2003 U.S. Open (golf)

The 2003 United States Open Championship was the 103rd U.S. Open, held June 12–15 at the North Course of Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Fields, Illinois, a suburb south of Chicago. Jim Furyk won his only major championship, three shots ahead of runner-up Stephen Leaney.[3][4] With a total score of 272, Furyk tied the record for the lowest 72-hole score in U.S. Open history, also achieved in 2000, 1993 and 1980 (and since lowered to 268 in 2011). Another record was equalled by Vijay Singh, who tied Neal Lancaster's 9-hole record of 29 on the back nine of his second round.

2003 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 12–15, 2003
LocationOlympia Fields, Illinois
Course(s)Olympia Fields Country Club
North Course
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length7,190 yards (6,575 m)[1]
Field156 players, 68 after cut
Cut143 (+3)
Prize fund$6,000,000
€5,130,394
Winner's share$1,080,000
€923,471[2]
Champion
Jim Furyk
272 (−8)
Olympia
Fields
Location in the United States

This was the fourth major held at Olympia Fields; it hosted the U.S. Open in 1928 and the PGA Championship in 1925 and 1961.

Course
See also: Olympia Fields Country Club

North Course

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards5764003891644405552124334963,6654444674583974141874512474603,5257,190
Par544345344364444434343470

Source:[1]

Field
1. Last 10 U.S. Open Champions

Ernie Els (4,9,10,12,16), Retief Goosen (9,10,16), Lee Janzen, Corey Pavin, Tiger Woods (3,4,5,8,9,12,16)

2. Top two finishers in the 2002 U.S. Amateur

Ricky Barnes (a), Hunter Mahan (a)

3. Last five Masters Champions

José María Olazábal (9,10), Vijay Singh (5,9,11,12,16), Mike Weir (12,16)

4. Last five British Open Champions

David Duval, Paul Lawrie (10,16), Mark O'Meara

5. Last five PGA Champions

Rich Beem (9,12,16), David Toms (9,16)

6. The Players Champion

Davis Love III (9,16)

7. The U.S. Senior Open Champion

Don Pooley

8. Top 15 finishers and ties in the 2002 U.S. Open

Robert Allenby (9,16), Tom Byrum, Nick Faldo, Sergio García (9,10,16), Jay Haas (16), Pádraig Harrington (10,16), Dudley Hart, Scott Hoch (16), Justin Leonard (9,16), Peter Lonard (15,16), Jeff Maggert, Billy Mayfair, Phil Mickelson (9,16), Nick Price (9,16)

9. Top 30 leaders on the 2002 PGA Tour official money list

K. J. Choi (16), Chris DiMarco (16), Bob Estes (16), Fred Funk (16), Jim Furyk (16), Charles Howell III (16), Jerry Kelly (16), Steve Lowery, Scott McCarron, Shigeki Maruyama (16), Len Mattiace (16), Rocco Mediate (16), Kenny Perry (16), Chris Riley (16), Loren Roberts, John Rollins, Jeff Sluman (16)

10. Top 15 on the 2002 European Tour Order of Merit

Thomas Bjørn (16), Ángel Cabrera (16), Michael Campbell (16), Trevor Immelman (16), Stephen Leaney, Colin Montgomerie (16), Eduardo Romero (16), Justin Rose (16), Adam Scott (16)

11. Top 10 on the PGA Tour official money list, as of May 25
12. Winners of multiple PGA Tour events from April 24, 2002 through the 2003 Memorial Tournament
13. Top 2 from the 2003 European Tour Order of Merit, as of May 26
14. Top 2 on the 2002 Japan Golf Tour, provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the Official World Golf Rankings at that time

Toru Taniguchi

15. Top 2 on the 2002 PGA Tour of Australasia, provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the Official World Golf Rankings at that time

Craig Parry (16)

16. Top 50 on the Official World Golf Rankings list, as of May 26

Stuart Appleby, Paul Casey, Darren Clarke, Fred Couples, Niclas Fasth, Brad Faxon, Steve Flesch, Bernhard Langer, Kirk Triplett, Scott Verplank

17. Special exemptions selected by the USGA

Hale Irwin, Tom Kite, Tom Watson

Sectional qualifiers
Alternates who gained entry
  • Roy Biancalana (L, Kansas City) – replaced Steve Jones

(a) denotes amateur
(L) denotes player advanced through local qualifying

Past champions in the field

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Ernie Els South Africa1994, 199769706972280ET5
Tiger Woods United States2000, 200270667572283+3T20
Tom Watson United States198265727572284+4T28
Retief Goosen South Africa200171727370286+6T42
Lee Janzen United States1993, 199872687277289+9T55

