2003 European Tour

The 2003 European Tour was the 32nd season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972.

2003 European Tour season
Duration21 November 2002 (2002-11-21) – 18 November 2003 (2003-11-18)
Number of official events45
Most wins4 – Ernie Els
Order of MeritErnie Els
Golfer of the YearErnie Els
Sir Henry Cotton rookie of the yearPeter Lawrie
2002
2004

The Order of Merit was won for the first time by South African Ernie Els.

Schedule

The table below shows the 2003 European Tour schedule which was made up of 45 tournaments counting towards the Order of Merit, which included the four major championships and three World Golf Championships, and three non-counting "Approved Special Events".

There were four new tournaments to the European Tour in 2003, the Nordic Open[1] 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.[2]

DatesTournamentHost countryWinner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points[3]
Notes
21–24 NovBMW Asian OpenTaiwan Pádraig Harrington (6)16Co-sanctioned with the Davidoff Tour
28 Nov – 1 DecOmega Hong Kong OpenHong Kong Fredrik Jacobson (1)16Co-sanctioned with the Davidoff Tour
9–12 JanSouth African Airways OpenSouth Africa Trevor Immelman (1)32Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
16–19 JanDunhill ChampionshipSouth Africa Mark Foster (1)18Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
23–26 JanCaltex MastersSingapore Zhang Lianwei (1)20Co-sanctioned with the Davidoff Tour
30 Jan – 2 FebHeineken ClassicAustralia Ernie Els (12)30Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia
6–9 FebANZ ChampionshipAustralia Paul Casey (2)30Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia
13–16 FebJohnnie Walker ClassicAustralia Ernie Els (13)44Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Davidoff Tour
20–23 FebCarlsberg Malaysian OpenMalaysia Arjun Atwal (2)20Co-sanctioned with the Davidoff Tour
26 Feb – 2 MarWGC-Accenture Match Play ChampionshipUnited States Tiger Woods (n/a)76World Golf Championships
6–9 MarDubai Desert ClassicUnited Arab Emirates Robert-Jan Derksen (1)30
13–16 MarQatar MastersQatar Darren Fichardt (2)24
20–23 MarMadeira Island OpenPortugal Bradley Dredge (1)24Dual ranking event with the Challenge Tour
10–13 AprMasters TournamentUnited States Mike Weir (n/a)100Major championship
17–20 AprAlgarve Open de PortugalPortugal Fredrik Jacobson (2)24
24–27 AprCanarias Open de EspañaSpain Kenneth Ferrie (1)24
1–4 MayItalian Open Telecom ItaliaItaly Mathias Grönberg (4)24
8–11 MayBenson and Hedges International OpenEngland Paul Casey (3)42
15–18 MayDeutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of EuropeGermany Pádraig Harrington (7)48
22–25 MayVolvo PGA ChampionshipEngland Ignacio Garrido (2)64Flagship event
29 May – 1 JunCeltic Manor Resort Wales OpenWales Ian Poulter (4)24
5–8 JunDaily Telegraph Damovo British MastersEngland Greg Owen (1)24
12–15 JunU.S. OpenUnited States Jim Furyk (n/a)100Major championship
12–15 JunAa St Omer OpenFrance Brett Rumford (1)16Alternate to the U.S. Open; dual ranking event with the Challenge Tour
19–22 JunDiageo Championship at GleneaglesScotland Søren Kjeldsen (1)24
26–29 JunOpen de FranceFrance Philip Golding (1)24
3–6 JulSmurfit European OpenIreland Phillip Price (3)44
10–13 JulBarclays Scottish OpenScotland Ernie Els (14)50
17–20 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland Ben Curtis (n/a)100Major championship
24–27 JulNissan Irish OpenIreland Michael Campbell (6)24
31 Jul – 3 AugScandic Carlsberg Scandinavian MastersSweden Adam Scott (4)24
7–10 AugNordic OpenDenmark Ian Poulter (5)24
14–17 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited States Shaun Micheel (n/a)100Major championship
14–17 AugBMW Russian OpenRussia Marcus Fraser (1)16Alternate to the PGA Championship; dual ranking event with the Challenge Tour
21–24 AugWGC-NEC InvitationalUnited States Darren Clarke (10)78World Golf Championships
28–31 AugBMW International OpenGermany Lee Westwood (15)30
4–7 SepOmega European MastersSwitzerland Ernie Els (15)30
11–14 SepTrophée LancômeFrance Retief Goosen (9)26
18–21 SepLinde German MastersGermany K. J. Choi (1)48
25–28 SepDunhill Links ChampionshipScotland Lee Westwood (16)52
2–5 OctWGC-American Express ChampionshipUnited States Tiger Woods (n/a)76World Golf Championships
9–12 OctDutch OpenNetherlands Maarten Lafeber (1)24
16–19 OctHSBC World Match Play ChampionshipEngland Ernie Els (n/a)n/a[lower-alpha 2]Approved special event
16–19 OctTurespaña Mallorca ClassicSpain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (7)16Alternate to the World Match Play; dual ranking event with the Challenge Tour
23–26 OctTelefonica Open de MadridSpain Ricardo González (2)30
30 Oct – 2 NovVolvo Masters AndaluciaSpain Fredrik Jacobson (3)46
6–9 NovSeve TrophySpain Great Britain & Irelandn/aApproved special event; team event
15–18 NovWGC-World CupUnited States South African/aWorld Golf Championships; approved special event; team event
  1. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names show the number of official career wins they had on the European Tour up to and including that event. Totals are only shown for members of the European Tour and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998 and have been retrospectively recognised as official tour wins. Victories in "Approved Special Events" are not recognised as official tour wins.
  2. Limited field events were not eligible for ranking points between 2000 and 2003.[4]

Order of Merit

In 2003, the European Tour's money list was known as the "Order of Merit". It was calculated in euro, although around half of the events had prize funds which were fixed in other currencies, mostly either British pounds or U.S. dollars. In these instances the amounts were converted into euro at the exchange rate for the week that the tournament was played. The top 10 golfers in 2003 were:

PositionPlayerCountryPrize money ()
1Ernie Els South Africa2,975,374
2Darren Clarke Northern Ireland2,210,051
3Pádraig Harrington Ireland1,555,623
4Fredrik Jacobson Sweden1,521,303
5Ian Poulter England1,500,855
6Paul Casey England1,360,456
7Lee Westwood England1,330,713
8Thomas Bjørn Denmark1,327,148
9Brian Davis England1,245,513
10Phillip Price Wales1,234,018

Awards

AwardWinnerCountry
European Tour Golfer of the YearErnie Els South Africa
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearPeter Lawrie Ireland
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See also

References

  1. "Nordic Open will make debut in 2003". ESPN. Reuters. 6 November 2002. Retrieved 5 May 2003.
  2. "Golf". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. 27 November 2002. p. 2C. Retrieved 5 May 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Events | European Tour | 2003". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  4. "How the ranking evolved". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
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