2003 U.S. Open (golf)

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{{Infobox individual golf tournament

| name = 2003 U.S. Open

| image = 2003OpenLogo.png

| dates = June 12–15, 2003

| location = Olympia Fields, Illinois

| course = Olympia Fields Country Club
North Course

| org = USGA

| tour = PGA Tour
European Tour
Japan Golf Tour

| par = 70

| yardage = {{convert|7190|yd|0}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=stJYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=u_IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6959%2C1022025 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=Associated Press |title=U.S. Open scorecard|date=June 12, 2003|page=C5}}

| field = 156 players, 68 after cut

| cut = 143 (+3)

| purse = $6,000,000
5,130,394

| winners_share = $1,080,000
€923,471{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2003/tournamentid=2003030/index.html |publisher=PGA European Tour |title=U.S. Open Championship: leaderboard |date=June 15, 2003 |access-date=June 14, 2012}}

| champion = {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Furyk

| score = 272 (−8)

| previous = 2002

| next = 2004

}}

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Fields

|lat = 41.521

|long = -87.687

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The 2003 United States Open Championship was the 103rd U.S. Open, held June 12–15 at the North Course of Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Fields, Illinois, a suburb south of Chicago. Jim Furyk won his only major championship, three shots ahead of runner-up Stephen Leaney.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ttJYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=u_IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6438%2C5326126|newspaper=Spokesman-Review |agency=Newsday |last=Herrmann|first=Mark |title=Unflappable Furyk wins Open |date=June 16, 2013 |page=C1}}{{cite magazine|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1029014/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628220635/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1029014/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 28, 2013|magazine=Sports Illustrated|last=Silver|first=Michael|title=Father Knows Best|date=June 23, 2003|access-date=May 14, 2013}} With a total score of 272, Furyk tied the record for the lowest 72-hole score in U.S. Open history, also achieved in 2000, 1993 and 1980 (and since lowered to 268 in 2011). Another record was equalled by Vijay Singh, who tied Neal Lancaster's 9-hole record of 29 on the back nine of his second round.

This was the fourth major held at Olympia Fields; it hosted the U.S. Open in 1928 and the PGA Championship in 1925 and 1961.

Course

{{see also|Olympia Fields Country Club}}

North Course

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!align="left"|Hole!!1!!2!!3!!4!!5!!6!!7!!8!!9!!Out!!10!!11!!12!!13!!14!!15!!16!!17!!18!!In!!Total

align="left"|Yards5764003891644405552124334963,6654444674583974141874512474603,5257,190
Par544345344364444434343470

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Field

;1. Last 10 U.S. Open Champions

Ernie Els (4,9,10,11,12,13,16), Retief Goosen (9,10,16), Lee Janzen, Corey Pavin, Tiger Woods (3,4,5,8,9,11,12,16)

;2. Top two finishers in the 2002 U.S. Amateur

Ricky Barnes (a), Hunter Mahan (a)

;3. Last five Masters Champions

José María Olazábal (9,10), Vijay Singh (5,9,11,12,16), Mike Weir (11,12,16)

;4. Last five British Open Champions

David Duval, Paul Lawrie (10,16), Mark O'Meara

;5. Last five PGA Champions

Rich Beem (9,12,16), David Toms (9,11,16)

;6. The Players Champion

Davis Love III (9,11,16)

;7. The U.S. Senior Open Champion

Don Pooley

;8. Top 15 finishers and ties in the 2002 U.S. Open

Robert Allenby (9,16), Tom Byrum, Nick Faldo, Sergio García (9,10,16), Jay Haas (11,16), Pádraig Harrington (10,13,16), Dudley Hart, Scott Hoch (16), Justin Leonard (9,11,16), Peter Lonard (15,16), Jeff Maggert, Billy Mayfair, Phil Mickelson (9,16), Nick Price (9,16)

;9. Top 30 leaders on the 2002 PGA Tour official money list

K. J. Choi (16), Chris DiMarco (16), Bob Estes (16), Fred Funk (16), Jim Furyk (11,16), Charles Howell III (16), Jerry Kelly (16), Steve Lowery, Scott McCarron, Shigeki Maruyama (16), Len Mattiace (16), Rocco Mediate (16), Kenny Perry (11,16), Chris Riley (16), Loren Roberts, John Rollins, Jeff Sluman (16)

