2003 PGA Championship
The 2003 PGA Championship was the 85th PGA Championship, held from August 14–17 at the East Course of Oak Hill Country Club near Rochester, New York. Shaun Micheel won his only major title, two strokes ahead of runner-up Chad Campbell.[2][3] It was also the sole career win for Micheel on the PGA Tour, who was making his 164th PGA Tour start and was ranked 169th in the world at the start of the week.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | August 14–17, 2003 |
Location | Rochester, New York |
Course(s) | Oak Hill Country Club, East Course |
Organized by | PGA of America |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour PGA European Tour Japan Golf Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 70 |
Length | 7,134 yards (6,523 m) |
Field | 156 players, 70 after cut |
Cut | 148 (+8)[1] |
Prize fund | $6,000,000 €5,254,309 |
Winner's share | $1,080,000 €953,980 |
Champion | |
Shaun Micheel | |
276 (−4) | |
This was the fifth major at the East Course, which previously hosted the PGA Championship in 1980, and the U.S. Open in 1956, 1968, and 1989. It also hosted the Ryder Cup in 1995; the PGA Championship returned in 2013.
The first round of the tournament was briefly interrupted by the Northeast blackout of 2003.
Course layout
East Course
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Yards | 460 | 401 | 214 | 570 | 428 | 175 | 461 | 428 | 452 | 3,589 | 429 | 226 | 372 | 598 | 323 | 181 | 439 | 495 | 482 | 3,545 | 7,134 |
Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
Previous course lengths for major championships
- 6,902 yards (6,311 m) - par 70, 1989 U.S. Open
- 6,964 yards (6,368 m) - par 70, 1980 PGA Championship
- 6,962 yards (6,366 m) - par 70, 1968 U.S. Open
- 6,902 yards (6,311 m) - par 70, 1956 U.S. Open
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, August 14, 2003
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par[4] |
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T1 | Phil Mickelson | United States | 66 | −4 |
Rod Pampling | Australia | |||
3 | Billy Andrade | United States | 67 | −3 |
T4 | Lee Janzen | United States | 68 | −2 |
Mike Weir | Canada | |||
T6 | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | 69 | −1 |
Chad Campbell | United States | |||
Fred Funk | United States | |||
Tim Herron | United States | |||
Shaun Micheel | United States | |||
Vijay Singh | Fiji | |||
Kevin Sutherland | United States |
Second round
Friday, August 15, 2003
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Shaun Micheel | United States | 69-68=137 | −3 |
T2 | Billy Andrade | United States | 67-72=139 | −1 |
Mike Weir | Canada | 68-71=139 | ||
4 | Rod Pampling | Australia | 66-74=140 | E |
T5 | Chad Campbell | United States | 69-72=141 | +1 |
José Cóceres | Argentina | 73-68=141 | ||
Ernie Els | South Africa | 71-70=141 | ||
Tim Herron | United States | 69-72=141 | ||
Phil Mickelson | United States | 66-75=141 | ||
Tom Pernice Jr. | United States | 70-71=141 | ||
Adam Scott | Australia | 72-69=141 |
Third round
Saturday, August 16, 2003
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
T1 | Chad Campbell | United States | 69-72-65=206 | −4 |
Shaun Micheel | United States | 69-68-69=206 | ||
3 | Mike Weir | Canada | 68-71-70=209 | −1 |
4 | Tim Clark | South Africa | 72-70-68=210 | E |
T5 | Billy Andrade | United States | 67-72-72=211 | +1 |
Briny Baird | United States | 73-71-67=211 | ||
Alex Čejka | Germany | 74-69-68=211 | ||
Ernie Els | South Africa | 71-70-70=211 | ||
T9 | Fred Funk | United States | 69-73-70=212 | +2 |
Charles Howell III | United States | 70-72-70=212 | ||
Vijay Singh | Fiji | 69-73-70=212 |
Final round
Sunday, August 17, 2003
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | Shaun Micheel | United States | 69-68-69-70=276 | −4 | 1,080,000 |
2 | Chad Campbell | United States | 69-72-65-72=278 | −2 | 648,000 |
3 | Tim Clark | South Africa | 72-70-68-69=279 | −1 | 408,000 |
4 | Alex Čejka | Germany | 74-69-68-69=280 | E | 288,000 |
T5 | Ernie Els | South Africa | 71-70-70-71=282 | +2 | 214,000 |
Jay Haas | United States | 70-74-69-69=282 | |||
T7 | Fred Funk | United States | 69-73-70-72=284 | +4 | 175,667 |
Loren Roberts | United States | 70-73-70-71=284 | |||
Mike Weir | Canada | 68-71-70-75=284 | |||
T10 | Billy Andrade | United States | 67-72-72-74=285 | +5 | 135,500 |
Niclas Fasth | Sweden | 76-70-71-68=285 | |||
Charles Howell III | United States | 70-72-70-73=285 | |||
Kenny Perry | United States | 75-72-70-68=285 |
Scorecard
Final round
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey |
Source:[6]
References
- "Tournament Info for: 2003 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
- Bamberger, Michael (August 25, 2003). "The Unknown Factor". Sports Illustrated. p. 42.
- Ferguson, Doug (August 18, 2003). "Micheel big shot at PGA". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. p. C-1.
- - GolfPlus
- "2003 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
- "PGA Championship leaderboard". PGA of America. August 17, 2003. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
External links
- 2003 PGA Championship official site
- Coverage on European Tour's official site
- About.com: 2003 PGA Championship
Preceded by 2003 Open Championship |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 2004 Masters |