2003 Presidents Cup
The 5th Presidents Cup was held 20–23 November 2003 at the Links Course at Fancourt Hotel and Country Club in George, Western Cape, South Africa. The United States and International team tied the competition 17–17, and after three tied playoff holes between Tiger Woods and Ernie Els, it was decided that the Cup would be shared by agreement of the captains and players. The honorary chairman was South African President Thabo Mbeki. The event was originally scheduled to be held in autumn 2002 before the 2001 Ryder Cup was postponed to 2002 due to the September 11 attacks.
| Dates | 20–23 November 2003 | ||||
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| Venue | Fancourt Hotel and Country Club Links Course | ||||
| Location | George, Western Cape, South Africa | ||||
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| A Tie in the Presidents Cup | |||||
Format
Both teams had 12 players and a non-playing captain. The competition was four days long with 34 matches worth a single point each. Six foursome matches were played on the first day. On the second day, five four-ball matches were played in the morning and five foursome matches were played in the afternoon. On the third day, six four-ball matches were played. The competition concluded with twelve singles matches on the final day.
Teams
| International team | ||||||||
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| Player | Country | Age | Points rank | OWGR | Previous appearances | Matches | W–L–H | Winning percentage |
| Gary Player |  | 68 | Non-playing captain | |||||
| Ian Baker-Finch | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 43 | Non-playing assistant captain | |||||
| Ernie Els | | 34 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 6–7–2 | 46.67 |
| Vijay Singh |  | 40 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 9–9–2 | 50.00 |
| Mike Weir | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 33 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3–2–0 | 60.00 |
| Nick Price |  | 46 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 6–9–4 | 42.11 |
| Retief Goosen | | 34 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2–3–0 | 40.00 |
| Robert Allenby | | 32 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 4–10–0 | 28.57 |
| Stephen Leaney | | 34 | 7 | 35 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Peter Lonard | | 36 | 8 | 40 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Adam Scott | | 23 | 9 | 22 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Stuart Appleby | | 32 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 2–4–1 | 35.71 |
| K. J. Choi | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 33 | 11 | 19 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Tim Clark | | 27 | 16 | 70 | 0 | Rookie | ||
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| Player | Age | Points rank | OWGR | Previous appearances | Matches | W–L–H | Winning percentage |
| Jack Nicklaus | 63 | Non-playing captain | |||||
| Jeff Sluman | 46 | Non-playing assistant captain | |||||
| Tiger Woods | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5–5–0 | 50.00 |
| Davis Love III | 39 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 12–5–2 | 68.42 |
| Jim Furyk | 33 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4–4–0 | 50.00 |
| David Toms | 36 | 4 | 9 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Kenny Perry | 43 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2–2–0 | 50.00 |
| Phil Mickelson | 33 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 18 | 6–7–5 | 47.22 |
| Justin Leonard | 31 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 1–6–1 | 18.75 |
| Chris DiMarco | 35 | 8 | 28 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Jerry Kelly | 36 | 9 | 30 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Charles Howell III | 24 | 10 | 21 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Fred Funk | 47 | 11 | 34 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Jay Haas | 49 | 12 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 3–2–0 | 60.00 |
- OWGR as of 16 November 2003, the last ranking before the Cup
Thursday's matches
All matches played were foursomes.
| International | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Price/Weir | 1 up | Toms/Mickelson |
| Goosen/Singh | 3 & 2 | DiMarco/Kelly |
| Lonard/Clark | 4 & 2 | Love/Perry |
| Els/Scott | 1 up | Leonard/Furyk |
| Allenby/Leaney | halved | Haas/Funk |
| Appleby/Choi | 4 & 3 | Woods/Howell |
| 31⁄2 | Foursomes | 21⁄2 |
| 31⁄2 | Overall | 21⁄2 |
Friday's matches
Morning four-ball
| International | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Allenby/Weir | 3 & 1 | Mickelson/Toms |
| Goosen/Choi | 2 & 1 | Perry/Love |
| Appleby/Scott | 6 & 5 | Furyk/Haas |
| Singh/Price | 1 up | DiMarco/Leonard |
| Els/Clark | 5 & 3 | Woods/Howell |
| 2 | Four-Ball | 3 |
| 51⁄2 | Overall | 51⁄2 |
Afternoon foursomes
| International | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Choi/Lonard | 2 & 1 | Perry/Kelly |
| Allenby/Leaney | 4 & 3 | Funk/Toms |
| Clark/Goosen | 1 up | Woods/Howell |
| Els/Scott | 1 up | DiMarco/Mickelson |
| Singh/Weir | 5 & 4 | Furyk/Leonard |
| 1 | Foursomes | 4 |
| 61⁄2 | Overall | 91⁄2 |
Saturday's matches
All matches played were four-ball.
