2003 PGA EuroPro Tour

2003 PGA EuroPro Tour season
Duration1 May 2003 (2003-05-01) – 26 October 2003 (2003-10-26)
Number of official events18
Most winsScotland David Orr (2)
England Mark Pullan (2)
England Tom Whitehouse (2)
Order of MeritEngland Tom Whitehouse
2002
2004

The 2003 PGA EuroPro Tour was the second season of the PGA EuroPro Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(£)
Winner[a]
3 May Sky Sports Trophy Monmouthshire 40,000 Wales Bradley Dredge (1)
16 May Pokermillion.com Trophy Derbyshire 40,000 England Mark Smith (1)
23 May Peugeot International West Yorkshire 40,000 England Tom Whitehouse (1)
29 May Quinta da Ria Portugal €80,000 England John Mellor (1)
5 Jun Vilamoura Portugal €80,000 Scotland Graham Rankin (1)
12 Jun Palmares Portugal €80,000 Portugal Antonio Sobrinho (1)
20 Jun Quinta da Marinha Oitavos Portugal €92,000 Scotland Peter Whiteford (2)
28 Jun Matchroom Golf Management International Kent 40,000 England Sam Pigott (1)
3 Jul Stoke by Nayland Championship Essex 40,000 South Africa Thomas Aiken (1)
18 Jul Owston Hall Trophy South Yorkshire 40,000 England Mark Pullan (1)
1 Aug ISM Classic Derbyshire 40,000 England Oliver Whiteley (1)
8 Aug Commercial Vehicle Direct Insurance Trophy Greater Manchester 40,000 England Paul Streeter (1)
22 Aug Bristol & London Open Bristol 40,000 England Matthew King (1)
30 Aug Countryside Properties Classic Cheshire 40,000 Scotland David Orr (2)
5 Sep Glenmuir Classic East Lothian 40,000 England Mark Pullan (2)
3 Oct Wales National Classic South East Wales 40,000 England Tom Whitehouse (2)
10 Oct Ufford Park Classic Suffolk 40,000 England Chris Sands (1)
26 Oct Oceânico Developments Tour Championship Portugal 75,000 Scotland David Orr (3)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.[3] The top four players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2004 Challenge Tour.[4]

Position Player Prize money (£) Status earned
1 England Tom Whitehouse 34,182 Qualified for European Tour (Top 25 in Q School)
2 Scotland David Orr 33,999 Promoted to Challenge Tour
3 Scotland Graham Rankin 27,169
4 Scotland Peter Whiteford 25,201
5 England Matthew King 24,291
6 England Mark Pullan 21,680
7 South Africa Michiel Bothma 20,222
8 England Sam Pigott 19,826
9 England Chris Sands 18,500
10 England Ryan Fenwick 17,443

Notes

  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA EuroPro Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the PGA EuroPro Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Challenge Tour.

References

  1. ^ "2003 Tournament schedule". PGA EuroPro Tour. Archived from the original on 5 December 2003. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  2. ^ "2003 Tournaments". PGA EuroPro Tour. Archived from the original on 7 December 2003. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  3. ^ "2003 Order of Merit". PGA EuroPro Tour. Archived from the original on 7 December 2003. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  4. ^ "The Tour Championship". PGA EuroPro Tour. Archived from the original on 3 December 2003. Retrieved 2 October 2022.

External links

  • Official website
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