# 2003 U.S. Open (golf)

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. 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

North Course
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
| Yards | 576 | 400 | 389 | 164 | 440 | 555 | 212 | 433 | 496 | 3,665 | 444 | 467 | 458 | 397 | 414 | 187 | 451 | 247 | 460 | 3,525 | 7,190 |
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 70 |
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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)
* Steve Jones did not play due to an injury.

### 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)

### 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

* Tarzana, California: Anthony Arvidson (L), Bill Lunde (L), Rick Reinsberg (a,L), Warren Schutte (L)
* Littleton, Colorado: Tom Glissmeyer (a,L), Bret Guetz (L)
* Orlando, Florida: Doug Dunakey (L), Maarten Lafeber, Alan Morin (L), Matt Seppanen (L), Grant Waite
* Roswell, Georgia: Billy Andrade, Luke List (a,L)
* Glenview, Illinois: Brian Davis, Tom Gillis, Jason Knutzon (L), Bryce Molder (L)
* Chevy Chase, Maryland: Chris Anderson (L), Sean Murphy (L), Dicky Pride (L)
* Rockville, Maryland: Tommy Armour III, Woody Austin, Jay Don Blake, Craig Bowden, Olin Browne, Bob Burns, Jonathan Byrd, Alex Čejka, Robert Damron, Marco Dawson, Ryan Dillon (L), Joe Durant, Dan Forsman, Brian Gay, Bill Haas (a), Brian Henninger, Brandt Jobe, Richard S. Johnson, Kent Jones, Cliff Kresge, Doug LaBelle II (L), Neal Lancaster, Ian Leggatt, Spike McRoy, Larry Mize, Rod Pampling, Brett Quigley, Chez Reavie (a), Joey Sindelar, Darron Stiles, Hidemichi Tanaka, Roland Thatcher, Jay Williamson, Mark Wurtz (L)
* Kansas City, Missouri: Steve Gotsche (L)
* Purchase, New York: Cortney Brisson (L), Freddie Jacobson, John Maginnes, Geoffrey Sisk (L)
* Cleveland, Ohio: Chad Campbell
* Columbus, Ohio: Rob Bradley (L), Mark Calcavecchia, Stewart Cink, Tim Clark, Brad Elder, J. P. Hayes, J. B. Holmes (a,L), Jonathan Kaye, Hiroshi Matsuo (L), Sean McCarty (L), Joe Ogilvie, Geoff Ogilvy, Jesper Parnevik, Tim Petrovic, Rory Sabbatini, David Smail, Chris Smith, Kevin Sutherland, Bob Tway, Dean Wilson
* McKinney, Texas: Greg Hiller, Trip Kuehne (a)
* Auburn, Washington: Chris Baryla (a,L)

### Alternates who gained entry

* Roy Biancalana (L, Kansas City) – replaced Steve Jones
(a) denotes amateur (L) denotes player advanced through local qualifying

## Round summaries
### First round

Thursday, June 12, 2003
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| T1 | Brett Quigley | 65 | −5 |
| T1 | Tom Watson | 65 | −5 |
| T3 | Jay Don Blake | 66 | −4 |
| T3 | Justin Leonard | 66 | −4 |
| T5 | Jim Furyk | 67 | −3 |
| T5 | Stephen Leaney | 67 | −3 |
| T7 | Mark Calcavecchia | 68 | −2 |
| T7 | Tom Gillis | 68 | −2 |
| T7 | Ian Leggatt | 68 | −2 |
| T10 | Jonathan Byrd | 69 | −1 |
| T10 | Tom Byrum | 69 | −1 |
| T10 | Tim Clark | 69 | −1 |
| T10 | Robert Damron | 69 | −1 |
| T10 | Ernie Els | 69 | −1 |
| T10 | Sergio García | 69 | −1 |
| T10 | Pádraig Harrington | 69 | −1 |
| T10 | Freddie Jacobson | 69 | −1 |
| T10 | Cliff Kresge | 69 | −1 |
| T10 | Len Mattiace | 69 | −1 |
| T10 | Billy Mayfair | 69 | −1 |
| T10 | Colin Montgomerie | 69 | −1 |
| T10 | Tim Petrovic | 69 | −1 |
| T10 | Loren Roberts | 69 | −1 |
| T10 | Hidemichi Tanaka | 69 | −1 |

