# 2003 PGA Tour

The 2003 PGA Tour was the 88th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 35th season since separating from the PGA of America.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner | OWGR points | Notes |
| Jan 12 | Mercedes Championships | Hawaii | 5,000,000 | Ernie Els (11) | 54 | Winners-only event |
| Jan 19 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Hawaii | 4,500,000 | Ernie Els (12) | 58 | |
| Jan 26 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | 4,000,000 | Vijay Singh (12) | 58 | |
| Feb 2 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | 4,500,000 | Mike Weir (4) | 52 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 9 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 5,000,000 | Davis Love III (15) | 48 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 16 | Buick Invitational | California | 4,500,000 | Tiger Woods (35) | 52 | |
| Feb 23 | Nissan Open | California | 4,500,000 | Mike Weir (5) | 70 | |
| Mar 2 | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | California | 6,000,000 | Tiger Woods (36) | 76 | World Golf Championship |
| Mar 2 | Chrysler Classic of Tucson | Arizona | 3,000,000 | Frank Lickliter (2) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Mar 9 | Ford Championship at Doral | Florida | 5,000,000 | Scott Hoch (11) | 56 | |
| Mar 16 | The Honda Classic | Florida | 5,000,000 | Justin Leonard (8) | 50 | |
| Mar 23 | Bay Hill Invitational | Florida | 4,500,000 | Tiger Woods (37) | 66 | Invitational |
| Mar 30 | The Players Championship | Florida | 6,500,000 | Davis Love III (16) | 80 | Flagship event |
| Apr 6 | BellSouth Classic | Georgia | 4,000,000 | Ben Crane (1) | 48 | |
| Apr 13 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 6,000,000 | Mike Weir (6) | 100 | Major championship |
| Apr 20 | MCI Heritage | South Carolina | 4,500,000 | Davis Love III (17) | 56 | Invitational |
| Apr 27 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | 4,500,000 | Fred Couples (15) | 48 | |
| May 4 | HP Classic of New Orleans | Louisiana | 5,000,000 | Steve Flesch (1) | 54 | |
| May 11 | Wachovia Championship | North Carolina | 5,600,000 | David Toms (8) | 62 | New tournament |
| May 18 | EDS Byron Nelson Championship | Texas | 5,600,000 | Vijay Singh (13) | 58 | |
| May 25 | Bank of America Colonial | Texas | 5,000,000 | Kenny Perry (5) | 54 | Invitational |
| Jun 1 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 5,000,000 | Kenny Perry (6) | 66 | Invitational |
| Jun 9 | FBR Capital Open | Maryland | 4,500,000 | Rory Sabbatini (2) | 50 | |
| Jun 15 | U.S. Open | Illinois | 6,000,000 | Jim Furyk (8) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jun 22 | Buick Classic | New York | 5,000,000 | Jonathan Kaye (1) | 60 | |
| Jun 29 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 4,500,000 | David Toms (9) | 40 | |
| Jul 6 | Western Open | Illinois | 4,500,000 | Tiger Woods (38) | 60 | |
| Jul 13 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | 3,500,000 | Kenny Perry (7) | 28 | |
| Jul 20 | The Open Championship | England | £3,900,000 | Ben Curtis (1) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jul 20 | B.C. Open | New York | 3,000,000 | Craig Stadler (13) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Jul 27 | Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | 4,000,000 | Peter Jacobsen (7) | 32 | |
| Aug 3 | Buick Open | Michigan | 4,000,000 | Jim Furyk (9) | 50 | |
| Aug 10 | The International | Colorado | 5,000,000 | Davis Love III (18) | 62 | |
| Aug 17 | PGA Championship | New York | 6,000,000 | Shaun Micheel (1) | 100 | Major championship |
| Aug 24 | WGC-NEC Invitational | Ohio | 6,000,000 | Darren Clarke (2) | 78 | World Golf Championship |
| Aug 24 | Reno–Tahoe Open | Nevada | 3,000,000 | Kirk Triplett (2) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Sep 1 | Deutsche Bank Championship | Massachusetts | 5,000,000 | Adam Scott (1) | 50 | New tournament |
| Sep 7 | Bell Canadian Open | Canada | 4,200,000 | Bob Tway (8) | 42 | |
| Sep 15 | John Deere Classic | Illinois | 3,500,000 | Vijay Singh (14) | 42 | |
| Sep 21 | 84 Lumber Classic of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | 4,000,000 | J. L. Lewis (2) | 32 | |
| Sep 28 | Valero Texas Open | Texas | 3,500,000 | Tommy Armour III (2) | 44 | |
| Oct 5 | Southern Farm Bureau Classic | Mississippi | 3,000,000 | John Huston (7) | 24 | |
| Oct 5 | WGC-American Express Championship | Georgia | 6,000,000 | Tiger Woods (39) | 76 | World Golf Championship |
| Oct 12 | Las Vegas Invitational | Nevada | 4,000,000 | Stuart Appleby (4) | 52 | |
| Oct 19 | Chrysler Classic of Greensboro | North Carolina | 4,500,000 | Shigeki Maruyama (3) | 50 | |
| Oct 26 | Funai Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort | Florida | 4,000,000 | Vijay Singh (15) | 58 | |
| Nov 2 | Chrysler Championship | Florida | 4,800,000 | Retief Goosen (3) | 60 | |
| Nov 9 | The Tour Championship | Texas | 6,000,000 | Chad Campbell (1) | 64 | Tour Championship |

### Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winner(s) | Notes |
| Jun 24 | CVS Charity Classic | Rhode Island | 1,200,000 | Rocco Mediate and Jeff Sluman | Team event |
| Nov 16 | WGC-World Cup | South Carolina | 4,000,000 | Trevor Immelman and Rory Sabbatini | World Golf Championship Team event |
| Nov 16 | Franklin Templeton Shootout | Florida | 2,400,000 | Hank Kuehne and Jeff Sluman | Team event |
| Nov 23 | Presidents Cup | South Africa | n/a | Tied | Team event |
| Nov 30 | The ConAgra Foods Skins Game | California | 1,000,000 | Fred Couples | Limited-field event |
| Dec 6 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Hawaii | 1,000,000 | Jim Furyk | Limited-field event |
| Dec 14 | Target World Challenge | California | 5,000,000 | Davis Love III | Limited-field event |

## Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
| 1 | Vijay Singh | 7,573,907 |
| 2 | Tiger Woods | 6,673,413 |
| 3 | Davis Love III | 6,081,896 |
| 4 | Jim Furyk | 5,182,865 |
| 5 | Mike Weir | 4,918,910 |
| 6 | Kenny Perry | 4,400,122 |
| 7 | Chad Campbell | 3,912,064 |
| 8 | David Toms | 3,710,905 |
| 9 | Ernie Els | 3,371,237 |
| 10 | Retief Goosen | 3,166,373 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner |
| PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Tiger Woods |
| PGA Player of the Year | Tiger Woods |
| Rookie of the Year | Ben Curtis |
| Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) | Tiger Woods |
| Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) | Tiger Woods |
| Comeback Player of the Year | Peter Jacobsen |