# 2003 Champions Tour

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.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner | Notes |
| Feb 2 | MasterCard Championship | Hawaii | 1,500,000 | Dana Quigley (8) | |
| Feb 9 | Royal Caribbean Golf Classic | Florida | 1,450,000 | Dave Barr (1) | |
| Feb 16 | ACE Group Classic | Florida | 1,600,000 | Vicente Fernández (4) | |
| Feb 23 | Verizon Classic | Florida | 1,600,000 | Bruce Fleisher (16) | |
| Mar 9 | MasterCard Classic | Mexico | 2,000,000 | David Eger (1) | |
| Mar 16 | SBC Classic | California | 1,500,000 | Tom Purtzer (1) | |
| Mar 23 | Toshiba Senior Classic | California | 1,550,000 | Rodger Davis (1) | |
| Apr 20 | Emerald Coast Classic | Florida | 1,450,000 | Bob Gilder (7) | |
| Apr 27 | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf | Georgia | 3,000,000 | Bruce Lietzke (6) | |
| May 4 | Bruno's Memorial Classic | Alabama | 1,400,000 | Tom Jenkins (4) | |
| May 11 | Kinko's Classic of Austin | Texas | 1,600,000 | Hale Irwin (37) | New tournament |
| May 18 | Bayer Advantage Celebrity Pro-Am | Missouri | 1,600,000 | Jay Sigel (8) | Pro-Am |
| May 25 | Columbus Southern Open | Georgia | 1,500,000 | Morris Hatalsky (2) | New tournament |
| Jun 1 | Music City Championship | Tennessee | 1,400,000 | Jim Ahern (2) | |
| Jun 8 | Senior PGA Championship | Pennsylvania | 2,000,000 | John Jacobs (5) | Senior major championship |
| Jun 22 | Farmers Charity Classic | Michigan | 1,500,000 | Doug Tewell (7) | |
| Jun 29 | U.S. Senior Open | Ohio | 2,600,000 | Bruce Lietzke (7) | Senior major championship |
| Jul 13 | Ford Senior Players Championship | Michigan | 2,500,000 | Craig Stadler (1) | Champions Tour major championship |
| Jul 27 | Senior British Open | Scotland | 1,600,000 | Tom Watson (5) | Senior major championship |
| Aug 3 | FleetBoston Classic | Massachusetts | 1,500,000 | Allen Doyle (8) | |
| Aug 10 | 3M Championship | Minnesota | 1,750,000 | Wayne Levi (1) | |
| Aug 17 | Long Island Classic | New York | 1,500,000 | Jim Thorpe (6) | |
| Aug 24 | Allianz Championship | Iowa | 1,500,000 | Don Pooley (2) | |
| Aug 31 | JELD-WEN Tradition | Oregon | 2,200,000 | Tom Watson (6) | Champions Tour major championship |
| Sep 7 | Kroger Classic | Ohio | 1,500,000 | Gil Morgan (22) | |
| Sep 14 | Constellation Energy Classic | Maryland | 1,500,000 | Larry Nelson (17) | |
| Sep 21 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 1,800,000 | D. A. Weibring (1) | |
| Sep 28 | Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn | North Carolina | 1,500,000 | Craig Stadler (2) | New tournament |
| Oct 12 | Turtle Bay Championship | Hawaii | 1,500,000 | Hale Irwin (38) | |
| Oct 19 | SBC Championship | Texas | 1,500,000 | Craig Stadler (3) | |
| Oct 26 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | California | 2,500,000 | 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.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winners | Notes |
| Nov 23 | UBS Cup | Georgia | 3,000,000 | Tie ( Team USA retain) | Team event |
| Dec 7 | Office Depot Father/Son Challenge | Florida | 1,000,000 | 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.
| Position | Player | Points |
| 1 | Tom Watson | 4,751 |
| 2 | Jim Thorpe | 3,381 |
| 3 | Bruce Lietzke | 2,867 |
| 4 | Tom Kite | 2,809 |
| 5 | Gil Morgan | 2,663 |

## Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
| 1 | Tom Watson | 1,853,108 |
| 2 | Jim Thorpe | 1,830,306 |
| 3 | Gil Morgan | 1,620,206 |
| 4 | Bruce Lietzke | 1,610,826 |
| 5 | Hale Irwin | 1,607,391 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner |
| Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Tom Watson |
| Rookie of the Year | Craig Stadler |
| Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | Tom Watson |
| Comeback Player of the Year | Don Pooley |