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]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(£)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
3 MaySky Sports TrophyMonmouthshire40,000Wales Bradley Dredge (1)
16 MayPokermillion.com TrophyDerbyshire40,000England Mark Smith (1)
23 MayPeugeot InternationalWest Yorkshire40,000England Tom Whitehouse (1)
29 MayQuinta da RiaPortugal€80,000England John Mellor (1)
5 JunVilamouraPortugal€80,000Scotland Graham Rankin (1)
12 JunPalmaresPortugal€80,000Portugal Antonio Sobrinho (1)
20 JunQuinta da Marinha OitavosPortugal€92,000Scotland Peter Whiteford (2)
28 JunMatchroom Golf Management InternationalKent40,000England Sam Pigott (1)
3 JulStoke by Nayland ChampionshipEssex40,000South Africa Thomas Aiken (1)
18 JulOwston Hall TrophySouth Yorkshire40,000England Mark Pullan (1)
1 AugISM ClassicDerbyshire40,000England Oliver Whiteley (1)
8 AugCommercial Vehicle Direct Insurance TrophyGreater Manchester40,000England Paul Streeter (1)
22 AugBristol & London OpenBristol40,000England Matthew King (1)
30 AugCountryside Properties ClassicCheshire40,000Scotland David Orr (2)
5 SepGlenmuir ClassicEast Lothian40,000England Mark Pullan (2)
3 OctWales National ClassicSouth East Wales40,000England Tom Whitehouse (2)
10 OctUfford Park ClassicSuffolk40,000England Chris Sands (1)
26 OctOceânico Developments Tour ChampionshipPortugal75,000Scotland 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
1England Tom Whitehouse34,182Qualified for European Tour (Top 25 in Q School)
2Scotland David Orr33,999Promoted to Challenge Tour
3Scotland Graham Rankin27,169
4Scotland Peter Whiteford25,201
5England Matthew King24,291
6England Mark Pullan21,680
7South Africa Michiel Bothma20,222
8England Sam Pigott19,826
9England Chris Sands18,500
10England Ryan Fenwick17,443

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.
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