The 2003 Nationwide Tour was the 14th season of the Nationwide Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.
| Duration | February 27, 2003 – November 2, 2003 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 30 |
| Most wins |  Tom Carter (3) |
| Money list | Zach Johnson |
| Player of the Year | Zach Johnson |
← 2002 2004 → | |
Nationwide title sponsorship edit
In July 2002, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with the Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, being renamed as the Nationwide Tour.[1]
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.[2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2 | Jacob's Creek Open | Australia | 500,000 | Joe Ogilvie (3)
|
12 | ANZ | |
| Mar 9 | Clearwater Classic | New Zealand | 500,000 | Ryan Palmer (1)
|
12 | ANZ | |
| Mar 30 | Chitimacha Louisiana Open | Louisiana | 475,000 | Brett Wetterich (1)
|
6 | ||
| Apr 21 | First Tee Arkansas Classic | Arkansas | 475,000 | Ted Purdy (1)
|
6 | ||
| Apr 27 | Rheem Classic | Arkansas | 475,000 | Zach Johnson (1)
|
6 | ||
| May 4 | BMW Charity Pro-Am | South Carolina | 575,000 | Tripp Isenhour (2)
|
6 | Pro-Am | |
| May 18 | VB Open | Virginia | 450,000 |  Michael Long (2)
|
6 | ||
| May 25 | SAS Carolina Classic | North Carolina | 500,000 |  David Morland IV (2)
|
6 | ||
| Jun 8 | LaSalle Bank Open | Illinois | 500,000 |  Andre Stolz (1)
|
6 | ||
| Jun 15 | Northeast Pennsylvania Classic | Pennsylvania | 450,000 | Blaine McCallister (1)
|
6 | ||
| Jun 22 | Lake Erie Charity Classic | New York | 450,000 | Guy Boros (2)
|
6 | ||
| Jun 29 | Knoxville Open | Tennessee | 475,000 | Vaughn Taylor (1)
|
6 | ||
| Jul 6 | Samsung Canadian PGA Championship | Canada | 450,000 | Tom Carter (1)
|
6 | ||
| Jul 13 | Reese's Cup Classic | Pennsylvania | 450,000 | Joe Ogilvie (4)
|
6 | ||
| Jul 20 | Henrico County Open | Virginia | 450,000 | Mark Hensby (3)
|
6 | ||
| Jul 27 | Dayton Open | Ohio | 450,000 | Guy Boros (3)
|
6 | ||
| Aug 3 | Chattanooga Classic | Tennessee | 450,000 | Jason Bohn (1)
|
6 | New tournament | |
| Aug 10 | Omaha Classic | Nebraska | 550,000 | Bo Van Pelt (1)
|
6 | ||
| Aug 17 | Price Cutter Charity Championship | Missouri | 525,000 | Tom Carter (2)
|
6 | ||
| Aug 24 | Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open | Kansas | 475,000 | Jeff Klauk (1)
|
6 | ||
| Aug 31 | Alberta Calgary Classic | Canada | 450,000 | Tom Carter (3)[c]
|
6 | New tournament | |
| Sep 7 | Envirocare Utah Classic | Utah | 450,000 | Zach Johnson (2)
|
6 | ||
| Sep 14 | Oregon Classic | Oregon | 450,000 | Chris Couch (2)
|
6 | ||
| Sep 21 | Albertsons Boise Open | Idaho | 600,000 | Roger Tambellini (1)
|
6 | ||
| Sep 28 | Mark Christopher Charity Classic | California | 450,000 | James Oh (1)
|
6 | ||
| Oct 5 | Monterey Peninsula Classic | California | 450,000 | Scott Gutschewski (1)
|
6 | ||
| Oct 12 | Gila River Classic | Arizona | 475,000 | Lucas Glover (1)
|
6 | ||
| Oct 19 | Permian Basin Charity Golf Classic | Texas | 450,000 | D. J. Brigman (1)
|
6 | ||
| Oct 26 | Miccosukee Championship | Florida | 500,000 | Craig Bowden (2)
|
6 | New tournament | |
| Nov 2 | Nationwide Tour Championship | Alabama | 625,000 | Chris Couch (3)
|
6 | Tour Championship |
Money list edit
For full rankings, see 2003 Nationwide Tour graduates.
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4][5] The top 20 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2004 PGA Tour.[6]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zach Johnson |
494,882 |
| 2 | Joe Ogilvie |
392,337 |
| 3 | Tom Carter |
360,990 |
| 4 | Chris Couch |
342,874 |
| 5 | Bo Van Pelt |
289,248 |
Awards edit
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Zach Johnson |
[7] |
Notes edit
- ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Nationwide Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Nationwide Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Nationwide Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour.
- ^ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia.
- ^ Carter earned immediate promotion to the PGA Tour, as this was his third win of the season.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Nationwide Insurance Replaces Buy.com As Tour Title Sponsor". Sports Business Journal. July 12, 2002. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ "2003 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 11, 2004. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ Foltz, Jerry (September 2, 2003). "Carters Journey to a Battlefield Promotion". NBC Sports. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ "2003 Nationwide Tour money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 29, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ "End-of-year awards cap off 2003 golfing season". The Victoria Advocate. Victoria, Texas. December 7, 2003. p. 23 (7B in paper). Retrieved September 1, 2023 – via Google News Archive.
Johnson made the cut in 19 of 20 events and earned his PGA Tour card as the Nationwide's top money leader with $494,882.
- ^ "Golf: Quinney, Johnson off to Q School". Eugene Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. November 6, 2003. p. 12 (C6 in paper). Retrieved September 1, 2023 – via Google News Archive.
The top 20 on the Nationwide Tour earn PGA Tour cards for 2004...
- ^ "Johnson named Nationwide Tour Player of the Year". PGA Tour. November 9, 2003. Archived from the original on September 13, 2004. Retrieved September 1, 2023.