| 2003 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship | |
| Dates: | May 27–30, 2003 |
| Location: | Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Course: | Karsten Creek Golf Course |
| Par: | 72 |
| Field: | 156 players, 30 teams |
| Champion: | Team: Clemson Individual: Alejandro Cañizares, Arizona State |
| Score: | Team: 1,191 (+39) Individual: 287 (−1) |
| Previous: | 2002 |
| Next: | 2004 |
The 2003 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship was a golf tournament contested May 27–30, 2003, at the Karsten Creek Golf Course in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It was the 65th NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship. The team championship was won by the Clemson Tigers, their first, who won by two strokes over the Oklahoma State Cowboys. The individual national championship was won by Alejandro Cañizares from Arizona State.[1]
Three regional qualifying tournaments were held May 15–17. The ten teams with the lowest team scores from each regional qualified for both the team and individual national championships. The top two individuals in each regional whose teams did not qualify also qualified for the individual national championship.[2]
| Regional name | Golf course | Location | Qualified teams | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Regional | Clemson, Georgia Tech, Florida, Tennessee, Duke, Wake Forest, Augusta State, South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Auburn | |||
| Central Regional | Oklahoma State, Illinois, North Carolina State, North Carolina, Texas, Kentucky, Southern Methodist, Minnesota, Arkansas, Wichita State | |||
| West Regional | UCLA, Arizona, UNLV, Georgia, Arizona State, New Mexico, Washington, USC, Oregon, San Diego State |
See main article: Karsten Creek. This was the first NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship held at Karsten Creek in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The course would also host the 2011 championship.
| Place | Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total (To par)[3] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clemson | 299 | 302 | 287 | 303 | 1191 (+39) | |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 299 | 300 | 290 | 304 | 1193 (+41) | |
| 3 | UCLA | 303 | 295 | 301 | 298 | 1197 (+45) | |
| T4 | Wake Forest | 304 | 306 | 290 | 298 | 1198 (+46) | |
| Florida | 302 | 300 | 297 | 299 | |||
| 6 | Arizona State | 306 | 308 | 297 | 291 | 1202 (+50) | |
| 7 | Augusta State | 311 | 306 | 294 | 301 | 1212 (+60) | |
| 8 | Auburn | 299 | 303 | 301 | 312 | 1215 (+63) | |
| T9 | North Carolina | 308 | 308 | 299 | 301 | 1216 (+64) | |
| Texas | 306 | 314 | 299 | 297 | |||
| T11 | Georgia Tech | 310 | 306 | 302 | 300 | 1218 (+66) | |
| Washington | 314 | 300 | 301 | 303 | |||
| 13 | UNLV | 313 | 300 | 295 | 312 | 1220 (+68) | |
| 14 | USC | 300 | 311 | 298 | 313 | 1222 (+70) | |
| 15 | NC State | 299 | 317 | 296 | 312 | 1224 (+72) | |
| 16 | Georgia | 315 | 306 | 297 | 308 | 1226 (+74) | |
| 17 | Arizona | 307 | 308 | 303 | 311 | 1229 (+77) | |
| 18 | Wichita State | 308 | 309 | 299 | 316 | 1232 (+80) |
| Place | Player | School | Score | To par | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77-70-71-69=287 | −1 | ||||
| 2 | 69-72-71-77=289 | +1 | ||||
| align=center rowspan=2 | T3 | 71-76-71-72=290 | align=center rowspan=2 | +2 | ||
| 70-77-70-73=290 | ||||||
| 5 | 77-71-72-71=291 | +3 | ||||
| align=center rowspan=2 | T6 | 75-74-70-73=292 | align=center rowspan=2 | +4 | ||
| 77-70-72-73=292 | ||||||
| 8 | 73-71-73-76=293 | 5 | ||||
| 9 | 74-77-70-73=294 | +6 | ||||
| align=center rowspan=2 | T10 | 73-81-71-71=295 | align=center rowspan=2 | +7 | ||
| 72-73-75-75=295 |