2003 Nationwide Tour
Golf tour season
Duration | February 27, 2003 (2003-02-27) – November 2, 2003 (2003-11-02) |
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Number of official events | 30 |
Most wins | ![]() |
Money list | ![]() |
Player of the Year | ![]() |
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The 2003 Nationwide Tour was the 14th season of the Nationwide Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.
Nationwide title sponsorship
In July 2002, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with the Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, being renamed as the Nationwide Tour.[1]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.[2][3]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner[a] | OWGR points | Other tours[b] | Notes |
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Mar 2 | Jacob's Creek Open | Australia | 500,000 | ![]() | 12 | ANZ | |
Mar 9 | Clearwater Classic | New Zealand | 500,000 | ![]() | 12 | ANZ | |
Mar 30 | Chitimacha Louisiana Open | Louisiana | 475,000 | ![]() | 6 | ||
Apr 21 | First Tee Arkansas Classic | Arkansas | 475,000 | ![]() | 6 | ||
Apr 27 | Rheem Classic | Arkansas | 475,000 | ![]() | 6 | ||
May 4 | BMW Charity Pro-Am | South Carolina | 575,000 | ![]() | 6 | Pro-Am | |
May 18 | VB Open | Virginia | 450,000 | ![]() | 6 | ||
May 25 | SAS Carolina Classic | North Carolina | 500,000 | ![]() | 6 | ||
Jun 8 | LaSalle Bank Open | Illinois | 500,000 | ![]() | 6 | ||
Jun 15 | Northeast Pennsylvania Classic | Pennsylvania | 450,000 | ![]() | 6 | ||
Jun 22 | Lake Erie Charity Classic | New York | 450,000 | ![]() | 6 | ||
Jun 29 | Knoxville Open | Tennessee | 475,000 | ![]() | 6 | ||
Jul 6 | Samsung Canadian PGA Championship | Canada | 450,000 | ![]() | 6 | ||
Jul 13 | Reese's Cup Classic | Pennsylvania | 450,000 | ![]() | 6 | ||
Jul 20 | Henrico County Open | Virginia | 450,000 | ![]() | 6 | ||
Jul 27 | Dayton Open | Ohio | 450,000 | ![]() | 6 | ||
Aug 3 | Chattanooga Classic | Tennessee | 450,000 | ![]() | 6 | New tournament | |
Aug 10 | Omaha Classic | Nebraska | 550,000 | ![]() | 6 | ||
Aug 17 | Price Cutter Charity Championship | Missouri | 525,000 | ![]() | 6 | ||
Aug 24 | Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open | Kansas | 475,000 | ![]() | 6 | ||
Aug 31 | Alberta Calgary Classic | Canada | 450,000 | ![]() | 6 | New tournament | |
Sep 7 | Envirocare Utah Classic | Utah | 450,000 | ![]() | 6 | ||
Sep 14 | Oregon Classic | Oregon | 450,000 | ![]() | 6 | ||
Sep 21 | Albertsons Boise Open | Idaho | 600,000 | ![]() | 6 | ||
Sep 28 | Mark Christopher Charity Classic | California | 450,000 | ![]() | 6 | ||
Oct 5 | Monterey Peninsula Classic | California | 450,000 | ![]() | 6 | ||
Oct 12 | Gila River Classic | Arizona | 475,000 | ![]() | 6 | ||
Oct 19 | Permian Basin Charity Golf Classic | Texas | 450,000 | ![]() | 6 | ||
Oct 26 | Miccosukee Championship | Florida | 500,000 | ![]() | 6 | New tournament | |
Nov 2 | Nationwide Tour Championship | Alabama | 625,000 | ![]() | 6 | Tour Championship |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[5][6] The top 20 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2004 PGA Tour.[7]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
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1 | ![]() | 494,882 |
2 | ![]() | 392,337 |
3 | ![]() | 360,990 |
4 | ![]() | 342,874 |
5 | ![]() | 289,248 |
Awards
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Player of the Year | ![]() | [8] |
Notes
- ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Nationwide Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Nationwide Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Nationwide Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour.
- ^ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia.
- ^ Carter earned immediate promotion to the PGA Tour, as this was his third win of the season.[4]
References
- ^ "Nationwide Insurance Replaces Buy.com As Tour Title Sponsor". Sports Business Journal. July 12, 2002. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ "2003 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 11, 2004. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ "2004 Nationwide Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ Foltz, Jerry (September 2, 2003). "Carters Journey to a Battlefield Promotion". NBC Sports. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ "2003 Nationwide Tour money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 29, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ "End-of-year awards cap off 2003 golfing season". The Victoria Advocate. Victoria, Texas. December 7, 2003. p. 23 (7B in paper). Retrieved September 1, 2023 – via Google News Archive.
Johnson made the cut in 19 of 20 events and earned his PGA Tour card as the Nationwide's top money leader with $494,882.
- ^ "Golf: Quinney, Johnson off to Q School". Eugene Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. November 6, 2003. p. 12 (C6 in paper). Retrieved September 1, 2023 – via Google News Archive.
The top 20 on the Nationwide Tour earn PGA Tour cards for 2004...
- ^ "Johnson named Nationwide Tour Player of the Year". PGA Tour. November 9, 2003. Archived from the original on September 13, 2004. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
External links
- Official website