2003 Tour de las Américas
Duration | 8 January 2003 | – 14 December 2003
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Number of official events | 12 |
Most wins | ![]() |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
← 2001–02 2004 → |
The 2003 Tour de las Américas, titled as the 2003 American Express Tour de las Américas for sponsorship reasons, was the 12th season of the Tour de las Américas (formerly the South American Tour), the main professional golf tour in Latin America since it was formed in 1991.
American Express title sponsorship
[edit]In May, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with American Express, being renamed as the American Express Tour de las Américas.[1]
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.[2]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) | Winner[a] | OWGR points | Other tours[b] |
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11 Jan | Caribbean Open | Bahamas | 50,000 | ![]() | n/a | |
18 Jan | Samsung Panama Open | Panama | 200,000 | ![]() | n/a | |
26 Jan | Cable and Wireless Panama Masters | Panama | 40,000 | ![]() | n/a | |
2 Feb | Credomatic MasterCard Costa Rica Open | Costa Rica | 100,000 | ![]() | 6 | CHA |
9 Feb | Telefónica Centro America Abierto de Guatemala | Guatemala | 100,000 | ![]() | 6 | CHA |
16 Feb | American Express Los Encinos Open | Mexico | 100,000 | ![]() | 6 | CHA |
25 May | Acapulco Fest Invitational | Mexico | 50,000 | ![]() | n/a | |
16 Nov | Bancolombia American Express Serrezuela Masters | Colombia | 50,000 | ![]() | n/a | |
23 Nov | Abierto de Medellín | Colombia | 50,000 | ![]() | n/a | |
30 Nov | American Express Trump Brazil Open | Brazil | 100,000 | ![]() | n/a | |
14 Dec | Mexican Open | Mexico | 300,000 | ![]() | n/a |
Unofficial events
[edit]The following events were sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ($) | Winner |
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11 Oct | Copa de Naciones | Mexico | n/a | ![]() ![]() |
Order of Merit
[edit]The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
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1 | ![]() | 48,174 |
2 | ![]() | 36,221 |
3 | ![]() | 27,456 |
4 | ![]() | 26,146 |
5 | ![]() | 24,800 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Tour de las Américas events they had won up to and including that tournament.
- ^ CHA − Challenge Tour.
References
[edit]- ^ "American Express is the new title sponsor". Tour de las Américas. 15 May 2003. Archived from the original on 5 September 2003. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "2003 Tournament schedule" (in Spanish). Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 4 January 2006. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "2003 Order of Merit". Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 17 December 2003. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Spanish)