2003 Challenge Tour
Year2003
TourChallenge Tour
Regular season30 January 2003 – 26 October 2003
No of events28
Most winsMarcus Fraser (3)
Honor 1Rankings
Honoree 1Johan Edfors
Prevseason2002
Nextseason2004

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.[1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(€)		Winner[a]OWGR
points		Other
tours[b]		Notes
2 FebCredomatic MasterCard Costa Rica OpenCosta RicaUS$100,000Sebastián Fernández (1)6TLANew to Challenge Tour
9 FebTelefónica Centro America Abierto de GuatemalaGuatemalaUS$100,000Daniel Vancsik (1)6TLANew to Challenge Tour
16 FebAmerican Express Los Encinos OpenMexicoUS$100,000James Hepworth (1)6TLANew to Challenge Tour
9 MarStanbic Zambia OpenZambia100,000Johan Edfors (1)10AFR
23 MarMadeira Island OpenPortugal600,000Bradley Dredge (3)24EUR
13 AprPanalpina Banque Commerciale du Maroc ClassicMorocco130,000Greig Hutcheon (3)6
11 MayTessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e BasilicataItaly120,000Martin LeMesurier (1)6
18 MayIzki Challenge de EspañaSpain135,000Martin Erlandsson (1)6
25 MayFortis Challenge OpenNetherlands135,000Johan Edfors (2)6
8 JunNykredit Danish OpenDenmark125,000Marcus Fraser (1)6
15 JunAa St Omer OpenFrance400,000Brett Rumford (1)16EUR
22 JunClearstream International Luxembourg OpenLuxembourg115,000Martin LeMesurier (2)6
29 JunGaleria Kaufhof Pokal ChallengeGermany110,000Michael Jonzon (1)6
6 JulVolvo Finnish OpenFinland100,000Jamie Elson (1)6
13 JulOpen des Volcans – Challenge de FranceFrance125,000Ivó Giner (2)6
20 JulKitzbühel Golf Alpin OpenAustria110,000David Geall (1)6New tournament
27 JulGolf Padova Terme Euganee International OpenItaly108,000Ivó Giner (3)6
3 AugTalma Finnish ChallengeFinland150,000Marcus Fraser (2)6
17 AugBMW Russian OpenRussia400,000Marcus Fraser (3)16EUR
24 AugRolex TrophySwitzerland163,500Michael Jonzon (2)6
31 AugSkandia PGA OpenSwedenSKr 1,000,000Titch Moore (1)6
7 SepBA-CA Golf OpenAustria150,000Robert Coles (1)6
14 SepBenmore Developments Northern Ireland MastersNorthern Ireland£150,000Darren Clarke (n/a)6New tournament
21 SepTelia Grand PrixSwedenSKr 1,200,000Euan Little (2)6
5 OctOpen de ToulouseFrance110,000Scott Drummond (2)6New to Challenge Tour
12 OctRyder Cup Wales ChallengeWales120,000Craig Williams (1)6New tournament
19 OctTurespaña Mallorca ClassicSpain400,000Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a)16EURNew tournament
26 OctChallenge Tour Grand FinalFrance150,000José Manuel Carriles (2)6Tour Championship

Rankings

For full rankings, see 2003 Challenge Tour graduates.

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[2][3] The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2004 European Tour.[4]

RankPlayerPrize money (€)
1Johan Edfors94,509
2Martin LeMesurier88,644
3José Manuel Carriles86,604
4Martin Wiegele86,057
5Peter Hanson83,663

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 3 December 2003 at the Wayback Machine. 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).