;10. Top 15 on the 2002 European Tour Order of Merit

Thomas Bjørn (16), Ángel Cabrera (16), Michael Campbell (16), Trevor Immelman (16), Stephen Leaney, Colin Montgomerie (16), Eduardo Romero (16), Justin Rose (16), Adam Scott (16)

;11. Top 10 on the PGA Tour official money list, as of May 25

;12. Winners of multiple PGA Tour events from April 24, 2002, through the 2003 Memorial Tournament

;13. Top 2 from the 2003 European Tour Order of Merit, as of May 26

;14. Top 2 on the 2002 Japan Golf Tour, provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the Official World Golf Rankings at that time

Toru Taniguchi

;15. Top 2 on the 2002 PGA Tour of Australasia, provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the Official World Golf Rankings at that time

Craig Parry (16)

;16. Top 50 on the Official World Golf Rankings list, as of May 26

Stuart Appleby, Paul Casey, Darren Clarke, Fred Couples, Niclas Fasth, Brad Faxon, Steve Flesch, Bernhard Langer, Kirk Triplett, Scott Verplank

;17. Special exemptions selected by the USGA

Hale Irwin, Tom Kite, Tom Watson

;Sectional qualifiers

;Alternates who gained entry

(a) denotes amateur

(L) denotes player advanced through local qualifying

Round summaries

=First round=

Thursday, June 12, 2003

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!Place!!Player!!Score!!To par{{cite web |publisher=PGA European Tour |title=US Open Championship – Round 1 |url=http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?syndicatorguid=&rmasiteinstanceguid=&pagegid=%7BAEFB93B0-EFF5-4C05-AB0F-FD08D947D944%7D&infosid=1&eventid=2003030&roundno=1 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090904162944/http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?syndicatorguid=&rmasiteinstanceguid=&pagegid=%7BAEFB93B0-EFF5-4C05-AB0F-FD08D947D944%7D&infosid=1&eventid=2003030&roundno=1 |archive-date=September 4, 2009 |url-status=dead |access-date=August 22, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}

rowspan="2" align=center|T1{{flagicon|USA}} Brett Quigleyrowspan="2" align=center|65rowspan="2" align=center|−5
{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Watson
rowspan="2" align=center|T3{{flagicon|USA}} Jay Don Blakerowspan="2" align=center|66rowspan="2" align=center|−4
{{flagicon|USA}} Justin Leonard
rowspan="2" align=center|T5{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Furykrowspan="2" align=center|67rowspan="2" align=center|−3
{{flagicon|AUS}} Stephen Leaney
rowspan="3" align=center|T7{{flagicon|USA}} Mark Calcavecchiarowspan="3" align=center|68rowspan="3" align=center|−2
{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Gillis
{{flagicon|CAN}} Ian Leggatt
rowspan="15" align=center|T10{{flagicon|USA}} Jonathan Byrdrowspan="15" align=center|69rowspan="15" align=center|−1
{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Byrum
{{flagicon|ZAF}} Tim Clark
{{flagicon|USA}} Robert Damron
{{flagicon|ZAF}} Ernie Els
{{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio García
{{flagicon|IRL}} Pádraig Harrington
{{flagicon|SWE}} Freddie Jacobson
{{flagicon|USA}} Cliff Kresge
{{flagicon|USA}} Len Mattiace
{{flagicon|USA}} Billy Mayfair
{{flagicon|SCO}} Colin Montgomerie
{{flagicon|USA}} Tim Petrovic
{{flagicon|USA}} Loren Roberts
{{flagicon|JPN}} Hidemichi Tanaka

=Second round=

Friday, June 13, 2003

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!Place!!Player!!Score!!To par{{cite web |publisher=PGA European Tour |title=US Open Championship – Round 2 |url=http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?syndicatorguid=&rmasiteinstanceguid=&pagegid=%7BAEFB93B0-EFF5-4C05-AB0F-FD08D947D944%7D&infosid=1&eventid=2003030&roundno=2 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090904162948/http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?syndicatorguid=&rmasiteinstanceguid=&pagegid=%7BAEFB93B0-EFF5-4C05-AB0F-FD08D947D944%7D&infosid=1&eventid=2003030&roundno=2 |archive-date=September 4, 2009 |url-status=dead |access-date=August 22, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}

