2003 PGA Tour

The 2003 PGA Tour was the 88th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 35th season since separating from the PGA of America.

2003 PGA Tour season

Duration	January 9, 2003 (2003-01-09) – November 9, 2003 (2003-11-09)
Number of official events	48
Most wins	Tiger Woods (5)
Money list	Vijay Singh
PGA Tour Player of the Year	Tiger Woods
PGA Player of the Year	Tiger Woods
Rookie of the Year	Ben Curtis
← 2002 2004 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.^[1][2]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner[a]	OWGR points	Notes
Jan 12	Mercedes Championships	Hawaii	5,000,000	Ernie Els (11)	54	Winners-only event
Jan 19	Sony Open in Hawaii	Hawaii	4,500,000	Ernie Els (12)	58
Jan 26	Phoenix Open	Arizona	4,000,000	Vijay Singh (12)	58
Feb 2	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	California	4,500,000	Mike Weir (4)	52	Pro-Am
Feb 9	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	California	5,000,000	Davis Love III (15)	48	Pro-Am
Feb 16	Buick Invitational	California	4,500,000	Tiger Woods (35)	52
Feb 23	Nissan Open	California	4,500,000	Mike Weir (5)	70
Mar 2	WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship	California	6,000,000	Tiger Woods (36)	76	World Golf Championship
Mar 2	Chrysler Classic of Tucson	Arizona	3,000,000	Frank Lickliter (2)	24	Alternate event
Mar 9	Ford Championship at Doral	Florida	5,000,000	Scott Hoch (11)	56
Mar 16	The Honda Classic	Florida	5,000,000	Justin Leonard (8)	50
Mar 23	Bay Hill Invitational	Florida	4,500,000	Tiger Woods (37)	66	Invitational
Mar 30	The Players Championship	Florida	6,500,000	Davis Love III (16)	80	Flagship event
Apr 6	BellSouth Classic	Georgia	4,000,000	Ben Crane (1)	48
Apr 13	Masters Tournament	Georgia	6,000,000	Mike Weir (6)	100	Major championship
Apr 20	MCI Heritage	South Carolina	4,500,000	Davis Love III (17)	56	Invitational
Apr 27	Shell Houston Open	Texas	4,500,000	Fred Couples (15)	48
May 4	HP Classic of New Orleans	Louisiana	5,000,000	Steve Flesch (1)	54
May 11	Wachovia Championship	North Carolina	5,600,000	David Toms (8)	62	New tournament
May 18	EDS Byron Nelson Championship	Texas	5,600,000	Vijay Singh (13)	58
May 25	Bank of America Colonial	Texas	5,000,000	Kenny Perry (5)	54	Invitational
Jun 1	Memorial Tournament	Ohio	5,000,000	Kenny Perry (6)	66	Invitational
Jun 9	FBR Capital Open	Maryland	4,500,000	Rory Sabbatini (2)	50
Jun 15	U.S. Open	Illinois	6,000,000	Jim Furyk (8)	100	Major championship
Jun 22	Buick Classic	New York	5,000,000	Jonathan Kaye (1)	60
Jun 29	FedEx St. Jude Classic	Tennessee	4,500,000	David Toms (9)	40
Jul 6	Western Open	Illinois	4,500,000	Tiger Woods (38)	60
Jul 13	Greater Milwaukee Open	Wisconsin	3,500,000	Kenny Perry (7)	28
Jul 20	The Open Championship	England	£3,900,000	Ben Curtis (1)	100	Major championship
Jul 20	B.C. Open	New York	3,000,000	Craig Stadler (13)	24	Alternate event
Jul 27	Greater Hartford Open	Connecticut	4,000,000	Peter Jacobsen (7)	32
Aug 3	Buick Open	Michigan	4,000,000	Jim Furyk (9)	50
Aug 10	The International	Colorado	5,000,000	Davis Love III (18)	62
Aug 17	PGA Championship	New York	6,000,000	Shaun Micheel (1)	100	Major championship
Aug 24	WGC-NEC Invitational	Ohio	6,000,000	Darren Clarke (2)	78	World Golf Championship
Aug 24	Reno–Tahoe Open	Nevada	3,000,000	Kirk Triplett (2)	24	Alternate event
Sep 1	Deutsche Bank Championship	Massachusetts	5,000,000	Adam Scott (1)	50	New tournament
Sep 7	Bell Canadian Open	Canada	4,200,000	Bob Tway (8)	42
Sep 15	John Deere Classic	Illinois	3,500,000	Vijay Singh (14)	42
Sep 21	84 Lumber Classic of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	4,000,000	J. L. Lewis (2)	32
Sep 28	Valero Texas Open	Texas	3,500,000	Tommy Armour III (2)	44
Oct 5	Southern Farm Bureau Classic	Mississippi	3,000,000	John Huston (7)	24
Oct 5	WGC-American Express Championship	Georgia	6,000,000	Tiger Woods (39)	76	World Golf Championship
Oct 12	Las Vegas Invitational	Nevada	4,000,000	Stuart Appleby (4)	52
Oct 19	Chrysler Classic of Greensboro	North Carolina	4,500,000	Shigeki Maruyama (3)	50
Oct 26	Funai Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort	Florida	4,000,000	Vijay Singh (15)	58
Nov 2	Chrysler Championship	Florida	4,800,000	Retief Goosen (3)	60
Nov 9	The Tour Championship	Texas	6,000,000	Chad Campbell (1)	64	Tour Championship

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse ($)	Winner(s)	Notes
Jun 24	CVS Charity Classic	Rhode Island	1,200,000	Rocco Mediate and Jeff Sluman	Team event
Nov 16	WGC-World Cup	South Carolina	4,000,000	Trevor Immelman and Rory Sabbatini	World Golf Championship Team event
Nov 16	Franklin Templeton Shootout	Florida	2,400,000	Hank Kuehne and Jeff Sluman	Team event
Nov 23	Presidents Cup	South Africa	n/a	Tied	Team event
Nov 30	The ConAgra Foods Skins Game	California	1,000,000	Fred Couples	Limited-field event
Dec 6	PGA Grand Slam of Golf	Hawaii	1,000,000	Jim Furyk	Limited-field event
Dec 14	Target World Challenge	California	5,000,000	Davis Love III	Limited-field event

Location of tournaments

Location of official tournaments of the 2003 PGA Tour in the continental United States and Canada. Players & Majors World Golf Championships Regular events Alternate events Tour Championship

Location of official tournaments of the 2003 PGA Tour outside the continental United States and Canada. Players & Majors World Golf Championships Regular events

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.^[3][4]

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	Vijay Singh	7,573,907
2	Tiger Woods	6,673,413
3	Davis Love III	6,081,896
4	Jim Furyk	5,182,865
5	Mike Weir	4,918,910
6	Kenny Perry	4,400,122
7	Chad Campbell	3,912,064
8	David Toms	3,710,905
9	Ernie Els	3,371,237
10	Retief Goosen	3,166,373

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)	Tiger Woods	[5][6]
PGA Player of the Year	Tiger Woods	[4]
Rookie of the Year	Ben Curtis	[5]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)	Tiger Woods	[7]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)	Tiger Woods	[4]
Comeback Player of the Year	Peter Jacobsen	[5]

See also

• 2003 Champions Tour
• 2003 Nationwide Tour

Notes

1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.