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2003 Asian PGA Tour

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2003 Asian PGA Tour season
Duration19 December 2002 (2002-12-19) – 14 December 2003 (2003-12-14)
Number of official events18
Most winsIndia Arjun Atwal (2)
China Zhang Lianwei (2)
Order of MeritIndia Arjun Atwal
Players' Player of the YearIndia Arjun Atwal
Rookie of the YearAustralia Marcus Both
2002
2004

The 2003 Asian PGA Tour, titled as the 2003 Davidoff Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the ninth season of the Asian PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in Asia (outside of Japan) since it was established in 1995.

It was the fifth season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Davidoff, that was announced in May 1999.[1]

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
22 Dec Asia Japan Okinawa Open Japan ¥100,000,000 Japan Hiroyuki Fujita (n/a) 12 JPN New to Asian PGA Tour
26 Jan Caltex Masters Singapore 900,000 China Zhang Lianwei (5) 20 EUR
16 Feb Johnnie Walker Classic Australia £1,000,000 South Africa Ernie Els (n/a) 44 ANZ, EUR
23 Feb Carlsberg Malaysian Open Malaysia 1,100,000 India Arjun Atwal (5) 20 EUR
2 Mar Myanmar Open Myanmar 200,000 Taiwan Lin Keng-chi (5) 6
30 Mar Royal Challenge Indian Open India 300,000 United States Mike Cunning (1) 6
6 Apr Thailand Open Thailand 150,000 United States Edward Loar (1) 6
4 May Maekyung Open South Korea ₩500,000,000 South Korea Chung Joon (1) 6 KOR
29 Jun SK Telecom Open South Korea ₩500,000,000 South Korea K. J. Choi (2) 6 KOR
14 Sep Mercuries Taiwan Masters Taiwan 300,000 Taiwan Lin Wen-ko (1) 6
12 Oct Kolon Korea Open South Korea ₩500,000,000 United States John Daly (n/a) 6 KOR
19 Oct Macau Open Macau 250,000 Scotland Colin Montgomerie (n/a) 6
26 Oct Sanya Open China 200,000 Australia Marcus Both (1) 6 New tournament
9 Nov Hero Honda Masters India 300,000 India Arjun Atwal (6) 6
16 Nov Volvo China Open China 500,000 China Zhang Lianwei (6) 6
23 Nov Acer Taiwan Open Taiwan 300,000 Australia Jason Dawes (1) 6
7 Dec Omega Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 700,000 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (n/a) 26 EUR
14 Dec Volvo Masters of Asia Malaysia 500,000 Thailand Thongchai Jaidee (4) 20

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 India Arjun Atwal 284,019
2 China Zhang Lianwei 254,870
3 Thailand Thongchai Jaidee 228,787
4 Thailand Thaworn Wiratchant 156,074
5 Australia Brad Kennedy 128,809

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Players' Player of the Year India Arjun Atwal [5]
Rookie of the Year Australia Marcus Both [5]

Notes

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  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asian PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asian PGA Tour members.
  2. ^ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "Asian PGA gets cash injection". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 26 May 1999. p. 104 (38 in paper). Retrieved 25 June 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  2. ^ "Tournament schedule 2003 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. ^ "2003 Asian PGA Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Order of Merit for Atwal". The Times of India. 15 December 2003. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Atwal Voted Asian PGA Players' Player Of The Year". Asian PGA. 15 December 2003. Archived from the original on 2 January 2004. Retrieved 8 January 2023. Indian star Arjun Atwal capped a stellar season at the Annual Asian PGA Tour Gala Dinner on Sunday, earning the prestigious Players' Player of the Year award.. Australian Marcus Both, winner of the inaugural Sanya Open in China, was named Rookie of the Year.
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