# 2003 Japan Golf Tour

The 2003 Japan Golf Tour was the 31st season of the Japan Golf Tour (formerly the PGA of Japan Tour), the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| 22 Dec | Asia Japan Okinawa Open | Okinawa | 100,000,000 | Hiroyuki Fujita (3) | 12 | ASA | New to Japan Golf Tour |
| 6 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 100,000,000 | Andre Stolz (1) | 16 | | |
| 27 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Hirofumi Miyase (5) | 16 | | |
| 4 May | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Hidemasa Hoshino (1) | 16 | | |
| 11 May | Fujisankei Classic | Shizuoka | 110,000,000 | Todd Hamilton (8) | 16 | | |
| 18 May | Japan PGA Championship | Ibaraki | 110,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (13) | 16 | | Japan major |
| 25 May | Munsingwear Open KSB Cup | Hyōgo | 120,000,000 | Hirofumi Miyase (6) | 16 | | |
| 1 Jun | Diamond Cup Tournament | Ibaraki | 110,000,000 | Todd Hamilton (9) | 16 | | |
| 8 Jun | JCB Classic Sendai | Miyagi | 100,000,000 | Katsuyoshi Tomori (7) | 16 | | |
| 22 Jun | Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara (1) | 16 | | |
| 29 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 100,000,000 | Todd Hamilton (10) | 16 | | |
| 6 Jul | Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills Cup | Ibaraki | 120,000,000 | Toshimitsu Izawa (13) | 16 | | Japan major |
| 13 Jul | Woodone Open Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 100,000,000 | Toshimitsu Izawa (14) | 16 | | |
| 27 Jul | Sato Foods NST Niigata Open | Niigata | 50,000,000 | Katsumasa Miyamoto (5) | 16 | | |
| 3 Aug | Aiful Cup | Ishikawa | 120,000,000 | Taichi Teshima (3) | 16 | | |
| 10 Aug | Sun Chlorella Classic | Hokkaidō | 130,000,000 | Brendan Jones (2) | 16 | | |
| 31 Aug | Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Soushi Tajima (1) | 16 | | |
| 7 Sep | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship | Hokkaidō | 80,000,000 | Todd Hamilton (11) | 16 | | |
| 14 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 100,000,000 | Jyoti Randhawa (1) | 16 | | |
| 21 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | Yeh Wei-tze (1) | 16 | | |
| 28 Sep | Acom International | Ibaraki | 120,000,000 | Masahiro Kuramoto (30) | 16 | | |
| 12 Oct | Georgia Tokai Classic | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Nozomi Kawahara (1) | 16 | | |
| 19 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Tochigi | 120,000,000 | Keiichiro Fukabori (6) | 32 | | Flagship event |
| 26 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 110,000,000 | Naomichi Ozaki (30) | 16 | | |
| 2 Nov | ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 120,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (14) | 16 | | |
| 16 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 | Kiyoshi Murota (6) | 16 | | |
| 23 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 | Thomas Bjørn (n/a) | 20 | | |
| 30 Nov | Casio World Open | Kagoshima | 140,000,000 | Katsumune Imai (1) | 16 | | |
| 7 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 100,000,000 | Tetsuji Hiratsuka (1) | 16 | | Japan major |

### Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | Winner | OWGR points | Notes |
| 13 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$6,000,000 | Mike Weir | 100 | Major championship |
| 15 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$6,000,000 | Jim Furyk | 100 | Major championship |
| 20 Jul | The Open Championship | England | £3,900,000 | Ben Curtis | 100 | Major championship |
| 17 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$6,000,000 | Shaun Micheel | 100 | Major championship |

## Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
| 1 | Toshimitsu Izawa | 135,454,300 |
| 2 | Tetsuji Hiratsuka | 122,227,033 |
| 3 | Todd Hamilton | 117,547,151 |
| 4 | Shingo Katayama | 117,192,413 |
| 5 | Taichi Teshima | 93,688,731 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Ref. |
| Most Valuable Player | Toshimitsu Izawa | |
| Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) | Hideto Tanihara | |

## Japan Challenge Tour

The 2003 Japan Challenge Tour was the 19th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour.

### Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner |
| 18 Apr | PRGR Cup (Kanto) | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Kim Hyung-tae (1) |
| 8 May | Tokyo Dome Cup (1st) | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Kazuhiro Fukunaga (3) |
| 13 Jun | Aiful Challenge Cup Spring | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Takuya Taniguchi (1) |
| 27 Jun | PGA Cup Challenge Tournament | Hiroshima | 10,000,000 | Toyokazu Hioki (1) |
| 10 Jul | Tokyo Dome Cup (2nd) | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Yudai Maeda (1) |
| 20 Jul | Kanitop Cup Challenge Tournament | Miyagi | 10,000,000 | Kodai Ichihara (1) |
| 12 Sep | Aiful Challenge Cup Autumn | Aomori | 10,000,000 | Masamichi Uehira (1) |
| 26 Sep | Kasco Cup | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Thammanoon Sriroj (1) |
| 3 Oct | PRGR Cup (Kansai) | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Masayoshi Yamazoe (2) |
| 9 Oct | Kanitop Cup Challenge Tournament (2nd) | Miyagi | 10,000,000 | Takuya Ogawa (1) |
| 23 Oct | Tokyo Dome Cup (3rd) | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Tomonori Takahashi (1) |

### Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. The top five players on the money list earned status to play on the 2004 Japan Golf Tour.
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
| 1 | Masamichi Uehira | 3,082,833 |
| 2 | Takuya Ogawa | 2,846,847 |
| 3 | Kazuhiro Fukunaga | 2,836,507 |
| 4 | Thammanoon Sriroj | 2,665,179 |
| 5 | Kim Hyung-tae | 2,533,141 |