2003 Champions Tour season
DurationJanuary 31, 2003 (2003-01-31) – October 26, 2003 (2003-10-26)
Number of official events31
Most winsUnited States Craig Stadler (3)
Charles Schwab CupUnited States Tom Watson
Money listUnited States Tom Watson
Player of the YearUnited States Tom Watson
Rookie of the YearUnited States Craig Stadler
← 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

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
Feb 2MasterCard ChampionshipHawaii1,500,000United States Dana Quigley (8)
Feb 9Royal Caribbean Golf ClassicFlorida1,450,000Canada Dave Barr (1)
Feb 16ACE Group ClassicFlorida1,600,000Argentina Vicente Fernández (4)
Feb 23Verizon ClassicFlorida1,600,000United States Bruce Fleisher (16)
Mar 9MasterCard ClassicMexico2,000,000United States David Eger (1)
Mar 16SBC ClassicCalifornia1,500,000United States Tom Purtzer (1)
Mar 23Toshiba Senior ClassicCalifornia1,550,000Australia Rodger Davis (1)
Apr 20Emerald Coast ClassicFlorida1,450,000United States Bob Gilder (7)
Apr 27Liberty Mutual Legends of GolfGeorgia3,000,000United States Bruce Lietzke (6)
May 4Bruno's Memorial ClassicAlabama1,400,000United States Tom Jenkins (4)
May 11Kinko's Classic of AustinTexas1,600,000United States Hale Irwin (37)New tournament
May 18Bayer Advantage Celebrity Pro-AmMissouri1,600,000United States Jay Sigel (8)Pro-Am
May 25Columbus Southern OpenGeorgia1,500,000United States Morris Hatalsky (2)New tournament
Jun 1Music City ChampionshipTennessee1,400,000United States Jim Ahern (2)
Jun 8Senior PGA ChampionshipPennsylvania2,000,000United States John Jacobs (5)Senior major championship
Jun 22Farmers Charity ClassicMichigan1,500,000United States Doug Tewell (7)
Jun 29U.S. Senior OpenOhio2,600,000United States Bruce Lietzke (7)Senior major championship
Jul 13Ford Senior Players ChampionshipMichigan2,500,000United States Craig Stadler (1)Champions Tour major championship
Jul 27Senior British OpenScotland1,600,000United States Tom Watson (5)Senior major championship
Aug 3FleetBoston ClassicMassachusetts1,500,000United States Allen Doyle (8)
Aug 103M ChampionshipMinnesota1,750,000United States Wayne Levi (1)
Aug 17Long Island ClassicNew York1,500,000United States Jim Thorpe (6)
Aug 24Allianz ChampionshipIowa1,500,000United States Don Pooley (2)
Aug 31JELD-WEN TraditionOregon2,200,000United States Tom Watson (6)Champions Tour major championship
Sep 7Kroger ClassicOhio1,500,000United States Gil Morgan (22)
Sep 14Constellation Energy ClassicMaryland1,500,000United States Larry Nelson (17)
Sep 21SAS ChampionshipNorth Carolina1,800,000United States D. A. Weibring (1)
Sep 28Greater Hickory Classic at Rock BarnNorth Carolina1,500,000United States Craig Stadler (2)New tournament
Oct 12Turtle Bay ChampionshipHawaii1,500,000United States Hale Irwin (38)
Oct 19SBC ChampionshipTexas1,500,000United States Craig Stadler (3)
Oct 26Charles Schwab Cup ChampionshipCalifornia2,500,000United States Jim Thorpe (7)Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)		WinnersNotes
Nov 23UBS CupGeorgia3,000,000Tie ( Team USA retain)Team event
Dec 7Office Depot Father/Son ChallengeFlorida1,000,000United States Hale Irwin and
son Steve Irwin		Team event

Charles Schwab Cup

The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2][3]

PositionPlayerPoints
1United States Tom Watson4,751
2United States Jim Thorpe3,381
3United States Bruce Lietzke2,867
4United States Tom Kite2,809
5United States Gil Morgan2,663

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4][5]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1United States Tom Watson1,853,108
2United States Jim Thorpe1,830,306
3United States Gil Morgan1,620,206
4United States Bruce Lietzke1,610,826
5United States Hale Irwin1,607,391

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)United States Tom Watson[5]
Rookie of the YearUnited States Craig Stadler[5]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)United States Tom Watson[6][5]
Comeback Player of the YearUnited States Don Pooley[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ 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

  1. ↑ "2003 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2003 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on January 10, 2004. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "2003 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "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.
  6. ↑ "2003 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
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