2003 Japan Golf Tour
The 2003 Japan Golf Tour was the 31st season of the Japan Golf Tour. The season consisted of 29 official events, all played in Japan.
| Duration | 19 December 2002 – 7 December 2003 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 29 |
| Most wins | 4: Todd Hamilton |
| Money leader |  Toshimitsu Izawa |
← 2002 2004 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points | Other tours[lower-alpha 2] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Dec | Asia Japan Okinawa Open | Okinawa | 100,000,000 | Hiroyuki Fujita (3) |
12 | ASA | New to Japan Golf Tour |
| 6 Apr | Token Homemate Cup | Mie | 100,000,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Andre Stolz (1) |
16 | ||
| 27 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Hirofumi Miyase (5) |
16 | ||
| 4 May | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Hidemasa Hoshino (1) |
16 | ||
| 11 May | Fujisankei Classic | Shizuoka | 110,000,000 | Todd Hamilton (8) |
16 | ||
| 18 May | Japan PGA Championship | Ibaraki | 110,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (13) |
16 | Japan major | |
| 25 May | Munsingwear Open KSB Cup | Hyōgo | 120,000,000 | Hirofumi Miyase (6) |
16 | ||
| 1 Jun | Diamond Cup Tournament | Ibaraki | 110,000,000 | Todd Hamilton (9) |
16 | ||
| 8 Jun | JCB Classic Sendai | Miyagi | 100,000,000 | Katsuyoshi Tomori (7) |
16 | ||
| 22 Jun | Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Hideto Tanihara (1) |
16 | ||
| 29 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 100,000,000 | Todd Hamilton (10) |
16 | ||
| 6 Jul | Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills Cup | Ibaraki | 120,000,000 | Toshimitsu Izawa (13) |
16 | Japan major | |
| 13 Jul | Woodone Open Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 100,000,000 | Toshimitsu Izawa (14) |
16 | ||
| 27 Jul | Sato Foods NST Niigata Open | Niigata | 50,000,000 | Katsumasa Miyamoto (5) |
16 | ||
| 3 Aug | Aiful Cup | Ishikawa | 120,000,000 | Taichi Teshima (3) |
16 | ||
| 10 Aug | Sun Chlorella Classic | Hokkaidō | 130,000,000 | Brendan Jones (2) |
16 | ||
| 31 Aug | Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Soushi Tajima (1) |
16 | ||
| 7 Sep | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship | Hokkaidō | 80,000,000 | Todd Hamilton (11) |
16 | ||
| 14 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 100,000,000 |  Jyoti Randhawa (1) |
16 | ||
| 21 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 |  Yeh Wei-tze (1) |
16 | ||
| 28 Sep | Acom International | Ibaraki | 120,000,000 | Masahiro Kuramoto (30) |
16 | ||
| 12 Oct | Georgia Tokai Classic | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Nozomi Kawahara (1) |
16 | ||
| 19 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Tochigi | 120,000,000 | Keiichiro Fukabori (6) |
32 | Flagship event; Japan major | |
| 26 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 110,000,000 | Naomichi Ozaki (30) |
16 | ||
| 2 Nov | ABC Championship | Hyōgo | 120,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (14) |
16 | ||
| 16 Nov | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 | Kiyoshi Murota (6) |
16 | ||
| 23 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 200,000,000 |  Thomas Bjørn (n/a) |
20 | ||
| 30 Nov | Casio World Open | Kagoshima | 140,000,000 | Katsumune Imai (1) |
16 | ||
| 7 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 100,000,000 | Tetsuji Hiratsuka (1) |
16 | Japan major |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours[lower-alpha 2] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$6,000,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mike Weir |
100 | Major championship | |
| 15 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$6,000,000 | Jim Furyk |
100 | Major championship | |
| 20 Jul | The Open Championship | England | £3,900,000 | Ben Curtis |
100 | Major championship | |
| 17 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$6,000,000 | Shaun Micheel |
100 | Major championship |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[2]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toshimitsu Izawa | 135,454,300 |
| 2 | Tetsuji Hiratsuka | 122,227,033 |
| 3 | Todd Hamilton | 117,547,151 |
| 4 | Shingo Katayama | 117,192,413 |
| 5 | Taichi Teshima | 93,688,731 |
Notes
- The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Japan Golf Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Japan Golf Tour members.
- ASA − Asian PGA Tour.
References
- "2003 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- "2003 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
External links
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