# 2003 Players Championship

The 2003 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 27–30 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 30th Players Championship.
Davis Love III shot a final round 64 in cool and blustery conditions to handily win his second Players title, six strokes ahead of runners-up Jay Haas and Pádraig Harrington, the 54-hole co-leaders. Love won eleven years earlier in 1992, and started the final round two strokes back.
Defending champion Craig Perks finished twelve strokes back, in a tie for seventeenth place.

## Venue

This was the 22nd Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at 7,093 yards (6,486 m).

## Field

Fulton Allem, Robert Allenby, Stephen Ames, Billy Andrade, Stuart Appleby, Paul Azinger, Briny Baird, Craig Barlow, Pat Bates, Cameron Beckman, Rich Beem, Notah Begay III, David Berganio Jr., Mark Brooks, Olin Browne, Bob Burns, Jonathan Byrd, Tom Byrum, Ángel Cabrera, Mark Calcavecchia, Chad Campbell, Michael Campbell, Jim Carter, Greg Chalmers, K. J. Choi, Stewart Cink, Tim Clark, Darren Clarke, José Cóceres, John Cook, Fred Couples, Ben Crane, John Daly, Robert Damron, Glen Day, Chris DiMarco, Luke Donald, Joe Durant, David Duval, Joel Edwards, Steve Elkington, Bob Estes, Nick Faldo, Niclas Fasth, Brad Faxon, Steve Flesch, Dan Forsman, Carlos Franco, Harrison Frazar, Fred Funk, Jim Furyk, Robert Gamez, Sergio García, Brian Gay, Brent Geiberger, Matt Gogel, Retief Goosen, David Gossett, Jay Haas, Pádraig Harrington, Dudley Hart, J. P. Hayes, J. J. Henry, Tim Herron, Glen Hnatiuk, Charles Howell III, John Huston, Trevor Immelman, Lee Janzen, Brandt Jobe, Per-Ulrik Johansson, Steve Jones, Jonathan Kaye, Jerry Kelly, Skip Kendall, Matt Kuchar, Neal Lancaster, Bernhard Langer, Paul Lawrie, Stephen Leaney, Tom Lehman, Justin Leonard, Thomas Levet, J. L. Lewis, Frank Lickliter, Peter Lonard, Davis Love III, Steve Lowery, Andrew Magee, Jeff Maggert, Shigeki Maruyama, Len Mattiace, Billy Mayfair, Scott McCarron, Spike McRoy, Rocco Mediate, Shaun Micheel, Colin Montgomerie, Greg Norman, Mark O'Meara, Geoff Ogilvy, José María Olazábal, Rod Pampling, Jesper Parnevik, Craig Parry, Carl Paulson, Corey Pavin, David Peoples, Pat Perez, Craig Perks, Tom Pernice Jr., Kenny Perry, Tim Petrovic, Nick Price, Chris Riley, Loren Roberts, John Rollins, Eduardo Romero, Justin Rose, Rory Sabbatini, Gene Sauers, Adam Scott, John Senden, Joey Sindelar, Vijay Singh, Heath Slocum, Jeff Sluman, Chris Smith, Paul Stankowski, Steve Stricker, Kevin Sutherland, Hal Sutton, Hidemichi Tanaka, Phil Tataurangi, Esteban Toledo, David Toms, Kirk Triplett, Bob Tway, Scott Verplank, Duffy Waldorf, Mike Weir, Jay Williamson, Garrett Willis, Tiger Woods

## Round summaries
### First round

Thursday, March 27, 2003 Friday, March 28, 2003
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| T1 | Fred Couples | 67 | −5 |
| T1 | Pádraig Harrington | 67 | −5 |
| T3 | Niclas Fasth | 68 | −4 |
| T3 | Jay Haas | 68 | −4 |
| T3 | Steve Jones | 68 | −4 |
| T3 | Skip Kendall | 68 | −4 |
| T3 | Rocco Mediate | 68 | −4 |
| T3 | Craig Perks | 68 | −4 |
| T3 | Bob Tway | 68 | −4 |
| T10 | Jim Carter | 69 | −3 |
| T10 | Stewart Cink | 69 | −3 |
| T10 | Tim Clark | 69 | −3 |
| T10 | Tom Lehman | 69 | −3 |
| T10 | Adam Scott | 69 | −3 |
| T10 | Kevin Sutherland | 69 | −3 |