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Tom Kite United States19927276148+8
Corey Pavin United States19957276148+8
Hale Irwin United States1974, 1979, 1990WD

In his last U.S. Open appearance, three-time champion Hale Irwin withdrew mid-round on Thursday with back spasms.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 12, 2003

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par[5]
T1Brett Quigley United States65−5
Tom Watson United States
T3Jay Don Blake United States66−4
Justin Leonard United States
T5Jim Furyk United States67−3
Stephen Leaney Australia
T7Mark Calcavecchia United States68−2
Tom Gillis United States
Ian Leggatt Canada
T10Jonathan Byrd United States69−1
Tom Byrum United States
Tim Clark South Africa
Robert Damron United States
Ernie Els South Africa
Sergio García Spain
Pádraig Harrington Ireland
Freddie Jacobson Sweden
Cliff Kresge United States
Len Mattiace United States
Billy Mayfair United States
Colin Montgomerie Scotland
Tim Petrovic United States
Loren Roberts United States
Hidemichi Tanaka Japan

Second round

Friday, June 13, 2003

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par[6]
T1Jim Furyk United States67-66=133−7
Vijay Singh Fiji70-63=133
T3Jonathan Byrd United States69-66=135−5
Stephen Leaney Australia67-68=135
T5Freddie Jacobson Sweden69-67=136−4
Justin Leonard United States66-70=136
Nick Price Zimbabwe71-65=136
Eduardo Romero Argentina70-66=136
Tiger Woods United States70-66=136
T10Robert Damron United States69-68=137−3
Tom Watson United States65-72=137

Amateurs: Kuehne (+1), Barnes (+2), Holmes (+5), Baryla (+6), Mahan (+6), Haas (+9), List (+9), Reinsberg (+12), Reavie (+13), Glissmeyer (+19).

Third round

Saturday, June 14, 2003

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par[7]
1Jim Furyk United States67-66-67=200−10
2Stephen Leaney Australia67-68-68=203−7
T3Nick Price Zimbabwe71-65-69=205−5
Vijay Singh Fiji70-63-72=205
T5Jonathan Byrd United States69-66-71=206−4
Ian Leggatt Canada68-70-68=206
Dicky Pride United States71-69-66=206
Eduardo Romero Argentina70-66-70=206
T9Mark Calcavecchia United States68-72-67=207−3
Billy Mayfair United States69-71-67=207
Mark O'Meara United States72-68-67=207

Final round

Sunday, June 15, 2003

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Jim Furyk United States67-66-67-72=272−81,080,000
2Stephen Leaney Australia67-68-68-72=275−5650,000
T3Kenny Perry United States72-71-69-67=279−1341,367
Mike Weir Canada73-67-68-71=279
T5Ernie Els South Africa69-70-69-72=280E185,934
Freddie Jacobson Sweden69-67-73-71=280
Nick Price Zimbabwe71-65-69-75=280
Justin Rose England70-71-70-69=280
David Toms United States72-67-70-71=280
T10Pádraig Harrington Ireland69-72-72-68=281+1124,936
Jonathan Kaye United States70-70-72-69=281
Cliff Kresge United States69-70-72-70=281
Billy Mayfair United States69-71-67-74=281
Scott Verplank United States76-67-68-70=281

Amateurs: Trip Kuehne (+10), Ricky Barnes (+11)[8]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par544345344444443434
Furyk−10−10−10−10−10−11−11−11−11−10−10−9−9−10−10−10−9−8
Leaney−6−7−6−7−7−8−7−6−6−6−5−5−6−6−6−6−5−5
Perry+1E−1−1E−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−1EE−1−1−1
Weir−2−2−2−2−2−2−3−3−2−2−2−2−2−3−3−3−2−1
ElsE+1EE−1−1−1−1EEEEEEE−1EE
JacobsonE+1+1+1E+1+1+1+1+1+1+1E+1E−1−1E
Price−4−3−2−2−2−3−2−2−1−1EE−1−1−2−2−1E
RoseEEEE+1+1+1+1+1EEEEEE−1EE
TomsE−1−1−1−1−1−1−1EEEEEEEEEE
Singh−5−6−4−4−3−3−3−2−1E+1+2+3+3+2+1+2+3

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[9]

References
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  3. Herrmann, Mark (June 16, 2013). "Unflappable Furyk wins Open". Spokesman-Review. Newsday. p. C1.
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Preceded by
2003 Masters		 Major Championships Succeeded by
2003 Open Championship

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