2003 European Tour

The 2003 European Tour was the 32nd season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972. The 2003 season consisted of 46 official money events, which included the four major championships and three World Golf Championships which were also sanctioned by the PGA Tour. Ernie Els won the Order of Merit

Table of results

The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names show the number of career wins they had on the European Tour up to and including that event. This is only shown for members of the European Tour.

DatesTournamentHost countryWinner
21–24 NovBMW Asian OpenTaiwanRepublic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (6)
28 Nov–1 DecOmega Hong Kong OpenHong KongSweden Fredrik Jacobson (1)
9–12 JanSouth African Airways OpenSouth AfricaSouth Africa Trevor Immelman (1)
16–19 JanDunhill ChampionshipSouth AfricaEngland Mark Foster (1)
23–26 JanCaltex MastersSingaporeChina Zhang Lian-wei (1)
30 Jan–2 FebHeineken ClassicAustraliaSouth Africa Ernie Els (12)
6–9 FebANZ ChampionshipAustraliaEngland Paul Casey (2)
13–16 FebJohnnie Walker ClassicAustraliaSouth Africa Ernie Els (13)
20–23 FebCarlsberg Malaysian OpenMalaysiaIndia Arjun Atwal (2)
26 Feb–2 MarWGC-Accenture Match Play ChampionshipUnited StatesUnited States Tiger Woods (n/a)
6–9 MarDubai Desert ClassicUnited Arab EmiratesNetherlands Robert-Jan Derksen (1)
13–16 MarQatar MastersQatarSouth Africa Darren Fichardt (2)
20–23 MarMadeira Island OpenPortugalWales Bradley Dredge (1)
10–13 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesCanada Mike Weir (n/a)
17–20 AprAlgarve Open de PortugalPortugalSweden Fredrik Jacobson (2)
24–27 AprCanarias Open de EspañaSpainEngland Kenneth Ferrie (1)
1–3 MayItalian Open Telecom ItaliaItalySweden Mathias Grönberg (4)
8–11 MayBenson and Hedges International OpenEnglandEngland Paul Casey (3)
15–18 MayDeutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of EuropeGermanyRepublic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (7)
22–25 MayVolvo PGA ChampionshipEnglandSpain Ignacio Garrido (2)
29 May–1 JunCeltic Manor Resort Wales OpenWalesEngland Ian Poulter (4)
5–8 JunDaily Telegraph Damovo British MastersEnglandEngland Greg Owen (1)
12–15 JunAa St Omer OpenFranceAustralia Brett Rumford (1)
12–15 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUnited States Jim Furyk (n/a)
19–22 JunDiageo Championship at GleneaglesScotlandDenmark Søren Kjeldsen (1)
26–29 JunOpen de FranceFranceEngland Philip Golding (1)
3–6 JulSmurfit European OpenEnglandWales Phillip Price (3)
10–13 JulBarclays Scottish OpenScotlandSouth Africa Ernie Els (14)
17–20 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotlandUnited States Ben Curtis (n/a)
24–27 JulNissan Irish OpenIrelandNew Zealand Michael Campbell (6)
31 Jul–3 AugScandic Carlsberg Scandinavian MastersSwedenAustralia Adam Scott (4)
7–10 AugNordic OpenDenmarkEngland Ian Poulter (5)
14–17 AugBMW Russian OpenRussiaAustralia Marcus Fraser (1)
14–17 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUnited States Shaun Micheel (n/a)
21–24 AugWGC-Bridgestone InvitationalUnited StatesNorthern Ireland Darren Clarke (10)
28–31 AugBMW International OpenGermanyEngland Lee Westwood (15)
4–7 SepOmega European MastersSwitzerlandSouth Africa Ernie Els (15)
11–14 SepTrophée LancômeFranceSouth Africa Retief Goosen (9)
18–21 SepLinde German MastersGermanySouth Korea K. J. Choi (1)
25–28 SepDunhill Links ChampionshipScotlandEngland Lee Westwood (16)
2–5 OctWGC-American Express ChampionshipUnited StatesUnited States Tiger Woods (n/a)
9–12 OctDutch OpenNetherlandsNetherlands Maarten Lafeber (1)
16–19 OctHSBC World Match Play Championship (unofficial)EnglandSouth Africa Ernie Els (n/a)
16–19 OctMallorca ClassicSpainSpain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (7)
23–26 OctTelefonica Open de MadridSpainArgentina Ricardo González (2)
30 Oct–2 NovVolvo Masters AndaluciaSpainSweden Fredrik Jacobson (3)
6–9 NovSeve TrophySpainGreat Britain & Ireland

Order of Merit

In 2003, the European Tour's money list was known as the "Order of Merit". It was calculated in euro, although around half of the events had prize funds which were fixed in other currencies, mostly either British pounds or U.S. dollars. In these instances the amounts were converted into euro at the exchange rate for the week that the tournament was played. The top 10 golfers in 2003 were:

Position Player Country Prize money (€)
1 Ernie Els  South Africa 2,975,374
2 Darren Clarke  Northern Ireland 2,210,051
3 Pádraig Harrington  Ireland 1,555,623
4 Fredrik Jacobson  Sweden 1,521,303
5 Ian Poulter  England 1,500,855
6 Paul Casey  England 1,360,456
7 Lee Westwood  England 1,330,713
8 Thomas Bjørn  Denmark 1,327,148
9 Brian Davis  England 1,245,513
10 Phillip Price  Wales 1,234,018

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