2003 European Tour
Introduction The '''2003 European Tour''' was the 32nd season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Changes for 2003 There were four new tournaments to the European Tour in 2003, the Nordic Open 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.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes24 NovBMW Asian Open Taiwan US$1,500,000  Pádraig Harrington (6)16  ASA  1 DecOmega Hong Kong Open Hong Kong US$700,000  Freddie Jacobson (1)16  ASA  12 JanSouth African Airways Open South Africa £500,000  Trevor Immelman (1)32  AFR  19 JanDunhill Championship South Africa £500,000  Mark Foster (1)18  AFR  26 JanCaltex Masters Singapore US$900,000  Zhang Lianwei (1)20  ASA  2 FebHeineken Classic Australia A$2,000,000  Ernie Els (12)30  ANZ  9 FebANZ Championship Australia A$1,750,000  Paul Casey (2)30  ANZ  16 FebJohnnie Walker Classic Australia £1,000,000  Ernie Els (13)44  ANZ, ASA  23 FebCarlsberg Malaysian Open Malaysia US$1,100,000  Arjun Atwal (2)20  ASA  2 MarWGC-Accenture Match Play Championship United States US$6,000,000  Tiger Woods (n/a)76    World Golf Championship9 MarDubai Desert Classic UAE US$2,000,000  Robert-Jan Derksen (1)30    16 MarQatar Masters Qatar US$1,500,000  Darren Fichardt (2)24    23 MarMadeira Island Open Portugal €600,000  Bradley Dredge (1)24  CHA  13 Apr'''Masters Tournament''' United States US$6,000,000  '''Mike Weir''' (n/a)100   Major championship20 AprAlgarve Open de Portugal Portugal €1,250,000  Freddie Jacobson (2)24   27 AprCanarias Open de España Spain €1,750,000  Kenneth Ferrie (1)24   4 MayItalian Open Telecom Italia Italy €1,100,000  Mathias Grönberg (4)24   11 MayBenson & Hedges International Open England £1,100,000  Paul Casey (3)42   18 MayDeutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe Germany €2,700,000  Pádraig Harrington (7)48   25 MayVolvo PGA Championship England €3,500,000  Ignacio Garrido (2)64    Flagship event1 JunCeltic Manor Resort Wales Open Wales £1,500,000  Ian Poulter (4)24   8 JunDaily Telegraph Damovo British Masters England £1,500,000  Greg Owen (1)24   15 JunAa St Omer Open France €400,000  Brett Rumford (1)16  CHA  New to European Tour15 Jun'''U.S. Open''' United States US$6,000,000  '''Jim Furyk''' (n/a)100   Major championship22 JunDiageo Championship at Gleneagles Scotland £1,200,000  Søren Kjeldsen (1)24   29 JunOpen de France France €2,500,000  Philip Golding (1)24   6 JulSmurfit European Open Ireland £2,000,000  Phillip Price (3)44   13 JulBarclays Scottish Open Scotland £2,200,000  Ernie Els (14)50   20 Jul'''The Open Championship''' England £3,900,000  '''Ben Curtis''' (1)100   Major championship27 JulNissan Irish Open Ireland €1,800,000  Michael Campbell (6)24   3 AugScandic Carlsberg Scandinavian Masters Sweden €1,900,000  Adam Scott (4)24   10 AugNordic Open Denmark €1,600,000  Ian Poulter (5)24    New tournament17 AugBMW Russian Open Russia €400,000  Marcus Fraser (1)16  CHA  New to European Tour17 Aug'''PGA Championship''' United States US$6,000,000  '''Shaun Micheel''' (n/a)100   Major championship24 AugWGC-NEC Invitational United States US$6,000,000  Darren Clarke (10)78   World Golf Championship31 AugBMW International Open Germany €1,800,000  Lee Westwood (15)30   7 SepOmega European Masters Switzerland €1,600,000  Ernie Els (15)30   14 SepTrophée Lancôme France €1,800,000  Retief Goosen (9)26   21 SepLinde German Masters Germany €3,000,000  K. J. Choi (n/a) 48   28 SepDunhill Links Championship Scotland US$5,000,000  Lee Westwood (16)52    Pro-Am5 OctWGC-American Express Championship United States US$6,000,000  Tiger Woods (n/a)76   World Golf Championship12 OctDutch Open Netherlands €1,000,000  Maarten Lafeber (1)24   19 OctTurespaña Mallorca Classic Spain €400,000  Miguel Ángel Jiménez (7)16  CHA  New tournament26 OctTelefónica Open de Madrid Spain €1,400,000  Ricardo González (2)30   2 NovVolvo Masters Andalucía Spain US$4,000,000  Freddie Jacobson (3)46    Tour Championship===Unofficial events===The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinner(s)OWGRpointsNotes19 OctHSBC World Match Play Championship England £2,300,000  Ernie Els n/a  Limited-field event9 Nov Seve Trophy  Spain n/a  Team GB&I n/a  Team event18 Nov  WGC-World Cup  United States US$4,000,000   Trevor Immelman and Rory Sabbatini n/a  World Golf ChampionshipTeam event
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was titled as the '''Volvo Order of Merit''' and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.Position  Player  Prize money (€)1   Ernie Els 2,975,3742   Darren Clarke 2,210,0513   Pádraig Harrington 1,555,6234   Freddie Jacobson 1,521,3035   Ian Poulter 1,500,8556   Paul Casey 1,360,4567   Lee Westwood 1,330,7138   Thomas Bjørn 1,327,1489   Brian Davis 1,245,51310   Phillip Price 1,234,018
Awards AwardWinner Golfer of the Year   Ernie Els   Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year   Peter Lawrie
See also *2003 European Seniors Tour
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