2003 Challenge Tour Explained

Year:2003
Tour:Challenge Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:28
Most Wins: Marcus Fraser (3)
Honor1:Rankings
Honoree1: Johan Edfors
Prevseason:2002
Nextseason:2004

The 2003 Challenge Tour was the 15th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.[1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
()
WinnerOWGR
points
Other
tours
Notes
2 Feb Costa Rica US$100,000 Sebastián Fernández (1) 6 New to Challenge Tour
9 Feb Guatemala US$100,000 Daniel Vancsik (1) 6 New to Challenge Tour
16 Feb Mexico US$100,000 James Hepworth (1) 6 New to Challenge Tour
9 Mar Zambia 100,000 Johan Edfors (1) 10
23 Mar Portugal 600,000 Bradley Dredge (3) 24
13 Apr Morocco 130,000 Greig Hutcheon (3) 6
11 May Italy 120,000 Martin LeMesurier (1) 6
18 May Spain 135,000 Martin Erlandsson (1) 6
25 May Netherlands 135,000 Johan Edfors (2) 6
8 Jun Denmark 125,000 Marcus Fraser (1) 6
15 Jun France 400,000 Brett Rumford (1) 16
22 Jun Luxembourg 115,000 Martin LeMesurier (2) 6
29 Jun Germany 110,000 Michael Jonzon (1) 6
6 Jul Finland 100,000 Jamie Elson (1) 6
13 Jul France 125,000 Ivó Giner (2) 6
20 Jul Austria 110,000 David Geall (1) 6 New tournament
27 Jul Italy 108,000 Ivó Giner (3) 6
3 Aug Finland 150,000 Marcus Fraser (2) 6
17 Aug Russia 400,000 Marcus Fraser (3) 16
24 Aug Switzerland 163,500 Michael Jonzon (2) 6
31 Aug Sweden SKr 1,000,000 Titch Moore (1) 6
7 Sep Austria 150,000 Robert Coles (1) 6
14 Sep Northern Ireland £150,000 Darren Clarke (n/a) 6 New tournament
21 Sep Sweden SKr 1,200,000 Euan Little (2) 6
5 Oct France 110,000 Scott Drummond (2) 6 New to Challenge Tour
12 Oct Wales 120,000 Craig Williams (1) 6 New tournament
19 Oct Spain 400,000 Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a) 16 New tournament
26 Oct France 150,000 José Manuel Carriles (2) 6 Tour Championship

Rankings

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[2] [3] The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2004 European Tour.[4]

Rank Player Prize money ()
1 94,509
2 88,644
3 86,604
4 86,057
5 83,663

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2003 Tournament schedule . European Tour . 30 August 2023.
  2. Web site: 2003 Rankings . European Tour . 30 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031203013220/http://www.europeantour.com/stats/OrderOfMerit.sps?iTourID=3 . 3 December 2003.
  3. Web site: Carriles Wins The Grand Final as Edfors is Crowned Challenge Tour Champion 2003 . 19 March 2010 . European Tour . 30 August 2023 . ...with Edfors taking the crown of Challenge Tour Champion after his second place prize gave him an accumulated total of €94,509 and made him Number One for 2003..
  4. Web site: Eligibility for the Grand Final . 19 March 2010 . European Tour . 30 August 2023 . At the conclusion of the tournament, the leading 15 Members in the Challenge Tour Rankings will earn their European Tour Card for 2004 (Category 10)..