2003 Champions Tour
Appearance
Duration | January 31, 2003 | – October 26, 2003
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Number of official events | 31 |
Most wins | ![]() |
Charles Schwab Cup | ![]() |
Money list | ![]() |
Player of the Year | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
← 2002 2004 → |
The 2003 Champions Tour was the 24th season of the Champions Tour (formerly the Senior PGA Tour), the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.[1]
Unofficial events
[edit]The following events were sanctioned by the Champions Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) |
Winners | Notes |
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Nov 23 | UBS Cup | Georgia | 3,000,000 | Tie (![]() |
Team event |
Dec 7 | Office Depot Father/Son Challenge | Florida | 1,000,000 | ![]() son Steve Irwin |
Team event |
Charles Schwab Cup
[edit]The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2][3]
Position | Player | Points |
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1 | ![]() |
4,751 |
2 | ![]() |
3,381 |
3 | ![]() |
2,867 |
4 | ![]() |
2,809 |
5 | ![]() |
2,663 |
Money list
[edit]The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4][5]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
1,853,108 |
2 | ![]() |
1,830,306 |
3 | ![]() |
1,620,206 |
4 | ![]() |
1,610,826 |
5 | ![]() |
1,607,391 |
Awards
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Champions Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Champions Tour members.
References
[edit]- ^ "2003 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ "2003 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on January 10, 2004. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ "Thorpe holds off Watson for Schwab Cup Championship". The Times-News. Twin Falls, Idaho. October 27, 2003. p. 7 (A-3 in paper). Retrieved November 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2003 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Watson named Champions Tour player of the year". The San Diego Union-Tribune. December 8, 2003. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
Watson led the money list with $1.8 million, and his scoringaverage of 68.31 also was tops on the Champions Tour... Craig Stadler, who turned 50 in June, was voted rookie of theyear for his three victories, including a major... Don Pooley was voted comeback player on the Champions Tour.
- ^ "2003 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 29, 2023.