2003 European Seniors Tour Explained

Year:2003
Tour:European Seniors Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:22
Most Wins: Carl Mason (4)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Carl Mason
Honor2:Rookie of the Year
Honoree2: Carl Mason
Prevseason:2002
Nextseason:2004

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]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
()
WinnerNotes
23 Mar Jamaica US$250,000 Ray Carrasco (2)
29 Mar Barbados US$200,000 Terry Gale (3)
5 Apr Trinidad and Tobago US$200,000 Terry Gale (4)
18 May Ireland 330,000 Noel Ratcliffe (7)
25 May Belgium 130,000 Hank Woodrome (1)
8 Jun Senior PGA Championship United States US$2,000,000 John Jacobs (n/a) Senior major championship
15 Jun Jersey £100,000 Malcolm Gregson (4)
22 Jun 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
6 Jul Wales £500,000 Bill Longmuir (1)
13 Jul 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 England £200,000 Bill Longmuir (2)
10 Aug Switzerland 160,000 Horacio Carbonetti (1)
17 Aug England £225,000 John Chillas (1)
24 Aug England £150,000 Mike Miller (1) New tournament
31 Aug Scotland £150,000 Terry Gale (5)
7 Sep England £225,000 Paul Leonard (2)
20 Sep Spain £100,000 Carl Mason (2)
28 Sep Spain £150,000 Carl Mason (3) New tournament
4 Oct Tunisia £125,000 David Good (2)
12 Oct 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.

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[2]

Position Player Prize money ()
1 350,242
2 253,667
3 195,727
4 190,003
5 146,604

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2003 Tournament schedule . European Tour . 19 November 2023.
  2. Web site: 2003 Order of Merit . European Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20031202151042/http://www.europeantour.com/stats/OrderOfMerit.sps?iTourID=2 . 2 December 2003 . 19 November 2023.
  3. News: 'Cheers' to the European Senior Tour . Golf Business News . 5 December 2008 . 17 November 2023 . Other previous winners include José Rivero (2006), Kevin Spurgeon (2005), Pete Oakley (2004) and Carl Mason (2003)....