2003 Players Championship
The 2003 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 27–30 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 30th Players Championship.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 27–30, 2003 |
| Location | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 30.198°N 81.394°W |
| Course(s) | TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,093 yards (6,486 m)[1] |
| Field | 144 players, 72 after cut |
| Cut | 144 (Even) |
| Prize fund | $6.5 million |
| Winner's share | $1.17 million |
| Champion | |
 Davis Love III | |
| 271 (−17) | |
| Location Map | |
  TPC Sawgrass Location in the United States  TPC Sawgrass Location in Florida | |
Davis Love III shot a final round 64 in cool and blustery conditions to handily win his second Players title, six strokes ahead of runners-up Jay Haas and Pádraig Harrington, the 54-hole co-leaders.[2][3] Love won eleven years earlier in 1992,[4] and started the final round two strokes back.
Defending champion Craig Perks finished twelve strokes back, in a tie for seventeenth place.
Venue
This was the 22nd Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at 7,093 yards (6,486 m).
Field
Fulton Allem, Robert Allenby, Stephen Ames, Billy Andrade, Stuart Appleby, Paul Azinger, Briny Baird, Craig Barlow, Pat Bates, Cameron Beckman, Rich Beem, Notah Begay III, David Berganio Jr., Mark Brooks, Olin Browne, Bob Burns, Jonathan Byrd, Tom Byrum, Ángel Cabrera, Mark Calcavecchia, Chad Campbell, Michael Campbell, Jim Carter, Greg Chalmers, K. J. Choi, Stewart Cink, Tim Clark, Darren Clarke, José Cóceres, John Cook, Fred Couples, Ben Crane, John Daly, Robert Damron, Glen Day, Chris DiMarco, Luke Donald, Joe Durant, David Duval, Joel Edwards, Steve Elkington, Bob Estes, Nick Faldo, Niclas Fasth, Brad Faxon, Steve Flesch, Dan Forsman, Carlos Franco, Harrison Frazar, Fred Funk, Jim Furyk, Robert Gamez, Sergio García, Brian Gay, Brent Geiberger, Matt Gogel, Retief Goosen, David Gossett, Jay Haas, Pádraig Harrington, Dudley Hart, J. P. Hayes, J. J. Henry, Tim Herron, Glen Hnatiuk, Charles Howell III, John Huston, Trevor Immelman, Lee Janzen, Brandt Jobe, Per-Ulrik Johansson, Steve Jones, Jonathan Kaye, Jerry Kelly, Skip Kendall, Matt Kuchar, Neal Lancaster, Bernhard Langer, Paul Lawrie, Stephen Leaney, Tom Lehman, Justin Leonard, Thomas Levet, J. L. Lewis, Frank Lickliter, Peter Lonard, Davis Love III, Steve Lowery, Andrew Magee, Jeff Maggert, Shigeki Maruyama, Len Mattiace, Billy Mayfair, Scott McCarron, Spike McRoy, Rocco Mediate, Shaun Micheel, Colin Montgomerie, Greg Norman, Mark O'Meara, Geoff Ogilvy, José María Olazábal, Rod Pampling, Jesper Parnevik, Craig Parry, Carl Paulson, Corey Pavin, David Peoples, Pat Perez, Craig Perks, Tom Pernice Jr., Kenny Perry, Tim Petrovic, Nick Price, Chris Riley, Loren Roberts, John Rollins, Eduardo Romero, Justin Rose, Rory Sabbatini, Gene Sauers, Adam Scott, John Senden, Joey Sindelar, Vijay Singh, Heath Slocum, Jeff Sluman, Chris Smith, Paul Stankowski, Steve Stricker, Kevin Sutherland, Hal Sutton, Hidemichi Tanaka, Phil Tataurangi, Esteban Toledo, David Toms, Kirk Triplett, Bob Tway, Scott Verplank, Duffy Waldorf, Mike Weir, Jay Williamson, Garrett Willis, Tiger Woods
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, March 27, 2003
Friday, March 28, 2003
Second round
Friday, March 28, 2003
Saturday, March 29, 2003
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pádraig Harrington |  Ireland | 67-68=135 | −9 |
| T2 | Skip Kendall | United States | 68-69=137 | −7 |
| Davis Love III | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 70-67=137 | ||
| Craig Perks |  New Zealand | 68-69=137 | ||
| T5 | Chad Campbell | United States | 72-66=138 | −6 |
| Fred Couples | United States | 67-71=138 | ||
| Jay Haas | United States | 68-70=138 | ||
| Rocco Mediate | United States | 68-70=138 | ||
| Adam Scott | Australia | 69-69=138 | ||
| T10 | Glen Day | United States | 72-67=139 | −5 |
| Bob Estes | United States | 71-68=139 | ||
| Steve Flesch | United States | 71-68=139 | ||
| Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | 71-68=139 | ||
| Corey Pavin | United States | 70-69=139 |
Third round
Saturday, March 29, 2003
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Jay Haas | United States | 68-70-67=205 | −11 |
| Pádraig Harrington | Ireland | 67-68-70=205 | ||
| T3 | Fred Couples | United States | 67-71-69=207 | −9 |
| Davis Love III | United States | 70-67-70=207 | ||
| Craig Perks | New Zealand | 68-69-70=207 | ||
| T6 | Darren Clarke |  Northern Ireland | 71-70-67=208 | −8 |
| Corey Pavin | United States | 70-69-69=208 | ||
| T8 | Chad Campbell | United States | 72-66-71=209 | −7 |
| Steve Flesch | United States | 71-68-70=209 | ||
| Jim Furyk | United States | 73-68-68=209 | ||
| Jeff Maggert | United States | 71-70-68=209 |
Source:[6]
Final round
Sunday, March 30, 2003
| Champion |
| (c) = past champion |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davis Love III (c) | United States | 70-67-70-64=271 | −17 | 1,170,000 |
| T2 | Jay Haas | United States | 68-70-67-72=277 | −11 | 572,000 |
| Pádraig Harrington | Ireland | 67-68-70-72=277 | |||
| T4 | Robert Allenby | Australia | 70-71-72-65=278 | −10 | 286,000 |
| Jim Furyk | United States | 73-68-68-69=278 | |||
| T6 | Chad Campbell | United States | 72-66-71-70=279 | −9 | 225,875 |
| Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | 71-70-67-71=279 | |||
| T8 | Kirk Triplett | United States | 72-70-71-67=280 | −8 | 195,000 |
| Scott Verplank | United States | 71-72-68-69=280 | |||
| 10 | Fred Couples (c) | United States | 67-71-69-74=281 | −7 | 175,500 |
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Source:[7]
References
- "PGA Tour". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (scores). March 31, 2003. p. E4.
- Van Sickle, Gary (April 8, 2003). "Love Machine". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 29, 2003.
- Ferguson, Doug (March 31, 2003). "Love blisters field on a blustery day". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. E1.
- Reilly, Rick (April 6, 1992). "Love Story". Sports Illustrated. p. 22.
- "Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. Wilmington, North Carolina. March 29, 2003. p. 2C.
- "Players Championship". Sunday Star-News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). March 30, 2003. p. 2C.
- "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 1, 2020.