The 2003 Tour de las Américas, titled as the 2003 American Express Tour de las Américas for sponsorship reasons, was the 12th season of the Tour de las Américas (formerly the South American Tour), the main professional golf tour in Latin America since it was formed in 1991.
| Duration | 8 January 2003 – 14 December 2003 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 12 |
| Most wins |  Andrés Romero (2) |
| Order of Merit | Eduardo Argiró |
← 2001–02 2004 → | |
American Express title sponsorship edit
In May, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with American Express, being renamed as the American Express Tour de las Américas.[1]
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.[2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan | Caribbean Open | Bahamas | 50,000 | Rafael Gómez (1) |
n/a | |
| 18 Jan | Samsung Panama Open | Panama | 200,000 |  Charles Warren (1) |
n/a | |
| 26 Jan | Cable and Wireless Panama Masters | Panama | 40,000 | Andrés Romero (1) |
n/a | |
| 2 Feb | Credomatic MasterCard Costa Rica Open | Costa Rica | 100,000 | Sebastián Fernández (2) |
6 | CHA |
| 9 Feb | Telefónica Centro America Abierto de Guatemala | Guatemala | 100,000 | Daniel Vancsik (1) |
6 | CHA |
| 16 Feb | American Express Los Encinos Open | Mexico | 100,000 |  James Hepworth (n/a) |
6 | CHA |
| 25 May | Acapulco Fest Invitational | Mexico | 50,000 |  José Octavio González (1) |
n/a | |
| 16 Nov | Bancolombia American Express Serrezuela Masters | Colombia | 50,000 |  Ángel Romero (2) |
n/a | |
| 23 Nov | Abierto de Medellín | Colombia | 50,000 | Andrés Romero (2) |
n/a | |
| 30 Nov | American Express Trump Brazil Open | Brazil | 100,000 |  Carlos Franco (5) |
n/a | |
| 14 Dec | Mexican Open | Mexico | 300,000 | Eduardo Herrera (1) |
n/a |
Unofficial events edit
The following events were sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ($) |
Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct | Copa de Naciones | Mexico | n/a |  Felipe Aguilar and Roy Mackenzie
|
Order of Merit edit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eduardo Argiró |
48,174 |
| 2 | Juan Abbate |
36,221 |
| 3 | Sebastián Fernández |
27,456 |
| 4 | Daniel Vancsik |
26,146 |
| 5 | Rafael Gómez |
24,800 |
Notes edit
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Tour de las Américas events they had won up to and including that tournament.
- ^ CHA − Challenge Tour.
References edit
- ^ "American Express is the new title sponsor". Tour de las Américas. 15 May 2003. Archived from the original on 5 September 2003. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "2003 Tournament schedule" (in Spanish). Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 4 January 2006. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "2003 Order of Merit". Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 17 December 2003. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
External links edit
- Official website (in Spanish)