2003 Challenge Tour

The 2003 Challenge Tour was the 15th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour. The tour started as the Satellite Tour with its first Order of Merit rankings in 1989 and was officially renamed as the Challenge Tour at the start of the 1990 season.[1]

2003 Challenge Tour season
Duration30 January 2003 (2003-01-30) – 26 October 2003 (2003-10-26)
Number of official events28
Most wins3:
Australia Marcus Fraser
Challenge Tour RankingsSweden Johan Edfors
← 2002
2004 →

The Challenge Tour Rankings were won by Sweden's Johan Edfors.[2][3]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.[4]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(€)		Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points		Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]		Notes
2 FebCosta Rica OpenCosta Rica100,000Argentina Sebastián Fernández (1)6TLANew to Challenge Tour
9 FebTelefónica Centro America Abierto de GuatemalaGuatemala100,000Argentina Daniel Vancsik (1)6TLANew to Challenge Tour
16 FebAmerican Express Los Encinos OpenMexico100,000England James Hepworth (1)6TLANew to Challenge Tour
9 MarStanbic Zambia OpenZambia100,000Sweden Johan Edfors (1)10AFR
23 MarMadeira Island OpenPortugal600,000Wales Bradley Dredge (3)24EUR
13 AprPanalpina Banque Commerciale du Maroc ClassicMorocco130,000Scotland Greig Hutcheon (3)6
11 MayTessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e BasilicataItaly120,000England Martin LeMesurier (1)6
18 MayIzki Challenge de EspañaSpain135,000Sweden Martin Erlandsson (1)6
25 MayFortis Challenge OpenNetherlands135,000Sweden Johan Edfors (2)6
8 JunNykredit Danish OpenDenmark125,000Australia Marcus Fraser (1)6
15 JunAa St Omer OpenFrance400,000Australia Brett Rumford (1)16EUR
22 JunClearstream International Luxembourg OpenLuxembourg115,000England Martin LeMesurier (2)6
29 JunGaleria Kaufhof Pokal ChallengeGermany110,000Sweden Michael Jonzon (1)6
6 JulVolvo Finnish OpenFinland100,000England Jamie Elson (1)6
13 JulOpen des Volcans – Challenge de FranceFrance125,000Spain Ivó Giner (2)6
20 JulKitzbühel Golf Alpin OpenAustria110,000England David Geall (1)6New tournament
27 JulGolf Padova Terme Euganee International OpenItaly108,000Spain Ivó Giner (3)6
3 AugTalma Finnish ChallengeFinland150,000Australia Marcus Fraser (2)6
17 AugBMW Russian OpenRussia400,000Australia Marcus Fraser (3)16EUR
24 AugRolex TrophySwitzerland163,500Sweden Michael Jonzon (2)6
31 AugSkandia PGA OpenSwedenSKr 1,000,000South Africa Titch Moore (1)6
7 SepBA-CA Golf OpenAustria150,000England Robert Coles (1)6
14 SepBenmore Developments Northern Ireland MastersNorthern Ireland£150,000Northern Ireland Darren Clarke (n/a)6New tournament
21 SepTelia Grand PrixSwedenSKr 1,200,000Scotland Euan Little (2)6
5 OctOpen de ToulouseFrance110,000Scotland Scott Drummond (2)6New to Challenge Tour
12 OctRyder Cup Wales ChallengeWales120,000Wales Craig Williams (1)6New tournament
19 OctTurespaña Mallorca ClassicSpain400,000Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a)16EURNew tournament
26 OctChallenge Tour Grand FinalFrance150,000Spain José Manuel Carriles (2)6Tour Championship

Challenge Tour 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 tour earned status to play on the 2004 European Tour.

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

See also

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. "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  2. "Carriles win the Grand Finale as Edfors is crowned Challenge Tour Champion 2003". PGA European Tour. 26 October 2003.
  3. "Challenge Tour Rankings – 2003". PGA European Tour.
  4. "Tournament Schedule". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
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