The 2003 PGA Championship was the 85th PGA Championship, held from August 14–17 at the East Course of Oak Hill Country Club near Rochester, New York. Shaun Micheel won his only major title, two strokes ahead of runner-up Chad Campbell.[2][3] It was also the sole career win for Micheel on the PGA Tour, who was making his 164th PGA Tour start and was ranked 169th in the world at the start of the week.
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 14–17, 2003 |
| Location | Rochester, New York |
| Course(s) | Oak Hill Country Club, East Course |
| Organized by | PGA of America |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour PGA European Tour Japan Golf Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,134 yards (6,523 m) |
| Field | 156 players, 70 after cut |
| Cut | 148 (+8)[1] |
| Prize fund | $6,000,000 €5,254,309 |
| Winner's share | $1,080,000 €953,980 |
| Champion | |
 Shaun Micheel | |
| 276 (−4) | |
This was the fifth major at the East Course, which previously hosted the PGA Championship in 1980, and the U.S. Open in 1956, 1968, and 1989. It also hosted the Ryder Cup in 1995; the PGA Championship returned in 2013.
The first round of the tournament was briefly interrupted by the Northeast blackout of 2003.
Course layout edit
East Course
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 460 | 401 | 214 | 570 | 428 | 175 | 461 | 428 | 452 | 3,589 | 429 | 226 | 372 | 598 | 323 | 181 | 439 | 495 | 482 | 3,545 | 7,134 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
Previous course lengths for major championships
- 6,902 yards (6,311 m) - par 70, 1989 U.S. Open
- 6,964 yards (6,368 m) - par 70, 1980 PGA Championship
- 6,962 yards (6,366 m) - par 70, 1968 U.S. Open
- 6,902 yards (6,311 m) - par 70, 1956 U.S. Open
Round summaries edit
First round edit
Thursday, August 14, 2003
| Place | Player | Score | To par[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Phil Mickelson |
66 | −4 |
 Rod Pampling
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| 3 | Billy Andrade |
67 | −3 |
| T4 | Lee Janzen |
68 | −2 |
 Mike Weir
| |||
| T6 | Aaron Baddeley |
69 | −1 |
| Chad Campbell
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| Fred Funk
| |||
| Tim Herron
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| Shaun Micheel
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 Vijay Singh
| |||
| Kevin Sutherland
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Second round edit
Friday, August 15, 2003
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shaun Micheel |
69-68=137 | −3 |
| T2 | Billy Andrade |
67-72=139 | −1 |
| Mike Weir |
68-71=139 | ||
| 4 | Rod Pampling |
66-74=140 | E |
| T5 | Chad Campbell |
69-72=141 | +1 |
 José Cóceres |
73-68=141 | ||
 Ernie Els |
71-70=141 | ||
| Tim Herron |
69-72=141 | ||
| Phil Mickelson |
66-75=141 | ||
| Tom Pernice Jr. |
70-71=141 | ||
| Adam Scott |
72-69=141 |
Third round edit
Saturday, August 16, 2003
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Chad Campbell |
69-72-65=206 | −4 |
| Shaun Micheel |
69-68-69=206 | ||
| 3 | Mike Weir |
68-71-70=209 | −1 |
| 4 | Tim Clark |
72-70-68=210 | E |
| T5 | Billy Andrade |
67-72-72=211 | +1 |
| Briny Baird |
73-71-67=211 | ||
 Alex Čejka |
74-69-68=211 | ||
| Ernie Els |
71-70-70=211 | ||
| T9 | Fred Funk |
69-73-70=212 | +2 |
| Charles Howell III |
70-72-70=212 | ||
| Vijay Singh |
69-73-70=212 |
Final round edit
Sunday, August 17, 2003
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shaun Micheel |
69-68-69-70=276 | −4 | 1,080,000 |
| 2 | Chad Campbell |
69-72-65-72=278 | −2 | 648,000 |
| 3 | Tim Clark |
72-70-68-69=279 | −1 | 408,000 |
| 4 | Alex Čejka |
74-69-68-69=280 | E | 288,000 |
| T5 | Ernie Els |
71-70-70-71=282 | +2 | 214,000 |
| Jay Haas |
70-74-69-69=282 | |||
| T7 | Fred Funk |
69-73-70-72=284 | +4 | 175,667 |
| Loren Roberts |
70-73-70-71=284 | |||
| Mike Weir |
68-71-70-75=284 | |||
| T10 | Billy Andrade |
67-72-72-74=285 | +5 | 135,500 |
 Niclas Fasth |
76-70-71-68=285 | |||
| Charles Howell III |
70-72-70-73=285 | |||
| Kenny Perry |
75-72-70-68=285 |
Scorecard edit
Final round
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Micheel |
−5 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −3 | −4 | −3 | −4 |
| Campbell |
−3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −2 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 |
| Clark |
−1 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −1 | E | −1 | −1 | E | −1 | −1 | −1 |
| Čejka |
+1 | +1 | +1 | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | +1 | E | E | E | −1 | E | E |
| Els |
+1 | +1 | +1 | E | E | +1 | +2 | +1 | E | +1 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 |
| Haas |
+3 | +3 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +2 |
| Weir |
E | +1 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +5 | +4 |
| Andrade |
+2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +5 | +5 | +6 | +6 | +5 | +5 | +4 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +5 |
| Howell |
+3 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +4 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
| Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey |
Source:[6]
References edit
- ^ "Tournament Info for: 2003 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
- ^ Bamberger, Michael (August 25, 2003). "The Unknown Factor". Sports Illustrated. p. 42.
- ^ Ferguson, Doug (August 18, 2003). "Micheel big shot at PGA". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. p. C-1.
- ^ - GolfPlus
- ^ "2003 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
- ^ a b "PGA Championship leaderboard". PGA of America. August 17, 2003. Retrieved May 27, 2015.