2003 Champions Tour

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 2003

| tour = Champions Tour

| regular_season = {{Start date|2003|1|31}} – {{end date|2003|10|26}}

| no_of_events = 31

| most_wins = {{flagicon|USA}} Craig Stadler (3)

| honor1 = Charles Schwab Cup

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Watson

| honor2 = Money list

| honoree2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Watson

| honor3 = Player of the Year

| honoree3 = {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Watson

| honor4 = Rookie of the Year

| honoree4 = {{flagicon|USA}} Craig Stadler

| prevseason = 2002

| nextseason = 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/championstour.html |title=2003 Tournament schedule |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=29 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031204201409/http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/championstour.html |archive-date=4 December 2003}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Date !Tournament !Location !Purse (US$) !Winner{{efn\|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.}} !Notes
Feb 2	MasterCard Championship	Hawaii	align=right\|1,500,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Dana Quigley (8)
Feb 9	Royal Caribbean Golf Classic	Florida	align=right\|1,450,000	{{flagicon\|CAN}} Dave Barr (1)
Feb 16	ACE Group Classic	Florida	align=right\|1,600,000	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Vicente Fernández (4)
Feb 23	Verizon Classic	Florida	align=right\|1,600,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bruce Fleisher (16)
Mar 9	MasterCard Classic	Mexico	align=right\|2,000,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} David Eger (1)
Mar 16	SBC Classic	California	align=right\|1,500,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Purtzer (1)
Mar 23	Toshiba Senior Classic	California	align=right\|1,550,000	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Rodger Davis (1)
Apr 20	Emerald Coast Classic	Florida	align=right\|1,450,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bob Gilder (7)
Apr 27	Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf	Georgia	align=right\|3,000,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bruce Lietzke (6)
May 4	Bruno's Memorial Classic	Alabama	align=right\|1,400,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Jenkins (4)
May 11	Kinko's Classic of Austin	Texas	align=right\|1,600,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Hale Irwin (37)	New tournament
May 18	Bayer Advantage Celebrity Pro-Am	Missouri	align=right\|1,600,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jay Sigel (8)	Pro-Am
May 25	Columbus Southern Open	Georgia	align=right\|1,500,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Morris Hatalsky (2)	New tournament
Jun 1	Music City Championship	Tennessee	align=right\|1,400,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jim Ahern (2)
style="background:#e5d1cb;" \|Jun 8	Senior PGA Championship	Pennsylvania	align=right\|2,000,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} John Jacobs (5)	Senior major championship
Jun 22	Farmers Charity Classic	Michigan	align=right\|1,500,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Doug Tewell (7)
style="background:#e5d1cb;" \|Jun 29	U.S. Senior Open	Ohio	align=right\|2,600,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bruce Lietzke (7)	Senior major championship
style="background:#e5d1cb;" \|Jul 13	Ford Senior Players Championship	Michigan	align=right\|2,500,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Craig Stadler (1)	Champions Tour major championship
style="background:#e5d1cb;" \|Jul 27	Senior British Open	Scotland	align=right\|1,600,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Watson (5)	Senior major championship
Aug 3	FleetBoston Classic	Massachusetts	align=right\|1,500,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Allen Doyle (8)
Aug 10	3M Championship	Minnesota	align=right\|1,750,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Wayne Levi (1)
Aug 17	Long Island Classic	New York	align=right\|1,500,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jim Thorpe (6)
Aug 24	Allianz Championship	Iowa	align=right\|1,500,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Don Pooley (2)
style="background:#e5d1cb;" \|Aug 31	JELD-WEN Tradition	Oregon	align=right\|2,200,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Watson (6)	Champions Tour major championship
Sep 7	Kroger Classic	Ohio	align=right\|1,500,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Gil Morgan (22)
Sep 14	Constellation Energy Classic	Maryland	align=right\|1,500,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Larry Nelson (17)
Sep 21	SAS Championship	North Carolina	align=right\|1,800,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} D. A. Weibring (1)
Sep 28	Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn	North Carolina	align=right\|1,500,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Craig Stadler (2)	New tournament
Oct 12	Turtle Bay Championship	Hawaii	align=right\|1,500,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Hale Irwin (38)
Oct 19	SBC Championship	Texas	align=right\|1,500,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Craig Stadler (3)
style="background:thistle;" \|Oct 26	Charles Schwab Cup Championship	California	align=right\|2,500,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} 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.

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"

!Date!!Tournament!!Location!!Purse
($)!!Winners!!Notes

Nov 23

UBS Cup

Georgia

align=right|3,000,000

Tie ({{flagdeco|USA}} Team USA retain)

Team event

Dec 7

Office Depot Father/Son Challenge

Florida

align=right|1,000,000

{{flagicon|USA}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/stats/leaders/s/2003/193 |title=2003 Charles Schwab Cup |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=29 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040110234131/http://www.pgatour.com/stats/leaders/s/2003/193 |archive-date=10 January 2004}}{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/408259560/ |title=Thorpe holds off Watson for Schwab Cup Championship |newspaper=The Times-News |location=Twin Falls, Idaho |date=27 October 2003 |access-date=29 November 2023 |page=7 (A-3 in paper) |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}

class="wikitable" !Position!!Player!!Points
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Watson	align=center\|4,751
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jim Thorpe	align=center\|3,381
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bruce Lietzke	align=center\|2,867
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Kite	align=center\|2,809
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|USA}} Gil Morgan	align=center\|2,663

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/champions/stats/stat.109.2003.html |title=2003 Money list |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=29 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140601052813/http://www.pgatour.com/champions/stats/stat.109.2003.html |archive-date=1 June 2014}}

class="wikitable" ! Position !! Player !! Prize money ($)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Watson	align=center\|1,853,108
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jim Thorpe	align=center\|1,830,306
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|USA}} Gil Morgan	align=center\|1,620,206
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bruce Lietzke	align=center\|1,610,826
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|USA}} Hale Irwin	align=center\|1,607,391

Awards

class="wikitable" !Award!!Winner!!{{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Watson	{{cite news \|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-watson-named-champions-tour-player-of-the-year-2003dec08-story.html \|title=Watson named Champions Tour player of the year \|newspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribune \|date=8 December 2003 \|access-date=29 November 2023 \|quote=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.}}
Rookie of the Year	{{flagicon\|USA}} Craig Stadler
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Watson	{{cite web \|url=https://www.pgatour.com/pgatour-champions/stats/detail/108 \|title=2003 Scoring average \|publisher=PGA Tour \|access-date=29 November 2023}}
Comeback Player of the Year	{{flagicon\|USA}} Don Pooley

Notes

References

External links

{{official site|https://www.pgatour.com/pgatour-champions}}

Category:PGA Tour Champions seasons

Champions Tour

class="wikitable" !Position!!Player!!Points
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Watson	align=center\|4,751
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jim Thorpe	align=center\|3,381
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bruce Lietzke	align=center\|2,867
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Kite	align=center\|2,809
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|USA}} Gil Morgan	align=center\|2,663

class="wikitable" ! Position !! Player !! Prize money ($)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Watson	align=center\|1,853,108
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jim Thorpe	align=center\|1,830,306
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|USA}} Gil Morgan	align=center\|1,620,206
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bruce Lietzke	align=center\|1,610,826
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|USA}} Hale Irwin	align=center\|1,607,391