2003 Challenge Tour
Golf tour season
The 2003 Challenge Tour was the 15th season of the Challenge Tour , the official development tour to the European Tour .
Schedule
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
Rankings
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]
Notes
^ 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 .
References
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