Golf tour season
The 2003 Challenge Tour was the 15th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.[1]
| Date |
Tournament |
Host country |
Purse
(€) |
Winner[a] |
OWGR
points |
Other
tours[b] |
Notes
|
| 2 Feb |
Credomatic MasterCard Costa Rica Open |
Costa Rica |
US$100,000 |
 Sebastián Fernández (1) |
6 |
TLA |
New to Challenge Tour
|
| 9 Feb |
Telefónica Centro America Abierto de Guatemala |
Guatemala |
US$100,000 |
Daniel Vancsik (1) |
6 |
TLA |
New to Challenge Tour
|
| 16 Feb |
American Express Los Encinos Open |
Mexico |
US$100,000 |
 James Hepworth (1) |
6 |
TLA |
New to Challenge Tour
|
| 9 Mar |
Stanbic Zambia Open |
Zambia |
100,000 |
 Johan Edfors (1) |
10 |
AFR |
|
| 23 Mar |
Madeira Island Open |
Portugal |
600,000 |
 Bradley Dredge (3) |
24 |
EUR |
|
| 13 Apr |
Panalpina Banque Commerciale du Maroc Classic |
Morocco |
130,000 |
 Greig Hutcheon (3) |
6 |
|
|
| 11 May |
Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata |
Italy |
120,000 |
Martin LeMesurier (1) |
6 |
|
|
| 18 May |
Izki Challenge de España |
Spain |
135,000 |
Martin Erlandsson (1) |
6 |
|
|
| 25 May |
Fortis Challenge Open |
Netherlands |
135,000 |
Johan Edfors (2) |
6 |
|
|
| 8 Jun |
Nykredit Danish Open |
Denmark |
125,000 |
 Marcus Fraser (1) |
6 |
|
|
| 15 Jun |
Aa St Omer Open |
France |
400,000 |
Brett Rumford (1) |
16 |
EUR |
|
| 22 Jun |
Clearstream International Luxembourg Open |
Luxembourg |
115,000 |
Martin LeMesurier (2) |
6 |
|
|
| 29 Jun |
Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge |
Germany |
110,000 |
Michael Jonzon (1) |
6 |
|
|
| 6 Jul |
Volvo Finnish Open |
Finland |
100,000 |
Jamie Elson (1) |
6 |
|
|
| 13 Jul |
Open des Volcans – Challenge de France |
France |
125,000 |
 Ivó Giner (2) |
6 |
|
|
| 20 Jul |
Kitzbühel Golf Alpin Open |
Austria |
110,000 |
David Geall (1) |
6 |
|
New tournament
|
| 27 Jul |
Golf Padova Terme Euganee International Open |
Italy |
108,000 |
Ivó Giner (3) |
6 |
|
|
| 3 Aug |
Talma Finnish Challenge |
Finland |
150,000 |
Marcus Fraser (2) |
6 |
|
|
| 17 Aug |
BMW Russian Open |
Russia |
400,000 |
Marcus Fraser (3) |
16 |
EUR |
|
| 24 Aug |
Rolex Trophy |
Switzerland |
163,500 |
Michael Jonzon (2) |
6 |
|
|
| 31 Aug |
Skandia PGA Open |
Sweden |
SKr 1,000,000 |
 Titch Moore (1) |
6 |
|
|
| 7 Sep |
BA-CA Golf Open |
Austria |
150,000 |
Robert Coles (1) |
6 |
|
|
| 14 Sep |
Benmore Developments Northern Ireland Masters |
Northern Ireland |
£150,000 |
 Darren Clarke (n/a) |
6 |
|
New tournament
|
| 21 Sep |
Telia Grand Prix |
Sweden |
SKr 1,200,000 |
Euan Little (2) |
6 |
|
|
| 5 Oct |
Open de Toulouse |
France |
110,000 |
Scott Drummond (2) |
6 |
|
New to Challenge Tour
|
| 12 Oct |
Ryder Cup Wales Challenge |
Wales |
120,000 |
Craig Williams (1) |
6 |
|
New tournament
|
| 19 Oct |
Turespaña Mallorca Classic |
Spain |
400,000 |
Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a) |
16 |
EUR |
New tournament
|
| 26 Oct |
Challenge Tour Grand Final |
France |
150,000 |
José Manuel Carriles (2) |
6 |
|
Tour Championship
|
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[2][3] The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2004 European Tour.[4]
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Challenge Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Challenge Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Challenge Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the European Tour.
- ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; EUR − European Tour; TLA − Tour de las Américas.
Marcus Fraser (3)
Johan Edfors
Martin LeMesurier
José Manuel Carriles
Martin Wiegele
