2003 European Seniors Tour

2003 European Seniors Tour season
Duration	21 March 2003 – 23 November 2003
Number of official events	22
Most wins	Carl Mason (4)
Order of Merit	Carl Mason
Rookie of the Year	Carl Mason
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The 2003 European Seniors Tour was the 12th season of the European Seniors Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.^[1]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (€)	Winner^[a]	Notes
23 Mar	Digicel Jamaica Classic	Jamaica	US$250,000	Ray Carrasco (2)
29 Mar	Royal Westmoreland Barbados Open	Barbados	US$200,000	Terry Gale (3)
5 Apr	Tobago Plantations Seniors Classic	Trinidad and Tobago	US$200,000	Terry Gale (4)
18 May	AIB Irish Seniors Open	Ireland	330,000	Noel Ratcliffe (7)
25 May	Wallonia Open	Belgium	130,000	Hank Woodrome (1)
8 Jun	Senior PGA Championship	United States	US$2,000,000	John Jacobs (n/a)	Senior major championship^[b]
15 Jun	Irvine Whitlock Jersey Seniors Classic	Jersey	£100,000	Malcolm Gregson (4)
22 Jun	De Vere Northumberland Seniors Classic	England	£150,000	Jerry Bruner (2)
29 Jun	U.S. Senior Open	United States	US$2,600,000	Bruce Lietzke (n/a)	Senior major championship^[b]
6 Jul	Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open	Wales	£500,000	Bill Longmuir (1)
13 Jul	Mobile Cup	England	£125,000	Carl Mason (1)
27 Jul	Senior British Open	Scotland	US$1,600,000	Tom Watson (n/a)	Senior major championship
3 Aug	De Vere PGA Seniors Championship	England	£200,000	Bill Longmuir (2)
10 Aug	Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open	Switzerland	160,000	Horacio Carbonetti (1)
17 Aug	Travis Perkins Senior Masters	England	£225,000	John Chillas (1)
24 Aug	Nigel Mansell Classic	England	£150,000	Mike Miller (1)	New tournament
31 Aug	Charles Church Scottish Seniors Open	Scotland	£150,000	Terry Gale (5)
7 Sep	Bovis Lend Lease European Senior Masters	England	£225,000	Paul Leonard (2)
20 Sep	The Daily Telegraph Turismo Andaluz Seniors Match Play Championship	Spain	£100,000	Carl Mason (2)
28 Sep	Merseyside English Seniors Open	Spain	£150,000	Carl Mason (3)	New tournament
4 Oct	Tunisian Seniors Open	Tunisia	£125,000	David Good (2)
12 Oct	Estoril Seniors Tour Championship	Portugal	240,000	Carl Mason (4)	Tour Championship

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the European Seniors Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (€)	Winners	Notes
23 Nov	UBS Cup	United States	US$3,000,000	Tie ( Team USA retain)	Team event

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.^[2]

Position	Player	Prize money (€)
1	Carl Mason	350,242
2	Bill Longmuir	253,667
3	Terry Gale	195,727
4	John Chillas	190,003
5	Denis Durnian	146,604

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Rookie of the Year	Carl Mason	^[3]

Notes

^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Seniors Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Seniors Tour members.
^ ^a ^b Official win; unofficial money.

References

^ "2003 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
^ "2003 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 2 December 2003. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
^ "'Cheers' to the European Senior Tour". Golf Business News. 5 December 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2023. Other previous winners include José Rivero (2006), Kevin Spurgeon (2005), Pete Oakley (2004) and Carl Mason (2003)...