| International | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Lonard/Leaney | 2 & 1 | Funk/Mickelson |
| Els/Clark | 3 & 2 | Furyk/Haas |
| Scott/Choi | 5 & 4 | Perry/Kelly |
| Singh/Goosen | 2 & 1 | Woods/Howell |
| Weir/Allenby | 1 up | DiMarco/Leonard |
| Price/Appleby | 2 & 1 | Love/Toms |
| 6 | Four-Ball | 0 |
| 121⁄2 | Overall | 91⁄2 |
Sunday's matches
Singles
| International | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Weir | 3 & 1 | Furyk |
| Clark | 1 up | Kelly |
| Price | 1 up | Perry |
| Choi | 4 & 2 | Leonard |
| Scott | 5 & 4 | Howell |
| Leaney | 4 & 3 | Haas |
| Goosen | 2 & 1 | Mickelson |
| Lonard | 4 & 3 | Funk |
| Appleby | 1 up | DiMarco |
| Singh | 4 & 3 | Toms |
| Els | 4 & 3 | Woods |
| Allenby | halved | Love |
| 41⁄2 | Singles | 71⁄2 |
| 17 | Overall | 17 |
Individual player records
Each entry refers to the Win–Loss–Half record of the player.
International
| Player | Points | Overall | Singles | Foursomes | Fourballs |
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| Robert Allenby | 3 | 2–1–2 | 0–0–1 | 0–1–1 | 2–0–0 |
| Stuart Appleby | 1 | 1–3–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–1–0 |
| K. J. Choi | 2 | 2–3–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–2–0 | 1–1–0 |
| Tim Clark | 2 | 2–3–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–2–0 | 2–0–0 |
| Ernie Els | 4 | 4–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 2–0–0 | 2–0–0 |
| Retief Goosen | 3 | 3–2–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 1–1–0 |
| Stephen Leaney | 1.5 | 1–2–1 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–1 | 1–0–0 |
| Peter Lonard | 2 | 2–2–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–2–0 | 1–0–0 |
| Nick Price | 2 | 2–2–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 |
| Adam Scott | 3 | 3–2–0 | 0–1–0 | 2–0–0 | 1–1–0 |
| Vijay Singh | 3 | 3–2–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 1–1–0 |
| Mike Weir | 3 | 3–2–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 2–0–0 |
United States
| Player | Points | Overall | Singles | Foursomes | Fourballs |
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| Chris DiMarco | 2 | 2–3–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–2–0 | 1–1–0 |
| Fred Funk | 1.5 | 1–2–1 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–1 | 0–1–0 |
| Jim Furyk | 3 | 3–2–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 1–1–0 |
| Jay Haas | 2.5 | 2–1–1 | 1–0–0 | 0–0–1 | 1–1–0 |
| Charles Howell III | 3 | 3–2–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 0–2–0 |
| Jerry Kelly | 2 | 2–2–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 0–1–0 |
| Justin Leonard | 2 | 2–3–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 1–1–0 |
| Davis Love III | 2.5 | 2–1–1 | 0–0–1 | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 |
| Phil Mickelson | 0 | 0–5–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–2–0 | 0–2–0 |
| Kenny Perry | 4 | 4–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 1–1–0 |
| David Toms | 1 | 1–4–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 0–2–0 |
| Tiger Woods | 3 | 3–2–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 0–2–0 |