2003 PGA Tour of Australasia

The 2003 PGA Tour of Australasia was a series of men's professional golf events played mainly in Australia and New Zealand. The main tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia are played in the southern summer so they are split between the first and last months of the year. It was the first year of tour's new developmental series; known as the Von Nida Tour and was played in the middle of the year.

Main tournament results

The table below shows the 2003 schedule. It only lists official money events on the main tour.

Date Tournament Location Winner OWGR
points[1]		 Notes
19 Jan Holden New Zealand Open New Zealand Mahal Pearce (1) 16
2 Feb Heineken Classic Victoria Ernie Els (n/a) 30 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
9 Feb ANZ Championship New South Wales Paul Casey (n/a) 30 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
16 Feb Johnnie Walker Classic Western Australia Ernie Els (n/a) 44 Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and European Tour
2 Mar Jacob's Creek Open Championship South Australia Joe Ogilvie (n/a) 12 Co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour
9 Mar Clearwater Classic New Zealand Ryan Palmer (n/a) 12 Co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour
7 Dec MasterCard Masters Victoria Robert Allenby (8) 18
14 Dec Cadbury Schweppes
Australian PGA Championship		 Queensland Peter Senior (18) 16
21 Dec Hillross Australian Open Victoria Peter Lonard (6) 32 Flagship event

Source:[2][3]

Leading money winners
PositionPlayerCountryPrize money (A$)
1Peter Lonard Australia604,000
2Andre Stolz Australia395,269
3Peter Senior Australia354,196
4Chris Downes Australia284,056
5Nick O'Hern Australia279,470
6Jarrod Moseley Australia251,434
7Peter Senior Australia210,860
8Craig Parry Australia229,855
9Mahal Pearce New Zealand203,578
10Peter O'Malley Australia168,363
n/aJoe Ogilvie United States219,383
n/aRyan Palmer United States205,204

Source:[4]
Ogilvie and Palmer were non-members and earned their winnings via co-sanctioned events with the Nationwide Tour.

References
  1. "Events – PGA Tour of Australasia – 2003". Official World Golf Ranking.
  2. 2003 PGA Tour of Australasia Schedule
  3. "Tour Information Centre – 2003". PGA Tour of Australasia.
  4. 2003 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit
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