### Second round

Friday, March 28, 2003 Saturday, March 29, 2003
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Pádraig Harrington | 67-68=135 | −9 |
| T2 | Skip Kendall | 68-69=137 | −7 |
| T2 | Davis Love III | 70-67=137 | −7 |
| T2 | Craig Perks | 68-69=137 | −7 |
| T5 | Chad Campbell | 72-66=138 | −6 |
| T5 | Fred Couples | 67-71=138 | −6 |
| T5 | Jay Haas | 68-70=138 | −6 |
| T5 | Rocco Mediate | 68-70=138 | −6 |
| T5 | Adam Scott | 69-69=138 | −6 |
| T10 | Glen Day | 72-67=139 | −5 |
| T10 | Bob Estes | 71-68=139 | −5 |
| T10 | Steve Flesch | 71-68=139 | −5 |
| T10 | Geoff Ogilvy | 71-68=139 | −5 |
| T10 | Corey Pavin | 70-69=139 | −5 |
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### Third round

Saturday, March 29, 2003
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| T1 | Jay Haas | 68-70-67=205 | −11 |
| T1 | Pádraig Harrington | 67-68-70=205 | −11 |
| T3 | Fred Couples | 67-71-69=207 | −9 |
| T3 | Davis Love III | 70-67-70=207 | −9 |
| T3 | Craig Perks | 68-69-70=207 | −9 |
| T6 | Darren Clarke | 71-70-67=208 | −8 |
| T6 | Corey Pavin | 70-69-69=208 | −8 |
| T8 | Chad Campbell | 72-66-71=209 | −7 |
| T8 | Steve Flesch | 71-68-70=209 | −7 |
| T8 | Jim Furyk | 73-68-68=209 | −7 |
| T8 | Jeff Maggert | 71-70-68=209 | −7 |
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### Final round