### Second round

Friday, June 13, 2003
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| T1 | Jim Furyk | 67-66=133 | −7 |
| T1 | Vijay Singh | 70-63=133 | −7 |
| T3 | Jonathan Byrd | 69-66=135 | −5 |
| T3 | Stephen Leaney | 67-68=135 | −5 |
| T5 | Freddie Jacobson | 69-67=136 | −4 |
| T5 | Justin Leonard | 66-70=136 | −4 |
| T5 | Nick Price | 71-65=136 | −4 |
| T5 | Eduardo Romero | 70-66=136 | −4 |
| T5 | Tiger Woods | 70-66=136 | −4 |
| T10 | Robert Damron | 69-68=137 | −3 |
| T10 | Tom Watson | 65-72=137 | −3 |
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
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Jim Furyk | 67-66-67=200 | −10 |
| 2 | Stephen Leaney | 67-68-68=203 | −7 |
| T3 | Nick Price | 71-65-69=205 | −5 |
| T3 | Vijay Singh | 70-63-72=205 | −5 |
| T5 | Jonathan Byrd | 69-66-71=206 | −4 |
| T5 | Ian Leggatt | 68-70-68=206 | −4 |
| T5 | Dicky Pride | 71-69-66=206 | −4 |
| T5 | Eduardo Romero | 70-66-70=206 | −4 |
| T9 | Mark Calcavecchia | 68-72-67=207 | −3 |
| T9 | Billy Mayfair | 69-71-67=207 | −3 |
| T9 | Mark O'Meara | 72-68-67=207 | −3 |

### Final round

Sunday, June 15, 2003
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
| 1 | Jim Furyk | 67-66-67-72=272 | −8 | 1,080,000 |
| 2 | Stephen Leaney | 67-68-68-72=275 | −5 | 650,000 |
| T3 | Kenny Perry | 72-71-69-67=279 | −1 | 341,367 |
| T3 | Mike Weir | 73-67-68-71=279 | −1 | 341,367 |
| T5 | Ernie Els | 69-70-69-72=280 | E | 185,934 |
| T5 | Freddie Jacobson | 69-67-73-71=280 | E | 185,934 |
| T5 | Nick Price | 71-65-69-75=280 | E | 185,934 |
| T5 | Justin Rose | 70-71-70-69=280 | E | 185,934 |
| T5 | David Toms | 72-67-70-71=280 | E | 185,934 |
| T10 | Pádraig Harrington | 69-72-72-68=281 | +1 | 124,936 |
| T10 | Jonathan Kaye | 70-70-72-69=281 | +1 | 124,936 |
| T10 | Cliff Kresge | 69-70-72-70=281 | +1 | 124,936 |
| T10 | Billy Mayfair | 69-71-67-74=281 | +1 | 124,936 |
| T10 | Scott Verplank | 76-67-68-70=281 | +1 | 124,936 |
Amateurs: Trip Kuehne (+10), Ricky Barnes (+11)

#### Scorecard

Final round
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Furyk | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −8 |
| Leaney | −6 | −7 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −5 |
| Perry | +1 | E | −1 | −1 | E | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | E | E | −1 | −1 | −1 |
| Weir | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −1 |
| Els | E | +1 | E | E | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | −1 | E | E |
| Jacobson | E | +1 | +1 | +1 | E | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | E | +1 | E | −1 | −1 | E |
| Price | −4 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −1 | −1 | E | E | −1 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −1 | E |
| Rose | E | E | E | E | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | E | E | E | E | E | E | −1 | E | E |
| Toms | E | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Singh | −5 | −6 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −1 | E | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +1 | +2 | +3 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par Source: