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 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 9 |
| Order of Merit | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Peter Lonard |
← 2002 2004 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points |
Other tours[lower-alpha 2] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jan | Holden New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$700,000 |  Mahal Pearce (1) |
16 | ||
| 2 Feb | Heineken Classic | Victoria | 2,000,000 |  Ernie Els (n/a) |
30 | EUR | |
| 9 Feb | ANZ Championship | New South Wales | 1,750,000 |  Paul Casey (n/a) |
30 | EUR | |
| 16 Feb | Johnnie Walker Classic | Western Australia | £1,000,000 | Ernie Els (n/a) |
44 | ASA, EUR | |
| 2 Mar | Jacob's Creek Open | South Australia | US$500,000 |  Joe Ogilvie (n/a) |
12 | NWT | |
| 9 Mar | Clearwater Classic | New Zealand | US$500,000 | Ryan Palmer (n/a) |
12 | NWT | |
| 7 Dec | MasterCard Masters | Victoria | 1,250,000 | Robert Allenby (8) |
18 | ||
| 14 Dec | Australian PGA Championship | Queensland | 1,000,000 | Peter Senior (18) |
16 | ||
| 21 Dec | Hillross Australian Open | Victoria | 1,500,000 | Peter Lonard (6) |
32 | Flagship event |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Lonard | 604,000 |
| 2 | Andre Stolz | 395,270 |
| 3 | Peter Senior | 354,196 |
| 4 | Chris Downes | 284,056 |
| 5 | Nick O'Hern | 279,470 |
Von Nida Tour
| Duration | 13 March 2003 – 23 November 2003 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 10[lower-alpha 3] |
| Most wins | 2: Scott Hend |
| Order of Merit | Scott Hend |
2004 → | |
The 2003 Von Nida Tour was the inaugural season of the Von Nida Tour, the official development tour of the PGA Tour of Australasia between 2003 and 2008.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.[4]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[lower-alpha 4] | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar | Bega Cheese NSW PGA Championship | New South Wales | 100,000 | Chris Downes (1) |
[5] |
| 23 Mar | Toyota Southern Classic | New South Wales | 100,000 | Scott Hend (1) |
[6] |
| 30 Mar | Volvo Trucks Klassic | New South Wales | 75,000 | Marcus Fraser (1) |
[7] |
| 9 May | Schweppes SA PGA Championship | South Australia | 100,000 | Stuart Bouvier (1) |
[8] |
| 25 May | WA PGA Championship | Western Australia | 100,000 | Kim Felton (1) |
[9] |
| 20 Jul | Queensland Masters | Queensland | 100,000 | Peter Senior (1) |
[10] |
| 12 Oct | Links Group Victorian PGA Championship | Victoria | 100,000 | Martin Doyle (1) |
[11] |
| Victorian Open | Victoria | – | Cancelled | ||
| 2 Nov | QLD Group Queensland Open | Queensland | 100,000 | Scott Hend (2) |
[12] |
| 9 Nov | Queensland PGA Championship | Queensland | 100,000 | David Diaz (1) |
[13] |
| 23 Nov | GolfSkins New South Wales Open | New South Wales | 100,000 | Craig Carmichael (1) |
[14] |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[15]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Hend | 52,006 |
| 2 | Craig Carmichael | 36,661 |
| 3 | Chris Downes | 34,015 |
| 4 | Stuart Bouvier | 27,817 |
| 5 | Matthew Millar | 25,958 |
Notes
- The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australasia events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour of Australasia members.
- ASA − Asian PGA Tour; EUR − European Tour; NWT − Nationwide Tour.
- A further one tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
- The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Von Nida Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Von Nida Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour of Australasia.
References
- 2003 PGA Tour of Australasia Schedule
- "Tour Information Centre – 2003". PGA Tour of Australasia.
- "2003 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- "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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