2003 Asian PGA Tour
The 2003 Asian PGA Tour, titled as the 2003 Davidoff Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the ninth season of the Asian PGA Tour, the main men's professional golf tour in Asia excluding Japan.
| Duration | 19 December 2002 – 14 December 2003 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 18 |
| Most wins | 2: Arjun Atwal Zhang Lianwei |
| Order of Merit | Arjun Atwal |
← 2002 2004 → | |
Schedule
The table below shows the 2003 Asian PGA Tour schedule.[1] The season began in December 2002 with the Asia Japan Okinawa Open.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours[lower-alpha 1] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Dec | Asia Japan Okinawa Open | Japan | ¥100,000,000 |  Hiroyuki Fujita (n/a) | 12 | JPN | New to Asian PGA Tour |
| 26 Jan | Caltex Masters | Singapore | 900,000 | Zhang Lianwei (4) | 20 | EUR | |
| 16 Feb | Johnnie Walker Classic | Australia | £1,000,000 |  Ernie Els (n/a) | 44 | ANZ, EUR | |
| 23 Feb | Carlsberg Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 1,100,000 | Arjun Atwal (5) | 20 | EUR | |
| 2 Mar | Myanmar Open | Myanmar | 200,000 |  Lin Keng-chi (5) | 6 | ||
| 30 Mar | Royal Challenge Indian Open | India | 300,000 |  Mike Cunning (1) | 6 | ||
| 6 Apr | Thailand Open | Thailand | 150,000 | Edward Loar (1) | 6 | ||
| 4 May | Maekyung Open | South Korea | 400,000 |  Chung Joon (1) | 6 | KOR | |
| 29 Jun | SK Telecom Open | South Korea | 400,000 | K. J. Choi (2) | 6 | KOR | |
| 14 Sep | Mercuries Taiwan Masters | Taiwan | 300,000 | Lin Wen-ko (1) | 6 | ||
| 12 Oct | Kolon Korean Open | South Korea | 400,000 | John Daly (n/a) | 6 | KOR | |
| 19 Oct | Macau Open | Macau | 250,000 |  Colin Montgomerie (n/a) | 6 | ||
| 26 Oct | Sanya Open | China | 200,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Marcus Both (1) | 6 | New tournament | |
| 9 Nov | Hero Honda Masters | India | 300,000 | Arjun Atwal (6) | 6 | ||
| 16 Nov | Volvo China Open | China | 500,000 | Zhang Lianwei (5) | 6 | ||
| 23 Nov | Acer Taiwan Open | Taiwan | 300,000 | Jason Dawes (1) | 6 | ||
| 7 Dec | Omega Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 700,000 |  Pádraig Harrington (n/a) | 26 | EUR | |
| 14 Dec | Volvo Masters of Asia | Malaysia | 500,000 |  Thongchai Jaidee (4) | 20 |
Order of Merit
| Rank | Player | Earnings (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arjun Atwal | 284,019 |
| 2 | Zhang Lianwei | 254,870 |
| 3 | Thongchai Jaidee | 228,787 |
| 4 | Thaworn Wiratchant | 156,074 |
| 5 | Brad Kennedy | 128,809 |
| 6 | Simon Yates | 121,763 |
| 7 | Thammanoon Sriroj | 121,678 |
| 8 | Chung Joon | 106,569 |
| 9 | Lin Keng-chi | 97,280 |
| 10 | Jason Dawes | 94,985 |
Source:[2]
Notes
- ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.
References
- "2003 Schedule". Asian PGA Tour. Archived from the original on 2003-12-20.
- "2003 Order of Merit". Asian PGA Tour. Archived from the original on 2004-02-04.
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