The 2003 EPD Tour was the seventh season of the EPD Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

2003 EPD Tour season
Duration26 February 2003 (2003-02-26) – 14 September 2003 (2003-09-14)
Number of official events17
Most winsEngland Darren Leng (4)
Order of MeritEngland Darren Leng
2002
2004

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
()
Winner[a]
28 Feb Oliva Nova Golf & Beach Resort Spain 35,000   Darren Leng (2)
16 Apr Kempferhof Classic France 20,000   Darren Leng (3)
25 Apr Jakobsberg Classic Germany 20,000   Joost Steenkamer (2)
6 May Haus Bey Classic Germany 15,000   Craig Miller (1)
13 May Gleidingen Classic Germany 16,500   Darren Leng (4)
28 May Baloise La Largue France 17,500   Euan McIntosh (2)
3 Jun Bodensee Classic Germany 15,000   Nabil Gharbi (1)
25 Jun Licher Classic Germany 17,500   Matthias Ziegler (1)
1 Jul Reichswald Classic Germany 15,000   Søren Juul (1)
8 Jul Hohenpahl Classic Germany 15,000   Mark Stevenson (1)
22 Jul Sybrook Classic Netherlands 15,000   Darren Leng (5)
29 Jul Winnerod Classic Germany 15,000   Christoph Günther (4)
5 Aug Schärding Classic Austria 17,500   Christian Reimbold (1)
19 Aug Habsberg Classic Germany 17,500   Craig Miller (2)
31 Aug Wallonia Pro-Am Belgium 25,000   Laurent Richard (1)
14 Sep Central European Development Open Germany 50,000   Simon Dunn (1)

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[3] The top four players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2004 Challenge Tour.[4]

Position Player Prize money () Status earned
1   Darren Leng 18,208 Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School)
2   Jochen Lupprian 15,462 Promoted to Challenge Tour
3   Christoph Günther 11,902
4   Simon Dunn 9,357
5   Craig Miller 9,215
6   Søren Juul 9,188
7   Euan McIntosh 9,185
8   Joost Steenkamer 8,825
9   Peter Bronson 7,656
10   James Johnson 6,652

Notes

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  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of EPD Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the EPD Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Challenge Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "2003 Results". EPD Tour. Archived from the original on 10 February 2005. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Schedule 2003". EPD Tour. Archived from the original on 9 February 2003. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  3. ^ "2003 Order of Merit". EPD Tour. Archived from the original on 18 February 2004. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Geschafft: Jochen Lupprian, Christoph Günther und Craig Miller in Stage II" [Done: Jochen Lupprian, Christoph Günther and Craig Miller in Stage II] (in German). PGA of Germany. 16 September 2003. Archived from the original on 23 December 2003. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
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