| Duration | 19 December 2002 (2002-12-19) – 7 December 2003 (2003-12-07) |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 29 |
| Most wins |  Todd Hamilton (4) |
| Money list |  Toshimitsu Izawa |
| Most Valuable Player | Toshimitsu Izawa |
| Rookie of the Year | Hideto Tanihara |
←2002 2004 → | |
The2003 Japan Golf Tour was the 31st season of theJapan Golf Tour (formerly thePGA of Japan Tour), the mainprofessional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.
The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.[1]
The following events were sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours[b] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$6,000,000 |  Mike Weir | 100 | Major championship | |
| 15 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$6,000,000 | Jim Furyk | 100 | Major championship | |
| 20 Jul | The Open Championship | England | £3,900,000 | Ben Curtis | 100 | Major championship | |
| 17 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$6,000,000 | Shaun Micheel | 100 | Major championship |
Themoney list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated inJapanese yen.[2][3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toshimitsu Izawa | 135,454,300 |
| 2 | Tetsuji Hiratsuka | 122,227,033 |
| 3 | Todd Hamilton | 117,547,151 |
| 4 | Shingo Katayama | 117,192,413 |
| 5 | Taichi Teshima | 93,688,731 |
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Toshimitsu Izawa | [4] |
| Rookie of the Year (Shimada Trophy) | Hideto Tanihara | [5] |
| Duration | 17 April 2003 (2003-04-17) – 23 October 2003 (2003-10-23) |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 11 |
| Money list | Masamichi Uehira |
←2002 2004 → | |
The2003 Japan Challenge Tour was the 19th season of theJapan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to theJapan Golf Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.[6]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner[d] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr | PRGR Cup (Kanto) | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 |  Kim Hyung-tae (1) |
| 8 May | Tokyo Dome Cup (1st) | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Kazuhiro Fukunaga (3) |
| 13 Jun | Aiful Challenge Cup Spring | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Takuya Taniguchi (1) |
| 27 Jun | PGA Cup Challenge Tournament | Hiroshima | 10,000,000 | Toyokazu Hioki (1) |
| 10 Jul | Tokyo Dome Cup (2nd) | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Yudai Maeda (1) |
| 20 Jul | Kanitop Cup Challenge Tournament | Miyagi | 10,000,000 | Kodai Ichihara (1) |
| 12 Sep | Aiful Challenge Cup Autumn | Aomori | 10,000,000 | Masamichi Uehira (1) |
| 26 Sep | Kasco Cup | Chiba | 10,000,000 |  Thammanoon Sriroj (1) |
| 3 Oct | PRGR Cup (Kansai) | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Masayoshi Yamazoe (2) |
| 9 Oct | Kanitop Cup Challenge Tournament (2nd) | Miyagi | 10,000,000 | Takuya Ogawa (1) |
| 23 Oct | Tokyo Dome Cup (3rd) | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Tomonori Takahashi (1) |
Themoney list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated inJapanese yen.[7] The top five players on the money list earned status to play on the2004 Japan Golf Tour.
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masamichi Uehira | 3,082,833 |
| 2 | Takuya Ogawa | 2,846,847 |
| 3 | Kazuhiro Fukunaga | 2,836,507 |
| 4 | Thammanoon Sriroj | 2,665,179 |
| 5 | Kim Hyung-tae | 2,533,141 |
1億3545万4300円を獲得して、2001年以来2度目の賞金王に輝いた伊沢利光には、…[Toshimitsu Izawa, who won 135,454,300 yen and became the prize money king for the second time since 2001…]
