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2003 Tour de las Américas

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2003 Tour de las Américas season
Duration8 January 2003 (2003-01-08) – 14 December 2003 (2003-12-14)
Number of official events12
Most winsArgentina Andrés Romero (2)
Order of MeritArgentina Eduardo Argiró
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

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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

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The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.[2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
11 Jan Caribbean Open Bahamas 50,000 Argentina Rafael Gómez (1) n/a
18 Jan Samsung Panama Open Panama 200,000 United States Charles Warren (1) n/a
26 Jan Cable and Wireless Panama Masters Panama 40,000 Argentina Andrés Romero (1) n/a
2 Feb Credomatic MasterCard Costa Rica Open Costa Rica 100,000 Argentina Sebastián Fernández (2) 6 CHA
9 Feb Telefónica Centro America Abierto de Guatemala Guatemala 100,000 Argentina Daniel Vancsik (1) 6 CHA
16 Feb American Express Los Encinos Open Mexico 100,000 England James Hepworth (n/a) 6 CHA
25 May Acapulco Fest Invitational Mexico 50,000 Mexico José Octavio González (1) n/a
16 Nov Bancolombia American Express Serrezuela Masters Colombia 50,000 Colombia Ángel Romero (2) n/a
23 Nov Abierto de Medellín Colombia 50,000 Argentina Andrés Romero (2) n/a
30 Nov American Express Trump Brazil Open Brazil 100,000 Paraguay Carlos Franco (5) n/a
14 Dec Mexican Open Mexico 300,000 Colombia Eduardo Herrera (1) n/a

Unofficial events

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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
11 Oct Copa de Naciones Mexico n/a Chile Felipe Aguilar and
Chile Roy Mackenzie

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 Argentina Eduardo Argiró 48,174
2 Argentina Juan Abbate 36,221
3 Argentina Sebastián Fernández 27,456
4 Argentina Daniel Vancsik 26,146
5 Argentina Rafael Gómez 24,800

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ CHA − Challenge Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "2003 Tournament schedule" (in Spanish). Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 4 January 2006. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  3. ^ "2003 Order of Merit". Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 17 December 2003. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
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