Sunday, March 30, 2003
* Champion
* (c) = past champion
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
| 1 | Davis Love III (c) | 70-67-70-64=271 | −17 | 1,170,000 |
| T2 | Jay Haas | 68-70-67-72=277 | −11 | 572,000 |
| T2 | Pádraig Harrington | 67-68-70-72=277 | −11 | 572,000 |
| T4 | Robert Allenby | 70-71-72-65=278 | −10 | 286,000 |
| T4 | Jim Furyk | 73-68-68-69=278 | −10 | 286,000 |
| T6 | Chad Campbell | 72-66-71-70=279 | −9 | 225,875 |
| T6 | Darren Clarke | 71-70-67-71=279 | −9 | 225,875 |
| T8 | Kirk Triplett | 72-70-71-67=280 | −8 | 195,000 |
| T8 | Scott Verplank | 71-72-68-69=280 | −8 | 195,000 |
| 10 | Fred Couples (c) | 67-71-69-74=281 | −7 | 175,500 |
Leaderboard below the top 10 :
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
| T11 | Briny Baird | 76-68-68-70=282 | −6 | 133,250 |
| T11 | Mark Calcavecchia | 73-68-72-69=282 | −6 | 133,250 |
| T11 | Brad Faxon | 73-69-71-69=282 | −6 | 133,250 |
| T11 | Jeff Maggert | 71-70-68-73=282 | −6 | 133,250 |
| T11 | Duffy Waldorf | 70-72-68-72=282 | −6 | 133,250 |
| T11 | Tiger Woods (c) | 72-70-68-72=282 | −6 | 133,250 |
| T17 | Stephen Ames | 73-69-71-70=283 | −5 | 94,250 |
| T17 | Craig Perks (c) | 68-69-70-76=283 | −5 | 94,250 |
| T17 | Adam Scott | 69-69-74-71=283 | −5 | 94,250 |
| T17 | Bob Tway | 68-73-69-73=283 | −5 | 94,250 |
| T21 | Stuart Appleby | 71-72-71-70=284 | −4 | 65,000 |
| T21 | Tim Clark | 69-72-69-74=284 | −4 | 65,000 |
| T21 | Chris DiMarco | 77-67-70-70=284 | −4 | 65,000 |
| T21 | Niclas Fasth | 68-73-71-72=284 | −4 | 65,000 |
| T21 | Justin Leonard (c) | 73-70-68-73=284 | −4 | 65,000 |
| T21 | Geoff Ogilvy | 71-68-72-73=284 | −4 | 65,000 |
| T27 | Glen Day | 72-67-73-73=285 | −3 | 47,125 |
| T27 | Neal Lancaster | 70-72-69-74=285 | −3 | 47,125 |
| T27 | Mike Weir | 72-71-69-73=285 | −3 | 47,125 |
| T27 | Jay Williamson | 74-69-68-74=285 | −3 | 47,125 |
| 31 | Bob Estes | 71-68-72-75=286 | −2 | 42,250 |
| T32 | Charles Howell III | 72-71-72-72=287 | −1 | 35,192 |
| T32 | Brandt Jobe | 72-70-70-75=287 | −1 | 35,192 |
| T32 | Jonathan Kaye | 73-70-70-74=287 | −1 | 35,192 |
| T32 | Skip Kendall | 68-69-73-77=287 | −1 | 35,192 |
| T32 | Corey Pavin | 70-69-69-79=287 | −1 | 35,192 |
| T32 | Kenny Perry | 70-73-69-75=287 | −1 | 35,192 |
| T32 | Jeff Sluman | 72-72-70-73=287 | −1 | 35,192 |
| T39 | Stewart Cink | 69-71-73-75=288 | E | 26,000 |
| T39 | Nick Faldo | 74-68-72-74=288 | E | 26,000 |
| T39 | Steve Flesch | 71-68-70-79=288 | E | 26,000 |
| T39 | Glen Hnatiuk | 71-72-71-74=288 | E | 26,000 |
| T39 | Tom Lehman | 69-72-75-72=288 | E | 26,000 |
| T39 | Justin Rose | 72-71-69-76=288 | E | 26,000 |
| T45 | Fred Funk | 70-70-75-74=289 | +1 | 20,150 |
| T45 | Shigeki Maruyama | 76-65-74-74=289 | +1 | 20,150 |
| T45 | Rocco Mediate | 68-70-73-78=289 | +1 | 20,150 |
| T48 | Billy Andrade | 71-72-73-74=290 | +2 | 16,336 |
| T48 | Carlos Franco | 71-71-72-76=290 | +2 | 16,336 |
| T48 | Per-Ulrik Johansson | 73-70-75-72=290 | +2 | 16,336 |
| T48 | Bernhard Langer | 72-70-71-77=290 | +2 | 16,336 |
| T48 | Jesper Parnevik | 76-68-69-77=290 | +2 | 16,336 |
| T48 | Kevin Sutherland | 69-73-72-76=290 | +2 | 16,336 |
| T54 | Tim Herron | 71-73-72-75=291 | +3 | 15,015 |
| T54 | Shaun Micheel | 71-73-71-76=291 | +3 | 15,015 |
| T56 | Notah Begay III | 77-67-76-72=292 | +4 | 14,495 |
| T56 | David Berganio Jr. | 75-69-72-76=292 | +4 | 14,495 |
| T56 | John Daly | 70-70-72-80=292 | +4 | 14,495 |
| T56 | Paul Lawrie | 71-73-74-74=292 | +4 | 14,495 |
| T56 | Peter Lonard | 73-68-71-80=292 | +4 | 14,495 |
| T56 | Esteban Toledo | 74-69-72-77=292 | +4 | 14,495 |
| T62 | Mark Brooks | 73-70-75-75=293 | +5 | 13,845 |
| T62 | Joe Durant | 75-67-75-76=293 | +5 | 13,845 |
| T62 | Dudley Hart | 75-69-75-74=293 | +5 | 13,845 |
| T62 | Steve Jones | 68-75-76-74=293 | +5 | 13,845 |
| T66 | Bob Burns | 74-70-72-78=294 | +6 | 13,455 |
| T66 | Matt Gogel | 70-71-77-76=294 | +6 | 13,455 |
| 68 | Lee Janzen (c) | 73-69-70-83=295 | +7 | 13,260 |
