2003 European Seniors Tour
Golf tour season
Duration | 21 March 2003 (2003-03-21) – 23 November 2003 (2003-11-23) |
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Number of official events | 22 |
Most wins | ![]() |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
← 2002 2004 → |
The 2003 European Seniors Tour was the 12th season of the European Seniors Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) | Winner[a] | Notes |
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23 Mar | Digicel Jamaica Classic | Jamaica | US$250,000 | ![]() | |
29 Mar | Royal Westmoreland Barbados Open | Barbados | US$200,000 | ![]() | |
5 Apr | Tobago Plantations Seniors Classic | Trinidad and Tobago | US$200,000 | ![]() | |
18 May | AIB Irish Seniors Open | Ireland | 330,000 | ![]() | |
25 May | Wallonia Open | Belgium | 130,000 | ![]() | |
8 Jun | Senior PGA Championship | United States | US$2,000,000 | ![]() | Senior major championship[b] |
15 Jun | Irvine Whitlock Jersey Seniors Classic | Jersey | £100,000 | ![]() | |
22 Jun | De Vere Northumberland Seniors Classic | England | £150,000 | ![]() | |
29 Jun | U.S. Senior Open | United States | US$2,600,000 | ![]() | Senior major championship[b] |
6 Jul | Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open | Wales | £500,000 | ![]() | |
13 Jul | Mobile Cup | England | £125,000 | ![]() | |
27 Jul | Senior British Open | Scotland | US$1,600,000 | ![]() | Senior major championship |
3 Aug | De Vere PGA Seniors Championship | England | £200,000 | ![]() | |
10 Aug | Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open | Switzerland | 160,000 | ![]() | |
17 Aug | Travis Perkins Senior Masters | England | £225,000 | ![]() | |
24 Aug | Nigel Mansell Classic | England | £150,000 | ![]() | New tournament |
31 Aug | Charles Church Scottish Seniors Open | Scotland | £150,000 | ![]() | |
7 Sep | Bovis Lend Lease European Senior Masters | England | £225,000 | ![]() | |
20 Sep | The Daily Telegraph Turismo Andaluz Seniors Match Play Championship | Spain | £100,000 | ![]() | |
28 Sep | Merseyside English Seniors Open | Spain | £150,000 | ![]() | New tournament |
4 Oct | Tunisian Seniors Open | Tunisia | £125,000 | ![]() | |
12 Oct | Estoril Seniors Tour Championship | Portugal | 240,000 | ![]() | Tour Championship |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Seniors Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) | Winners | Notes |
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23 Nov | UBS Cup | United States | US$3,000,000 | Tie (![]() | Team event |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[2]
Position | Player | Prize money (€) |
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1 | ![]() | 350,242 |
2 | ![]() | 253,667 |
3 | ![]() | 195,727 |
4 | ![]() | 190,003 |
5 | ![]() | 146,604 |
Awards
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Rookie of the Year | ![]() | [3] |
Notes
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Seniors Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Seniors Tour members.
- ^ a b Official win; unofficial money.
References
- ^ "2003 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "2003 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 2 December 2003. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "'Cheers' to the European Senior Tour". Golf Business News. 5 December 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
Other previous winners include José Rivero (2006), Kevin Spurgeon (2005), Pete Oakley (2004) and Carl Mason (2003)...
External links
- Official website