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2003 Nationwide Tour

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2003 Nationwide Tour season
DurationFebruary 27, 2003 (2003-02-27) – November 2, 2003 (2003-11-02)
Number of official events30
Most winsUnited States Tom Carter (3)
Money listUnited States Zach Johnson
Player of the YearUnited States Zach Johnson
2002
2004

The 2003 Nationwide Tour was the 14th season of the Nationwide Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.

Nationwide title sponsorship

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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

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The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.[2][3]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
Mar 2 Jacob's Creek Open Australia 500,000 United States Joe Ogilvie (3) 12 ANZ
Mar 9 Clearwater Classic New Zealand 500,000 United States Ryan Palmer (1) 12 ANZ
Mar 30 Chitimacha Louisiana Open Louisiana 475,000 United States Brett Wetterich (1) 6
Apr 21 First Tee Arkansas Classic Arkansas 475,000 United States Ted Purdy (1) 6
Apr 27 Rheem Classic Arkansas 475,000 United States Zach Johnson (1) 6
May 4 BMW Charity Pro-Am South Carolina 575,000 United States Tripp Isenhour (2) 6 Pro-Am
May 18 VB Open Virginia 450,000 New Zealand Michael Long (2) 6
May 25 SAS Carolina Classic North Carolina 500,000 Canada David Morland IV (2) 6
Jun 8 LaSalle Bank Open Illinois 500,000 Australia Andre Stolz (1) 6
Jun 15 Northeast Pennsylvania Classic Pennsylvania 450,000 United States Blaine McCallister (1) 6
Jun 22 Lake Erie Charity Classic New York 450,000 United States Guy Boros (2) 6
Jun 29 Knoxville Open Tennessee 475,000 United States Vaughn Taylor (1) 6
Jul 6 Samsung Canadian PGA Championship Canada 450,000 United States Tom Carter (1) 6
Jul 13 Reese's Cup Classic Pennsylvania 450,000 United States Joe Ogilvie (4) 6
Jul 20 Henrico County Open Virginia 450,000 Australia Mark Hensby (3) 6
Jul 27 Dayton Open Ohio 450,000 United States Guy Boros (3) 6
Aug 3 Chattanooga Classic Tennessee 450,000 United States Jason Bohn (1) 6 New tournament
Aug 10 Omaha Classic Nebraska 550,000 United States Bo Van Pelt (1) 6
Aug 17 Price Cutter Charity Championship Missouri 525,000 United States Tom Carter (2) 6
Aug 24 Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open Kansas 475,000 United States Jeff Klauk (1) 6
Aug 31 Alberta Calgary Classic Canada 450,000 United States Tom Carter (3)[c] 6 New tournament
Sep 7 Envirocare Utah Classic Utah 450,000 United States Zach Johnson (2) 6
Sep 14 Oregon Classic Oregon 450,000 United States Chris Couch (2) 6
Sep 21 Albertsons Boise Open Idaho 600,000 United States Roger Tambellini (1) 6
Sep 28 Mark Christopher Charity Classic California 450,000 United States James Oh (1) 6
Oct 5 Monterey Peninsula Classic California 450,000 United States Scott Gutschewski (1) 6
Oct 12 Gila River Classic Arizona 475,000 United States Lucas Glover (1) 6
Oct 19 Permian Basin Charity Golf Classic Texas 450,000 United States D. J. Brigman (1) 6
Oct 26 Miccosukee Championship Florida 500,000 United States Craig Bowden (2) 6 New tournament
Nov 2 Nationwide Tour Championship Alabama 625,000 United States Chris Couch (3) 6 Tour Championship

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[5][6] The top 20 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2004 PGA Tour.[7]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 United States Zach Johnson 494,882
2 United States Joe Ogilvie 392,337
3 United States Tom Carter 360,990
4 United States Chris Couch 342,874
5 United States Bo Van Pelt 289,248

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year United States Zach Johnson [8]

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia.
  3. ^ Carter earned immediate promotion to the PGA Tour, as this was his third win of the season.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Nationwide Insurance Replaces Buy.com As Tour Title Sponsor". Sports Business Journal. July 12, 2002. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "2003 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 11, 2004. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  3. ^ "2004 Nationwide Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  4. ^ Foltz, Jerry (September 2, 2003). "Carters Journey to a Battlefield Promotion". NBC Sports. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  5. ^ "2003 Nationwide Tour money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 29, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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...
  8. ^ "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.
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