rowspan="2" align=center|T1{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Furykalign=center|67-66=133rowspan="2" align=center|−7
{{flagicon|FJI}} Vijay Singhalign=center|70-63=133
rowspan="2" align=center|T3{{flagicon|USA}} Jonathan Byrdalign=center|69-66=135rowspan="2" align=center|−5
{{flagicon|AUS}} Stephen Leaneyalign=center|67-68=135
rowspan="5" align=center|T5{{flagicon|SWE}} Freddie Jacobsonalign=center |69-67=136rowspan="5" align=center|−4
{{flagicon|USA}} Justin Leonardalign=center |66-70=136
{{flagicon|ZIM}} Nick Pricealign=center |71-65=136
{{flagicon|ARG}} Eduardo Romeroalign=center |70-66=136
{{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woodsalign=center |70-66=136
rowspan="2" align=center|T10{{flagicon|USA}} Robert Damronalign=center|69-68=137rowspan="2" align=center|−3
{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Watsonalign=center |65-72=137

Amateurs: Kuehne (+1), Barnes (+2), Holmes (+5), Baryla (+6), Mahan (+6), Haas (+9), List (+9), Reinsberg (+12), Reavie (+13), Glissmeyer (+19).

=Third round=

Saturday, June 14, 2003

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!Place!!Player!!Score!!To par{{cite web |publisher=PGA European Tour |title=US Open Championship – Round 3 |url=http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?syndicatorguid=&rmasiteinstanceguid=&pagegid=%7BAEFB93B0-EFF5-4C05-AB0F-FD08D947D944%7D&infosid=1&eventid=2003030&roundno=3 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090904162954/http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?syndicatorguid=&rmasiteinstanceguid=&pagegid=%7BAEFB93B0-EFF5-4C05-AB0F-FD08D947D944%7D&infosid=1&eventid=2003030&roundno=3 |archive-date=September 4, 2009 |url-status=dead |access-date=August 22, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}

align=center|1{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Furykalign=center|67-66-67=200align=center|−10
align=center|2{{flagicon|AUS}} Stephen Leaneyalign=center|67-68-68=203align=center|−7
rowspan="2" align=center|T3{{flagicon|ZIM}} Nick Pricealign=center|71-65-69=205rowspan="2" align=center|−5
{{flagicon|FJI}} Vijay Singhalign=center|70-63-72=205
rowspan="4" align=center|T5{{flagicon|USA}} Jonathan Byrdalign=center |69-66-71=206rowspan="4" align=center|−4
{{flagicon|CAN}} Ian Leggattalign=center |68-70-68=206
{{flagicon|USA}} Dicky Pridealign=center |71-69-66=206
{{flagicon|ARG}} Eduardo Romeroalign=center |70-66-70=206
rowspan="3" align=center|T9{{flagicon|USA}} Mark Calcavecchiaalign=center|68-72-67=207rowspan="3" align=center|−3
{{flagicon|USA}} Billy Mayfairalign=center |69-71-67=207
{{flagicon|USA}} Mark O'Mearaalign=center |72-68-67=207

=Final round=

Sunday, June 15, 2003

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!Place!!Player!!Score!!To par!!Money ($)

align=center|1{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Furyk67-66-67-72=272align=center|−8align=center|1,080,000
align=center|2{{flagicon|AUS}} Stephen Leaney67-68-68-72=275align=center|−5align=center|650,000
rowspan="2" align=center|T3{{flagicon|USA}} Kenny Perry72-71-69-67=279rowspan="2" align=center|−1rowspan="2" align=center|341,367
{{flagicon|CAN}} Mike Weir73-67-68-71=279
rowspan="5" align=center|T5{{flagicon|ZAF}} Ernie Els69-70-69-72=280rowspan="5" align=center|Erowspan="5" align=center|185,934
{{flagicon|SWE}} Freddie Jacobson69-67-73-71=280
{{flagicon|ZWE}} Nick Price71-65-69-75=280
{{flagicon|ENG}} Justin Rose70-71-70-69=280
{{flagicon|USA}} David Toms72-67-70-71=280
rowspan=5 align=center|T10{{flagicon|IRL}} Pádraig Harrington69-72-72-68=281rowspan=5 align=center|+1rowspan=5 align=center|124,936
{{flagicon|USA}} Jonathan Kaye70-70-72-69=281
{{flagicon|USA}} Cliff Kresge69-70-72-70=281
{{flagicon|USA}} Billy Mayfair69-71-67-74=281
{{flagicon|USA}} Scott Verplank76-67-68-70=281

