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2003 Challenge Tour season
Duration30 January 2003 (2003-01-30) – 26 October 2003 (2003-10-26)
Number of official events28
Most winsAustralia Marcus Fraser (3)
RankingsSweden Johan Edfors
← 2002 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.

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(€)		 Winner OWGR
points		 Other
tours		 Notes
2 Feb Credomatic MasterCard Costa Rica Open Costa Rica US$100,000 Argentina Sebastián Fernández (1) 6 TLA New to Challenge Tour
9 Feb Telefónica Centro America Abierto de Guatemala Guatemala US$100,000 Argentina Daniel Vancsik (1) 6 TLA New to Challenge Tour
16 Feb American Express Los Encinos Open Mexico US$100,000 England James Hepworth (1) 6 TLA New to Challenge Tour
9 Mar Stanbic Zambia Open Zambia 100,000 Sweden Johan Edfors (1) 10 AFR
23 Mar Madeira Island Open Portugal 600,000 Wales Bradley Dredge (3) 24 EUR
13 Apr Panalpina Banque Commerciale du Maroc Classic Morocco 130,000 Scotland Greig Hutcheon (3) 6
11 May Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata Italy 120,000 England Martin LeMesurier (1) 6
18 May Izki Challenge de España Spain 135,000 Sweden Martin Erlandsson (1) 6
25 May Fortis Challenge Open Netherlands 135,000 Sweden Johan Edfors (2) 6
8 Jun Nykredit Danish Open Denmark 125,000 Australia Marcus Fraser (1) 6
15 Jun Aa St Omer Open France 400,000 Australia Brett Rumford (1) 16 EUR
22 Jun Clearstream International Luxembourg Open Luxembourg 115,000 England Martin LeMesurier (2) 6
29 Jun Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge Germany 110,000 Sweden Michael Jonzon (1) 6
6 Jul Volvo Finnish Open Finland 100,000 England Jamie Elson (1) 6
13 Jul Open des Volcans – Challenge de France France 125,000 Spain Ivó Giner (2) 6
20 Jul Kitzbühel Golf Alpin Open Austria 110,000 England David Geall (1) 6 New tournament
27 Jul Golf Padova Terme Euganee International Open Italy 108,000 Spain Ivó Giner (3) 6
3 Aug Talma Finnish Challenge Finland 150,000 Australia Marcus Fraser (2) 6
17 Aug BMW Russian Open Russia 400,000 Australia Marcus Fraser (3) 16 EUR
24 Aug Rolex Trophy Switzerland 163,500 Sweden Michael Jonzon (2) 6
31 Aug Skandia PGA Open Sweden SKr 1,000,000 South Africa Titch Moore (1) 6
7 Sep BA-CA Golf Open Austria 150,000 England Robert Coles (1) 6
14 Sep Benmore Developments Northern Ireland Masters Northern Ireland £150,000 Northern Ireland Darren Clarke (n/a) 6 New tournament
21 Sep Telia Grand Prix Sweden SKr 1,200,000 Scotland Euan Little (2) 6
5 Oct Open de Toulouse France 110,000 Scotland Scott Drummond (2) 6 New to Challenge Tour
12 Oct Ryder Cup Wales Challenge Wales 120,000 Wales Craig Williams (1) 6 New tournament
19 Oct Turespaña Mallorca Classic Spain 400,000 Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a) 16 EUR New tournament
26 Oct Challenge Tour Grand Final France 150,000 Spain José Manuel Carriles (2) 6 Tour Championship

Rankings

For full rankings, see 2003 Challenge Tour graduates.

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

Rank Player Prize money (€)
1 Sweden Johan Edfors 94,509
2 England Martin LeMesurier 88,644
3 Spain José Manuel Carriles 86,604
4 Austria Martin Wiegele 86,057
5 Sweden Peter Hanson 83,663

Notes

  1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Challenge Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Challenge Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Challenge Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the European Tour.
  2. AFR − Sunshine Tour; EUR − European Tour; TLA − Tour de las Américas.

References

  1. "2003 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  2. "2003 Rankings". European Tour. Archived from the original on 3 December 2003. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  3. "Carriles Wins The Grand Final as Edfors is Crowned Challenge Tour Champion 2003". European Tour. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 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. "Eligibility for the Grand Final". European Tour. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 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).

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