| T69 | Jim Carter | 69-73-77-80=299 | +11 | 13,065 |
| T69 | Robert Gamez | 71-73-74-81=299 | +11 | 13,065 |
| 71 | Loren Roberts | 75-69-78-78=300 | +12 | 12,870 |
| CUT | Paul Azinger | 72-73=145 | +1 | |
| CUT | Pat Bates | 72-73=145 | +1 | |
| CUT | Olin Browne | 73-72=145 | +1 | |
| CUT | Tom Byrum | 73-72=145 | +1 | |
| CUT | Sergio García | 71-74=145 | +1 | |
| CUT | Retief Goosen | 73-72=145 | +1 | |
| CUT | Matt Kuchar | 74-71=145 | +1 | |
| CUT | Thomas Levet | 74-71=145 | +1 | |
| CUT | Andrew Magee | 70-75=145 | +1 | |
| CUT | Colin Montgomerie | 73-72=145 | +1 | |
| CUT | Tim Petrovic | 75-70=145 | +1 | |
| CUT | Chris Riley | 73-72=145 | +1 | |
| CUT | Joey Sindelar | 71-74=145 | +1 | |
| CUT | Paul Stankowski | 74-71=145 | +1 | |
| CUT | Hal Sutton (c) | 73-72=145 | +1 | |
| CUT | Phil Tataurangi | 74-71=145 | +1 | |
| CUT | David Toms | 70-75=145 | +1 | |
| CUT | Jonathan Byrd | 72-74=146 | +2 | |
| CUT | Brent Geiberger | 73-73=146 | +2 | |
| CUT | Jerry Kelly | 72-74=146 | +2 | |
| CUT | Nick Price (c) | 73-73=146 | +2 | |
| CUT | Gene Sauers | 73-73=146 | +2 | |
| CUT | Craig Barlow | 76-71=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Cameron Beckman | 76-71=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Rich Beem | 75-72=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Ben Crane | 79-68=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Steve Elkington (c) | 75-72=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Brian Gay | 73-74=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | J. J. Henry | 76-71=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Craig Parry | 73-74=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | John Rollins | 75-72=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Rory Sabbatini | 73-74=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Vijay Singh | 75-72=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | David Duval (c) | 76-72=148 | +4 | |
| CUT | David Gossett | 74-74=148 | +4 | |
| CUT | J. P. Hayes | 78-70=148 | +4 | |
| CUT | Frank Lickliter | 74-74=148 | +4 | |
| CUT | José María Olazábal | 71-77=148 | +4 | |
| CUT | John Senden | 75-73=148 | +4 | |
| CUT | Steve Stricker | 78-70=148 | +4 | |
| CUT | Ángel Cabrera | 74-75=149 | +5 | |
| CUT | Joel Edwards | 74-75=149 | +5 | |
| CUT | Trevor Immelman | 79-70=149 | +5 | |
| CUT | Tom Pernice Jr. | 78-71=149 | +5 | |
| CUT | Eduardo Romero | 73-76=149 | +5 | |
| CUT | Luke Donald | 74-76=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | Len Mattiace | 75-75=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | Billy Mayfair | 81-69=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | K. J. Choi | 78-73=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Robert Damron | 76-75=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Dan Forsman | 75-76=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Harrison Frazar | 77-74=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Rod Pampling | 77-74=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Heath Slocum | 75-76=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Garrett Willis | 75-76=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | J. L. Lewis | 79-73=152 | +8 | |
| CUT | Spike McRoy | 78-74=152 | +8 | |
| CUT | Mark O'Meara | 74-78=152 | +8 | |
| CUT | Chris Smith | 73-79=152 | +8 | |
| CUT | Greg Chalmers | 75-78=153 | +9 | |
| CUT | Scott McCarron | 79-74=153 | +9 | |
| CUT | Pat Perez | 75-78=153 | +9 | |
| CUT | Stephen Leaney | 78-77=155 | +11 | |
| CUT | Hidemichi Tanaka | 77-78=155 | +11 | |
| CUT | Fulton Allem | 76-81=157 | +13 | |
| WD | John Cook | 72-71-73=216 | E | |
| WD | David Peoples | 73 | +1 | |
| WD | Steve Lowery | 75 | +3 | |
| WD | José Cóceres | 76 | +4 | |
| WD | Greg Norman (c) | 78 | +6 | |
| WD | John Huston | 79 | +7 | |
| WD | Carl Paulson | | | |
| DQ | Michael Campbell | 89 | +17 | |
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