2003 PGA Tour of Australasia
The 2003 PGA Tour of Australasia was a series of men's professional golf events played mainly in Australia and New Zealand. The main tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia are played in the southern summer so they are split between the first and last months of the year. It was the first year of tour's new developmental series; known as the Von Nida Tour and was played in the middle of the year.
Duration | 16 January 2003 – 21 December 2003 |
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Number of official events | 9 |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
← 2002 2004 → |
Schedule
The table below shows the 2003 schedule. It only lists official money events on the main tour.
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner | OWGR points |
Other tours[lower-alpha 1] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19 Jan | Holden New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$700,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
2 Feb | Heineken Classic | Victoria | 2,000,000 | ![]() |
30 | EUR | |
9 Feb | ANZ Championship | New South Wales | 1,750,000 | ![]() |
30 | EUR | |
16 Feb | Johnnie Walker Classic | Western Australia | £1,000,000 | ![]() |
44 | ASA, EUR | |
2 Mar | Jacob's Creek Open | South Australia | US$500,000 | ![]() |
12 | NWT | |
9 Mar | Clearwater Classic | New Zealand | US$500,000 | ![]() |
12 | NWT | |
7 Dec | MasterCard Masters | Victoria | 1,250,000 | ![]() |
18 | ||
14 Dec | Australian PGA Championship | Queensland | 1,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
21 Dec | Hillross Australian Open | Victoria | 1,500,000 | ![]() |
32 | Flagship event |
Order of Merit
Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 604,000 |
2 | ![]() | 395,269 |
3 | ![]() | 354,196 |
4 | ![]() | 284,056 |
5 | ![]() | 279,470 |
6 | ![]() | 251,434 |
7 | ![]() | 210,860 |
8 | ![]() | 229,855 |
9 | ![]() | 203,578 |
10 | ![]() | 168,363 |
n/a[lower-alpha 2] | ![]() | 219,383 |
![]() | 205,204 |
Von Nida Tour
The Von Nida Tour consisted of 10 tournaments.[5]
Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Ref. |
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16 Mar | Bega Cheese NSW PGA Championship | New South Wales | ![]() |
[6] |
23 Mar | Toyota Southern Classic | New South Wales | ![]() |
[7] |
30 Mar | Volvo Trucks Klassic | New South Wales | ![]() |
[8] |
9 May | Schweppes SA PGA Championship | South Australia | ![]() |
[9] |
25 May | WA PGA Championship | Western Australia | ![]() |
[10] |
20 Jul | Queensland Masters | Queensland | ![]() |
[11] |
12 Oct | Links Group Victorian PGA Championship | Victoria | ![]() |
[12] |
2 Nov | QLD Group Queensland Open | Queensland | ![]() |
[13] |
9 Nov | Queensland PGA Championship | Queensland | ![]() |
[14] |
23 Nov | GolfSkins New South Wales Open | New South Wales | ![]() |
[15] |
Order of Merit leaders
Scott Hend won the Order of Merit, with Craig Carmichael second. The leading five are given below.[16]
Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 52,006 |
2 | ![]() | 36,661 |
3 | ![]() | 34,015 |
4 | ![]() | 27,817 |
5 | ![]() | 25,958 |
Notes
- ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; NWT − Nationwide Tour.
- Ogilvie and Palmer were non-members and earned their winnings via co-sanctioned Nationwide Tour events.
References
- 2003 PGA Tour of Australasia Schedule
- "Tour Information Centre – 2003". PGA Tour of Australasia.
- "2003 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit". Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- "Events – PGA Tour of Australasia – 2003". Official World Golf Ranking.
- "2003 Von Nida Schedule". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 March 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- Willis, Rob (16 March 2003). "Downes by Eight Shots in Bega Cheese NSW PGA". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 7 January 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- Willis, Rob (23 March 2003). "Hend wins playoff to take Toyota Southern Classic". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 7 January 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- Hilyard, Brad (30 March 2003). "Marcus Fraser wins the Von Nida Tour's Volvo Trucks Klassik". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 29 May 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- "Wire to wire win for Bouvier". PGA of Australia. 9 May 2003. Archived from the original on 7 January 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- "Felton wins at a canter". PGA of Australia. 25 May 2003. Archived from the original on 7 January 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- "Senior wins QLD Masters in a playoff". PGA of Australia. 21 July 2003. Archived from the original on 9 January 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- "VIC VNT Victory for Doyle". PGA of Australia. 12 October 2003. Archived from the original on 29 May 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- "Scott Hend takes out QLD Open". PGA of Australia. 2 November 2003. Archived from the original on 19 January 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- "Diaz wins QLD PGA in a play-off". PGA of Australia. 9 November 2003. Archived from the original on 19 January 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- "Carmichael wins NSW Open". PGA of Australia. 24 November 2003. Archived from the original on 20 May 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- "Von Nida Tour Order of Merit following the NSW Open". PGA of Australia. 23 November 2003. Archived from the original on 4 December 2003. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
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