Golf tour season
The 2003 European Seniors Tour was the 12th season of the European Seniors Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.[1]
Date
|
Tournament
|
Host country
|
Purse (€)
|
Winner[a]
|
Notes
|
23 Mar |
Digicel Jamaica Classic |
Jamaica |
US$250,000 |
Ray Carrasco (2) |
|
29 Mar |
Royal Westmoreland Barbados Open |
Barbados |
US$200,000 |
Terry Gale (3) |
|
5 Apr |
Tobago Plantations Seniors Classic |
Trinidad and Tobago |
US$200,000 |
Terry Gale (4) |
|
18 May |
AIB Irish Seniors Open |
Ireland |
330,000 |
Noel Ratcliffe (7) |
|
25 May |
Wallonia Open |
Belgium |
130,000 |
Hank Woodrome (1) |
|
8 Jun |
Senior PGA Championship |
United States |
US$2,000,000 |
John Jacobs (n/a) |
Senior major championship[b]
|
15 Jun |
Irvine Whitlock Jersey Seniors Classic |
Jersey |
£100,000 |
Malcolm Gregson (4) |
|
22 Jun |
De Vere Northumberland Seniors Classic |
England |
£150,000 |
Jerry Bruner (2) |
|
29 Jun |
U.S. Senior Open |
United States |
US$2,600,000 |
Bruce Lietzke (n/a) |
Senior major championship[b]
|
6 Jul |
Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open |
Wales |
£500,000 |
Bill Longmuir (1) |
|
13 Jul |
Mobile Cup |
England |
£125,000 |
Carl Mason (1) |
|
27 Jul |
Senior British Open |
Scotland |
US$1,600,000 |
Tom Watson (n/a) |
Senior major championship
|
3 Aug |
De Vere PGA Seniors Championship |
England |
£200,000 |
Bill Longmuir (2) |
|
10 Aug |
Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open |
Switzerland |
160,000 |
Horacio Carbonetti (1) |
|
17 Aug |
Travis Perkins Senior Masters |
England |
£225,000 |
John Chillas (1) |
|
24 Aug |
Nigel Mansell Classic |
England |
£150,000 |
Mike Miller (1) |
New tournament
|
31 Aug |
Charles Church Scottish Seniors Open |
Scotland |
£150,000 |
Terry Gale (5) |
|
7 Sep |
Bovis Lend Lease European Senior Masters |
England |
£225,000 |
Paul Leonard (2) |
|
20 Sep |
The Daily Telegraph Turismo Andaluz Seniors Match Play Championship |
Spain |
£100,000 |
Carl Mason (2) |
|
28 Sep |
Merseyside English Seniors Open |
Spain |
£150,000 |
Carl Mason (3) |
New tournament
|
4 Oct |
Tunisian Seniors Open |
Tunisia |
£125,000 |
David Good (2) |
|
12 Oct |
Estoril Seniors Tour Championship |
Portugal |
240,000 |
Carl Mason (4) |
Tour Championship
|
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Seniors Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date
|
Tournament
|
Host country
|
Purse (€)
|
Winners
|
Notes
|
23 Nov
|
UBS Cup
|
United States
|
US$3,000,000
|
Tie ( Team USA retain)
|
Team event
|
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[2]