2003 Players Championship

The 2003 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 27–30 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 30th Players Championship.

This article is about the golf tournament. For the curling tournament, see 2003 Players' Championship.
2003 Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 27–30, 2003
LocationPonte Vedra Beach, Florida
30.198°N 81.394°W / 30.198; -81.394
Course(s)TPC Sawgrass,
Stadium Course
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,093 yards (6,486 m)[1]
Field144 players, 72 after cut
Cut144 (Even)
Prize fund$6.5 million
Winner's share$1.17 million
Champion
Davis Love III
271 (−17)
Location map
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
Location in Florida

Davis Love III shot a final round 64 in cool and blustery conditions to handily win his second Players title, six strokes ahead of runners-up Jay Haas and Pádraig Harrington, the 54-hole co-leaders.[2][3] Love won eleven years earlier in 1992,[4] and started the final round two strokes back.

Defending champion Craig Perks finished twelve strokes back, in a tie for seventeenth place.

Venue
Main article: TPC at Sawgrass

This was the 22nd Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at 7,093 yards (6,486 m).

Field

Fulton Allem, Robert Allenby, Stephen Ames, Billy Andrade, Stuart Appleby, Paul Azinger, Briny Baird, Craig Barlow, Pat Bates, Cameron Beckman, Rich Beem, Notah Begay III, David Berganio Jr., Mark Brooks, Olin Browne, Bob Burns, Jonathan Byrd, Tom Byrum, Ángel Cabrera, Mark Calcavecchia, Chad Campbell, Michael Campbell, Jim Carter, Greg Chalmers, K. J. Choi, Stewart Cink, Tim Clark, Darren Clarke, José Cóceres, John Cook, Fred Couples, Ben Crane, John Daly, Robert Damron, Glen Day, Chris DiMarco, Luke Donald, Joe Durant, David Duval, Joel Edwards, Steve Elkington, Bob Estes, Nick Faldo, Niclas Fasth, Brad Faxon, Steve Flesch, Dan Forsman, Carlos Franco, Harrison Frazar, Fred Funk, Jim Furyk, Robert Gamez, Sergio García, Brian Gay, Brent Geiberger, Matt Gogel, Retief Goosen, David Gossett, Jay Haas, Pádraig Harrington, Dudley Hart, J. P. Hayes, J. J. Henry, Tim Herron, Glen Hnatiuk, Charles Howell III, John Huston, Trevor Immelman, Lee Janzen, Brandt Jobe, Per-Ulrik Johansson, Steve Jones, Jonathan Kaye, Jerry Kelly, Skip Kendall, Matt Kuchar, Neal Lancaster, Bernhard Langer, Paul Lawrie, Stephen Leaney, Tom Lehman, Justin Leonard, Thomas Levet, J. L. Lewis, Frank Lickliter, Peter Lonard, Davis Love III, Steve Lowery, Andrew Magee, Jeff Maggert, Shigeki Maruyama, Len Mattiace, Billy Mayfair, Scott McCarron, Spike McRoy, Rocco Mediate, Shaun Micheel, Colin Montgomerie, Greg Norman, Mark O'Meara, Geoff Ogilvy, José María Olazábal, Rod Pampling, Jesper Parnevik, Craig Parry, Carl Paulson, Corey Pavin, David Peoples, Pat Perez, Craig Perks, Tom Pernice Jr., Kenny Perry, Tim Petrovic, Nick Price, Chris Riley, Loren Roberts, John Rollins, Eduardo Romero, Justin Rose, Rory Sabbatini, Gene Sauers, Adam Scott, John Senden, Joey Sindelar, Vijay Singh, Heath Slocum, Jeff Sluman, Chris Smith, Paul Stankowski, Steve Stricker, Kevin Sutherland, Hal Sutton, Hidemichi Tanaka, Phil Tataurangi, Esteban Toledo, David Toms, Kirk Triplett, Bob Tway, Scott Verplank, Duffy Waldorf, Mike Weir, Jay Williamson, Garrett Willis, Tiger Woods

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, March 27, 2003
Friday, March 28, 2003

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Fred Couples67−5
Pádraig Harrington
T3 Niclas Fasth68−4
Jay Haas
Steve Jones
Skip Kendall
Rocco Mediate
Craig Perks
Bob Tway
T10 Jim Carter69−3
Stewart Cink
Tim Clark
Tom Lehman
Adam Scott
Kevin Sutherland

Second round

Friday, March 28, 2003
Saturday, March 29, 2003

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Pádraig Harrington67-68=135−9
T2 Skip Kendall68-69=137−7
Davis Love III70-67=137
Craig Perks68-69=137
T5 Chad Campbell72-66=138−6
Fred Couples67-71=138
Jay Haas68-70=138
Rocco Mediate68-70=138
Adam Scott69-69=138
T10 Glen Day72-67=139−5
Bob Estes71-68=139
Steve Flesch71-68=139
Geoff Ogilvy71-68=139
Corey Pavin70-69=139

Source:[5][6]

Third round

Saturday, March 29, 2003

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Jay Haas68-70-67=205−11
Pádraig Harrington67-68-70=205
T3 Fred Couples67-71-69=207−9
Davis Love III70-67-70=207
Craig Perks68-69-70=207
T6 Darren Clarke71-70-67=208−8
Corey Pavin70-69-69=208
T8 Chad Campbell72-66-71=209−7
Steve Flesch71-68-70=209
Jim Furyk73-68-68=209
Jeff Maggert71-70-68=209

Source:[6]

Final round

Sunday, March 30, 2003

Champion
(c) = past champion
PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Davis Love III (c)70-67-70-64=271−171,170,000
T2 Jay Haas68-70-67-72=277−11572,000
Pádraig Harrington67-68-70-72=277
T4 Robert Allenby70-71-72-65=278−10286,000
Jim Furyk73-68-68-69=278
T6 Chad Campbell72-66-71-70=279−9225,875
Darren Clarke71-70-67-71=279
T8 Kirk Triplett72-70-71-67=280−8195,000
Scott Verplank71-72-68-69=280
10 Fred Couples (c)67-71-69-74=281−7175,500

Source:[7]

References
  1. "PGA Tour". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (scores). March 31, 2003. p. E4.
  2. Van Sickle, Gary (April 8, 2003). "Love Machine". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 29, 2003.
  3. Ferguson, Doug (March 31, 2003). "Love blisters field on a blustery day". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. E1.
  4. Reilly, Rick (April 6, 1992). "Love Story". Sports Illustrated. p. 22.
  5. "Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. Wilmington, North Carolina. March 29, 2003. p. 2C.
  6. "Players Championship". Sunday Star-News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). March 30, 2003. p. 2C.
  7. "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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