las Américas for sponsorship reasons, was the 12th season of the Tour de las Américas (formerly the South American Tour), the main professional golf tour in Latin America since it was formed in 1991.
American Express title sponsorship In May, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with American Express, being renamed as the American Express Tour de las Américas.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse(US$)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertours 11 Jan Caribbean Open Bahamas 50,000 Rafael Gómez (1) n/a 18 Jan Samsung Panama Open Panama 200,000 Charles Warren (1) n/a 26 Jan Cable and Wireless Panama Masters Panama 40,000 Andrés Romero (1) n/a 2 Feb Credomatic MasterCard Costa Rica Open Costa Rica 100,000 Sebastián Fernández (2) 6 CHA 9 Feb Telefónica Centro America Abierto de Guatemala Guatemala 100,000 Daniel Vancsik (1) 6 CHA 16 Feb American Express Los Encinos Open Mexico 100,000 James Hepworth (n/a) 6 CHA 25 May Acapulco Fest Invitational Mexico 50,000 José Octavio González (1) n/a 16 Nov Bancolombia American Express Serrezuela Masters Colombia 50,000 Ángel Romero (2) n/a 23 Nov Abierto de Medellín Colombia 50,000 Andrés Romero (2) n/a 30 Nov American Express Trump Brazil Open Brazil 100,000 Carlos Franco (5) n/a 14 Dec Mexican Open Mexico 300,000 Eduardo Herrera (1) n/a
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse($)Winner11 OctCopa de NacionesMexicon/a Felipe Aguilar and Roy Mackenzie
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Eduardo Argiró 48,1742 Juan Abbate 36,2213 Sebastián Fernández 27,4564 Daniel Vancsik 26,1465 Rafael Gómez 24,800
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