2003 European Tour
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Ernie Els (4) Ernie Els| Duration | 21 November 2002 – 2 November 2003 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 45 |
| Most wins | Ernie Els (4) |
| Order of Merit | Ernie Els |
| Golfer of the Year | Ernie Els |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |  Peter Lawrie |
← 2002 2004 → | |
The 2003 European Tour was the 32nd season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
There were four new tournaments to the European Tour in 2003, the Nordic Open[1] and three dual-ranking events, the Aa St Omer Open, BMW Russian Open and Mallorca Classic. Lost from the tour schedule were the English Open, Great North Open and the dual-ranking North West of Ireland Open.[2]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.[3]
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner(s) | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct | HSBC World Match Play Championship | England | £2,300,000 | Ernie Els | n/a | Limited-field event |
| 9 Nov | Seve Trophy | Spain | n/a |  Team GB&I | n/a | Team event |
| 18 Nov | WGC-World Cup | United States | US$4,000,000 | Trevor Immelman and Rory Sabbatini | n/a | World Golf Championship Team event |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was titled as the Volvo Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[4][5]
| Position | Player | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | 2,975,374 |
| 2 |  Darren Clarke | 2,210,051 |
| 3 | Pádraig Harrington | 1,555,623 |
| 4 |  Freddie Jacobson | 1,521,303 |
| 5 |  Ian Poulter | 1,500,855 |
| 6 | Paul Casey | 1,360,456 |
| 7 | Lee Westwood | 1,330,713 |
| 8 |  Thomas Bjørn | 1,327,148 |
| 9 | Brian Davis | 1,245,513 |
| 10 |  Phillip Price | 1,234,018 |