Amateurs: Trip Kuehne (+10), Ricky Barnes (+11){{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/golf/pga/leaderboard/2003/24|publisher=Yahoo Sports|title=2003 U.S. Open|date=June 15, 2003|access-date=June 14, 2012}}

==Scorecard==

Final round

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!Hole!!1!!2!!3!!4!!5!!6!!7!!8!!9!!10!!11!!12!!13!!14!!15!!16!!17!!18

Par544345344444443434
align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Furyk−10−10−10−10−10style="background: Pink;"|−11−11−11−11style="background: PaleGreen;"|−10−10style="background: PaleGreen;"|−9−9style="background: Pink;"|−10−10−10style="background: PaleGreen;"|−9style="background: PaleGreen;"|−8
align=left| {{flagicon|AUS}} Leaneystyle="background: PaleGreen;"|−6style="background: Pink;"|−7style="background: PaleGreen;"|−6style="background: Pink;"|−7−7style="background: Pink;"|−8style="background: PaleGreen;"|−7style="background: PaleGreen;"|−6−6−6style="background: PaleGreen;"|−5−5style="background: Pink;"|−6−6−6−6style="background: PaleGreen;"|−5−5
align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Perrystyle="background: Pink;"|+1style="background: Pink;"|Estyle="background: Pink;"|−1−1style="background: PaleGreen;"|Estyle="background: Pink;"|−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−1style="background: PaleGreen;"|EEstyle="background: Pink;"|−1−1−1
align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Weir−2−2−2−2−2−2style="background: Pink;"|−3−3style="background: PaleGreen;"|−2−2−2−2−2style="background: Pink;"|−3−3−3style="background: PaleGreen;"|−2style="background: PaleGreen;"|−1
align=left| {{flagicon|ZAF}} Elsstyle="background: Green;"|Estyle="background: PaleGreen;"|+1style="background: Pink;"|EEstyle="background: Pink;"|−1−1−1−1style="background: PaleGreen;"|EEEEEEEstyle="background: Pink;"|−1style="background: PaleGreen;"|EE
align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Jacobsonstyle="background: PaleGreen;"|Estyle="background: PaleGreen;"|+1+1+1style="background: Pink;"|Estyle="background: PaleGreen;"|+1+1+1+1+1+1+1style="background: Pink;"|Estyle="background: PaleGreen;"|+1style="background: Pink;"|Estyle="background: Pink;"|−1−1style="background: PaleGreen;"|E
align=left| {{flagicon|ZIM}} Pricestyle="background: PaleGreen;"|−4style="background: PaleGreen;"|−3style="background: PaleGreen;"|−2−2−2style="background: Pink;"|−3style="background: PaleGreen;"|−2−2style="background: PaleGreen;"|−1−1style="background: PaleGreen;"|EEstyle="background: Pink;"|−1−1style="background: Pink;"|−2−2style="background: PaleGreen;"|−1style="background: PaleGreen;"|E
align=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} Rosestyle="background: Pink;"|EEEEstyle="background: PaleGreen;"|+1+1+1+1+1style="background: Pink;"|EEEEEEstyle="background: Pink;"|−1style="background: PaleGreen;"|EE
align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Tomsstyle="background: PaleGreen;"|Estyle="background: Pink;"|−1−1−1−1−1−1−1style="background: PaleGreen;"|EEEEEEEEEE
align=left| {{flagicon|FIJ}} Singh−5style="background: Pink;"|−6style="background: Green;"|−4−4style="background: PaleGreen;"|−3−3−3style="background: PaleGreen;"|−2style="background: PaleGreen;"|−1style="background: PaleGreen;"|Estyle="background: PaleGreen;"|+1style="background: PaleGreen;"|+2style="background: PaleGreen;"|+3+3style="background: Pink;"|+2style="background: Pink;"|+1style="background: PaleGreen;"|+2style="background: PaleGreen;"|+3

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Source:{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/leaderboard?tournamentId=136 |work=ESPN |title=U.S. Open Championship |access-date=August 10, 2015}}

References

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