2003 Challenge Tour

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The 2003 Challenge Tour was the 18th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development golf tour run by the PGA European Tour.[1]

The Challenge Tour Rankings were won by Sweden's Johan Edfors.[2][3]

Tournament schedule[]

The table below shows the 2003 Challenge Tour schedule.[4] The numbers in brackets after winners' names show the player's total number of wins on the Challenge Tour including that event. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Challenge Tour because success at this level soon leads to promotion to the European Tour.

Date Tournament Host country Winner Notes
2 Feb Costa Rica Open Costa Rica Argentina Sebastián Fernández (1) Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas
9 Feb Telefonica Centro America Abierto de Guatemala Guatemala Argentina Daniel Vancsik (1) Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas
16 Feb American Express Los Encinos Open Mexico England James Hepworth (1) Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas
9 Mar Stanbic Zambia Open Zambia Sweden Johan Edfors (1) Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
23 Mar Madeira Island Open Portugal Wales Bradley Dredge (3) Dual-ranking event with European Tour
13 Apr Panalpina Banque Commerciale du Maroc Classic Morocco Scotland Greig Hutcheon (3)
11 May Tessali - Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata Italy England (1)
18 May Izki Challenge de España Spain Sweden Martin Erlandsson (1)
25 May Fortis Challenge Open Netherlands Sweden Johan Edfors (2)
8 Jun Nykredit Danish Open Denmark Australia Marcus Fraser (1)
15 Jun Aa St Omer Open France Australia Brett Rumford (1) Dual-ranking event with European Tour
22 Jun Clearstream International Luxembourg Open Luxembourg England (2)
29 Jun Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge Germany Sweden Michael Jonzon (1)
6 Jul Volvo Finnish Open Finland England Jamie Elson (1)
13 Jul Open des Volcans Challenge de France France Spain Ivó Giner (2)
20 Jul Kitzbühel Golf Alpin Open Austria England
27 Jul Golf Padova Terme Euganee International Open Italy Spain Ivó Giner (3)
3 Aug Talma Finnish Challenge Finland Australia Marcus Fraser (2)
17 Aug BMW Russian Open Russia Australia Marcus Fraser (3) Dual-ranking event with European Tour
24 Aug Rolex Trophy Switzerland Sweden Michael Jonzon (2)
31 Aug Skandia PGA Open Sweden South Africa Titch Moore (1) Co-sanctioned by the Nordic Golf League
and the Swedish Golf Tour
7 Sep BA-CA Golf Open Austria England Robert Coles (1)
14 Sep Benmore Developments Northern Ireland Masters Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Darren Clarke (1)
21 Sep Telia Grand Prix Sweden Scotland Euan Little (2) Co-sanctioned by the Nordic Golf League
and the Swedish Golf Tour
5 Oct Open de Toulouse France Scotland Scott Drummond (2)
12 Oct Ryder Cup Wales Challenge Wales Wales (1)
19 Oct Turespaña Mallorca Classic Spain Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a) Dual-ranking event with European Tour
26 Oct Challenge Tour Grand Final France Spain José Manuel Carriles (2)

Rankings[]

The top 15 on the Challenge Tour Rankings gained membership of the European Tour for the 2004 season.[1][3]

Position Player Country Prize money (€)
1 Johan Edfors  Sweden 94,509
2  England 88,644
3 José Manuel Carriles  Spain 86,604
4 Martin Wiegele  Austria 86,057
5 Peter Hanson  Sweden 83,663
6 Martin Erlandsson  Sweden 80,426
7 Scott Drummond  Scotland 79,774
8 Stuart Little  England 73,554
9 Sebastián Fernández  Argentina 72,115
10 Jamie Elson  England 70,551
11 James Hepworth  England 67,971
12 Michael Jonzon  Sweden 66,308
13 Robert Coles  England 65,869
14 Ivó Giner  Spain 60,636
15 Ben Mason  England 59,829

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  2. ^ "Carriles win the Grand Finale as Edfors is crowned Challenge Tour Champion 2003". PGA European Tour. 26 October 2003.
  3. ^ a b "Challenge Tour Rankings – 2003". PGA European Tour.
  4. ^ "Tournament Schedule". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2010-08-03.

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